International Aid And Development
Mark Anderson, Jony Easterby and Kathy Hinde: For the Birds
Leaders of the team of artists who have created the walk-through art experience For the Birds in the native forest of Otari-Wilton's Bush during the New Zealand Festival. Audio
Morgan Godfery: rethinking New Zealand
Wellington writer, commentator and trade unionist who specialises in Maori politics and international indigenous issues. He is the editor of a new collection of essays, The Interregnum: Rethinking New… Audio
Mallory Ortberg: texting classics
Co-founder and editor of website The Toast, and advice columnist for Slate. Her first book, Texts from Jane Eyre: and Other Conversations with Your Favourite Literary Characters reimagines… Audio
Liz Sime: women and children first
Recent retiree from the position of Director of International Operations, and Vice President at Marie Stopes International, after working for 15 years around the world for international humanitarian… Audio
NZ gives another $1.5m to help Fiji
The New Zealand government has increased its aid package to Fiji by $1.5 million, to help the country recover from Cyclone Winston.
Jamie Joseph: Battling poaching in Africa
Writer and environmental activist who grew up between South Africa and Zimbabwe, and moved to New Zealand. She is reporting from the frontline of Africa's poaching crisis at savingthewild.com, and has… Audio, Gallery
Refugees set to start new lives
The first of the refugees entering the country under an emergency quota will arrive in Wellington tomorrow. Video
Fiji evacuation centres full six days on from Cyclone Winston
Fiji's government estimates the damage caused by Cyclone Winston will cost close to 700 million dollars to fix. Audio
Aid supplies yet to reach some rural areas in Fiji
It's been five days since Cyclone Winston swept through Fiji and relief supplies still haven't reached some people in rural areas. Audio
Five days on from Winston, aid slow to reach Fiji villages
Five days after Cyclone Winston tore through the west of Fiji's main island, there are no signs of any substantial aid reaching those in need. Audio
New Zealand swings into action to help Fiji
Fiji's Prime Minister, Frank Bainimarama, has declared a 30-day state of emergency after Cyclone Winston caused widespread destruction at the weekend. New Zealand has pledged 50-thousand dollars as… Audio
Ron Layton: intellectual property in Africa
Founder and CEO of LightYears IP, board member of the African IP Trust, and a fellow of Ashoka, the largest worldwide network of social entrepreneurs. Audio
President of Kiribati hopes for help with climate change
The outgoing president of Kiribati is hoping wealthy individuals like Bill Gates will come to his country's rescue and provide funds to deal with the effects of climate change. Kiribati, a nation made… Audio
Dayle Takitimu - Climate Change Refugees
Dayle Takitimu is a law expert specialising in indigenous rights and environmental law and she is also taking part in Victoria University's big climate change conference next week. Her main area of… Audio
In the Eye of the Storm
President Anote Tong of Kiribati made the world sit up and take notice with his simple plea for the survival of his people, when he spoke on the opening day of the international climate change… Audio
World leaders in Munich for Syrian humanitarian talks
World leaders in Munich for Syrian peace talks have agreed to accelerate and expand the delivery of humanitarian aid in Syria "beginnning immediately." Audio
Turkey closes border to Syrian refugees
About 35,000 Syrian refugees have fled to Turkey's border in just two days amid an upsurge of fighting, but the Turks are refusing to open the crossing.
Giving back - Leprosy Mission NZ in Bangladesh
There are about 5 million people affected by leprosy around the globe. Lynda Chanwai-Earle and Justin Gregory bring us a story about high profile Asian New Zealanders in Bangladesh bringing aid to… Audio, Gallery
Eyewitness - Life for a Burmese child refugee
Aung San Suu Kyi's recent historic democratic victory in the Myanmar elections seems to have brought positive change for the country but for a whole generation of former child refugees, life was… Audio, Gallery
Nepal's crippling fuel crisis escalates
There have been fresh clashes in Nepal over the country's new constitution, which has already led to a two month border blockade with India, severe fuel shortages, and the paralysis of key agencies. Audio