Death

Jon Underwood, who established the Death Café movement in Britain, says he did so in order to create an environment where talking about death is natural and comfortable. Audio

Lisa Thompson meets the man behind Death Café, and finds out why he is encouraging others to open up about mortality - all with the help of a cup of tea. Audio

On the 28 October 1902 the S.S. Ventnor struck a reef and sank off the coast of Hokianga. Along with coal destined for Hong Kong, it was carrying the exhumed bones of 499 Chinese miners who had died… Audio

We travel back to the early 1980's with Avice McKenzie and venture to Mason's Bay on the west coast of Stewart Island to spread the ashes of her dad at his turangawaewae. Audio

Celebrations in the streets of Washington followed the announcement of the death of Osama Bin Laden. But is it ever OK for a Christian to celebrate the death of a person? Audio

Ana Tapiata talks to Puhiwahine Tibble about how the Mary Potter hospice service incorporates Maori cultural values into its practises. Audio

Dr Dianne Bardsley is a lexicographer and director of the New Zealand Dictionary Centre. She talks to Chris about finding new words, and what death notices reveal about our culture. Audio

Maureen Garing talks with Dr Beth Johnson-Taylor, research director at Mary Potter Hospice in Wellington, about spirituality and terminal illness. Audio

Maureen Garing talks with Jean Cartmell, a member of the Voluntary Euthanasia Society about the right to decide the time and manner of one's death. Audio

Australian novelist, short story writer, screenwriter and journalist, talking about her first novel for 15 years. Audio

Australian novelist, short story writer, screenwriter and journalist, talking about her first novel for 15 years. Audio