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RNZ 612 - Could sawdust, crop waste and native plants save Christchurch red zone soil?

Here Now is about the journeys people make to New Zealand, their identities and perspectives, all of which shape their life here.

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Episodios

Could sawdust, crop waste and native plants save Christchurch red zone soil?

Cashing in on a global berry boom

"A full body experience" - life amongst plants at the Allan Herbarium

China/Kiwi Coffee Crossover

"We are in the golden age" - Latin American cinema comes to town

Training for an MMA mindset

Chasing highs through the lows

From Atoll to Hothouse

Serving up warmth in wintry Wellington - EKTA continues to grow

Reimagining Pasifika heritage and space through architecture

Engineering for seismic safety meets feminism - Samantha Krieg on her career pivot

Teaching french flair in Christchurch - L'Aurore's bilingual classes

Alex Tan - a focus on creating "sophisticated citizenry"

US ICE raids - two Americans in New Zealand reflect on the immigration crackdown in their hometowns

Growing spaces for independent publishers - Auckland's bookstores with a difference

Beyond surface level - Francesca Contaldo's exploration of Daunian tattoo

Beyond surface level - Buntheun's exploration of Khmer tattooing

Being Big Buddy

Seeking a sense of collective wellbeing - diaspora Africans and mental health

"A humble kai rooted in tradition" - Kai Rotorua's annual kumara harvest

A tactile type - Sydney Shep on letterpress and bookmaking

A love for letterpress - Kerry Ann Lee

Music therapy - a journey into sound and mental health

Cuba - unending embargo

Roots that run deep - capris from the Cuccurullos

Shehan Karunatilaka - a full circle back to New Zealand

Starting from ground up

"Sovereignty at stake" - Iran war

Ballet's comeback queen - Mayu Tanigaito

Back to Basics - Esmail Fathi

Back to Basics - Gold Tooth

Back to Basics - Henrique Morales

Back to Basics - Ch!nonso

2025 Wrapped

Ankur Bassi - "A good person makes a good player"

"A hundred years cures everything" - a tale of Dalmatians in Auckland

The Afghanistan Aotearoa Marathon

To each, their own outlet

Darfuri diaspora - grief and hope from afar

Changing careers, continents and cheese for Nelson

"A sonic embodiment of cooperation" - 30 years of Gamelan

Fertility and her future - Shamin Yazdani's deep dive

Share Kai - towards closer communities in Christchurch

More wiggle room - Home-based care and new migrant mums

Will sanctions work?

A matter of Afghan pride - Breaking Bread: Part 4

Breaking Bread with pide - "Nothing like woodfire"

"No Injera, no life" - an ode to the Ethiopian staple

Breaking Bread with Meinolf Kraeling: "Old bread is not hard, having no bread is."

Of grains and gods - Yuki Fukuda's trials with rice