Kim Hill

A Kim Hill interview with Professor Emeritus of Māori Studies at Auckland University, Dr Ranginui Walker, who had recently updated his book 'Ka Whawhai Tonu Mātou: Struggle Without End'. An educator… Audio

Canadian author Margaret Atwood's 1985 novel ‘The Handmaid's Tale’ was, in 2017, enjoying a resurgence of interest. The… Audio

Auckland's Centrepoint commune was closed down in 2000, and its founder Bert Potter jailed for drug crimes and sexual… Audio

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, regarded by some critics as the best TV series ever made, talked to Kim Hill in 2020… Audio

Ella Yelich-O'Connor - better known as Lorde - shot to fame with her hit single ‘’Royals in 2013, which took out a Grammy… Audio

Feminist author and academic Camille Paglia joins Kim to talk about her book released in 2018 - a collection of essays on… Audio

Kim Hill interviews historian and writer Dr Michael King at the time of the release of his acclaimed book ‘The Penguin History of New Zealand’, in 2003, the year before King's death. The author talks… Audio

Armando Iannucci is a critically-acclaimed British comedy writer and producer. He created the Emmy award winning HBO American political satire ‘Veep’, and the UK series ‘The Thick of It’. In 2017… Audio

Jacqueline Fahey was one of the first New Zealand artists to paint from a woman's perspective, illustrating "the theatricality of domestic life" and, in the 1950s, the crippling isolation of women in… Audio

The author of 10 novels, Colm Tóibín speaks with Kim Hill in 2022 about his 2021 Folio Prize winning book ‘The Magician’, a fictionalised account of the life of Thomas Mann. Tóibín’s novels ‘The… Audio

Kim Hill interviews one of New Zealand's most distinguished scientists, the late Sir Paul Callaghan. Sir Paul was educated at Victoria and won a Commonwealth Scholarship to Oxford University. His… Audio

American musician Sonny Rollins is regarded as one of the all-time great tenor saxophonists. He's been a professional jazz… Audio

When Dame Annette King quit politics in 2017, she was New Zealand’s longest-serving female MP, having spent 33 years in… Audio

Australian feminist author Dr Germaine Greer became "the high priestess of feminism" with her 1972 book ‘The Female… Audio

In 2017, long-time inventor and astronomy enthusiast Hugh McCarroll was named one of 15 finalists in a global competition designed by NASA. The idea was to crowdsource ideas for how to collect human… Audio

Actor, producer, activist and former fitness guru, Jane Fonda reflects on her relationship with climate change activism in her 2020 book: ‘What Can I Do? My Path from Climate Despair to Action’. She… Audio

In 2006, JJ Joseph was convicted of a violent assault on his wife, but against the odds he was able to turn his life around. He tells his story in the 2008 book, 'Fighting for My Life', with a forward… Audio

The US Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa under the Trump administration in 2017, Scott Brown spoke with Kim Hill about… Audio

Sister Loyola Galvin was known as the gardening nun. She organised a community garden at the Home of Compassion in Island Bay, Wellington. In 2008, at 86, she was named NZ Gardener of the Year by The… Audio

American writer David Sedaris is famous for his self-deprecating and highly personal essay collections which manage to… Audio