Richard Waugh
First International Flight from Wellington, 75 years ago today
On this day 75 years ago, the first-ever international flight took off from Wellington. The Tasman Empire Airlines Ltd Solent flying boat left for Sydney on October 3rd 1950, in what would have been a… Audio
The Panel Plus
An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Emile Donovan. Then, Richard Waugh discusses the new options for a memorial to be built for the victims… Audio
'Queen of Crime's' mysteriously missing jag
New Zealand's 'Queen of Crime', mystery author Dame Ngaio Marsh, had a penchant for classic cars. Dame Ngaio, a writer in the so-called 'Golden Age of Detective Fiction' - among the likes of Agatha… Audio
The 90s File - Richard Waugh
Twenty-eight-year-old Richard Waugh buys in 50 tonnes of waste vegetables each week to feed his herd. Audio
The 90s File - Richard Waugh
Twenty-eight-year-old Richard Waugh buys in 50 tonnes of waste vegetables each week to feed his herd.
AudioFamilies mark 40 years since Erebus disaster
Families of those killed in New Zealand's greatest peace-time disaster will meet the Prime Minister and Governor General in Auckland today.
A private ceremony is being held at Government House to… Audio
Erebus memorial plans divide community
An Erebus Memorial mooted for the Parnell Rose Gardens opposed by some residents. Audio
$3 million Erebus memorial planned for Auckland
Three million dollars is being earmarked for a memorial to remember the victims of the country's worst ever aircraft crash, the Mt Erebus disaster. From today, architects and designers will be able to… Audio
Erebus victims to be remembered with national memorial
After waiting 38 years, the friends and family of those who died in the Erebus crash have finally been promised a national memorial. Audio
The fight to get one national memorial for the Erebus disaster
As the 40th anniversary of the Erebus disaster approaches, the families of the victims are calling for one national memorial where they can see the names of their loved ones. Audio
When NZ aviation went national
Seventy years ago, New Zealand’s various small airlines were amalgamated and nationalised into the National Airways Corporation (NAC). Audio
54 years on, hunt for missing plane continues
Nearly 54 years after a plane went missing between Christchurch and Milford Sound, two groups are still searching for it on either side of the South Island. Audio
New Zealand Retro: NAC
The National Airways Corporation presided over the golden age of air travel in New Zealand, flying passengers around the country in everything from canvas biplanes to trusty DC3s to the first jet… Video, Audio, Gallery
Turiwhate air crash
Eighty years ago this week, a Gipsy Moth ZK-AAI took off on a flight from Hokitika bound for Christchurch. Pioneering Hokitika pilot Jack Renton and the former mayor of Greymouth, Jimmy Lynch, were on… Audio
New Zealand's worst internal air disaster anniversary
On 3 July 2013, it will be the 50th anniversary of New Zealand's worst internal air disaster. All 23 passengers and crew were killed when their National Airways Corporation DC-3 went down in the… Audio
Missing aircraft remembered
Fifty years ago this week a Dragonfly aircraft took off from Christchurch at 9:52 in the morning on a scenic flight to Milford Sound and was never seen again. Once the plane was reported missing, 17… Audio
