Wellington
The Chronicles of Skychips
Presenting The Chronicles of Skychips: the story of chips left on the roof at a supermarket started a moderately viral craze on NZ Twitter. Audio
Our Changing World: Orchid conservation
Our Changing World joins a group of botanists during their first ever attempt to reintroduce our rarest and most elusive native orchid back to the wild.
New Zealand’s native orchids are much more… Audio
Moment of Calm: Ataturk Cove
The gentle roll of the waves beneath an Anzac Day memorial forms this week's sonic Moment of Calm. Audio
Moment of Calm: Ready to Rumble
Let the gentle rumble of distant thunder induce you into slumber. Audio
Berhampore residents upset over speed limit reversal
Residents of a Wellington suburb campaigned hard for a lower speed limit - and now they're looking at losing it. Reporter Krystal Gibbens reports has more. Audio
Former Labour leader Andrew Little may run for Wellington mayor
Former Labour Party leader and Minister Andrew Little says he's actively considering running for Wellington Mayor. Spinoff Wellington Editor Joel MacManus spoke to Alexa Cook. Audio
Floodwaters sweep through kohanga reo classrooms in Petone
A big clean-up is underway at a kohanga reo in Petone, after floodwaters swept through classrooms during heavy rain on Tuesday morning. Kokiri marae and kohanga general manager Tina Olsen-Ratana spoke… Audio
Man with cerebral palsy living with pain due to staff shortages
An Upper Hutt man with cerebral palsy says his specialist has been unable to diagnose the cause of his debilitating foot pain because he can't order the diagnostic scans he needs. Ruth Hill reports. Audio
Moment of Calm: School Camp
Teenage boys can get a little loud at times, but from a distance these boys enjoying a camp in the Tararua Ranges sound lovely to us. Audio
Heading Off: Spooky Parliament Tours
This week we're Heading Off to Parliament. If you like a good fright, a bit of history topped with fake blood and don't mind wandering around after hours then the Spooky Tour of the Parliamentary… Audio
Man found dead outside Wellington property
A man was found dead outside a property in the Wellington suburb of Northland.
Laughton Kora: Black Comet featuring at CubaDupa Festival
Musician Laughton Kora is the frontman for Black Comet whose sound is described as 'multi-dimensional galactic funk' They will be on stage at Wellington's CubaDupa Festival tonight. Audio
Earthquake resilience with Graham Leonard
Volcanologist and GNS principal scientist Graham Leonard talks about the fault that caused the 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar. Audio
Death of fatally injured man now homicide case
The death of a man who was fatally injured in a Wellington suburb the same night as a nearby home invasion is now being treated as a homicide. Police were searching for an intruder who was disturbed… Audio
Deep dive: See the potential that is seaweed
As part of Aotearoa's first seaweed festival, Pacific Harvest hosted a seaweed tasting event where people could sample various red, green and brown dried seaweeds. Audio
Farming in the lap of luxury at Wharekauhau Country Lodge
Farm manager Bradley Riggs has more than just sheep and cattle to think about. He has high profile guests and celebs staying at the farm's luxury lodge and enjoys showing them the kiwi farming life… Audio
Moment of Calm: Digging the spuds
For all you active relaxers; a harvest time Moment of Calm. Audio
Moment of Calm: while the city sleeps.
After a night swim, RNZ Concert host Bryan Crump recorded the sounds of the city floating across the calm waters of Wellington harbour. Audio
Sino-vino ties - a wine-lover linking China and New Zealand
Fang Mei fell in love with wine after working in the banking industry in New Zealand and China. Now she has her own vineyard here and educates people in China about New Zealand wine, gleaning insights… Audio
Ag student's dreams come true 15 years on
We check back in with Hamish Best of Conscious Valley just outside Wellington. A keen ag student the last time he spoke to Country Life, he's now a finalist for the prestigious trans-Tasman Zanda… Audio
