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The Pre-Panel with Ian Taylor and Georgie Stylianou
Wallace and panellists Ian Taylor and Georgie Stylianou discuss an upcoming auction of rare books; how much would you pay for a first-edition copy of 'Sense and Sensibilty'? Audio
Book Critic: Catherine Ross
Catherine Ross is the library manager at Mt Roskill Grammar School and shares her librarian picks! For Ages: 10/11+ Years A Game of Fox & Squirrels - By Jenn Reese, Published in 2020 For Ages 11/12+… Audio
Letting go of beloved Alison Holst's Kitchen Diary collection
It's always a dilemma when you're moving house to decide what to keep and what to let go. Many people find books and magazine collections particularly hard, especially when those magazine collections… Audio
Book Review: Rewi Ata haere, kia tere by Jade Kake and
Michelle Rahurahu reviews Rewi Ata haere, kia tere by Jade Kake and Jeremy Hansen published by Massey University Press Pub by: Massey University Press RRP: $75.00 Audio
Heather Morris on her new book of sisterhood and survival
Author Heather Morris has penned a new book that focuses on the experiences of a group of Australian Army nurses who were taken prisoner by the Japanese as they tried to sail from Singapore in 1942… Audio
Feature interview: Rebekah Ballagh
Little kids have big feelings. And one of the hardest and most important things a child can learn is how to manage them. The fancy name for that is executive function. For bestselling author and… Audio
New Zealand's biggest online book club
Now in its second year Together We Read is Aotearoa's biggest online book club, with thousands of readers joining reading the same book between September 27 and October 11. This year, the novel is… Audio
Book Review: The Fraud by Zadie Smith
Nicky Walker reviews The Fraud by Zadie Smith published by Penguin Random House Audio
Dr Sam Parnia: Life, death and in-between
We may never solve the question of what happens when our hearts stop and electrical activity in our brain flatlines, but science is giving this a good go now. Dr Sam Parnia is a British associate… Audio
Arthur C Brooks: Understanding happiness
How can we bring more happiness into our lives? How do we translate a yearning for happiness into the sort of action that will enable us to grasp it? How do we live, now, in a less-and-less happy… Audio
Olive Jones: anarchy and idealism at the Graham Downs commune
In 1979, inspired by the countercultural movement sweeping the country, teenager Olive Jones embraced rural communal living. By the age of twenty-one she was one of the founders of the Graham Downs… Audio
David McAllister: Ballet Confidential
Internationally-acclaimed former principal dancer and artistic director of The Australian Ballet, David McAllister recently completed his tenure as acting artistic director of the Royal New Zealand… Audio
Whitcoulls release kids' top 50 list
Now here's a story kids won't want to miss,
It's the Whitcoulls Kids Top 50 list!
Our Tamariki voted for their most favoured book,
They love emotional tales - not just how they look.
Some books… Audio
The Panel with Jo McCarroll and Phil O'Reilly (Part 1)
Today on The Panel Wallace and panellists Jo McCarroll and Phil O'Reilly discuss the surprising GDP figures released by Stats NZ and the pros and cons of a sugar tax. Also, the question was put to our… Audio
Book review: Tramping in Aotearoa: New Zealand's Top 45 Tracks by Shaun Barnett
Elisabeth Easther reviews Tramping in Aotearoa: New Zealand's Top 45 Tracks by Shaun Barnett published by Potton & Burton Audio
The Panel with Scott Campbell and Anna Dean (Part 2)
Today on The Panel Wallace and panellists Scott Campbell and Anna Dean discuss the viral trend revealing men tend to think about the Roman Empire daily and why we covet university education over… Audio
The ultra-processed 'commerciogenic' diet that's killing us all
Every year, the average person eats about 8kg of additives, which shouldn't come as a surprise if you look at the long list of incomprehensible ingredients on the back of so many packets of food. Dr… Audio
A Guided Discovery of Gardening book released for spring!
Julia Atkinson-Dunn's just released a book for established and prospective gardeners. It's called A Guided Discovery of Gardening. Audio
Author Gareth Ward on his hilarious new book about Ta
Gareth Ward has held a diverse number of jobs. Among them: police officer, royal marine commando, magician, hypnotist...and zombie. The fantasy writer's first novel The Traitor and Thief netted him… Audio
The Pre-Panel with David Farrar and Niki Bezzant
Wallace and panellists David Farrar and Niki Bezzant talk to a book repairer who was tasked with fixing up a very special family heirloom. Audio