International Aid And Development
$26m given to boost Vanuatu tourism
The New Zealand Government has announced a 26 million dollar aid package to help Vanuatu's tourism businesses recover following Cyclone Pam. Audio
English teacher by day, life saver by night
Mark Cunningham – known as Marko to the locals in Thailand – is a Kiwi from Upper Hutt. Marko survived the Boxing Day Tsunami in 2004 and joined local volunteers to collect bodies. These days Marko is… Audio, Gallery
Nepal two months on - Nelson charity helps
Durga Aran is the Founding Director of First Steps Himalaya who was in Nepal distributing uniforms to three schools and sets of exercise books to over 4,000 children in 29 schools. Audio
ESOL a life-line - laughter while you learn
A story about "grass roots level" life changes for very isolated new Asian migrants in Auckland South. Some students will walk for miles just so they don't miss their weekly ESOL (English as a second… Audio, Gallery
Recycling prosthetics
Janette Searle runs Take My Hands, a charity recycling prosthetic limbs and other medical equipment and sending them to the Pacific and Asia. Audio
Queen Salote Tupou III Lecture 2014
Malia Viviena 'Alisi Numia Taumoepeau, Tonga's former Minister of Justice and Attorney General, offers reflections on law, democracy, Pacific traditions, and Tongan political culture. Audio
Insight for 24 May 2015 - Vanuatu & Tussles over Cyclone Aid
Koroi Hawkins looks at the tussle over aid relief in the wake of Cyclone Pam Video, Audio, Gallery
Harmeet Sooden from Iraqi Kurdistan
Harmeet Sooden is in Iraq with the NGO Christian Peacemaker Teams - CPT. His role is to analyse and document the growing ethno-sectarian tensions within the refugee camps in Iraqi Kurdistan. Audio
Lucky Iron Fish
Christopher Charles of Lucky Iron Fish came up with a simple and effective solution to the problem of iron deficiency in Cambodia; a small piece of iron shaped like a fish that gets added to the… Audio
Flash Footwear for Growing Kids
How encountering ill-fitted and/or shoeless children encouraged Kenton Lee to come up with a simple concept of footwear that also had the capacity to "grow". Audio
The Shoe That Grows
Kenton Lee's invented an adjustable shoe that can expand up to 5 foot sizes, designed for children in the developing world. Audio
Fair or Unfair Trade
The ethics of 'fair and organic trade' sourced from Southern Africa, Australasia and Latin America to Western consumers, and whether or not the 'indigenous and independent' producers for this market… Audio
The source of your Latte
Daniel Kinne is a coffee farmer, plus chairman and founding member of Papua New Guinea's Highland Organic Agricultural Cooperative. He is visiting New Zealand for Fair Trade Fortnight and he talks to… Audio
Bob McKerrow - Recovery in Nepal
Bob McKerrow worked for Red Cross for 44 years and one of his earliest jobs was setting up nationwide disaster preparedness in Nepal. He talks to Wallace about the links between relief, recovery and… Audio
AFRIpads
In Africa a reusable sanitary pad is transforming young womens' lives for the better. With Sanne Bolkenstein of AFRIpads. Audio
Nepal still in desperate need - Oxfam
The aid agency Oxfam says nearly half a million people are living in very poor conditions five days after the 7-point-8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal. Audio
New Zealand donations for Nepal at record speed
Here the speed of donations pouring in to help those in Nepal has broken records. Audio
Protests in Nepal as aid trickles out
Riot police were called out into the streets of Kathmandu overnight as frustrated people protested against the slow distribution of aid supplies. Audio
NZer heads to Nepal to raise student army for quake recovery
The young New Zealander who rose to fame rallying a student army to help with the Canterbury quake recovery is on his way to Nepal to join efforts there. Audio
Aid agencies work to reach rural areas of quake-hit Nepal
Aid agencies are working frantically to get help out to rural areas of Nepal four days after the 7-point-8 magnitude earthquake. Audio