Community
Matariki, climate and kauri with Kennedy Warne
Outdoors man and adventurer Kennedy Warne discusses Matariki, climate and kauri. Audio
The Koha Shed
Josie Lancaster has converted the basement of her Porirua home into a Koha Shed where people bring all manner of goods - clothes, toys, books, furniture, the list is long - to help those in need in… Audio
Saviour of children in burning car gets award
A mother of two's been honoured for diving into a burning car to save two girls while on a trip to the supermarket. Tamsin Duckmanton, chopper pilot John Oakes and mountaineer Ben Dare all received… Audio
Expats - Rod Fry in Paris
Rod Fry is living in the heart of Paris, amongst what the locals refer to as the 'bobos' - the bourgeois bohemians. He and his wife run the Moaroom, where they promote New Zealand designer furniture… Audio
New Zealand A to Z - Owaka
New Zealand A to Z - Owaka. Anne Marie Holland JR Burgess Peter McNab Gail Ramsey - Director of the Owaka Museum. Audio
May the best speaker win
Top students from secondary and tertiary institutions gather to compete for first place in a speech competition - in Chinese. Lynda Chanwai-Earle meets students from around the North Island to see who… Audio, Gallery
Protesters gather at post box
A hardy handful of protesters gathered around their local post box in New Plymouth today, with one saying he might chain himself to it. Audio
Naked Discourse: You Occupy My Body By Looking
Performance artist, Virginia Kennard's latest work, You Occupy My Body by Looking deconstructs notions about the female body and 'how' we look at it. Lists written in donated lipsticks are written on… Audio
Giant Paintings - Stories from the Parks
There are many stories literally hidden deep underground in some of our public parks. One such park in Wellington - formerly a rubbish dump - contains machinery and equipment left behind by American… Audio
The ARCO pop up creative space
Ana Heremaia is an interior architect and one of the founders of ARCO Workshops - an innovative architectural/educational practice in Kaikohe which has seen local rangitahi designing contemporary… Audio
Creating Co-operatively
Raewyn Theobald can barely contain her excitement at the mention of the natural disaster that ended up providing her with a windfall of surplus porcelain: "An earthquake is a mosaic artist's dream… Audio
Driver deserves medal for steering burning truck to safe zone
The truck driver who steered his burning trailer away from houses and built up areas this morning deserves a medal says a Wellington police sergeant. Audio
Spectrum for 1 February 2015
Supergrans is a volunteer organisation which offers practical support to assist members of the community in acquiring life skills such as cooking, budgeting, menu planning, sewing and gardening… Audio
Little Dragon at Laneway 2015
Zac Arnold caught up with Yukimi Nagano and Erik Bodin of the Swedish quartet to talk about creating their latest album, Nabuma Rubberband. Audio
Wellington Pasifika Community Patrol launched
Keeping young people out of trouble will be a focus of a new Pasifika community patrol in Wellington. Audio
Morning Panel - New Zealand communities
Ella Henry and Katie Murray looking at issues facing New Zealand communities. Audio
Youth organisation inspires into its tenth year
A community organisation set up to tackle the rising number of young people in gangs and committing crimes is growing. Audio
Community gardening (part 1)
Community gardens are springing up all over the country, in all ways, shapes and forms. Lynn Freeman visited Kapiti Coast gardener Hannah Zwartz who's involved with helping people wanting to start… Audio
Regional Panel - Otago/Dunedin
Dunedin ended the year with two bangs. Winning the Gigatown competition, and a few days later becoming a UNESCO designated City of Literature. The city lobbied hard for both. We hear from Radio New… Audio
Michele Rowe: community and volunteering
Community volunteer in the Wellington suburb of Newlands, who works particularly with the elderly, and low-risk offenders from the Corrections Department. Audio