Spiritual Practices
Nights' Overseas - Japan
Palmerston North raised journalist Motoko Kakubayashi now resides in Tokyo and works for University of Tokyo's Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe, pop. 126,434,964 (est… Audio
St Bart's ready for post-quake reveal
Restoration work and earthquake repairs have been completed on Canterbury's oldest church, and will reopen its doors to the public today.
Muslims return to Jerusalem mosque after fatal shootings
Israel has removed the last traces of its security measures around Al Aqsa Mosque meaning Muslim leaders have lifted their boycott of the site. Gregg Carlstrom, a freelance reporter in Israel, joins… Audio
Nights' Overseas - Estonia
Sliver Tambur is looking at self driving cars, and opening the world's first data embassy in Luxembourg. Audio
Man with 24 wives found guilty of polygamy
Two former leaders of a breakaway Mormon sect in Canada have been found guilty of polygamy after a decades-long investigation of the small, isolated group.
Two killed in shooting at Israeli embassy in Jordan
An Israeli guard has shot dead a Jordanian who attacked him with a screwdriver next to the Israeli embassy in Jordan, Israeli officials say.
Israel considers security alternatives as clashes escalate
Israel is willing to consider alternatives to controversial metal detectors it installed at a holy site in Jerusalem, a senior official says.
NZer returns treasures pilfered from Burma
A New Zealand man will today hand back treasures his great-great-grandfathers ransacked from a Burmese pagoda more than 160 years ago.
Nights' Overseas - India
Bangalore based author and journalist Shoba Narayan from the second-most populated nation of the world, India. Audio
Nights' Overseas - Willy Flockton
Formerly of RNZ's Morning Report team, breakfast producer at BBC Radio Brighton Will Flockton reports from England. Audio
Celiac Catholics might suffer under new Vatican bread rules
Catholic spokeswoman Lyndsay Freer talks about the impact the ban on gluten free altar bread by the Vatican. Audio
Vatican bans gluten-free bread for Holy Communion
Gluten-free bread must not be used to celebrate the Eucharist during Roman Catholic masses, the Vatican has ruled.
Christ Church Cathedral restoration package now worth $90m
The Government put a new offer for the restoration of the cathedral on the table ahead of a meeting in September, when the Anglican synod will vote on what should be done with building. Video, Audio
The man who defied Hitler
Benjamin Ziemann is back to on the show to talk about Niemöller. He visited New Zealand in 1949. He was a prominent Protestant pastor who emerged as an outspoken public foe of Adolf Hitler and spent… Audio
Māori astronomer Rangi Matamua on Matariki
The rising of the Matariki star constellation (aka Pleiades) announces Te Tau Hou, the Māori New Year. Dr Rangi Matamua, a leading expert in Māori astronomy, talks about its meaning. Audio
The increasing popularity of Yoga
Of yoga was considered a sport - it would be the biggest one in terms of participation numbers. Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 18 June 2017
A selection of traditional and modern hymns. There's a good variety of musical styles in the programme, and hymns to mark a couple of special occasions: Matariki, the Maori New Year, and (from the… Audio
'Look to the maunga ... it can lighten your day'
The healing powers of Mt Taranaki are being summoned by a community keen to help young people combat mental health issues.
The Pope's chair, here
Only one Catholic Pope has ever made the trip all the way from Rome to New Zealand. In 1986 His Holiness Pope John Paul II spent three days here and the local church prepared for his visit in a… Audio
Most Cantabrians want Christ Church Cathedral restored
Just over half of Cantabrians want Christchurch's quake-damaged cathedral to be restored, according to a survey commissioned by the Anglican Church. Audio
