Walking
Calling Home: Charles Olsen in Madrid
Having been enticed by a love of Spanish art and flamenco guitar, New Zealand artist and poet Charles Olsen arrived in Spain in 2003 with the intention of staying for a month. Seventeen years later… Audio
Anne Audain: 'Adversity helped make me the champion I became'
Anne Audain overcame incredible odds to become the world's winningest road racer, and in the process, earn hundreds of thousands of dollars through lucrative deals with the likes of Nike and Pepsi… Audio
Sitting for nine and a half hours a day linked to early death
Research has found that people spending nine and a half hours or more each day sedentary are associated with a significant increased risk of death. Professor Ulf Ekelund of the Norwegian School of… Audio
Shane O'Mara: walking can help combat depression
Neuroscientist Shane O'Mara is an avid walker who has just released a new book that is something of a hymn to the most basic of exercises, In Praise of Walking. He joins the show to discuss the… Audio
Doug Wilson - Walking your way to better aging
Dr Doug Wilson has a medical degree from New Zealand, a PhD from the University of London and has pursued postgraduate work and medical research globally. He currently consults and acts as the chief… Audio
Walking: a superpower
'It's a superpower': how walking makes us healthier, happier and brainier Audio
Walking, no talking
It began as a bit of a joke. The writer and journalist Jon Mooalem started recording the walks he took near his home on a wooded island in the north western US. All you can hear on his podcast… Audio
Matt Green is just walking - every New York city street
Matt Green is a man on a mission. It's a pedestrian tale from the metropolis. Matt talks to Kathryn about his quest to walk every public street in New York city. So far he has pounded the pavement for… Audio, Gallery
Car-free central Auckland a glimpses into the future?
Central Auckland will be walk-land from next year, with non-essential cars banned from the inner city. The panellists offer their thoughts on what this could mean for New Zealand's main metropolis. Audio
Stepping out: how much walking do we have to do?
Many scientists now believe the '10,000 steps a day' target is an arbitrary figure, despite the fact it has now become part of many fitness goals. Audio
Lucy Saunders - Bringing healthy streets to cities
Lucy Saunders is a UK public health expert who has revolutionised the way London city is planning its streets and transport systems. She is the architect of the Healthy Streets approach to transport… Audio
Auckland transport plan a missed opportunity - cyclists
Auckland cyclists are slamming Auckland Transport's multi-billion dollar transport plan as a missed opportunity that leaves the city stuck in the past. The Regional Land Transport Plan details how 16… Audio
Father says red flags raised at Waikato DHB before son's death
The father of a young man who drowned after walking out of the mental health unit at Waikato Hospital unsupervised says his care was a train-wreck waiting to happen. Nicky Stevens, who was 21 and… Video, Audio
The health benefits of brisk walking
Middle aged people need to start walking faster according to public health officials in England - who say the amount of activity people do is tailing off from the age of 40. Audio
Research shows New Zealanders don't walk as much as others
Fitbit numbers show New Zealanders get in the least amount of steps per day compared with other countries. Audio
Making Tracks in North Canterbury
Country Life visits two families at Conway Flat who run a private hill country walkway leading from windy hilltops to the cliffed coastline which connects their sheep and beef farms. Audio, Gallery
On The Wagon
The 25th Goldfields Cavalcade kicks off on Saturday. Coordinator Terry Davies says nearly 500 participants will trek over Central Otago's high country on horseback, by carriage and on foot, all aiming… Audio
The Haiku Walkway
If you're looking for somewhere to meditate, or walk off the effects of too much Christmas indulgence, then why not try the Katikati Haiku Pathway? The Pathway has recently celebrated the addition of… Audio
What your gait says about you.
Slouchy, brisk or with a slope of the shoulders - your walk reveals your personality. Audio
Sam Crofskey and Joseph Hullen: thriving in Christchurch
Kim Hill talks to Sam Crofskey, the owner of C1 Espresso in the Christchurch CBD, which reopened in 2012 after the Canterbury earthquakes and will celebrate its twentieth anniversary this year. He… Audio