Wellington

[anonymous] found their move to NZ difficult until they found Tiwhanawhana, a queer kapa haka group, and felt accepted. Their new whānau helped them rediscover a connection to their cultural roots. Video

Our Aotearoa is an animated documentary about immigrants’ experiences living in Aotearoa, exploring themes of discrimination, loss, loneliness, and maintaining cultural ties in another country. Video

How do people maintain connections to their cultural roots while being a New Zealand immigrant? Video

Marcus McShane’s latest experiment is to employ his cargo bike as a mobile video projection unit, screening commissioned audiovisual animation onto the upper floors of Cuba Street buildings as he… Video, Audio

Wellington Water says It's going to cost $1 billion a year over the next 10 years to fix the Wellington's crumbling water infrastructure. In some parts of the region over 40 percent of water pipes are… Audio

An annual Spooky Disco means Halloween proves the busiest day of the year for a community and arts centre established on the green and surrounding buildings of a former bowling club in the Eastern… Audio

Streets surrounding Wellington's Parliamentary precinct have been closed as police and the council brace for an influx of protesters. Buses routes have been diverted and commuters this morning had to… Audio

Jacqui Friedrichs has almost reached the limit in her lamb orphanage east of Carterton. It's been a tough lambing season and there is high demand for her intensive care. Her husband thinks she's mad… Audio

Jon and Tae are preparing their rented land near Otaki to start producing "pay-what-you-can" vege boxes in the spring. It's a small-scale social enterprise aimed at making healthy food more accessible… Audio

You won't find anything mass produced at Tuatahi, a small town business exporting handcrafted axes and saws to competitive woodchoppers around the world. Video, Audio

Kapiti distillers harvest kawakawa from their historic Wairarapa farm to make award-winning gin. They're also trialling growing juniper berries and planting more natives. Novel pest traps, a bottle… Audio

Meet the Māori fighters of MMA: Janay Harding, Aaron Tau, Navajo Stirling, Kieran Joblin, Hakaraia Wilson, and Jay-Jay Wilson. Video

Navajo Stirling. City Kickboxing. Auckland. Light heavyweight. Two-time King of the Ring champion. 1-0-0 in pro MMA. Navajo has learnt to stand in the face of fear and tackle it head-on. Video