Charlotte Ryan

With kitten season well underway, animal behaviourist Dr Elsa Flint joins the show to share some tips and tricks on how to train any new additions, as well as dealing with problematic behaviour from… Audio

The question on many bakers' lips at this time of year is 'when should I make my Christmas Cake?'. Beloved Kiwi cook Jo Seagar joins the show to talk us through the ins and outs of making a moreish… Audio

They're a spectacle when they're lighting up the night sky - but as bright, booming and colourful as they are, fireworks continue to be a source of great debate. Should you still be allowed to set off… Audio

We've all heard the idiom "having an axe to grind", but Krista Mackie is more interested in throwing axes and hitting targets. She's an axe-throwing coach and champion, and she's off to the States in… Audio

If you suffer from hayfever, checking the pollen forecast will likely be a part of your daily ritual - but chances are you've never thought about where those forecasts come from. Back in August… Audio

Former Metservice Severe Weather Meteorologist, Erick Brenstrum joins us once again to take a look at weather events around the world. Tonight, Erick looks at the destruction and death caused by… Audio

Charlotte Ryan heads to the supermarket to buy all the ingredients her Edmonds Cookbooks calls for to make a Christmas Cake. Can you guess how much it cost? Audio

Midweek Mediawatch - Hayden Donnell talks to Charlotte Ryan about how the media handle politicians' photo opportunities  - and one politician keeping the media at arm's length. Also - unprecedented… Audio

The practice of shinrin-yoku or 'forest bathing' emerged in Japan in the 1980s, as an eco-therapy touted to have both physical and physiological benefits. The practice is one that has been adopted by… Audio

Pretty much their entire lives, Don and Marilyn Jessen have been living and breathing caravans. The retired couple has written several popular books about these classic sleeper vans and their latest… Audio, Gallery

It's the month when things can get a little hairy - for all the right reasons and good intentions. Movember is upon us. Audio

 Ninety-one-year-old Lang Masters is one of Christchurch's biggest movie buffs, and the former owner of the much-loved Hollywood Cinema in the suburb of Sumner.  Audio

We're on a countdown to welcoming the balmier summer weather - but for one Canterbury community, Winter and all of its icy trappings can't come soon enough. Audio