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Book review: The Romantic by William Boyd
Harry Ricketts reviews The Romantic by William Boyd, published by Penguin. Audio
Journalist on defence force watchdog
Legislation establishing an independent watchdog for the Defence Force has been introduced to Parliament. The creation of Inspector-General of Defence was one recommendation that came out of the… Audio
Bringing Pacific values into New Zealand classrooms
What are Pacific values and how can they be incorporated into the classroom to help Pacific students thrive? iIn this Voices episide, Kadambari Raghukumar talks to the co-authors of a book that… Audio
Maureen Fry and the Angel of the North by Rachel Joyce
Catriona Ferguson reviews Maureen Fry and the Angel of the North by Rachel Joyce, published by Penguin Audio
Grace Tame: Australian of the Year
Grace Tame was named Australian of the Year in 2021 for her advocacy work for survivors of sexual assault. And she's now told her story -- in her own words -- in a memoir called The Ninth Life of a… Audio
Short Story winners revealed
Our Short Story competition judges, writers Harry Ricketts and Rebecca Reilly, announced the five winners of the 2022 Nine to Noon Short Story competition. Audio
Book review: The Life of an Ordinary Man by Paul Newman
Quentin Johnson reviews The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man by Paul Newman, published by Penguin Random House Audio
Richard Wolfe: The impact of humans on New Zealand
Whether accidentally, or by design, humans have had a great impact on the face of New Zealand. Richard Wolfe unravels the history and considers our future in his 41st book: Footprints on the Land: How… Audio
A few of Dr Ashley Bloomfield's favourite things
After four years as Director General of Health, Dr Ashley Bloomfield is having a temporary break from work. He chats to Jesse Mulligan about some of the "cracking good" podcasts, books and songs he's… Video, Audio
Book review - A Pocketful of Happiness
Cynthia Morahan reviews A Pocketful of Happiness by Richard E. Grant, published by Simon & Schuster.
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The story of Aotearoa through 100 objects
Historian Dr Jock Phillips' latest work tells the story of New Zealand using 100 objects. Objects such as the sewing kete of an unknown 18th-century Maori woman; cannons from the Endeavour; the… Audio
Book Critic: Pip Adam
Today Pip talks about three books that 'respond to voice'. They are, Scenes from a Yellow Peril by Nathan Joe, Dictee by Theresa Hak Kyung Cha and Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel by Harry Josephine Giles.
…Book review: Nina Simone's Gum by Warren Ellis
Sonja de Friez reviews Nina Simone's Gum by Warren Ellis. Audio
Stephen Johnson's Peace Stick
Peace Stick is a novel that started with a chat to a former East German schoolgirl about life behind the Iron Curtain during the Cuban Missile Crisis 60 years ago Author Stephen Johnson shares how he… Audio
Shelly Ferguson: Interior design secrets for a luxury look
Shelley Ferguson is well-known now to most New Zealanders, a former editor of a number of our lifestyle magazines, now a judge on the TV show The Block, and a prominent interior designer. Shelley's… Audio
Megan Dunn: what’s art got to do with mermaids?
Our regular art correspondent Megan Dunn has an exhibition of her own just opened at Wellington's Adam Art Gallery, revealing another long standing obsession: mermaids. Audio, Gallery
Ned Fletcher: are the English and Maori texts so different?
Flowing from his interest in the Colonial Office of the 1830s and how English law was brought to New Zealand, historian and lawyer Ned Fletcher argues in The English Text of the Treaty of Waitangi… Audio
Shehan Karunatilaka: 'Forgetting things hasn’t seemed to work for us'
The dead do tell tales: sometimes they are the only ones who can speak to the living about the costs of civil war, terror and corruption. Sri Lankan writer Shehan Karunatilaka won the Man Booker Prize… Audio
Book review: Liberation Day by George Saunders
Olly Clifton of Unity Books Auckland reviews Liberation Day by George Saunders, published by Bloomsbury Liberation Day is Saunder's fifth short story collection and first book-length piece of fiction… Audio
Book review: A Heart Full of Headstones by Ian Rankin
Harry Broad reviews A Heart Full of Headstones by Ian Rankin, published by Hachette Audio