Wellington

Reporter Alex Ashton is outside the American embassy in Thorndon where a suspicious package has been located and Hazmat control vehicles have been stationed. Audio

Rejection makes you stop in your tracks. No sooner do your eyes trace over the words: I am writing to inform you… Then your heart sinks, your eyes well with tears, the piece of paper falls to the… Audio

In two sessions recorded in Wellington this year, the Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra produced their first full-length album. Titled Be Mine Tonight after the classic song by Th' Dudes, the… Audio

Parts of West Auckland may be getting a bad name with its teenagers. But one organisation is doing something about it. Audio

It's back to square one for a historic building in the heart of central Wellington. Audio

Architecture students in Wellington have put together a plan to save Wellington's Cuba Street from being destroyed in an earthquake. Audio

Wellington's ladies of the sea will sail out of Wellington Harbour for good next month. The red tugboat sisters, Toia and Ngahue, have been on duty in the harbour for more than 40 years. And now, the… Audio

For a moment there, waking during the night surrounded by the sounds of 50 or so sleeping people Suzanne Tamaki, was reminded of sleeping in a wharenui/ whare tupuna at a pā. Only she wasn't at the pā… Audio

Big changes in the way acute patients are admitted to Wellington Hospital are being credited with it hitting a government target for emergency department waiting times after years of trying. Audio

A shopkeeper has warned the Wellington City Council that if synthetic drugs are allowed back into Cuba Mall it will be disastrous. Audio

The times bars and bottle-stores will close their doors in Wellington is being fiercely debated at an appeal hearing in the capital. Audio

Sir Richard Taylor on 20 years of Weta Workshop wizardry, lateral thinking, Thunderbirds, and how CGI hasn't put model making out of business. Audio

Organist Paul Rosoman launches his latest CD 'Ciacona' at Old St Paul's in Wellington this weekend, fresh from his four-month-long European tour. Audio

Researcher who identified ten representative Wellingtonians who were involved in World War 1, as part of the city's free multi-media event, Wellington - Lest We Forget. Audio

This school holiday, Capital E are presenting a Book Bazaar as a way to get children excited about storytelling through words and pictures. To help them along, authors from Gecko Press are leading… Audio

The tasty noodle soup that's becoming so popular that it's being tipped as the new cupcake! With Asher Boote and Tsubasa Takahashi of The Ramen Shop, and ramen historian Barak Kushner of the… Audio

In various forms, Parsons Books and Music has been a cultural landmark on Wellington's Lambton Quay since 1948. Russian composer Igor Stravinsky called it 'the most beautiful bookshop in the world'… Audio

Steve Wilde continues his preview of the local body elections with a close-up look at the metropolitan centres. Wellington... the issues and what the voters are thinking. Audio

Dumplings anyone? From her mum's kitchen in Hong Kong to a thriving cottage industry with delivery by old fashioned cargo-bicycle, Lynda meets Vicky Ha, the Queen of Dumplings. Audio

We pay a virtual visit to one of New Zealand's museums. Tonight, the National Tattoo Museum. Audio