Jodie Hope has just been named president of the New Zealand Embalmers Association, only the second woman to hold the position, and the first to lead an all-female executive.

Working with death: The Dunedin woman following the family profession

News & Politics

25 years ago when the Kosovo war ended, nearly 800,000 Kosavar Albanians were left displaced. Some went to Albania, Macedonia, Montenegro and a small number arrived in New Zealand as refugees.

From a brutal Balkan conflict to the Pacific - Kosovar refugees mark 25 years

Two seven-year-olds, Charlotte and Jackson, chat about friendship; young Millie talks about the book Dougal the Dancing Kakapō; and Police Constable Bryan and his trainee police dog Bobby have a story about winter colds and sniffles.

Episode 19

Will the oil and gas ban reversal bring much-needed international investment , or just stymy efforts to combat climate change?

Working with death: The Dunedin woman following the family profession

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