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Book review - Marks of Identity: New Zealand Logos 1960-80
Paul Diamond reviews Marks of Identity: New Zealand Logos 1960-80 by Hamish Thompson. Published by Hamish Thompson. Audio
Book review: Where We Swim by Ingrid Horrocks
Harry Ricketts reviews Where We Swim by Ingrid Horrocks. Published by VUP. Audio
How to make more ethical choices
Dr. Susan Liautaud advises clients globally - including world leaders,huge corporates, NGOs and government institutions on complex ethics matters. She is the founder and managing director of Susan… Audio
America's Cup on a knife-edge: Sarah Ell
The America's Cup is on knife-edge with Team New Zealand potentially just one race away from victory over challengers Luna Rossa. Team New Zealand won yesterday's only race against Luna Rossa; the… Audio
Auckland libraries poised to ditch fines entirely in bid to increase patronage
As part of an effort to entice readers back to libraries, Auckland Council is planning to forgo up to $1 million a year by abolishing late fees - a change the change many think is well overdue.
Being in the wrong place at the wrong time
Choices have consequences. And behind so many headlines is a story about the wrong person in the wrong place at the wrong time says writer Steve Braunias. He looks at a dozen true crime stories and… Audio
Book Critic: Pip Adam
Today Pip reviews Secret Art Powers by Jo Randerson, Red by Chase Berggrun and Motherhood by Sheila Heti. Audio
How to write a newsletter
Alex Braae knows how to write a digital newsletter people actually read. The Bulletin - a current events missive he writes for The Spinoff - lands in close to 40,000 inboxes every day. Audio
Chasing monsters: New book aims to help kids with anxiety
Author Mark Stevenson watched his daughter wrestle with anxiety from the tender age of three. He says what his daughter went through, and his own experience of feeling helpless as a parent, was the… Audio
Book Review - Later Stephen King
Quentin Johnson reviews Later by Stephen King. Published by Hachette NZ. Audio
Suzi McAlpine: Beyond Burnout
Suzi McAlpine was a senior executive, mother of three, her husband busy with his first CEO role, when she first realised she was experiencing burnout. It's a phenomenon on the rise: a 2019 Gallup… Audio
Transforming childhood anxiety into courage
Every kid needs a superhero when they hear about bad things happening on the news, or feel anxiety about school work or friends. Renee Jain helps kids be the superheroes of their own stories. She… Audio
Tramping in Aotearoa 101
Today's expert is going to tell us ALL about tramping...text in with your questions on 2101, or email jesse@rnz.co.nz. Writer and photographer Shaun Barnett is the author of many books about tramping… Audio
Book review - Her Say: Stories by Jackie Clark and The Aunties
Carole Beu of the Women's Bookshop reviews Her Say: Survivors of Domestic Abuse Tell Their Own Stories by Jackie Clark and The Aunties. Published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Author David Coventry: On arriving at things later in life
David Coventry always knew he wanted to be a writer - but says, like many things in his life, it took a while for him to get there. His award-winning debut novel The Invisible Mile, published in 2015… Audio
Son's death spurs book idea to help children with loss
A woman whose son was killed in the Christchurch mosque attacks has written a children's book to help them deal with loss and trauma.
Bringing mātauranga Māori (customary Māori knowledge) into the world of academia
Linda Waimarie Nikora – a Professor of Indigenous Studies at the University of Auckland – talks to Justine Murray about growing up in Rotorua, her early dreams of being a 'fireman' and how the field… Audio
What near-death experiences reveal about life and beyond
Professor Bruce Greyson is the world's leading expert on near-death experiences. His search for answers is chronicled in his new book After: A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal about… Audio
“She gave her life for saving others, and most particularly for saving me” – Farid Ahmed on his wife Husna, murdered in the Christchurch terror attacks
Farid Ahmed talks about his wife Husna, who died in the terror attacks in Christchurch on 15 March 2019. A moving highlight of the 2020 Word Christchurch Spring Festival. Audio
Novelist Stephanie Johnson offers two views on change
In Stephanie Johnson's new novel Everything Changes we meet Colette, who's addicted to change, and her husband Davie who simply goes along with her plans. These include leaving Auckland after an… Audio
