Nick Butcher
Swimming into jellyfish like hitting 'bushfire at sea'
A Wellington ocean swimmer says swimming straight into a huge jellyfish was like running into a bushfire at sea. Nick Butcher told RNZ's Eric Frykberg he was swimming in the harbour when he had the… Audio
Think you've seen fewer teenage mothers pushing prams?
Latest figures from Statistics New Zealand show a significant drop in births by girls aged 15 to 19 years old. Audio
Children as young as 5 have post-quake stress
Research being done in Christchurch schools shows 200 children aged from five to seven are suffering post traumatic stress disorder linked to the earthquakes. Audio
Aspiring novelists and poets gain inspiration
Aspiring novelists and poets converged on a remote Kapiti Coast campsite over the long weekend to gain inspiration and knowledge from published writers including a man described as a blues poet. Nick… Audio
Singapore Airlines launches 'bureaucrat express' flight
A new Capital Express linking Canberra and Wellington on Singapore Airlines is being welcomed by beaucrauts and business people. Audio
Albatross set free from Wellington zoo
A rare Albatross with a wing span of nearly three-metres that had to have a badly injured eye removed, was set free today off the coast of Wellington following a fortnight of recovering at the zoo. Video, Audio
Royal Albatross - Nick Butcher
A rare northern royal albatross has been nursed back to health, and released back into the wild this morning. The toroa was found critically injured near Moa Point in Wellington earlier this month… Audio
Hawkes Bay farmers say no back up if drought occurs
Farmers in remote Wairoa are worried they'll have no back-up water in a drought if a company doesn't stop discharging silt into a river they need. Audio
Opera Summer School under top tutelage
Summer school, it's not all bad. Especially for opera students under the tutelege of renowned international singers. Audio
Buskers bring Christmas cheer
Christmas buskers are out in force in the capital - some are doing it for fun, some because of hardship and others to finance a neverending world tour. Audio
Criminal lawyer says no need for knee jerk legal reaction
The police are working to find out if any parts of a new law on deported criminals, apply to a child rapist just sent back here. Audio
Victims of sex abuse say public sex offender register needed
Victims of historical sex abuse want the names on a proposed child sex offender register made public. Audio
Specialist sexual violence court should exclude jury
There's widespread support for a proposal to create a specialist sexual violence court with a dedicated judge. Audio
Most car owners to save $65 a year on rego under ACC cuts
Most car owners will save more than 65-dollars on their registration next year with a second round of vehicle levy reductions confirmed by the ACC Minister Nikki Kaye yesterday. Audio
Royal couple head south to Dunedin
The Royal couple left the North Island flying south to Dunedin today to be greeted by an enthusiastic crowd of about two thousand Otago fans. Audio
The royal tour begins
Prince Charles and his wife Camilla have arrived in a cold and wet Wellington. Audio