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3:22 PM.Sage Forest takes her taste for the single malt whisky to a boutique distillery in Takaka. Audio

3:24 PM.Katy Gosset reports from the Christchurch suburb of Sydenham, where bare spaces and tagged walls are giving way to some large-scale murals by local graffiti artists. One of them, Wongi Wilson, was… Read more Audio

3:34 PM.It's a part of our rural Kiwi culture - hunting. It keeps pests down, puts food on the table and tends to run in the family. Sage Forest heads out to the Upper Takaka Country Club annual pig hunt. Audio

3:18 PM.Christchurch is welcoming young people back to its city centre with the launch of a new Youth Hub. A series of buildings along Barbadoes Street now house youth agencies, a health centre devoted to… Read more Audio

3:19 PM.Sage Forest with a story about the karearea, or New Zealand falcon, that are threatened by predators and habitat loss. There are thought to be only 4000 pairs left in the wild, making them rarer than… Read more Audio

3:22 PM.The Book Discussion Scheme is a not-for-profit organisation that supplies book clubs, and its just signed up its 1000th group. Our Christchurch correspondent, Katy Gosset, visited the scheme and also… Read more Audio

3:15 PM.Christchurch Hospital has just celebrated its 150th anniversary. The major medical facility is in the heart of the city, beside Hagley Park, and played a key role in the February earthquake, treating… Read more Audio

3:23 PM.'HANDS' is New Zealand's longest-standing non-dollar trading scheme. At the Winter Market in Takaka, Sage Forest enters into the spirit of this vibrant local economy. Audio

3:20 PM.To Christchurch now, where the people most affected by the region's earthquakes are getting a chance to tell their stories to a wider audience. Audio

3:17 PM.Sage Forest ventures into the cave of the Opihi Taniwha and learns about the South Island Maori Rock Art Project. Audio

3:21 PM.How easy is it to run a business when its surrounded by empty lots and construction work ? Katy Gosset paid a visit to find out. Audio

3:23 PM.It's a steep climb from Riwaka to the top of Takaka Hill, and an even steeper climb from Golden Bay. But at the top of the hill popularly known as Marble Mountain, is Canaan Downs - a magical spot… Read more Audio

3:17 PM.Sage Forest is in the thick of wine-land - the Wairau Valley, at the last block of grapes to be harvested by Patriarch Wines, with vineyard manager Hudson Steele. Audio

3:21 PM.Katy Gosset pays a final visit to QEII park - once an emblem of the city but like so many other prominent buildings is now destined for demolition. The stadium, home to the 1974 Commonwealth Games… Read more Audio

3:19 PM.We get the buzz on the business of leasing beehives - in Picton with Sage Forest. Audio

3:21 PM.Katy Gosset reports on Christchurch residents who are struggling to make ends meet. How much do you spend on your grocery bill and could you make do on just forty dollars a week? Katy Gosset visits… Read more Audio

3:27 PM.David Musgrave describes himself as a mad scientist. He has a degree in agriculture and over a dozen years' experience as a research scientist. But his motivation to get into the flax-seed oil… Read more Audio

3:20 PM.While most people are asleep at 5am in Christchurch, the city's florists and wholesalers are already hard at it, bidding for the best blooms. The industry has struggled after the earthquakes, but Katy… Read more Audio

3:19 PM.It's the roar - a busy time for taxidermists. Sage Forest visits three brothers continuing their father's legacy: his passion for hunting and taxidermy, at GD O'Rourke and Sons in Pleasant Point. Audio

3:19 PM.Our Christchurch correspondent, Katy Gosset takes us on a musical journey with the help of one of the city's longest serving pianists. For 23 years Peter Lewis played the piano in the Crowne Plaza… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Sage Forest takes us to Erewhon Station, 35,000 stunning acres at the headwaters of the Rangitata River, country so beautiful it featured in the second Lord of the Rings movie. Audio

3:14 PM.Our Christchurch correspondent Katy Gosset visits the Richmond Working Men's Club Pigeon division, to share their anxious wait for the birds' return. Audio

3:10 PM.Hakatere Conservation Park is one of our largest - 60,000 hectares of mountain, tussock, rivers and lakes between the Rakaia and Rangitata rivers in South Canterbury. In 2007 the Department of… Read more Audio

3:21 PM.Sanjay Patel runs a dairy and spice emporium in Christchurch, and is understandably passionate about nuts and spices. But visitors may get more than they've bargained for, as Sanjay often converts his… Read more Audio

3:22 PM.Sage Forest visits some of the folk who lost homes and gardens in the December 2011 storms in Golden Bay. Audio