Wellington Region

Recently appointed Head of the New Zealand School of Music. Audio

Rejection makes you stop in your tracks. No sooner do your eyes trace over the words: I am writing to inform you… Then your heart sinks, your eyes well with tears, the piece of paper falls to the… Audio

American producer, composer and musical director who has worked with many musicians, including the new album by New Zealand singer Caii-Michelle. Audio

A Porirua man who lured another man to go with him on a fishing trip and then shot him has been sent to prison for eight years. Audio

An international contingent of 200 fans of the Hobbit movies jetted into Wellington yesterday to be the first to watch the final episode of the film trilogy. Audio

A 100-million dollar convention centre near Wellington's waterfront has been given the green light. Audio

A Wellington council opposing moves to merge it with the region's other councils says three out of four residents don't want a supercity either. Audio

It's back to square one for a historic building in the heart of central Wellington. Audio

Scores of bikers ride their BSAs and Nortons, Indians, Harley Davidsons, Ducatis - you name it - to the Boyle Kawasaki shop in the Wellington suburb of Newtown. As well as the bikes, beards (mostly… Audio

Writer, filmmaker, and historian Bill Morris discusses New Zealand's oldest Pakeha folk song 'Davy Lowston' at the Wellington Folk Festival 2014. Audio

Since 1965 Wellington's Folk Festival has been bringing together musicians and audiences to share songs, tunes, stories, and a bit of homebrew. This year they reflected on those who've been before… Audio

Flix Rose performs her original song 'Like Birds' in session at the Wellington Folk Festival 2014. Audio

Just returned from gigs in China and Japan, the Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra are about to embark on a New Zealand tour in support of their debut album, and head to the United States in… Audio

Co-curator of the monthly Women of Letters occasion in Melbourne. Audio

A gang member found guilty of murdering a man in Petone has avoided being jailed without parole despite being on his first warning under the three strikes legislation at the time the killing happened.

Previously isolated, former refugees from the Burmese community are now Home Based Educators, trained by the Pacifica community in Porirua. The Pacifica and Burmese communities have teamed up under a… Audio

Wellington film critic and cinema historian Dan Slevin looks back at 90 years of Wellington's Embassy Theatre. Audio

Review of the Royal New Zealand Ballet's A Christmas Carol. Audio