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Are We There Yet? - Tokoroa timber town
Audio 17 Jan 2012From the 1940s Tokoroa town was developed in a forestry area to house workers constructing and then operating the nearby Kinleith pulp and paper mill. Audio
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Are We There Yet? - Hatupatu's Rock
Audio 17 Jan 2012A distinctive rock by the side of State Highway One is significant to Maori for its role in the story of Hatupatu. Audio
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Are We There Yet? - Te Kuiti, shearing capital
Audio 16 Jan 2012Te Kuiti hosts a yearly carnival, including a 'running of the sheep' down the main street, and a shearing competition where champion shearers are put through their paces. Audio
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Friday's competition results
Audio 16 Jan 2012Our last Kiwi summer competition was a doozy on Friday, thanks so much for your weather related similies, we were impressed! Audio
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Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Audio 13 Jan 2012Unknown Mortal Orchestra was a one-man band that was perhaps more of an unknown quantity in that its creator had yet to find its members before the band began to make an impact.. Ruban Nielson speaks… Audio
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Are We There Yet? - Chew Chong, Taranaki entrepreneur
Audio 13 Jan 2012One of New Zealand's first dairy factories was opened near Eltham in 1887 by Chinese entrepreneur Chew Chong. Audio
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Are We There Yet? - Kings of Hawera
Audio 12 Jan 2012Author Ronald Hugh Morrieson was never popular in his home town of Hawera, which was recognisably skewered in his novels. Hawera is also home to Kevin Wasley, a dedicated Elvis Presley fan who runs a… Audio
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Are We There Yet? - Patea Maori Club
Audio 12 Jan 2012The 1982 closure of the Patea freezing works could have spelled the death of the town. But salvation came from the lively song Poi e, which became a 1984 hit single for the local Patea Maori Club. Audio
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Are We There Yet? - Foxton and flax
Audio 11 Jan 2012The sleepy town of Foxton was once home to a thriving flax-milling industry. Audio
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Are We There Yet? - Kapiti Island
Audio 11 Jan 2012Once a base for the famous chief Te Rauparaha and the Ngati Toa tribe, with up to 3,000 occupants, Kapiti Island is now a wildlife sanctuary, where the eradication of pests has allowed kiwi, takahe… Audio
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Your favourite walking tracks
Audio 11 Jan 2012Listeners sent in their memories and descriptions of their favourite walking tracks. Audio
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Are We There Yet? - Attack on Opepe
Audio 10 Jan 2012A military blunder by colonial forces at Opepe in 1869 led to a surprise attack by Maori prophet and rebel Te Kooti and his men. Audio
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Are We There Yet? - Te Pohue, travellers' stop
Audio 9 Jan 2012Remote Te Pohue, on the Napier-Taupo highway, was once on a Maori track cutting across the tribal boundaries of Ngati Kahungunu and Ngati Tuwharetoa. Audio
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Are We There Yet? - Fruitful Eskdale
Audio 9 Jan 2012The fertile soils around Eskdale produce apples, stonefruit and grapes for winemaking. Audio
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Kumara recipe competition
Audio 9 Jan 2012Listeners sent in simple recipes for kumara, including Kumara and Carrot Latkes, Gingered Kumara Chunks, and Sweet Kumara with Maple Syrup. Audio
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Are We There Yet? - Lake Rotoaira
Audio 6 Jan 2012The famed 'Ka mate' haka was composed by Ngati Toa chief Te Rauparaha as he hid from pursuers on an island in Lake Rotoaira. Audio
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Are We There Yet? - Tangiwai rail disaster
Audio 6 Jan 2012Tangiwai means 'weeping waters', and the name seemed sadly apt in 1953, when a lahar destroyed the railway bridge and a passenger express plunged into the river killing 151 people. Audio
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True Facts About New Zealand
Audio 6 Jan 2012The winning entries with facts about kereru stomachs, early settlers, giant snails, and exploding trousers. Audio
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Are We There Yet? - Taihape, the gumboot capital
In the 1980s, suffering from job losses and a rural economic downturn, the small town of Taihape rebranded itself as the world's gumboot capital. Audio
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Are We There Yet? - Mangaweka by the main trunk line
Audio 5 Jan 2012Rugged mountains, dense forest and Maori hostile to the Crown were all impediments to developing the main trunk railway line through the central North Island. Audio
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Are We There Yet?- Huntaway in Hunterville
Audio 5 Jan 2012The bond between farmers and their faithful working dogs is celebrated in Hunterville by a statue of a huntaway farm dog. Audio
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'What I'm doing today' photo contest winners
Audio 5 Jan 2012The winning photographs from yesterday's competition to show us what you're doing. Audio
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Are We There Yet? - Pahiatua's Little Poland
Audio 4 Jan 2012Dubbed 'Little Poland', a camp outside Pahiatua was home to over 700 Polish children displaced by the Second World War. Audio
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Are We There Yet? - Papawai, the Maori capital
Audio 4 Jan 2012In the late 19th century Papawai marae, outside Greytown, was the focus of the Kotahitanga, the Maori parliament movement, which sought to unify Maori tribes. With 3,000 residents, Papawai was known… Audio
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Are We There Yet? - Featherston's camp
The army camp established outside Featherston for training First World War recruits took on a very different nature in the Second World War when it was used as a Japanese POW camp. Audio