Spiritual Practices

Painter, poet, curator and writer discussing his new collection, Whale Years, the Art4Vanuatu auction, and the new collection Charles Brasch: Selected Poems. Audio

Former chaplain, who set up Commonsense Organics in Wellington with his wife Marion Wood in the early 1990s, and open their first store in Auckland next week. Audio

If you are a firm believer that you are a typical Aquarian your dreams may be shattered. Blame contellation drift. Audio

The students at Wellington Girls' College should be proud, the Minister of Education is launching the opening of their own Confucius Classroom as a result of their dedication to the learning of… Audio

On Spiritual Outlook: celebrating Nowruz or Persian New Year. Audio

An intensely personal memoir by one of the country's leading writers of fantasy, exploring the roots of her interest in alternative reality, and intertwining her own story, and that of her family into… Audio

Editor of the International section of Estado de Minas, the main daily newspaper of Minas Gerais, Pablo Pires Fernandes reports from the Federative Republic of Brazil, pop. 201,032,714 (est. 2013)… Audio

Hawkes Bay wanderer Christine Climo went walkabout in the Blue Mountains and had the chance to dance up a rain storm, complete with thunder and lightning. Audio

Sikh leaders are looking at taking legal action after some Sikh cricket fans were banned from a cricket world cup match in Auckland because they were carrying ceremonial daggers. Audio

Seven sikh men were stopped from going to the CWC at Eden Park at the weekend because they were wearing ceremonial swords. Audio

How a ceramic garden is providing comfort to the whanau of Mercy Hospice in Auckland. Audio

Dr. Simon Young is a historian who's undertaking the biggest folklore survey of its kind ever undertaken, on behalf of the Fairy Investigation Society. The Society, which had its heyday in the 1920s… Audio

Religious studies Prof. Douglas Pratt from University of Waikato on one's faith in God or gods. Dangerous Religion: Islamic State and Extremism. Audio

Religions that followed supreme deities emerged after societies had become civilised. University of Auckland Phd student Joseph Watts talks to the Panel about the research. Audio

Professor of Near Eastern Studies, Director of the Institute for Transregional Studies at Princeton University, and a leading expert on the theology of Islamic State. Audio

Editor of Asia Calling Rebecca Henschke reports from the world's fourth most populous nation with the largest population of Muslims, the Republic of Indonesia, pop. 237,424,363 (census. 2011). Audio

A renowned visiting Chinese dancer from Wellington's sister city Xiamen is collaborating with renowned New Zealand choreographer Diedre Tarrant (Footnote Dance) to open Chinese New Year at the… Audio

For the 1.4 billion Chinese in the world, it's New Year today. Audio