Waikato
Becks Chambers: Hamilton Gardens Arts Festival
Director of the Hamilton Gardens Arts Festival previews this year's event. Audio
Wananga create carpentry app to help tangata whenua
Te Wananga o Aotearoa has designed a tertiary programme to help tangata whenua, who struggle with reading and writing - but want to learn how to become a carpenter. Audio
Millions of dollars worth of horses sold at Karaka
Millions of dollars worth of horses have been sold over the past two days at the 89th National Yearling Sales at Karaka just south of Auckland. Audio
Game Hunting
When Ben Tumata set up his Facebook page a year-and-a-half ago to share his passion for hunting he had no idea it would attract nearly 80,000 followers from all over the world. Now the enterprise has… Audio
Te Kohao O Te Ngira Kohanga Reo - Camilla Carty-Melis
A Hamilton woman admits some New Zealanders have not been too happy to hear of her decision to send her young daughter to Maori language daycare. Yesterday Camilla Carty-Melis wrote about sending her… Audio
Provincial cities fare slightly better in housing market study
The Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey has underlined the two speed nature of New Zealand's housing market with provincial cities offering more affordable homes than Auckland… Audio
Waka Ama proves a winner for Waikato tribe's treaty dream
A Ngāti Korokii Kahukura iwi member says the growth of Waka Ama has helped reach the tribe's Treaty settlement goal of getting more people to use Lake Karaapiro. Audio
Investigation into abortion data release
An investigation will be launched into how medical information is shared by the Lakes District Health Board, after a junior employee mistakenly emailed private information about abortions to a… Audio
Chronophonium
Last weekend festival goers converged on a small valley in Tapu, Coromandel to attend the fourth annual Chronophonium. Boasting an eclectic line up of alternative art and music brought together by a… Audio
Country's largest ecological island mainland reserve
This country's largest mainland ecological restoration project has been going for over ten years and is being hailed a success. Audio
Muslim women say they are not submissive to men
The role and place of women within the Muslim community is often misinterpreted as being submissive to men, but according to many Muslim women, that is far from the case. Audio
Muslim community in NZ happy here but worried about the future
The wave of fundamendalist terror attacks in Paris, and the rising power of Islamic State has put an, at times, uncomfortable spotlight on many ordinary Muslim communities just trying to get on with… Audio
Skydiving plane wreckage to be salvaged
In other news, a salvage crew is hoping to lift the wreckage of a shydiving plan from Lake Taupo today. Audio
TAIC begins investigation into Skydive Taupo plane crash
A three-person Transport Accident Investigation Commission team has begun its investigation into a skydiving plane crash over Lake Taupo. Audio
Taupo's mayor praises operators' safety procedures
David Trewavas is the Taupo District Mayor. Audio
Skydive Taupo CEO ready to get business back in the air
Investigators are trying to work out what caused a plane to crash into Lake Taupo. Audio
A History of Student Radio - Episode Two
A four-part journey through 45 years of student radio in New Zealand. Part Two: broadcasters who would go on to become household names recall their youthful antics, and all sorts of politics. Audio
Regional panel - Waikato
In Waikato the plummeting dairy prices are starting to hurt, but that's not the only big issue facing the region by any means. As Auckland's population all but explodes, nearby Hamilton is poised to… Audio
A History of Student Radio - Episode One
From the illegal homemade AM transmitters run for limited weeks of the university term, campus radio stations rapidly evolved into a beacon for music-lovers. A four-part journey through 45 years of… Audio
