B-side Stories

"Creativity is the heart of everything". A longer episode of B-Side Stories with Claire Hewitt and Lee Rutene from Alpha Omega playback theatre, talking to Sadie Coe about the joy in storytelling. Claire loves creating spaces where people can find their voice through play, through her company Igniting the Creative Spark. One of her many projects is Alpha Omega, and in the second half of the episode actor and paraolympian Lee Rutene talks about his passion for disability issues and about the healing power of telling stories.

Suffrage 125 Re - Sew Part 2 by B-Side Stories

Suffrage 125 Re - Sew Part 1 by B-Side Stories

There's a man down our street with a shed full of bones, and tanks crawling with flesh eating beetles. A fascinating interview with George Holly of Skulls Down Under. Hear about custom bone cleaning, degreasing, bleaching, repair and reconstruction of animal skulls and skeletons. There's even an alligator in the story.

The Knack is a craft market that has been running quarterly since 2008 as a fundraiser for Berhampore School. In that time it has built up a large following and has become a key community event for the area. Founder Justine Fletcher talks about the market and local community, and about her interests in inclusive education and in women's suffrage.

We hear from local writers Sinead Overbye, Joy Holley, Caroline Shepherd and Jake Brown (with co-editor Francis Cooke)

Rob Lee talks about the amazing work of The Brooklyn Trail Builders. Hear about the new track underway, how tracks are built and the guys that build them.

Feisty Feckin' Fulltime Feminists Part 2 by B-Side Stories

Feisty Feckin' Fulltime Feminists Part 1 by B-Side Stories

Nik Bullard from Museums Wellington tells Laura about the Nairn Street Cottage - Wellington's oldest surviving residential home. You'll learn about the Wallis family, who built and occupied the house for generations, and what life was like for the 1850s family in Wellington city. The cottage still stands in Mt Cook. Look out for the newly restored/refurbished site, opening in September 2018! www.museumswellington.org.nz/

Shelley Gardner from Wellington Museum shares the farcical story of how Wellington became the Capital of New Zealand. It involves devious politics, a ship wreck, an earthquake, and ten years of fighting! You'll never guess who finally picked Wellington as the Capital City. Visit Wellington Museum to learn more about the people who've made Wellington tick! https://www.museumswellington.org.nz/

Reframe Aotearoa’s mission is to make facilitation and conflict services affordable and accessible for everyone. Founder Tim Foote spoke to Sadie Coe about his transformative approach to conflict and why he loves working in this field.

So many of the amazing community groups we interview make their home at the Newtown Community and Cultural Centre. Eryn Gribble and Renee Rushton joined Laura and Sadie to chat about what the Community Centre does. They told us about some of the amazing resources that you can find there (free soup anyone?!). They also talk about why Newtown is the coolest suburb of all! Visit http://www.newtowncommunity.org.nz/ to learn more.

Para Kore by B-Side Stories

People Against Prisons Aotearoa by B-Side Stories

B-Sides host Ruth Croft was in the studio(practicing her skills) and recorded an episode of Youth Zone for Wellington Access Radio, starring her children: Ryan and Amy. Listen to hear these high school students talk about their interests and plans for the future. If you want to hear more from students like Ryan and Amy, listen to Youth Zone on Wellington Access Radio: http://www.accessradio.org.nz/youth-zone.html

Laura and Perrine sat in the studio with the Polly Johnson Set to celebrate the success of their latest fundraising campaign, and hear some live songs - an absolute treat! Listen to hear a bit about their musical journey. The Polly Johnson Set is: Marty, Ty, Gina, Scott, and of course Polly, who couldn't join us on the air. Their fun and foot-stomping music will have you bopping, swaying and swooning. To support their first album, give a pledge here before 31 July 2018: https://www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/5652-the-polly-johnson-set-s-first-album

Rich From Poly Palace by B-Side Stories

There is consultation open right now on the Zero Carbon Act! It's an idea to make meaningful reductions in New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions, and make us carbon-neutral by 2050. The idea of the Act came from Generation Zero - a youth organisation dedicated to action on climate change. In this episode, Laura Somerset from Generation Zero gives some advice and guidance to help you understand the Zero Carbon Act. It's everything you need to know to make a submission telling the Government what is important to you in climate change legislation. You can make a submission before 19 July 2018 using Gen Zero's handy web form: http://www.generationzero.org/zca_submission

Ruth Croft talks to David Harkness about Getting Predator Free Brooklyn off the ground and how they it is making a difference in the war against RATS!