Waikato

People involved in the Waikato region's billion dollar Maori economy have been exploring how to develop more wealth and ways to get tangata whenua into employment. Audio

All services will end to Whakatane, Kaitaia and Westport in April, and flights to Taupo, Palmerston North, Nelson, Hamilton and Whangarei will be pared back. Audio

Former head of Medicine and Regulatory Affairs for pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim who now writes stories for children, including the successful Tom Hassler series. Audio

Andy Moreland of Tauwhare chooses this Elvis Presley song. Audio

A mock-coffin symbolising the demise of council-owned pensioner housing in Hamilton was carried into the council building today by protesters. Audio

Dennis Murdoch is a retired train driver with 40 years experience. He says the area around Te Kuiti is a black spot and he has been involved in fatal incidents there before. Megan Drayton is the… Audio

The Mayor of the Waitomo District will meet Kiwi Rail today following the death on Sunday night of a teenage boy, crossing the tracks in Te Kuiti. Brian Hanna says more fencing along the tracks is… Audio

There's a new cow on the block and it's one that has been bred to be heat tolerant. The breed is called Kiwipole and it's been developed by Waikato company Dairy Solutionz. The idea is that the cow… Audio

Dave Byers of Waikato Regional Council's biodiversity team is puzzled by the unexpected arrival of an exotic Eastern Australian water dragon. Audio

Auckland's deputy mayor Penny Hulse is vowing to fix the declining state of the Hauraki Gulf. Audio

Mike Moss converted to dairy farming organically 15 years ago. He opted to go organic to take pressure off the farming system, the animals and the people involved and he's enjoyed the premium Fonterra… Audio

The Waikato District Health Board's Maori health unit is urging the government to develop a national plan directed at helping pregnant smokers quit tobacco to prevent babies from dying. Te Puna Oranga… Audio

The Hamilton City Council is not responsible for one of its museum workers taking his own life. 55 year old Raymond Mayes died last June within view of the museum, sparking claims by his family of… Audio

Le Mamea receives Alumni Award from Waikato University for his contribution to education in Samoa and New Zealand. Audio

Vincent Aspey was a key figure in the development of music in the middle of last century. For 20 years he was leader of the National Orchestra formed in 1946 (later re-named the NZ Symphony Orchestra)… Audio

Prof. Mark Apperley from University of Waikato tweezes out the silicon chips to expose how computers switch us on - augmented reality. Audio

Locals from a small Coromandel town are preparing to take protest and court action to stop a company resuming mining in the Karangahake Gorge. Audio

Jools and Lynda Topp have been performing as the Topp Twins for over thirty years, and go on tour across New Zealand in October and November with The Grand Ole Topp'ry show. Audio

Violin soloist for this weekend's Opus Orchestra concert in Hamilton. Audio

Today is the centenary of one of this country's worst mining disasters when 43 men were killed at the Ralph Mine in Huntly. Audio