David Steemson
Spiritual Outlook for 3 August 2014 - Facing Death
If you knew more or less when you were going to die, what would you do? One Auckland man faces up to that prospect… and he talks to David Steemson for Spiritual Outlook. Audio
Spiritual Outlook for 27 July 2014 - Dealing with Grief
There are many ways to deal with grief, here's one Aucklander's story. Audio
Spectrum for 27 July 2014
David Steemson drops in on kilt maker Eric Von Hurst who learned the craft when he was a young man in the Canadian army. He's one of only two certified kilt makers in New Zealand. Each kilt contains a… Audio
Listen Please
Life in any of this country's hospital Intensive Care units must be tense and busy enough, without having to deal with patients who don't speak English. One emergency care doctor has come up with a… Audio
Boy in Pyjamas
It's nice to be cosy in bed on a winter's night isn't it? Spare a thought for some kids who might not manage that. In South Auckland people're trying to do something about that. Audio
Spiritual Outlook for 6 July 2014
One man remembers a trip to South Africa forty years ago, which had a life-long impact on his career. Audio
Spectrum for 6 July 2014
You arrive with a bang on Little Barrier Hauturu. The island's been a wild life sanctuary since 1897, there's no jetty, and the boat carrying visitors lands by speeding up a ramp on shore, and then… Audio
NZ Society - Campbell Island Loss
Do you know much about Campbell Island? It's a chilly place on the way to the Antarctica with amazing birds and plants and some valuable archaeological stuff. Audio
Spectrum for 25 May 2014
Caesar Roose was born in 1886 on an island in the Waikato River, opposite the railway town of Mercer. At the age of eighteen, he launched his first commercial boat and for the next 60-years Roose… Audio
Trauma, Crime and P
The cleaning industry is getting better trained to cope with clearing away the toxic mess left by secret P Labs. Audio
Spiritual Outlook for 13 April 2014
David Steemson checks out the prospect of green-burials in Auckland, learns about an alternative to coffins, and canvases the question of Life after Death. Audio
NZ Society - Dairy Dowsing
David Steemson talks to a farming couple who use unconventional methods to maintain the health of their cows and pasture. Audio
Spiritual Outlook for 6 April 2014 - Rekindling the relationship with God
David Steemson talks to two women who met through church. Cathy and Liz were two outstanding church women in their country town. Liz, the vicar's wife and Cathy married to a local farmer. But then… Audio
NZ Society - Kidneys Wanted
David Steemson finds out how many people in New Zealand are waiting for a new kidney. Audio
NZ Society- Kiwibots Vid
Five hundred young robot builders from throughout New Zealand have just spent three days doing battle in the National Robot Championships or "Kiwibots" as they're called. This year the event's been… Audio
NZ Society - Need A Job
People who have to use a small South Auckland food bank to survive hope the improving economy will produce jobs for them this year. The Mercy Missions in Papakura has fed thousands since it was… Audio
Way to Go - Part 4: Woollen Coffins
In this final programme of his series looking at what the funeral industry is offering for our last resting place, David Steemson examines the latest trend... coffins made of wool! Audio
Way to Go - Part 3: Vern Saunders
There's a saying that the only two things certain in life are death and taxes. Well, Vern Saunders of New Plymouth has been facing his death for a decade, and now he has the coffin to prove it. Audio
Way to Go - Part 1: Return to Sender
Death… it's one certainty in our lives. But the good news is coffins and funerals ain't what they used to be. In this short series David Steemson looks at some of the new choices available. Audio
Spectrum for 8 December for 2013
He was New Zealand's answer to America's singing cowboys. Young Johnny Granger toured New Zealand and Australia in the 1940's, dubbed 'The Yodelling Drover'. For Spectrum, he reminisces with David… Audio