Wellington Region
Rose Blackett: gifted children
President of the New Zealand Association for Gifted Children who will speak at events during the upcoming Gifted Awareness Week. Audio
Playing Favourites with Taika Waititi
New Zealand actor and director whose latest production, What We Do In The Shadows, is a mockumentary film about a group of vampires flatting in Wellington Audio
Jenifer Roberts: Fitz and Christchurch
Historical biographer and author of a number of books, most recently Fitz: the Colonial Adventures of James Edward Fitzgerald. Audio
Wellington's trolley buses under threat
Wellington's trolley buses look to be on their way out of the city. Audio
South of Heaven - Interview with program producer Craig Hayes
Craig Hayes, producer of South of Heaven - A History of New Zealand Extreme Metal, talks with Emma Smith about making the program, and why metal music matters. Audio
Introducing: Naram
Naram, with his collaboration with Jah Screechy, 'MC Magic', from the album March of the Gremlins on Jatari.org
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Children's Books with Kate De Goldi: Kevin Henkes
Kim and Kate discuss three books for 8-11 year olds by American writer Kevin Henkes: Sun and Spoon, Olive's Ocean, and Junonia. Audio
Art Crime with Arthur Tompkins
District Court Judge, and member of Interpol's DNA Monitoring Expert Group, discussing the theft of Francisco Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington. Audio
La Leche League Celebrate 50 Years
Last year around 27,000 new mothers had contact with the New Zealand La Leche League, a non-profit, volunteer organisation that supports breastfeeding. Monthly meetings give women a chance to share… Audio
Wild Water - First woman to join Wellington Maritime Unit
Constable Paula Tanuvasa makes history as the first woman to join the Wellington Police Maritime Unit. Rescuing boaties, catching poachers and patrolling the wild waters of the Cook Strait are all in… Audio
Spectrum for 1 June 2014
Wellington's St Peters Anglican church on Willis St, established in 1848, has a long history of providing succour for the poor and under-privileged and taking a strong stand on controversial topics… Audio
Kraus Synth Workshop
Melody Thomas heads along to a synthesiser-building workshop with Auckland-based musician and electronic music device-maker Pat Kraus (aka Kraus). As well as learning fantastic new terms like… Audio
Poetry with Gregory O'Brien
Painter, poet, curator and writer Gregory O'Brien discusses Horse with Hat by Marty Smith, and Edwin's Egg & Other Poetic Novellas by Cilla McQueen Audio
Pollyanne Pena: #YesAllWomen
Coordinator for Shakti Ethnic Women's Refuge, and the Wellington Young Feminists, discussing the Twitter hashtag #YesAllWomen Audio
Push to have Featherston war memorial built picking up pace
The army training camp that readied 60-thousand men for the First World War could soon have a new memorial. Talks to local historians Bernard Jervis and Neil Frances and Pat Flynn reads a letter from… Audio
Sheila Natusch on the octogenarian life
New Zealand historian and natural science writer Sheila Natusch has authored more than 30 books. Audio
The Phoenix Foundation: Tom's Lunch - album review
Nick Bollinger takes a listen to the brisk, action-packed new EP from The Phoenix Foundation - Tom's Lunch. Audio
Kates Klassic: The Old Man and the Sea
Kate Camp discusses the 1952 novel The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway. Audio
Rachel Buchanan
Australian-based journalist and author Stop Press: the Last Days of Newspapers. Audio
Arranged Marriages
Arranged marriages are popular again, especially amongst our young professionals within the South East Asian community. Lynda travels from the Hindu Temple in Kilbirnie, Wellington to Auckland's Tapac… Audio