Greece

On this episode of Postcards, we venture to the historical mecca of Athens with Vasileios Vrakas - a Greek producer and composer based in Wellington. Vasileios takes us on a journey back to his early… Audio

Auckland museum is hosting an international exhibition of ancient Greeks which has travelled here from the British Museum. The collection  has been carefully curated by Dr Peter Higgs. He talks to… Audio

Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney joins Kathryn to talk about the worst heatwave in 30 years that's hit southern Europe, generating devastating wildfires and forcing many to flee. Belarus was… Audio

Pandemics brought down the greatest human empire of all time - who knew? Kyle Harper is the author of The Fate of Rome: Climate, Disease and the End of an Empire, which examines the collapse of the… Audio

Marina Satti & Fones live at the Bowl of Brooklands in New Plymouth, recorded by RNZ Music. Audio

Greek pop singer Marina Satti's track "Mantissa" became an anthem for young Greeks facing unemployment when it was first released in 2017, at the time of her country's debt crisis. Marina Satti's… Audio

Costa Cotsilinis wanted to give something back when he was appointed Honorary Consul-General for NZ in Greece in 1991. Twenty nine years later, he is still doing everything to help New Zealanders and… Audio

A group of volunteers has been collecting abandoned tents at some New Zealand music festivals this summer, more than 300 will be sent to Samos, which is a refugee hot spot in Greece. Kate Robertson… Audio, Gallery

A second world war swept the globe, dragging New Zealand once more onto the battlefield, this time in the Pacific as well as Europe. In the likes of Crete, Greece and North Africa and on Pacific… Audio

Grief is giving way to anger in Greece, as rescuers search the blackened land for bodies, and any miraculous survivors, three days after a wildfire destroyed a village outside Athens killing at least… Video, Audio

At least 74 people are dead after a series of raging wildfires ripped through a small resort town near Athens. Zac Fleming reports. Video, Audio