Justin Gregory

Justin Gregory went along to Auckland's Magpie Press to meet printer Shona Gow and her Heidelberg Windmill Letterpress, called Hildegard. Audio

Black jeans, big Holdens, heavy rock and light crime have been replaced by the trappings of polite society. Audio

There are scientists who want to read your mind, and with the aid of an advanced functional MRI scanner, they're getting closer to actually achieving it. Audio

Surplus drugs, redundant medical equipment, dental supplies, you name it, if it's in-date and of use, Medical Aid Abroad New Zealand will take it and ship it to wherever it's needed. Founded more than… Audio

Last week on Afternoons, Justin Gregory signed up with Project Jonah to become a marine mammal medic and learn how to rescue stranded whales and dolphins. With the theoretical stage out of the way… Audio

For nearly forty years, Project Jonah has been campaigning on behalf of marine mammals and the oceans they call home. Volunteers can often be seen hard at work refloating stranded whales and dolphins… Audio

Auckland's Ark in the Park sanctuary in the Waitakere Ranges is home to an innovative development in the war against unwanted predators. A monitoring group is hard at work tracking the presence of… Audio

A whole new suburb is being built in Auckland. Kind of... artist John Radford has unveiled his newest artwork, an entire inner-city suburb, at a temporary gallery on K Road. Justin Gregory caught up… Audio

Spectrum offers a few tasty treats for Christmas lunch. Fancy some ginger gems, hot cheese scones, or colonial goose, cooked on a coal range stove? Justin Gregory is on hand when the old Shacklock… Audio

Written by Peter Taylor, published by Fourth Estate, reviewed by Justin Gregory. Audio

There were two botanists on the Endeavour when it arrived in New Zealand in 1769. But only one - Joseph Banks - got all the press coverage, and a major landform named after him. Justin Gregory asks… Audio

Rain has been delaying farm work in the North Island and in the South Island silage and bailage making's in full swing. Audio

Playmarket, an agency and script advisory service for New Zealand playwrights, has funded four staged readings of an unproduced play by Papakura playwright Maureen Fepulea'i. Audio

Justin Gregory visits Playmarket's Brown Ink sessions where playright Maureen Fepulea'i has had a staged reading of her as yet unproduced play. Audio

For Mark Twain, talking wasn't just a pleasure; it was a moral imperative, and a necessary financial boon. He was, of course, a renowned wit and raconteur. But it' s what he didn't say about New… Audio

Not knowing what he was talking about never stopped Mark Twain. He opened fire on racism and sexism wherever he thought he found it. It's fair to say that while he was here in New Zealand, he had… Audio

The tyranny of distance didn't stop American writer Mark Twain from visiting New Zealand in 1895. He had lectured to packed houses all over the world, but only here were dogs allowed to attend. And… Audio

Mark Twain braved sinking ships, angry dogs and rabid reviewers to bring his lucrative lecture tour to New Zealand. But neither the funny man's reasons for coming nor his time here were much of a… Audio

Justin Gregory takes the Forgotten World Highway to stay at an historic hotel, rediscover a lost civilisation, talk about the past, present and future and join the locals for a drink or two as they… Audio

The South Pacific Whale Research Consortium works to count and identify the humpback whales in their patch. Audio