Community

Alex Revell drops in on a library with a difference. He visits the school-based bicycle library in Lower Hutt that lends out bikes not books. Audio

CEO of the Humanitas Foundation, which uses the philosophy of happiness to revolutionise the social and commercial approach to retirement villages in the Netherlands. He is the lead speaker at the… Audio

This week Sonia Sly visits a house which is referred to as Stillwaters Community. Ten people tenant the house, and part of their role is to make themselves available for weekly organised events where… Audio

Katy Gosset visits New Brighton, a suburb that's been a little down on its luck after the quakes. But its local ukelele jam is still pulling in punters from all over town. Katy Gosset dropped in on… Audio

Epuni Primary School's Common Unity Project aims to produce enough fruit and vegetables to feed not only the school's 110 pupils but their families as well. It's a classic example of what's been… Audio

The Soup Hub's like a soup kitchen ladling out free access to computers and the internet for the homeless and the needy. With founder Sibylle Schwarz, volunteers Gaelyn Douglas and Don O'Neill, and… Audio

Kim Hill and a panel of East Coast people discuss the vicissitudes of life on the land, the disasters that threaten the environment and their efforts to take their destiny in hand, and build a… Audio

Recycling old bicyles for new residents of Aotearoa. With Faisal, Diana Swarbrick, Arif Saeid and Priscilla Pawson from Refugees as Survivors. Audio

Sam Harvey says that holding on to grace is one of the things that keeps him striving towards his calling to help others. He's a young pastor of the Beach Campus of Grace Vineyard Church in… Audio

An Ashburton couple who cooked barbecues for earthquake-weary Christchurch residents for nine months following the February quake have been named the joint winners of the Trustpower Community Awards.

The concept of a 'Men's Shed' is aimed at providing a place where men can both socialise and work on projects in a shed-like setting. Audio

Scott Thiemann from CCS Disability Action talks about teaching people to be gardeners, or a better gardener, in order to build more sustainable communities. Audio

Ideas talks to people involved in a number of community-owned power projects throughout the country. Audio

Maureen Garing talks with Jane Brook about the work of the Family Works Centre. Audio

Maureen Garing talks with Vaughan Milner, chief executive of Presbyterian Support in the upper South Island, about the Church's role in responding to community emergencies. The conversation deals… Audio

Kennedy Warne, the outdoorsman and adventurer discusses community branding. Audio

This week Ideas looks at Community Gardens. Audio

Nick Butcher explores the plight of the inshore fishing fleet where rising costs are threatening the local industry Audio

What does the way you hold your knitting needles say about you? Its among the topics that come up at 'In Stitches', a regular knitting group that has brought together craftswomen from around the… Audio

Today's Asian Report focuses on cricket's new Twenty 20 league and its impact on NZ's south Asian community of Sri Lankans - and sees how it brings communities together. Audio