Books
Author Sue McCauley on her latest novel Landed
In her first novel in decades, author Sue McCauley explores the theme of starting over in your mid-60s amid a rapidly-changing New Zealand of the 1980s. Audio
Book review: A Private Spy - Letters of John le Carre edited by Tim Cornwell
Ralph McAllister reviews A Private Spy - Letters of John le Carre edited by Tim Cornwell, published by Viking Audio
Book review with Anna Rankin
Today's book critic is Anna Rankin, who speaks to Charlotte Ryan about The Soccer War by polish journalist, Ryszard Kapuscinski. Audio
Book review: Dr. No by Percival Everett
Louise O'Brien reviews Dr. No by Percival Everett, published by Text Publishing. Audio
Bookmarks with Ingrid Hipkiss
Today's Bookmarks guest is a journalist with an impressive two decades in the field and the newest addition to RNZ's flagship Morning Report team Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Tiny objects telling big stories
Wearing a badge or pin can be a representation of your identity, your pride or your outrage. New Zealanders have created badges for almost every cause and endeavour over the years; from protest… Audio, Gallery
Book review: Kick the Latch by Kathryn Scanlan
Kiran Dass reviews Kick the Latch by Kathryn Scanlan, published by Daunt Audio
Kids' reads that have stood the test of time
Librarian Catherine Ross chooses a stack of classic reads for 10-14 year olds that have stood the test of time. Audio
The Aotearoa New Zealand Review of Books launched
A new platform has just been launched for in-depth discussions of books to foster emerging book reviewers from the South Pacific. It's called The Aotearoa New Zealand Review of Books. Audio
Book review: The Dead of Winter by Stuart MacBride
Gail Pittaway reviews The Dead of Winter by Stuart MacBride, published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Ahuahu: A conservation journey in Aotearoa New Zealand
Harry Broad reviews Ahuahu: A conservation journey in Aotearoa New Zealand by David Towns, published by Canterbury University Press. Audio
Agatha Christie novels given a re-edit
Agatha Christie is the latest to novelist to have had a fresh edit given to some of her works to make them more palatable to readers.
Her Poirot and Miss Martple detective tales have had passages… Audio
Clarkisha Kent: Fat Off, Fat On. A Big Bitch Manifesto
Clarkisha Kent is a Nigerian American writer, editor and pop culture critic who's writing has been featured in outlets like Entertainment Weekly, HuffPost, MTV News, The Root, and more. Her debut… Audio
Donald Kerr: the life and times of Ernie Webber
Donald Kerr is the former head of Special Collections at the University of Otago library. He's written numerous books on fascinating New Zealand characters, collectors and collections. They include… Audio
Book Critic: Pip Adam
Today Pip talks to Jesse about finding time to read and how she's managed to fit in a few books over the past month despite her busy schedule. Today she talks about an essay, ChapGPT Is a Blurry JPEG… Audio
The New Zealanders and the Roald Dahl re-edits
There was heated debate when edited versions of Roald Dahl's books were released last year in an attempt to make them more suitable for today's young readers.
Reporter Libby Kirkby-McLeod, who is… Audio
Why dogs seem to be the perfect listeners for struggling young readers
An Australian not-for-profit reading support initiative is providing struggling readers with a positive calm and non-judgemental environment by getting them to read to dogs.
Auckland Writers Artistic Curator, Bridget van der Zijpp
The Auckland Writers Festival gets underway in May with the festival promising a star-studded program. There will be Pulitzer, Booker and T.S. Eliot prize-winning authors. Auckland will also host… Audio
The Panel (Part Two) with Victoria Maclennan and Simon
Today on The Panel Wallace and panellists are joined by Dom Harvey, Libby Kirkby-McLeod and Kate Evans. Audio
The Panel (Part One) with Victoria Maclennan and Simon Wilson
Today on The Panel Wallace and panellists are joined by Victoria Law professor Dr Eddie Clark and Professor Brigid McNeill from the University of Canterbury and Better Start Literacy programme. Audio