Chinese New Year

The Year of the Monkey will be welcomed in at a Chinese New Year Festival in Wellington on Sunday. Linda Lim is co-ordinator for the East Meets West Celebration Show. Choreographer Deirdre Tarrant… Audio

The tourism sector is gearing up for record numbers of Chinese tourists expected to touch down in the country this month to celebrate Chinese New Year. Audio

Xiyao Chen is a guzheng master, originally from Beijing and from a long family line of guzheng Masters. Together with Mongolian Throat singer Jonny Marks and acoustic guitarist Jack hooker they're… Audio

"Ancient and new" Chinese stand-up comedy is featured at a Gala Festival in Lower Hutt celebrating Chinese New Year. A popular visiting comedian from Hunan, China meets Lynda Chanwai-Earle so she can… Audio

A renowned visiting Chinese dancer from Wellington's sister city Xiamen is collaborating with renowned New Zealand choreographer Diedre Tarrant (Footnote Dance) to open Chinese New Year at the… Audio

Have sheep been given a bad press? Are they really the stupid docile beasts we've been led to believe? The owner of our most famous Merino, Shrek,John Periam joins the Panel to talk sheep. And golf. Audio

For the 1.4 billion Chinese in the world, it's New Year today. Audio

Programme manager for Wellington's Chinese New Year Festival. Audio

Guest Chef - Connie Clarkson. Wine commentator - John Hawkesby. Chinese New Year traditions, superstitions and recipes for Dumplings and Fragrant Steamed Fish. Audio