Iceland
The scenery and the movie scenes
Iceland is riding high on tourism since its landscape featured in Game of Thrones and Star Wars. New Zealand can't ride on the coat-tails of Lord of the Rings forever. What's our next tourism drive? Audio
Classic Viking sagas and the link to Australia
ABC broadcaster Richard Fidler and Kari Gislason are two friends who share a deep attachment to the folklore of Iceland. Together they traveled from Australia to the places where the great Viking… Audio
Hope Pacific states can replicate success of Iceland's industry
Maximising value rather than catching more fish hailed by Pacific delegates as a key to Iceland's success story. Audio
Iceland prepares for 2018 FIFA World Cup
Iceland has beaten Kosovo 2-0 to become the smallest country ever to qualify for next year's football World Cup in Russia. With a population somewhat less than that of the greater Wellington region… Audio
Ingólfur Sigfússon - Iceland's government melts down
Parliament in Iceland has been dissolved and it may be looking at electing its sixth prime minister in nine years. The meltdown began after it was found that Benedikt Sveinsson, the father of Prime… Audio
Iceland government collapses over paedophile furore
A uproar over a paedophile's links to Iceland's Prime Minister has led to the collapse of the country's ruling coalition.
Dominic Hoey AKA Tourettes
Dominic Hoey has just released a book called 'Iceland' and he's about to open a one man show called "Your Heart Looks Like A Vagina" Audio
Our Own Odysseys - Iceland by ambulance
A Kiwi couple have just returned home after having driven an ex-army ambulance across Iceland for three months - they shared their story with Bryan Crump. Audio, Gallery
Business with Rod Oram
Orion Health's results trigger a negative response from investors, Rabobank delivers a very disappointing report on sustainability of food production, and - Iceland (the country) sues Iceland (the… Audio
Iceland's Independence Party survives challenge by Pirate Party
Iceland's centre-right Independence Party has defied expectations to come out on top in general elections, surviving a strong challenge from the anti-establishment Pirate Party. Video, Audio
Iceland's Pirate Party to increase seats after election
The Pirate Party is Iceland's joint second-biggest partyafter trebling the number of seats it holds in weekend elections. Candidate Oktavía Jonsdottir says the party is delighted. Audio
Pirate Party triples share of Icelandic vote
Iceland's Pirate Party has tripled its share of the vote in the country's elections, but is well behind a centre-right party which will try to form a government.
Pirate support slumps in Iceland elections
Support for the Icelandic Pirate Party in parliamentary elections has turned out lower than anticipated, making it less likely that the anti-establishment party will be part of a new government.
Indridi Indridason: Iceland politics
Kim Hill talks to Indridi Indridason, an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of California, Riverside and an adjunct professor in the Department of Political… Audio
Birgitta Jónsdóttir
Kim Hill talks to Birgitta Jónsdóttir, an Icelandic "poetician" and activist, who was elected in 2013 as a Member of the Althing for the Southwest Constituency and heads the list for the Icelandic… Audio
Iceland's Pirate Party in box seat ahead of weekend election
Iceland's Pirate Party, founded by activists and hackers four years ago, is on course to either win or finish a close second in tomorrow's election. One of the candidate's Oktavía Jónsdóttir told us… Audio
Party favouring democracy could form next Iceland government
A party favouring democracy, government transparency, decriminalising drugs and offering asylum to Edward Snowden could form the next government in Iceland. Video, Audio
Julianna Barwick - The spaces in-between
Julianna Barwick creates one-woman choral soundscapes that sit somewhere in-between ambient Eno and Enya. The Brooklyn NY resident is heading to NZ with her looper and moog synthesisers next week. Video, Audio
Iceland defies odds to play France in quarterfinal of Euro 2016
On paper Iceland should never had made it to into Euro 2016, let alone into the quarterfinals. Audio
Scandinavian soccer skewers the English
The hysterical commentaries of Iceland's Gudmundur Benediktsson at Euro 2016 made him an online star this week. But it wasn't the first time a Nordic nation's commentator hit the headlines for losing… Video, Audio