Peter Foster
Whakaari one year on: Services pay tribute to victims
Whakatāne baptist church senior Pastor Peter Foster speaks to Jesse about the services and commemorations in the town to mark one year since the Whakaari/White Island tragedy. Audio
Brexit campaigning resumes after weekend of remembrance in UK
As vigils are held around England to remember the Labour MP Jo Cox, campaigning on the future of Britain in the EU has resumed. Audio
China being plagued by exploding watermelons
In May we reported on an unusual problem in the Chinese countryside -- exploding watermelons. Audio
China releases key dissident
His release follows the freeing last week of the outspoken artist Ai Weiwei who spent nearly three months in police custody as the government cracked down on opposition. Audio
China floods kill 180 with more rain to come
Flood-hit areas of central and southern China are bracing for more heavy rains after millions of people were forced to evacuate their homes by the early onset of the rainy season. Audio
China being plagued by exploding watermelons
Farmers in eastern China say as many as a hundred melons a day are blowing up in their pastures. Audio
People likely to still be buried after China quake
About Three hundred people are believed to be still buried under the rubble of this week's major earthquake in China, which has already caused 760 deaths. Audio
Tainted milk activist goes on trial in China
A Chinese man who organised a support group for parents of children who fell ill in one of China's worst food safety scandals has pleaded not guilty to charges of inciting social disorder. Audio
Obama's chinese banquet, co-operation high on the menu
Barack Obama has begun a summit in Beijing with Chinese leader Hu Jintao, as he continues his first tour of Asia as US president. Audio
Local leaders sacked in troubled Chinese region
In an unusual move there has been a very public sacking of a communist party leader and police chief in the troubled Chinese region of Xinjiang. Audio
Nearly a million evacuated as typhoon bears down on China
Nearly one million people have been evacuated as a typhoon bears down on the south-east coast of China. Audio
Chinese President leaves G8 to tackle Xinjiang violence
Thousands of troops and police have now flooded into Xinjiang's provincial capital Urumqi where riots have left 156 people dead and more than a thousand injured. Audio
Violent riots in China cost up to 160 lives
The violent clashes, which have also injured more than eight hundred people, saw members of the Xinjiang region's ethnic Uighur people clash with police. Audio