Short Stories Online
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- A Thousand Strangers
- Radio dramas from five young people with refugee backgrounds.
- Three Short Stories by Adrienne Frater
- Scrambled Eggs, One Summer and Waiting for Lord Jim.
- Carol Unplugged, by Linda Niccol
- Frank takes his wife, once a highflying executive, now in fulltime care, out to lunch.
- Burt Bell’s Crusade, by Aroha Awarau
- Burt Bell protests the demolishing of the old Ronald Hugh Morrieson homestead by dressing up in a chicken outfit.
- Gravy, by Elisabeth Smither
- Pauline delivers a jug of gravy to her newly wed daughter so her egotistical husband can enjoy his dinner.
Warning: Material available for download in this section is covered by strict copyright conditions. These conditions limit access to personal use only. It is a breach of these conditions for stories downloaded from this site to be distributed, broadcast publicly, or altered in any way.
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The Drama Department commissions new writing and seeks to work with New Zealand’s best writers. Each year, up to 30 hours of new drama and comedy more than 200 readings (one-off short stories and serialised book readings), and over 50 new children's stories are produced.
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A number of dramas and book readings are available for purchase through Replay Radio.
(Please note that not all audio is available due to copyright restrictions.)