David Hill

Checking out the neighbourhood of north and regional Canterbury now with local democracy reporter David Hill. Due to the amount of rain they had over the weekend Nathan Rarere asked David how the… Audio

David Hill reviews Rustle! by Donovan Bixley published by Hachette NZ Audio

David talks to Kathryn about the North Canterbury Mayors reaction to the Future of Local Government report, Rangiora High School's curriculum review and the Oxford Area School Observatory installing a… Audio

David Hill reviews Under the Weather by James Renwick, published by HarperCollins Publishers NZ. Audio

Let's head now to our LDR reporter David Hill down south where birds of all shapes and sizes flocked to North Canterbury over the long weekend. Audio

Local Democracy reporter David Hill will talk about Waimakariri, Hurunui and Kaikoura District Councils looking to pass their annual rates rises of 5.97, 7.49 and 5 per cent respectively with roading… Audio

David Hill reviews The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece by Tom Hanks, published by Penguin Random House Audio

Time now for our local democracy reporting part of the programme. David Hill spoke to us from Kaikoura and told Nathan Rarere about the Council's Annual Plan. Audio

David Hill reviews Phosphorescence by Julia Baird, published by HarperCollins Audio

David joins Kathryn to look at a big day on the area's calendar: the return of the Oxford A&P show. Agricultural shows are vital to the district's economy, which really took a hit through… Audio

David Hill reviews Histories of Hate: The Radical Right in Aotearoa New Zealand by Matthew Cunningham, Marinus La Rooij and Paul Spoonley (eds), published by Otago University Press. Audio

David Hill is in Kaikōura today where the local A&P show returns after Covid-19 forced its cancellation last year. Also the Kaikōura Dark Sky Trust has voted to begin the process of applying for dark… Audio

David Hill reviews Letter for 'Oumuamua by James Norcliffe, published by Otago University Press Audio

Local Democracy Reporter David Hill talks to Kathryn about North Canterbury's building boom slowing down, dark sky and astronomy initiatives in the area and some interesting local developments in… Audio

David Hill reviews three of his favourite books from last year: Atua by Gavin Bishop, published by Penguin; Winter Time by Laurence Fearnley, published by Penguin and Roderick Finlayson: A Man from… Audio

Let's head to North Canterbury with our local democracy reporter David Hill. And it sounds like there are plenty of jobs in your neck of the woods, but it's a bit of a challenge for young people to… Audio

David Hill reviews The New Zealand Seashore Guide by Sally Carson and Rod Morris, published by Potton & Burton Audio