Burma
Burma the flying elephant
Moving an elephant across an ocean is no small feat for her keepers, physically or mentally. Audio
Making a home away from Myanmar - Rohingya in Auckland
For many years, Rohingya Muslims have been fleeing their homes in Myanmar to find refuge here in New Zealand. Rashid Ansorali is one of them. He tells Liz Garton about his journey and why he now helps… Audio
Making a home away from Myanmar - Rohingya in Auckland
For many years, Rohingya Muslims have been fleeing their homes in Myanmar to find refuge here in New Zealand. Rashid Ansorali is one of them. He tells Liz Garton about his journey and why he now helps…
AudioAustralia Zoo suddenly scraps plans to take Auckland's elephant Burma
Australia Zoo has made a last-minute decision to pull the pin on plans to take Burma the elephant from Auckland Zoo.
The 38-year-old was due to live out her twilight years at the zoo across the ditch… Video, Audio
Auckland Zoo's last elephant Burma prepares to leave for Aus
It's the end of an era. Auckland Zoo is saying goodbye to their last beloved elephant in a few weeks.
Anjalee has already crossed the ditch to her new home at Taronga Western Plains Zoo, and Burma… Video, Audio
Northwest Passage: 'Just tell me I'm not going to die'
Yachting journalist Rebecca Hayter's book Wild Seas to Greenland details her attempt on the treacherous Northwest Passage with former ocean racing skipper Ross Field. She joins the show to discuss the… Audio
Welcoming refugees after the events of 15 March
In this episode of Voices; we find out how refugees are feeling after the Christchurch shootings. Produced by Claire Crofton. Audio
Welcoming refugees after the events of 15 March
In this episode of Voices; we find out how refugees are feeling after the Christchurch shootings. Produced by Claire Crofton.
AudioTraitor: the story of Patrick Heenan (Part 1)
What drove a boy from Reefton to turn against his comrades in World War Two? How was a former boxing and swimming champion recruited as an agent of Imperial Japan? Audio
Francis Wade - Myanmar's Enemy Within
Francis Wade is a UK foreign correspondent who is a Myanmar specialist. His work has appeared in The Guardian, Al Jazeera English, Asia Times Online, Foreign Policy, and Los Angeles Review of Books… Audio
Chris Carter on Myanmar: 'Aung San Suu Kyi doesn’t have much manoeuvrability'
Former Labour Party minister Chris Carter left New Zealand in 2011 for a role with the UN in Afghanistan. He's now working in Myanmar and for the past two years he has been leading all UN Agencies… Audio
Asia correspondent Anna Fifield
The latest on the Burma situation, which the UN calls "ethnic cleansing", and will the new UNSC North Korea sanctions actually work? Audio
More 'clearance' of Rohingya as Annan demands change
The Kofi Annan-led Advisory Commission on Myanmar's Rakhine State has urged the government to grant birth certificates and citizenship to Rohingya children born there.
Burmese human rights abuses criticised
The Burmese army's investigation into alleged military abuses against Rohingya Muslims in the west of the country has uncovered no wrongdoing except in two minor incidents.
Persecution of Muslims in Myanmar
Is genocide unfolding in Myanmar? The Rohingya people are an ethnic Muslim group in Myanmar who are often described as the world's most persecuted minority. Executive Director of Fortify Rights… Audio
Suu Kyi to get new PM-like role
Myanmar's new government is to create a role similar to prime minister for pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, a draft bill suggests.
Plight of the Rohingya
an update on the struggles and migration crisis of the Rohingya people from the Rakhine state of Myanmar - with Matthew Smith executive director of Fortify Rights, who is currently attending a Human… Audio
Plight of the Rohingyas
Burmese scholar and dissident Maung Zarni calls on New Zealand to condemn what he says is a campaign of genocide against the Rohingya people. Audio
Asia correspondent - Charlotte Glennie
Indonesian search and rescue teams have found the all important tail piece. The opposition National League for Democracy party in Myanmar confirmed that it will contest even if a constitutional… Audio
Richard Flanagan: narrow roads
Tasmanian novelist whose latest book, The Narrow Road to the Deep North, has won the 2014 Western Australia Premier's Book Award, and has been shortlisted for the 2014 Man Booker prize. Audio
