Books
The Reading
'TipFace Bunyan' written by Suzie Pointon read by Judith Gibson. (Part 5 of 5) Audio
Book review - Best of 2018
Charlotte Graham-McLay shares her picks for the best books of 2018: Less by Andrew Sean Greer, He's So MASC by Chris Tse, and Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata. Audio
'A story’s going to find me, it always does'
Fiona McIntosh writes unashamedly commercial fiction, plenty of it, and her books are flying off the shelves. Fiona McIntosh is one of Australia's best-selling fiction writers - selling as many books… Audio
NZ's first crime writing festival - Rotorua Noir
The country's first crime writing festival, Rotorua Noir is on this weekend. Participants will hear from international and local crime writers and gain more clues along the way about the elements of… Audio
NZ Biography: Allen Curnow
Welcome to our new segment where we explore the life and work of notable New Zealanders. We begin with renowned poet, Allen Curnow. Audio
Book review - Best of 2018
Louise Ward from Wardini books shares her picks for the best NZ Children's books of 2018: The Fire Stallion Author: Stacy Gregg Pub: HarperCollins RRP: $25.00 Whetu Toa and the Magician Author: Steph… Audio
Book review - best of 2018
Ralph McAllister shares his picks for the best books of 2018: Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton, The Ladder in the Sky by John Boyne and The Spy and the Traitor by Ben McIntyre. Audio
Turning outback dust into a diamond empire
Frauke Bolton-Boshammer was a young mother of three when she and her husband Friedrich moved from Germany to the remote Australian outback town in far north Western Australia. Frauke and Friedrich… Audio
Book critic Steph Soper
Steph Soper tells us about Rotorua Noir - New Zealand's first-ever crime and mystery writing festival. Audio
Book review - Best of 2018
Chris Tse shares his picks from NZ poetry released in 2018; The Farewell Tourist by Alison Glenny, which is published by Otago University Press, and There's No Place Like The Internet In Springtime by… Audio
Book review: best of 2018
Leah McFall shares her picks for the best books of 2018. They are Calypso by David Sedaris, The Women Who Made an Art of Having an Opinion by Michelle Dean and How To Own The Room by Viv Groskop. Audio
Children can lose 6 months reading ability during summer beak
Catching up on books is over summer is one of the things many adults look forward to each year. But the long summer break can have adverse consequences for children who don't pick up any books while… Audio
Books with Pip Adam
Book critic Pip Adam talks about the books she's recommending to start 2019. She's been thinking about the importance of belief in a novel even if it's fiction. Pip is going to talk about the books… Audio
Kiwi Rules with Charlotte Grimshaw
Today's Kiwi Rules guest is award winning author and short story writer Charlotte Grimshaw. Her song choices are influenced by the book she's currently working on as well the music her brother… Audio
Ashleigh Young: creativity and self-consciousness
Poet and essayist Ashleigh Young was the first New Zealander to win Yale University's Windham Campbell Prize for Non Fiction. Her second book, Can You Tolerate This? , is an acclaimed collection of… Audio
Episode 5: Queer the Air
In this episode of Pop! Culture, Melody Thomas and Tony Stamp explore queer representation in television, film and pop music and where LGBTQIA+ audiences are hoping it will go from here. Audio
Pop! Culture podcast | Episode 3: A Matter of Taste
What do our 'tastes' say about us? And who gets to decide whether they're 'good' or 'bad'? In this episode of Pop! Culture, Melody Thomas and Tony Stamp examine the elusive notion of taste. Audio
Insight - The Best of 2018
Insight - Summer listening. A few of your favourite Insight programmes from 2018 including; the babies damaged by alcohol, the rise of loneliness, banning mobile phones in classrooms and should Te Reo… Audio
Museum politics, the Red Guards and Mao: Review of Denise Ho's Curating Revolution
A new book, Curating Revolutions, on Mao and the museums of China tells the stories of people trying to curate and guide museums during a revolutionary period. And it is a surprising gem.
Review: Xi Jinping's Third Revolution under the spotlight
China expert Elizabeth Economy's book on the "Third Revolution"of Xi Jinping is a good analysis of his rise and policies, writes reviewer Jeremy Rees