Nz On Air

From Whānau Ora and foreign policy to frozen (or scalding) school lunches, political veterans Nanaia Mahuta and Tau Henare unpack the political stories of the week. Video, Audio

A smuggled copy of Katherine Mansfield’s Letters, published in 1925, was given to Odette in prison. She was Britain’s most decorated World War II spy. Her NZ relatives tell the story. Video

Cadence Chung would be nervous about meting Katherine Mansfield. Not so Chris Tse, poet laureate. Video

Sally Burton, a celebrated artist, has always been intrigued by Katherine Mansfield's 'bold recklessness'. Her fascination with Mansfield began at Nelson Girls' College. Video

We feature father-daughter writing duo CK Stead (on the Ockham shortlist for poetry) and Charlotte Grimshaw, both winners of the Mansfield Menton Fellowship (Karl in 1972, Charlotte in 2024). Video

Nina Mingya Powles (writer & poet) grew up near Katherine Mansfield's Wellington home. KM ‘loomed’ over her childhood. Powles & graphic artist Sarah Laing make Mansfield a contemporary character. Video

Loughlan Prior, choreographer, would love to hang out with Mansfield. His idea of a good time would be a night out with her. Video

Possibly Katherine Mansfield's biggest fan outside academia and the literary world, Trysh Murphy-Dally was introduced to Katherine Mansfield by her mum as a young girl. Video

Charlotte's show Mansfield in Her Own Words brings together some of our most talented musicians. Yates chooses poems for composers and performers Brooke Singer and William Ricketts. Video

In an extended interview, Willie Jackson discusses the state of the Māori nation, including the controversial resignation of Richard Prebble from the Waitangi Tribunal. Video, Audio

MP for Te Tai Tokerau Mariameno Kapa-Kingi discusses Te Pāti Māori’s proposal for a treaty commissioner and the challenges facing her electorate as Ngāpuhi hosts the commemorations for the 185th… Video, Audio

Following a “tense” pōwhiri at Waitangi, Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka and Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith discuss the health of Māori Crown relations. Video, Audio

Greens co-leader Marama Davidson announces her return to mahi after breast-cancer treatment. In an exclusive interview with Mata, Davidson discusses her experience of the health system, her prognosis… Video, Audio

It was September 1938 when Lau Yuet Seen received word from her husband to leave Fah Dei for Hong Kong as soon as possible. The Japanese troops were close to landing north of Hong Kong. Video

Ou Shee and her family survive the brutal Canton Operation in southern China and leave for New Zealand in the hope of attaining permanent residency. Video

During the Japanese invasion, Liu Boo Lung fled Sun Wui with her daughter, Gin (5), her mother-in-law, Chan Shee, and her brother-in-law, Wong Fong Sue (15), to New Zealand. Video

"[In 1938] the Japanese invaders began to move south. The approaching invasion meant everyone's lives were in jeopardy. There was anxiety and fear in the village." Video

"My parents couldn't afford to keep us, so we two girls were sold. I was sold as a maid to the Chan family from Sun Gai." Video

Fong She lost three children to poverty in Sui Nam, Canton, before enduring a perilous journey across land and sea to be reunited with her husband in Dunedin. Video