Peter King
Road cone makes it to the top of Dunedin's Fortune Theatre
If you live in Dunedin and you're wondering how a road cone found its way atop the highest turret on the Fortune Theatre, you're not alone. Fortune Theatre set designer Peter King says it appeared out… Video, Audio
Wairarapa Balloon Festival 2017
Lifting off at Easter Weekend is the Wairarapa Balloon Festival 2017. The series of events includes morning ascensions, burner parades and the extremely popular Night Glow on Friday the 14th of April… Audio
HNZ praised for medicinal marijuana "mercy"
Housing New Zealand is being praised for showing mercy and compassion, after it allowed a disabled 61-year-old Auckland woman who was growing and smoking marijuana for pain relief to stay in her state… Audio
Vinyl revival keeps Ashburton record press busy
Peter King has been pressing records for 25 years for local and international acts. His Ashburton based business, King Worldwide is busier than ever with the revival of interest in vinyl records. Mr… Audio
Australian farmers take class action against ANZ
A group of farmers in Australia have launched a class action suit against ANZ Bank, which they accuse of kicking them off their land after forcing new loan agreements on them. Sydney barrister Peter… Audio
Your place - Ruawai
Around a century ago, a little place named Shag Creek was established on an estuary on the Kaipara Harbour and later renamed Ruawai. It now celebrates its "100 years plus" anniversary. Audio
Smartphone novel
Every weekday on the 45 minutes each way commute from the Hutt Valley to Wellington, Peter King can be seen working furiously on his smartphone. He's not answering emails... he's writing novels. In… Audio
Ideas for 9 December 2012 - West Papua to East Timor
This week Ideas looks at the colonial rule of Indonesia, how the republic treats its citizens in West Papua and in their former province of Timor Leste. Audio
Make-up artist Peter King
Peter King is the man behind the make up design for the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. He's won an Oscar and a Bafta for his work on The Lord of the Rings, while other film credits include Nine… Audio
Love of the Game - Georgia
Peter King is a Wairarapa businessman who has "adopted" Georgia during the Rugby World Cup. Audio
Brownlee's plan to"unlock"$30b petroleum resources
The Energy and Resources Minister has outlined a plan which, he says, could unlock a black gold rush on New Zealand's lucrative petroleum resources. Audio