John Ross
John Ross in Taiwan
Taiwan's pivotal location off the China coast and between Northeast and Southeast Asia has served a variety of strategic purposes for regional powers both now and historically. It's proved to be as… Audio
The story of Heilala Vanilla
Our guest today is the co-founder of the New Zealand vanilla company Heilala Vanilla, John Ross. He's in Tonga at present where they have around 40 vanilla farmers producing for them on the island of… Audio
Concern over access to swimming lessons
It's been a sobering start to the year with 19 drowning deaths in January - which is 10 more than January last year. Water Safety New Zealand is currently renewing its strategy to decide where to… Audio
Best song ever written - Operator
John Ross of Northland chooses 'Operator' by Manhattan Transfer. Audio
Hawke's Bay farmers still recovering from storm
It's two months since more than five hundred millimetres of rain caused millions of dollars of damage, to coastal farms and roads in Central and Northern Hawke's Bay. Audio