Wellington

What does it take to remove a pipe organ with its thousands of pipes from a heritage listed cathedral?

Michael Fletcher who is Director of Music at Wellington's Sacred Heart Cathedral describes how… Audio

Shona Riddell enjoys cold, windy weather and stories about remote locations. She's also had a long-held fascination for lighthouses. So it's perhaps no surprise her new book, Guiding Lights tells the… Audio

The All Blacks make their long-awaited return to the test arena in today's opening Bledisloe Cup test against the Wallabies in Wellington. Joining us to preview the match is the man who will call the… Audio

At 19, Eddie Osei-Nketia is the fastest person in Australasia, and is looking to break the New Zealand 100m record. Video

Tamatha Paul is a 22-year-old Wellington City councillor who isn't afraid to speak her mind. Video

Abid Rahman is a Bangladeshi-born rapper living in Wellington. Video

We’re trying to convince you to vote. This is marketing, plain and simple. But we’re not going to resort to any of the tactics you might see other people trying to use around the election. Video

Wellington is trying to prepare for its projected population growth, but potential housing developments are being held up by debate over how to honour its heritage buildings.  Audio

Wellington Youth Orchestra finally has a chance to perform this COVID year with two concerts this weekend. Orchestra manager Anne French and soloist Ben van Leuven discuss the highs and lows of 2020. 

We’re trying to convince you to vote. This is marketing, plain and simple. But we’re not going to resort to any of the tactics you might see other people trying to use around the election. Video

Kingsley Edney lectures in Politics and International Relations of China at the University of Leeds, and lives with his family on the edge of the city's greenbelt. Kingsley is Calling Home this week… Audio

These days cricket coach Mark Coles calls the Sunshine Coast home, but this time last year he was on the other side of the world coaching the Pakistan women's team and living under armed guard.  Audio

Miguel Harth-Bedoya talks lockdowns, music education, and whether there's such a thing as classical music. Audio

A micro-farming movement in the Hutt Valley is helping to feed hundreds of local people. Urban Kai set up by The Common Unity Project involves keen gardeners, state house tenants and inmates at… Video, Audio

In this episode, Alice is joined by co-host Kura Forrester they examine just how racist New Zealand is and why it is that Pākehā just cannot get their shit together and honour the Treaty. Video

In this episode, Alice explores why there still isn’t universal suffrage for people in prison and why a charity single isn’t always the answer. Video