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When Sam Was As Small As A Pin, by Jane Buxton, told by Jennifer Ludlam
Porcellus the Flying Pig, written and told by Judy Corbalis
How to sell a Donkey, by Dorothy Butler, told by Megan Edwards
Song of the Washing Machine, by Jane Buxton, told by Peter Kaa
Woven Flax Kete, by Angie Belcher, told by Matu Ngaropo
Night Rescue, by Patricia Wilson, told by Dulcie Smart
Rangi and his Dinosaurs, by Katerina Mataira, told by Jim Moriarty
The Mad Puppet, by Margaret Mahy, told by Stuart Devenie
Bad Tempered Bird Brain, by Janice Leitch, told by Michele Amas
Argosachus Horridus, by Linda McIntyre, told by Bruce Phillips
Running Away, by Feana Tu'akoi, told by Grant Tilly
Living in the City, by Phillipa Werry, told by Sean Allen
Stella's Portrait, by Murray Reece, told by Joanne Simpson
Patupairehe, by written and told by Kelly Tikao
Pest Fish, by David Somerset, told by Peter Vere Jones
Calling up the Sea, by Joy Cowley, told by Rena Owen
A Step in the Right Direction, by Kevin Boon, told by Craig Parker
Miri's Birthday, by Paddy Richardson, told by Hone Kouka
Kotuku and Eightball, by Mike Young, told by Toby Mills
Rhys and the Fairy Dance, by David Somerset, told by Fiona Samuel
Seven Somethings, by Anthony Holcroft, told by Dick Weir
Grizzly and the Bumble Bee, by Joy Cowley, told by Lorae Parry
Pottipher and the Penguin, by Margaret Mahy, told by Jonathan Hardy
One Sunday Morning, by Doreen Perry, told by Dorothy McKegg
Soda Bread, by Diana Noonan, told by Anna McPhail
Lost, by Kevin Boon, told by Teresa Healy
A Boy for a Pet, by Joy Cowley, told by Desmond Kelly
Trying for the Triathlon, by Philippa Werry, told by Shimpal Lelisi
Scared of the Dark, by Diana Sidaway, told by Carol Smith
Turangawaewae, by Liebchen Tamahori, told by Victor Rodger
Four Eyes, by Jill Brasell, told by Susan Brady
Tutu and Tipi Haere Come to Play, written and told by Apirana Taylor
Benjamin Beedle, by Stephanie Liebert, told by Stephanie Liebert
Snuffly Volcano, by Stephen Ballentyne, told by Jon Royal
The Toad Race, by Roger Hall, told by Jonathan Hendry
Tane's Weta, by Jennifer McIvor, told by Erina Daniels
Suzie, by David Somerset, told by Donna Akersten
Chops Away, by David Hill, told by Peter Kaa
Night Watchman, by Norman Bilbrough, told by Tim Spite
Oscar's Faces, by Mary Fitzriley, told by Eryn Wilson
Tulevai and the Sea, by Joy Cowley, told by Peter Kaa
Splodgy the Rissole that Fell on the Floor, by Don Franks, told by Michael Wilson
School Lunch at the Movies, by Norman Bilbrough, told by Bruce Phillips
The Jumpers, written and told by Apirana Taylor
Treasure Deep, by David Hill, told by Miriama McDowell, Peter Busby, Fiona Collins, Desiree Cheer, Karl Kite Rangi
Dinosaur Event, by Norman Bilbrough, told by Helen Moulder
The Best Big Brown Pot, by Margaret Mahy, told by Bruce Phillips
He Tai Papaki Rua - A Place where two Waves Meet, by Eliza Bidois, told by Glynnis Paraha
The Egg Man, by Ruth Corrin, told by Tina Regtien
Shining Stars, by Philippa Werry, told by Madeleine Sami
Rahera's Island, by Hineani Melbourne, told by Rima Te Wiata, Ramai Haywood
Paint What you See, by Dot Meharry, told by Brian Hotter
Witch in the Kitchen, by Margaret Mahy, told by Jane Waddell
Riki, the Royal Albatross, by Jane Thompson, told by Nancy Brunning
The Cave, by Anthony Holcroft, told by Helen Moulder
The Holiday Actor, by Davina Whitehouse, told by Brian Sergent
Still Waters, by David Hill, told by Bronwyn Bradley
Wonder Willie and Superbun, by Janet Slater Bottin, told by Lorae Parry
The Right Hand Man, by Ruth Corrin, told by Stuart Devenie
When the Time is Right, by Judith Holloway, told by Ole Maiava
The Pound Note, by Jane Buxton, told by William Kircher
Fiapule, by Catherine Hannken, told by Aleni Tufuga
Who Fed Baby? By Joy Cowley, told by Joanne Simpson
The Baby in the Basket, by David Somerset, told by Peter Vere-Jones
The Albatross Bones, by Rangi Faith, told by Jim Moriarty
A Bit of a Break, by David Hill, told by Liz Mullane
The Eel Fight, by Irene Adcock, told by Katherine McRae
Mr Short, Mr Thin, Mr Bald, Mr Dog, by Glenn Colquhoun, told by George Henare
It Always Rains For Jackie, by Ruth Corrin, told by Madeline McNamara
Pet, by Marlene Bennetts, told by Sue Morrison
Snapper Fishing, by Paul Schimmel, told by Peter Hambleton
The Giant's Breakfast, by Sean Michael Monaghan, told by Michael Wilson
The Bump, by Joy Cowley, told by Nikki MacDonald
It's a Cow's Life, by Iona McNaughton, told by Jane Waddell
Guardian of the Bridge, by Diana Harrris, told by Peter Kaa
Easy Cake, by Norman Bilbrough, told by Roy Ward
The Big Sock Hunt, by Shirley Spence, told by Kate Harcourt
Superkids, written and told by Willie Davis
Pudding, by Joy Cowley, told by Nick Blake
King Thrushbeard, by David Somerset, told by Jacqui Dunn
Ghostly Message, by Phylis Mullinder, told by Bruce Phillips
The Witch, by Kingi McKinnon, told by Truda Chadwick
My Mum calls me Charlie, by Annais Allen, told by Peter Smith

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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