Whangarei
Hunt for fruit fly continues
No more Queensland fruit flies were found in Whangarei over the weekend but it is still too early for authorities to rule out the chance they will be found in greater numbers. Audio
Growers wait with bated breath over Queensland fruit fly
No more Queensland fruit flies have been found in traps overnight around Whangarei. Audio
Queensland fruitfly in Whangarei
No more Queensland fruit flies have been found in traps overnight around Whangarei. Audio
Biosecurity staff check for more fruitflys in Whangarei
Biosecurity staff are out in force in Whangarei this afternoon after a single male Queensland fruitfly was discovered. An exclusion zone has been set up in the suburb of Parihaka where the insect was… Audio
Whangarei Youth Music goes from strength to strength
For more than three decades, children , parents and grand-parents in Whangarei have been learning to play orchestral music together - through an organisation that's thought to be unique in New… Audio
Museum visit: Clapham Clocks Museum, Whangerei
The museum of a thousand clocks, the perfect place to go if you want to set your watch. Audio
Moa cave discovery
Northland man Ian Calder was out trapping possums on his lifestyle block in Whangarei when he stumbled across the entrance to a cave. The mouth of the cave was little more than a narrow gap in the… Audio
The Stone Walls of Whangarei District
The Whangarei area has an estimated 1500 kilometres of dry stone walls. Some were built as early as the 1860s. Fred and Jim Osborne build and maintain walls, Catherine Ballard has written a book about… Audio
Whangarei Growers' Market
The Whangarei Growers' market is the largest and oldest market of its kind in New Zealand. It was started by two growers 15 years ago who were sick of the supermarket chains squeezing returns. The… Audio
Museum Visit: Claphams National Clock Museum in Whangarei
A virtual visit to one of New Zealand's museums with Silke Magens of the Claphams National Clock Museum. Audio