Wellington

Cooks

Inside the New Zealand kitchen empowering women refugees

Food

Pomegranate Kitchen is an organization in Wellington, New Zealand’s capital city, that employs women refugees. They provide catering services — from light snacks and office lunches to sit-down dinners and large celebrations.

Netanyahu tweets his way into trouble, again (which is where you’ll be, if you don’t get back to work)

Global Scan

Where has Britain’s ‘stiff upper lip’ gone?

Global Politics

Teams battle for green power supremacy at Solar Decathlon

Environment

The American Actor Vying to Play Napoleon at Waterloo

Conflict & Justice

Funk-Reggae Band The Black Seeds from New Zealand

Arts, Culture & Media

For the Geo Quiz, Global Hit combo, we are looking for a city in New Zealand where the funk-reggae band The Black Seeds is based.

The World

Investigation begins into death of 21 horses

Sports

Polo fans and equestrian-lovers watched in horror as seven horses sickened and died in front of their eyes. Guest Brian Haas, a newspaper reporter on the ground in Florida and Dr Celeste Kunz, a horse veterinarian, to try and piece together this mystery.

The World

Geo answer

Conflict & Justice

Today’s Geo Answer is New Zealand, where the government has announced a major agreement with several indigenous Maori tribes. It’s intended to settle disputes that date back to the 19th century. The World’s David Leveille has details.

The World

Geo answer

Environment

The answer to today’s geo quiz is New Zealand’s North Island, where conservationists struggled to save two pygmy sperm whales stranded on the island’s eastern coast. The World’s David Leveille has the story.

The World

Carol Diebel

Environment

Carol Diebel, the Director of Natural Environment at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Center, talks about the rare colossal squid captured off the coast of Antarctica that her lab is about to dissect.