Author Interview

Best selling author and screenwriter William Boyd returns to our bookshelves, again drawn to the world of espionage. Audio

According to a new report,10,000 properties will become totally uninsurable within the next 25 years. Audio

Artist Pete Majendie’s work 185 Empty White Chairs stood in Christchurch for over a decade honouring those who died in the 2011 Christchurch earthquake. Now, he's released a memoir. Audio

The way our immune system fights off malicious bacteria and viruses is pure poetry to John Trowsdale, emeritus professor of immunology at the University of Cambridge. Audio

When times are tight it is possible to supplement your food budget with some wild bounty from nature. But it definitely helps to know what you're looking for. Katy Gosset heads out with a foraging… Audio

Our guest on the RNZ Mixtape is author, artist, writer and mermaid enthusiast Megan Dunn.  Audio

Neil Wagner is one of our top bowlers to play test cricket for New Zealand. He opens up to Susie about his triumphs on the field, and personal challenges off it. Audio

The Royal Free follows recently bereaved medical journal editor James Ballard, as the mundane world of misplaced apostrophes collides with a civil society on the brink of chaos. Audio

For 20 years, journalist Tom O'Neill immersed himself in an investigation of one of the most bizarre and gruesome crimes in America, the Manson Murders. Audio

Wellington resident Michael Szabo is editor of Birds New Zealand magazine, and he has written Wild Wellington Nga Taonga Taiao - published by Te Papa press. Audio

Born and raised in south Taranaki, he has just published a new book, a short story collection called Pātea Boys, which is written in two halves: one in English, the other in te reo Māori. Audio

New Plymouth author Jacqueline Bublitz joins us to talk about her second book Leave the Girls Behind, which follows her international best seller Before You Knew My Name. Audio

Earlier this year, Joe Bennett the self-described "pensioner with an iffy prostate" stuck out his thumb once again adding four new chapters to his classic yarn A Land of Two Halves. Audio

Massey University historian Professor Michael Belgrave has published the first major national history of Aoteaora New Zealand in 20 years. Audio

One of the world's leading scholars of geopolitics, Gerard Toal examines how interstate rivalry and competition so often undermine efforts to address climate change. Audio

Dave MacCalman is not one to complain. The four-time Paralympian has competed and coached on the world stage in several sports.  Audio

Olivia Spooner joins us to talk about her new historical fiction The Songbirds of Florence, based on New Zealand Women's Auxiliary Army Corps welfare workers - known as "the Tuis". Audio