Tibet
No state meeting for Tibetan leader-in-exile state on visit to NZ
Tibet's leader-in-exile has expressed disappointment that he was not able to secure a meeting with Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta during his first-ever visit to New Zealand.
Calling Home: Grant 'Axe' Rawlinson in Singapore
This morning on Calling Home we talk to Grant Rawlinson. The Taranaki native lives with wife Stefanie and twin daughters Kate and Rachel. He's Calling Home this morning from Singapore. Audio, Gallery
China correspondent on the 'lying flat' protest movement
There is a mass movement afoot among young people in China protesting not just their bleak personal economic prospects, but also the whole ethos of work hours that leave them exhausted. Nathan van der… Audio
On fire: a new book on Tibetan protests turns a lens on one town
A new book, Eat the Buddha by foreign correspondent Barbara Demick, focuses on protests by Tibetan monks in one town in China to peel away layers of hurt and history.
Michael Wood: 'China is the greatest civilisation on earth'
Historian, author and documentary maker Michael Wood has travelled the length and breadth of China, the world's oldest continuous civilisation and longest lasting state, to compile a stunning new… Audio
Eat the Buddha: Barbara Demick
Pulitzer prize-nominated writer, former LA Times Beijing bureau chief and foreign correspondent Barbara Demick's new book is Eat the Buddha - Life and Death in a Tibetan Town. It's a narrative… Audio
Chairman Xi driven in quest to 'make China great again'
China's leader Xi Jinping has accelerated his ambition to put Covid-19 behind it and 'make China great again'. Macquarie University Prof. of Asia-Pacific Security Studies and long-time China-watcher… Audio
Lydia Bradey: Overcrowding on Mt Everest
New Zealand mountaineer Lydia Bradey was on Mount Everest last week when the viral photo showing a queue of people waiting to make their final ascent was taken. Audio
Team Tibet at NZIFF
Veteran New Zealand International Film Festival film maker Robin Greenberg’s new film follows the life of New Zealand’s first Tibetan refugee. Team Tibet is about the extraordinary life of Thuten… Audio
Dr Lobsang Sangay - Leader of a government-in-exile
Dr. Lobsang Sangay was born and grew up in a Tibetan settlement near Darjeeling. He was a Fullbright Scholar, obtaining a Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D) from Harvard Law School - the first… Audio
Leader of Tibetan government in exile makes first visit to NZ
The President of Tibetan government in exile, Lobsang Sangay says Tibetans self immolations - where people kill themselves as a sacrifice - 'reflects the repressive Chinese policies'. Audio
Thuten Kesang - NZ's First Tibetan Refugee
We talk to Thuten Kesang, New Zealand's first Tibetan refugee, who has lived in exile for more than fifty years. He is the focus of a feature documentary film Team Tibet, due for release in 2017. Audio
Fieldwork in Tibet
A team of Lincoln University scientists are conducting a sustainable grasslands research programme on the Qinghai Tibetan Plateau. The team is led by soil scientist Dr Jim Moir. Audio
Tibet and NZ high country - much in common?
The Tibetan Plateau and its similarities to New Zealand's high country is the focus of a Lincoln University research project into grasslands.
Contemporary Classical Music
RNZ Concert host Clarissa Dunn raises the baton on both contemporary classical music plus recent releases of old masters. Audio
Russel Norman meets with Tibetan community
The Chinese president, Xi Jinping arrived in New Zealand last night off the back of the G20 summit in Brisbane. The president will meet with New Zealand Government and business leaders, but protests… Audio