Keith Newman
Rātana, revised: New edition of book capturing the influential priest
Nearly 85 years since the death of its founder, the Rātana movement still carries a significant amount of mana in Aotearoa's political and social spheres. But that is only one side to the story of… Audio
National Adaption Plan welcomed by locals but want action now
Entire New Zealand communities could have to move to higher ground due to climate change. That was a takeaway from a major government report released by Climate Change Minister James Shaw yesterday… Audio
NZ Biography: Tahupotiki Wiremu Ratana
Today we are discussing the life of church leader, faith healer and political activist Tahupotiki Wiremu Ratana who founded the Ratana religion. Keith Newman is a journalist and the author of Ratana… Audio
Keith Newman - Trouble in the Promised Land
Keith Newman's new book, 'Beyond Betrayal', delves into New Zealand's pioneering history, and asks why promising partnerships descended into decades of distrust. After the Treaty of Waitangi was… Audio
The Blerta Years: Part 1 - BLERTA is coming
In the summer of 1971 the nation was plastered with brightly coloured posters announcing 'BLERTA is coming'; who or what BLERTA was remained unclear until an antique bus covered in psychedelic images… Audio
The Blerta Years: Part 2 - Chaos in Christchurch
BLERTA, a madcap merging of rock and jazz musicians, actors, film makers and cultural revolutionaries was determined to offload its shock troops on the population of New Zealand at the dawn of the… Audio
The Blerta Years: Part 3 - Dance All Around the World
With Dance All Around the World becoming a Kiwi anthem and the hippy entourage of musicians, actors, movie makers and cultural revolutionaries criss-crossing the country with their wildly anarchic… Audio
The Blerta Years: Part 4 - This is the Life
After a two year break from New Zealand BLERTA, Bruno Lawrence's Electric Revelation and Travelling Apparition, headed home to the Waimarama commune to prepare the best they had to offer for the final… Audio
Jazz Footprints for 14 September 2011
A small tribute to guitarist Martin Winch who died earlier this year. Interview from 2004, by Keith Newman. Audio
Between Glam and Glory
Keith Newman completes the story of New Zealand family folk band The Clevedonaires, who became prog rock stars overseas as Bitch. Audio
The Clevedonaires from Clevedon
The Clevedonaires were a harmonious little family folk group from South Auckland which, after some local chart success and regular TV appearances, headed to Australia where they became a sought after… Audio
Thumb to the Highway (Part 2) - In Search of a Musical High
Keith Newman wraps up the story of the evolution of 60s rockers Tom Thumb's Blues. Audio
Keith Newman: missionaries among the Maori
We hear about a new book, Bible and Treaty: Missionaries among the Maori - a new perspective, which takes a look at the role of missionaries during the Pakeha settlement of Aotearoa and how they… Audio
Huge waves pound Hawke's Bay coastline
Huge waves pounding the coastline near Cape Kidnappers have taken another large chunk of the road leading to a Hawke's Bay camping ground which looks increasingly under threat. Audio
Spiritual Outlook - Tahupōtiki Wiremu Rātana
Maureen Garing talks to Keith Newman about Tahupotiki Wiremu Ratana, prophet, healer and visionary. Audio
TW Ratana biography
A new biography about the prophet, TW Ratana. Its author, Keith Newman joins us in the studio. Audio
Musical Chairs featuring Bob Gillett
Bob Gillett blew a mean sax and bought with him a host of musical influences from be bop to classical when he arrived on these shores from the USA in 1960. A band leader and arranger, Gillett inspired… Audio
Musical Chairs - Tommy Ferguson
After jumping ship in the late 1950s, Tommy Ferguson, originally from Glasgow quickly won himself a place in the New Zealand music scene as a resident singer on C'Mon and member of the legendary Brew… Audio
Musical Chairs - Corben Simpson
Corben Simpson not only won an APRA Silver Scroll for song of the year in 1971 but a Golden Scroll for the best recording of the decade with his emotional ballad Have You Heard a Man Cry. He produced… Audio
Musical Chairs - Steve McDonald
Multi-instrumentalist and a one man band leader Steve McDonald writes and plays contemporary electronic symphonies that convey not only melody and mood but a message. His most recent message is… Audio