Manawatu

Down the years critics, campaigners, scholars and journalists have pointed out racial bias - and outright racism - in our media. And when the Black Lives Matter movement went global this year, some…

A  Manawatū dairy farming family is enjoying spending more time together after they installed robots in their dairy shed. Video, Audio

Can abusive men change their behaviour? Simonne meets Jeremy Eparaima to find out. Jeremy was a serial abuser until his mid-40s. Now, he campaigns against domestic abuse. Video

The homestead at Merchiston Station in Rangitikei has fireplaces galore and an exquisite staircase carved by Ngāti Hauiti craftsmen. Little has changed since it was built in the early 1900s. But what… Audio, Gallery

The magazine scene is being rejuvenated by small publishers after the Covid crisis turned it upside down. Among the new titles launched in a difficult market is Shepherdess - made for rural women by… Audio

Twenty-three year old Heather Gee-Taylor is one of New Zealand's youngest local body politicians and a charolais cattle breeder to boot. Audio

Palmerston North residents are building higher than ever fences, prompting one local to ask what they are trying to hide. Audio

Jesse speaks to Manawatu District Council Mayor, Helen Worboys, following a fatal collision between a bus and train near Palmerston North. Audio

The bus driver involved in a crash with a train near Palmerston North this morning has died at the scene.

The collision in Bunnythorpe involved 40 passengers, six of whom were taken to hospital.

Te… Audio

Emma travels home to Tukorehe for her tā moko and gets some advice from Dr. Glenn Colquhoun. Audio

The cafe is well known for the cone-shaped pastries and in recent years its popularity has skyrocketed. Audio

Our guest on the 90s file this week is keen to tell stories about farming and its people, despite ructions to the media landscape. Audio

Feilding lost its usual Friday bustle during the Covid-19 lockdown with the historic stockyards closed and the farmers' market shuttered. But it came to life again last week when the lockdown lifted… Audio, Gallery

Orchid-grower Eva Yin came to New Zealand as an international student from Weihai in China 14 years ago. She arrived with just a suitcase and a desire to do something different. Now she cultivates… Audio

He was the first ever artist-in-residence at Whanganui's Tylee Cottage, and now, 34 years later, Laurence Aberhart is the first to return. Laurence first spent time at the cottage in 1986, and… Audio

Country Life heads to Manawatu and drops in on New Zealand's first spirulina farm which grows the bright green protein-rich superfood from tiny algae. It's hoped the farm's French-style artisan model… Audio, Gallery

Professor James Dale joins The Panel to talk about a huge shake-up facing Massey University's College of Sciences. Audio

A gypsy caravan-maker is among people in Manawatu who are beavering away in their garages and farm sheds turning rusting iron tools, fencing wire and other bits and pieces into works of art for the… Audio, Gallery