Chris Whitta
Our Own Odysseys: Deserts Dangers
Helen Gilbert went an African adventure by truck from Kenya to Egypt in the late 1990s featuring skirmishes with local military. She even managed to gain a rare visa into Sudan. Audio
Midday News for 8 July 2011
Three former directors of Nathans Finance are found guilty of misleading investors and the Marlborough district council is cleared of allegations of corruption. Audio
Midday News for 4 July 2011
Synthetic cannabis distributors consider tighter self-regulation and the Te Tai Tonga MP says the ACT party's stance on Wai 262 is hypocritical. Audio
Midday News for 1 July 2011
In today's programme, a report says Whakatane police are at fault in the death of a man in custody, and the man who murdered Marice McGregor has been jailed for at least 15 years. Audio
Midday News for 24 June 2011
The first public meeting of homeowners in Christchurch's residential red zone gets underway and the Department of Conservation cuts one-hundred jobs. Audio
Midday News for 21 June 2011
The Government plans to get tough on loan sharks and senior politicians meet to finalise which parts of Christchurch will be abandoned. Audio
Midday News for 20 June 2011
New Zealand Post is criticised for breaching the privacy of thousands of people and a new coal mine could destroy nearly 200 hectares of a West Coast ecosystem. Audio
Midday News for 10 June 2011
Plans for a cruise ship terminal on Auckland's Queens Wharf get the go ahead and the government considers stripping local councils of their right to issue building consents. Audio
Midday News for 3 June 2011
Christchurch business owners call for tax-free shopping to stimulate economic recovery and the Australian company Greywolf Resources says it's surprised by a Serious Fraud Office probe. Audio
Midday News for 29 April 2011
Thousands camp out on the streets of central London for the royal wedding, and John Banks wants a role in Parliament where his views are heard. Audio
Midday News for 14 March 2011
Pike River Coal's reciever questions why former contractors are pushing for liquidation, and an autistic man wrongfully convicted of rape will be given compensation. Audio
Midday News for 28 March 2011
A senior police officer from outside the Eastern District will oversee a homicide investigation that is underway after an officer shot and killed a man in Hawkes Bay. Audio
Midday News for 25 March 2011
In the news, a huge surge in demand for Red Cross emergency grants in Christchurch and fears grow for civilian casualties in Libya. Audio
Midday News for 17 March 2011
Japan's nuclear crisis has deepened. The United States atomic agency says one of the pools containing highly radioactive spent fuel rods at the stricken Fukushima plant has run dry. Audio