Travel
Joining the dots with the bass clarinet
Anna Koch speaks to Bryan Crump about touring the world with her family and bass clarinet, and making music with indigenous artists along the way, including Aotearoa's Ariana Tikao. Video, Audio
Second Air NZ flight from Timaru disrupted by birds
The aircraft returned to the gate and passengers had to get off the plane.
Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Kennedy is in Palau on the final day of an eight-day National Geographic expedition, snorkelling and kayaking around Palau's Rock Island World Heritage Site - some 300 islands, large and small, all… Audio
Odour in Air NZ cabin forces unscheduled landing in Guam
An Air New Zealand flight has landed back in Auckland after an unscheduled overnight stop-over in Guam.
Diabetic woman reduced to tears after airport security dismissed medical needs
A Gisborne woman says she was reduced to tears by an Auckland Airport security officer's dismissive attitude towards her medical needs.
The type 1 diabetic says she was scoffed at and ignored when… Audio
Cancer survivor talks about her walking journey through Aotearoa
It's been more than four months, and many many kilometres - but cancer survivor Kate Wightman is about to complete her journey down the length of Aotearoa. Two years ago, aged 29, the former elite… Audio
Family take action against airline over $25k business class seats
A family stuck overseas after an airline cancelled their flights claimed they had no choice but to return to New Zealand in business class, taking out a $25,000 loan to pay for the tickets.
The Panel with Wendyl Nissen and David Cormack (Part 2)
Today on the show, Susana and panellists Wendyl Nissen and David Cormack discuss kids being able to buy vape products online. Plus, they discuss the health and hopes of the Hauraki Gulf, and airline… Audio
'Very poor service': Qantas told to pay $4000 over ticketing blunder
Airline forced to make payout after catalogue of errors left two Kiwi customers with triple ticket bookings and late arriving luggage.
Heading Off: Cruise ship holiday hacks
For 2024 we're starting a new weekly feature all about travel. Today we speak to Darnel Eparaima who enjoyed a cruise with her two young daughters, she's got some great inside knowledge about enjoying… Audio
Naomi Arnold: Phoning in from Te Araroa Trail - Week 3
Each weekend during our show we've been catching up with New Zealand Geographic writer Naomi Arnold who is walking the 3,000-kilometre Te Araroa Trail from Cape Reinga to Bluff.
The weather hasn't… Audio
New scanning technology introduced at Wellington, Christchurch airports
The new Computed Tomography scanning machines remove the need for physical bag searches in most cases.
Worth a detour: Peter Janssen
As the saying goes it's time to get off the beaten track around New Zealand. Audio
NZers booking another holiday after 'coming back to reality'
Bookings are up 25 percent since last Monday compared to the prior week, Flight Centre says.
'My hometown is my mother's arms'
Home is where her heart is, writes Samantha Mythen, even if that has taken many different forms over the years.
From boat-mad boy to superyacht captain
It has been quite a homecoming for Aaron Clark, who grew up sailing Optimists and left school aged 15 to become a commercial fisherman.
'Horrendous' risk with more road signs damaged, expert says
More than 150 road signs have been damaged or vandalised on local roads, particularly in the Malvern area.
New Zealand by train listed as fourth best place in world by The New York Times
The New York Times has voted New Zealand by train as the fourth best place to visit this year in the iconic '52 places' list. Audio
Lesser known, great walks with Peter Janssen
Travel writer Peter Janssen is back this week and today we're about where the best short walks are. Audio
Wellington passenger train power outage leaves some stranded
Nearly 140 Wellington commuters were left stranded - some for an hour - on tracks in between stations due to a power outage this afternoon.