Tasman
Harry McQuillan: 50 years of Iran
Nelson orchardist with a PhD in geology who spent many years geologically mapping vast tracts of the Zagros Mountains in Iran, and now conducts annual spring and autumn tours there. Audio
Hanmer Springs company seeks spa investor
Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools is looking for an investor for a luxury spa it is proposing on the site of the town's old drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre.
Arrest warrant issued for Motueka driver
Police in Nelson say an arrest warrant has been issued for Motueka man Jahdai Brice Kennard after he failed to appear in the Nelson District Court.
Man shot by police in Motueka named
A 27-year-old man is in a critical condition in hospital after being shot in a stand-off with police in Motueka. Audio
Police defamation claims dropped
Defamation claims against Tasman's District Commander Karyn Malthus have been dropped, the police says.
Arapata Hakiwai
Arapata Hakiwai is the Kaihautu at Te Papa Tongarewa leading Matauranga Maori and the museum's engagement with iwi. He manages the Repatriation Programme, responsible for the recent return of human… Audio
Listener Feedback to Saturday 4 July 2015
Noelle McCarthy reads messages from listeners to the Saturday Morning programme of 4 July 2015. Audio
School uniforms
The principal of Rangitoto College David Hodge joins the Panel to talk school uniforms, after a Motueka High School student launched a petition for uniform flexibility at Motueka High School. Audio
Motueka High students fighting to wear puffers to school
Motueka High School students are fighting for the right to wear puffer jackets to school. Audio
Last Orders
This week on Spectrum: closing time at Takaka's Junction Hotel and, with it, the end of an era for long serving publican, Nola Drummond. After 50 years in the job, Nola has seen it all: bar fights… Audio
South Island set to be disappointed with Budget
Back now to this week's budget and the South Island's priorities. Audio
Is regional NZ being overlooked by the bigger centres
The director of the largest social housing trust in the Nelson Tasman area says regional New Zealand is once again being overlooked in favour of Auckland and Christchurch. Audio
DOC staff race to float whales in Golden Bay
Nearly all of about 150 stranded whales in Golden Bay have been re-floated, but are yet to swim out to deeper water after getting stuck on sand. Audio
Stages: Golden Bay's Mussel Inn is one of NZ's most desirable venues
Anthonie Tonnon visits New Zealand's most talked about places to see music. The waiting list is almost a year long, and musicians return with legends of blissful crowds, a brewery on site and log… Audio
Conservationists attempt to set up gannet colony
An ambitious project has been launched in the Abel Tasman National Park, as conservationists attempt to start a gannet colony there. Audio
Anatomy Of A Song - Minuit, Aotearoa
RDU's Spanky Moore calls in contemporary New Zealand musicians and bands to help dissect the sound elements that make up their hits. This week, Minuit's love letter to New Zealand, 'Aotearoa'. Audio
Virtual visitor centre for Abel Tasman National Park
The days of making the obligatory trip to a visitor centre when arriving at a national park could soon be numbered thanks to a truly 21st century pilot project. Audio
Summer Music Venues in NZ
Every summer, go-to live music destinations shift from the main centres to the provinces, as music fans empty out of the cities and into venues like Coroglen Tavern, Mussel Inn, Mangawhai Tavern and… Audio
Andris Apse: shooting the south
New Zealand landscape photographer who draws from his work of the last thirty years, much previously unpublished, for the new book, Spirit of the South, a photographic tribute to the mainland. Audio
