Railway
Transport Accident Commission recommends additional safety compliance for roadworks
An investigation into a fatal 2019 accident between a car and a train has found the roadworks contractor failed to ask for permission to work in the rail corridor.
My Current Song: Jan Preston - 'Honky Tonk Song'
Jan Preston used her time during lockdown to get into the studio and lay down tracks for her new album, Piano Boogie Woman. Now, on this side of the Tasman, Jan is ready to hit the road for a 20-date… Audio
Phil Keoghan redefines toughness with new television series
Phil Keoghan grew up in awe of the strength and discipline of his own family members - a lineage that included farmers, gold miners, builders and coal minders. His new series, Tough as Nails is in… Video, Audio
The life and times of the mysterious Man in Seat 61
Mark Smith is the driving force behind the hugely popular seat61.com website. He joins the show to discuss his business and why he rates New Zealand's Northern Explorer as one of the top five train… Audio
Rugby World Cup playing role in reviving tsunami-hit city
Kiwi rugby coach Scott Pierce is part of an incredible revival happening in the Japanese city of Kamaishi, which was devastated by the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit the area in 2011. Audio
Undie FiveHundy: Doyleston
The Under FiveHundy series explores rural New Zealand towns with fewer than 500 inhabitants. Doyleston is 20 kilometres south of Lincoln in Canterbury's Selwyn District. Surrounded by farmland and on… Audio
Undie FiveHundy: Doyleston
The Under FiveHundy series explores rural New Zealand towns with fewer than 500 inhabitants. Doyleston is 20 kilometres south of Lincoln in Canterbury's Selwyn District. Surrounded by farmland and on…
AudioHawke's Bay rail project picks up pace
Work to re-open the Wairoa-Napier rail line is starting in earnest as KiwiRail crews put new sleepers on the track.
Poetry with Gregory O'Brien: Barry Brickell
Painter, poet, curator and writer Gregory O'Brien is the author of a number of books, including the 2013 book (with David Craig), His Own Steam: the Work of Barry Brickell. He will discuss the poetry… Audio
Spectrum for 25 May 2014
Caesar Roose was born in 1886 on an island in the Waikato River, opposite the railway town of Mercer. At the age of eighteen, he launched his first commercial boat and for the next 60-years Roose… Audio
Forgotten World Adventures
Waikato farmer, former regional councillor and entrepreneur Ian Blame has set up a tourism venture that uses a de-commissioned railway line to take people through the hidden valleys of southern King… Audio
Holiday Hotspot: Driving Creek Railway
New Zealand's only narrow-guage mountain railway, the Driving Creek Railway near Coromandel Town. Audio
