Travel
Our Own Odysseys - the USS Enterprise
Dr Dave McKay shares his experiences aboard aircraft carrier USS Enterprise, aka the 'Big E'. Audio, Gallery
Migration continues to hit record levels
The annual net gain of migrants has hit record levels for the 22nd month in a row.
Our Own Odysseys - China's Hidden Coast
Peter Kerr shares his 3 month trip exploring the south east coast of China by bicycle. Audio
Cera's international and domestic air travel raising eyebrows
There are questions being raised about the amount CERA spends on air travel when meetings can always be held via Skype. Audio
Our Own Odysseys - An Unexpected Journey
Hobbit fan Naresh Kumar spent three months walking and running the length of New Zealand in sandals. His motto "Live-small, Adventure-lots" Audio
Brannavan Gnanalingam: spies, travel, and the law
Kim Hill talks to a Wellington lawyer and writer, whose fourth novel is A Briefcase, Two Pies and a Penthouse. Audio
Clarissa Dunn in Europe
RNZ Concert presenter Clarissa Dunn has been making her way around Europe, taking advantage of an impressive number of musical offerings on her travels. She has been keeping us up-to-date with an… Video
Our Own Odysseys - Kevin Biggar
Adventurer Kevin Biggar and his friend Jamie Fitzgerald trekked 1200kms, pulling 160 kgs, battling -40C temperatures, unsupported, from the Antarctic coast to the South Pole, then turned around and… Audio
Hainan looks for 20pc of Virgin Australia
Air New Zealand's exit from Virgin Australia appears to be close, with news that China's Hainan Aviation is to take a stake in the Australian carrier.
Hong Kong flights to 'boost tourism, trade'
Transport Minister Simon Bridges is welcoming a Hong Kong Airlines announcement it will begin daily flights to and from New Zealand.
Our Own Odysseys - Travelling Blind
Julie Woods aka "That Blind woman" set herself the challenge of visiting 50 countries before she turned 50. http://www.thatblindwoman.co.nz Audio
Our Own Odysseys - Cruising the Silk Road
In 2011, after collecting their vehicles at Hong Kong, Jeanette Knudsen and her husband Martin plus another couple drove more or less along the Silk Road route right through to Europe, and took the… Audio
Our Own Odysseys -Sailing Home
Dave Lawton left the UK in 1999 on a 12 metre sail boat called Beacon and cruised around the world with various crew before making it home to New Zealand in 2001. Audio
Our Own Odysseys - Family Connections
A couple of years ago, Auckland photographer Jessie Casson travelled to Sri Lanka with her husband and three children (then 15 months, 3 years and 7 years) to meet their sponsor child Thanushan and… Audio, Gallery
National Geographic explorer Sarah Marquis
Sarah Marquis is a Swiss adventurer who spent three years crossing deserts and jungles alone, on foot with a cart carrying all she needs to survives. Her new book Wild by Nature documents her 20… Audio, Gallery
Our Own Odysseys - The Plain of Jars
In 2003, Upper Hutt author of 'In the Lions Throat' Bob Marriott and his wife Linda visited the Plain of Jars in Laos, a mysterious megalithic archaeological landscape... Audio
Westminster Pilgrimage
Reading music in braille is a daunting challenge especially when you're a member of a choir. Audio
Our Own Odysseys - Kathmandu Catastrophe
Wellington photographer and keen mountaineer Andre Budd was on a climbing tour in the Himalayans when the earthquake struck Nepal last April... Audio
Robert Dessaix: What Days Are For
"I do travel for eros. Eros isn't he same thing as sex. It's the sense of being sensually present in someone's eyes, and their being sensually present in yours; and of giving pleasure and receiving… Audio
