Radio New Zealand - Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
Station of the Year
NZ Radio Awards 2009
20 March, 2010
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Storytime Treasure Chest
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- Gold Pieces
- Stand alone stories from some of New Zealand's best authors.
- Double Trouble by David Hill
- The adventures of twins, Nadia and Nat.
- Maria Stories by Rachel McAlpine
- Maria’s house in the city is overflowing and sometimes, when the aunties visit from Masterton, Maria has to share rooms with her mean big sister Lani. One day old Mrs Kominski from next door offers Maria a place all of her own where she can hang out. Suit 8 - 11yrs
- Not Your Usual Monsters by Norman Bilbrough
- Stories about animals, and people, who are monsters in their own way.
- Sky Stories by Apirana Taylor
- From the creator of the popular series, Sea Stories. A collection of colourful stories connected with the sky. Stories of butterflies, birds, kites, home-made aeroplanes, clouds, balloons and people from outer space. Suit 5 - 10yrs
- The Paper War by Bob Kerr
- A story of the little people versus big business. Young paperboy Danny Jackson finds himself leading the fight to save his job and the jobs of the other paper boys and girls when the big newspaper bosses try to install vending machines to replace them. Suit 7-10yrs
- The Shining Stories by Robin Nathan
- Five shining stand-alone stories about family, cockroaches and antiques.
- The Whistle from the Blunder by Diana Noonan
- A gripping, ghostly holiday thriller. Cadence is awoken every morning by the haunting whistle of a long-forgotten steam train. Something from the past isn’t ready to be forgotten and Cadence will have to put it right. Suit 8 - 10yrs
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About us
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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Purchasing audio
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.)