Travel
Our Own Odysseys - Back of the Pack
Marathon travel specialist Judy Wolff is a "wogger" (walker and jogger) who has participated in both the New York City marathon and the Great Wall half marathon in China. Audio
View from the Road
Writer Kennedy Warne along with photographer Arno Gasteiger embarked on a road trip documenting State Highway One through heartland New Zealand. Their journey has resulted in a large hardback book… Audio
Sell Up, Pack Up, Take Off
Sell Up, Pack Up and Take Off is about moving overseas to live cheaply, to stretch out retirement savings and superannuation. Stephen Wyatt is an Australian economist and financial journalist who is… Audio
Our Own Odysseys - Mongol Derby
Chloe Phillips-Harris is a horse riding adventurer. Last year she did the gruelling Mongol Derby, and this year she went back for seconds, but this time as a helper. She's also ventured to meet some… Audio
Our Own Odysseys - The Trans Mongolian
Cantabrian John McCaskey caught the train in Beijing, it changed gauge at the Mongolian border, and then it crossed into the Gobi desert. Audio, Gallery
Simon's A-Z
Go back in New Zealand history about one generation, and you'd find a nation of tea drinkers. Travelers would encounter tea rooms scattered throughout the Dominion, usually in small towns. These were… Audio
Our Own Odysseys - Alaskan Adventure
Kirsten Rødsgaard-Mathiesen once found herself the only woman on a wilderness trip camping down the Kodiak River fishing for salmon and dodging grizzly bears. Audio
Music critic and travel writer Graham Reid
Graham Reid takes us on a musical journey during war time in Vietnam. We also hear why he jumped on a plane and went to Saigon in 1969 in his civvies. Audio
Off the Beaten Track with Kennedy Warne
Lost and found - on the virtues of Geocaching and the road less travelled. Audio
Spiritual Outlook for 8 September 2013
Amelia Nurse visits the prayer facilities at Auckland International Airport and discovers who uses them and why. Audio
Our Own Odysseys - The Island of Korcula
New Zealand-born writer Barbara Unkovic reminisces about an idyllic life on the island of Korcula in Croatia. Audio
Off the Beaten Track with Kennedy Warne
Kennedy Warne heads south to Te Wahipounamu. Audio
Off the Beaten Track with Kennedy Warne
Kennedy's in Tsitsikamma National Park, on the southern coast of South Africa. He's discussing pelican-chasing conservation volunteers, and star-watching dung beetles. Audio
A Place In The Sun - St Bathans
The best places to spend the summer in New Zealand. Audio
Off the Beaten Track with Kennedy Warne
Kennedy Warne has been diving with sharks in Mozambique in the south-east of Africa. Audio
Off The Beaten Track with Kennedy Warne
Postcard from 'prune country' in the south-west of France. Audio
Our Own Odysseys - Hike For Hearts
Inspired by pioneer length of New Zealand walker A. H. Reed, 50-year-young grannie Linda Donaldson is living life without regrets, like by walking Te Araroa Trail and raising funds toward… Audio