Books
Johann Hari: why we can’t pay attention
Humanity is facing a crisis of mass distraction, says British writer Johann Hari, and we need a collective fight to get our attentional abilities back. Audio
Elif Shafak: The Island of Missing Trees
Elif Shafak is an award-winning British-Turkish novelist, activist, political scientist and essayist. She has published 19 books, her latest, The Island of Missing Trees, was shortlisted for the 2021… Audio
Margaret Mahy's lion must come out to play
New locations are being considered for Margaret Mahy's lion statue as part of the Civic Centre upgrade.
Book Review - Holly Walker's top 3 for 2021
Holly Walker reviews three of her favourite reads from 2021: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath by Heather Clark published by Jonathan Cape; See What You Made Me Do: Power, Control, and… Audio
Book Review - Three of the best of 2021: Ralph McAllister
Ralph McAllister reviews three of his favourite reads from 2021: Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris published by Hachette NZ, Tenderness by Alison MacLeod published by Bloomsbury and The Man Who Died… Audio
Bookmarks with Jeremy Hansen
Today's bookmarks guest is journalist, editor and curator Jeremy Hansen. He talks to Wallace about what he likes to watch, listen to and read when he gets the chance. Audio
Afternoons Quiz Robert Kelly
RNZ producer and onetime bookseller Robert Kelly presents his weekly quiz. Audio
Helping families caught in domestic violence
Several years ago, family violence survivor Anita Hinton founded a charity for others like her. The I Got Your Back Pack charity distributes backpacks of essential items to women, men and children in… Audio
Book Review - Three of the best of 2021: The Devil's Trumpet by Tracey Slaughter, Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen and Devotion by Hannah Kent
Louise O'Brien reviews three of her favourite novels of 2021: The Devil's Trumpet by Tracey Slaughter published by VUP, Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen published by Harper Collins, Devotion by Hannah… Audio
Book Critic: Pip Adam
Today Pip Adam's theme is 'banned books'. She's been prompted to go back through time following the news that Art Spiegelman's Pulitzer prize-winning novel about the Holocaust, Maus was removed from… Audio
Book review: Three of the best of 2021: Some Answers Without Questions by Lavinia Greenlaw, Intimacies by Katie Kitamura and My Phantoms by Gwendoline Riley
Kiran Dass reviews three favourite novels from 2021: Some Answers Without Questions by Lavinia Greenlaw, published by Faber; Intimacies by Katie Kitamura published by Jonathan Cape and My Phantoms by… Audio
Third time lucky - Kamasutra Chronicles
in 2022's first episode of Voices, writer Shriya Bhagwat talks to Kadambari Raghukumar about exploring patriarchy and challenging stereotypes through her debut play, Kamasutra Chronicles, stalled… Audio
Bill Hayes: Sweat and our ongoing obsession with exercise
In his new book Sweat, best-selling author Bill Hayes turns his attention to our long-standing obsession with exercise. Audio
Unity Books: Tilly's favourite books of 2021
Tilly Lloyd of Unity Books tells us about her favourites from last year - "three marvels of non-fiction". Audio
Covid-19: Wealth gap widened in pandemic - research
Research is showing that the wealth gap in New Zealand has grown wider due to the government's Covid-19 policies.
Financial journalist Bernard Hickey has analysed 21 months of data looking at Stats… Audio
Book review: Three of the best from 2021: Harry Broad
Harry Broad reviews three of his favourite books from last year: Wai Pasifika by David Young published by OUP, Too Much Money by Max Rashbrooke published by BWB and Performer a Memoir by Paul Maunder… Audio
Afternoons Quiz Robert Kelly
RNZ producer and onetime bookseller Robert Kelly presents his weekly quiz. Audio
The Secrets of the Night: Annette Lees
Night time for Waitakere-based author Annette Lees, is magical and beguiling. It transforms the senses and the landscape. But most of us miss out on it most the time. It's when the nocturnal world… Audio
Book Critic: Catherine Ross
Today's theme for Catherine Ross' book review is 'Librarian Picks'. That's quite fitting as she is a librarian at Auckland's Diocesan School for Girls. Audio
Book review: Three of the best from 2021: Castle Shade by Laurie R. King; Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro and The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
Lisa Finucane reviews three of her favourite books from last year: Castle Shade by Laurie R. King published by Allen and Unwin; Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro published by Penguin Random House… Audio