Engineers
A country lockdown
Rob Lyons and Joe Swann are mechanical engineers from Ireland and Scotland, making Triumph motorbikes. While in NZ on a mountainbiking trip, they found themselves stuck here because of Covid-19. They… Audio
Nancy Atkinson: The story behind the Apollo programme
Writer Nancy Atkinson talks to Jim about her latest book, Eight Years to the Moon: The History of the Apollo Missions, which features the untold stories of engineers and scientists behind the Apollo… Audio
Peter Cooke: New Zealand's pioneering engineers
Historian and author Peter Cooke's looked right back to the early days of Maori settlement to trace the pioneering engineering the country has been founded on. He speaks to Jim about the advantage our… Audio
Air New Zealand engineers' strike: What you need to know
With a travel agent saying more than 100,000 people could be affected if Air NZ engineers strike before Christmas, here are the key details. Audio
Engineering in New Zealand
It's not just builders we're lacking in New Zealand, we're also short of engineers. We're lagging behind other OECD nations in numbers of engineers, and within the industry there's also a need for… Audio
London's Shard engineer Roma Agrawal
Roma Agrawal loves all things to do with buildings; how they're designed, constructed, used and she wants to share her passion. She is a 34 year old structural engineer with credits including The… Audio
Seeking future engineers
Encouraging more young people to choose a career in engineering. Audio