Dunedin

We find out how Dunedin's historic Vogel Street has been brought back to life. This once-thriving hub of commerce fell out of favour for a long time, but now it's been revitalised and its grand old… Audio

Trevor Coleman is a three-times Emmy award-nominated composer, and producer of almost 100 soundtracks, working as a freelancer and with Dunedin-based NHNZ. He's also a busy musician who's gigging at… Audio

Composer Anthony Ritchie drops by to introduce his brand new opera, This Other Eden, about the friendship between Nga Puhi chief Hongi Hika and missionary Thomas Kendall. Audio

Dunedin-based Ian Henderson's record label, Fishrider Records, has recently released a compilation album,  Temporary, featuring - amongst others - Kane Strang. Ian has been making music with his… Audio

Dunedin City councillor, broadcaster, writer, and actor Aaron Hawkins responds to Wallace Chapman's cheese roll demands. Audio

Wallace gets some tidbits from local historian Gregor Campbell. Audio

Renee Lyons talks to Walllace about her one-woman show based on the story of Dunedin man Nick Chisholm who, at the age of 27, had a rugby accident, suffered a stroke and was left with a medical… Audio

Wayne looks at Dunedin's Calvinist past and the lampooning it received from one of the country's best known poets. Wallace follows up with the decidedly un-Calvinistic theologian, Sir Lloyd Geering. Audio

Dunedin is hoping to join Edinburgh as a UNESCO city of literature. An honour bestowed to date on just six cities worldwide. Audio

Born in Te Teko, Takurua works as a Counsellor at Moana House, a rehabilitation programme based in Dunedin. He works alongside adult male offenders and teaches behavioural and social issues to help… Audio

The Violet Ohs, with their song Vent, from their Demos EP. Audio

Over the last five years Fishrider records has emerged as one of the most interesting new labels in NZ, releasing the psychedelic pop of bands such as Opposite Sex, Males, and Trick Mammoth. Martyn… Audio

The vote is being keenly watched in New Zealand's Scottish communities. Audio

A new exhibition at Toitu-Otago Settlers Museum looks at the effect of World War One on Dunedin and its people. Curator Sean Brosnahan and Exhibiton Developer Will McKee talk about the research that's… Audio

Fu King, with their song 'Whatungarongaro Te Tangata Toitū Te Whenua' thefuking.bandcamp.com

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Highlights from the first few days of the festival with the theme Leave Boring Behind, including Dr Graham's Big Science Showoff Audio

Highlights from the first few days of the festival with the theme Leave Boring Behind, including Dr Graham's Big Science Showoff Audio

Almost a year since more than 1100 people were killed in the Rana Plaza clothes factory collapse, one of our top designers Francis Hooper explores where Kiwi designed clothes are made, and Pulitzer… Audio