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Best recipes shared on RNZ collated into cookbook
A culinary feast of some of the best recipes shared on RNZ's programmes will be published into a cookbook later this year.
The eternal pursuit of being content
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Somewhere along the line, the pursuit became the point and happiness got lost say professors Benjamin and Jenna Storey. They see a deep sense of… Audio
Bookmarks with Richard von Sturmer
Today's Bookmarks guest is Kiwi punk rocker, poet and author Richard von Sturmer. Best known for writing the lyrics to Blam Blam Blam's song "There is no Depression in New Zealand", Richard is making… Audio
Book review: Kiki Man Ray by Mark Braude
Quentin Johnson reviews Kiki Man Ray: Art, Love and Rivalry in 1920s Paris by Mark Braude, published by Two Roads. Audio
Swapping city life for the farm
Packing up their lives and becoming farmers was meant to be fresh start for New Zealand born writer and producer Nicola Harvey and husband Pat. But their move from young, burnt-out Sydney… Audio
Book Critic: Claire Mabey
Today Claire talks to Jesse about Kohine by Colleen Maria Lenihan, October, October by Katya Balen and the second book in the Scarlett & Brown Series by Jonathan Stroud. Audio
Book review - The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell
Catriona Ferguson reviews The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell, published by Tinder Press Audio
Unravelling the mystery and history of Charlotte Badger
Not much is certain about the life of Charlotte Badger, one of the first Pakeha women to live in New Zealand, but many stories have been woven about her over two centuries. A young Charlotte was… Audio
Zarifa Gharafi: the mayor who faced the Taliban
In November 2019, Zarifa Ghafari became the mayor of Maidan Shahr, the capital city of Wardak Province, Afghanistan. She is one of the only female mayors in Afghan history and the youngest - appointed… Audio
Maggie O'Farrell: beauty & brutality in Renaissance Italy
Set in Renaissance Italy, Maggie O'Farrell's ninth novel The Marriage Portrait imagines the lost story of Lucrezia de' Medici, who was betrothed to the Duke of Ferrara at age 13. Audio
The write stuff - Students dive in to Writers Festival events
Thousands of school kids are getting a taste of literary life and what it takes to be an author at the Auckland Writers Festival this week.
Book review - The Seaplane on Final Approach
Martene McCaffrey of Unity Books Auckland reviews The Seaplane on Final Approach by Rebecca Rukeyser, published by Granta Audio
One family's remarkable journey to be reunited during WW2
In December 1941, as the Japanese made their lightning attack on Pearl Harbour, Hong Kong also came under bombardment and fell two weeks later. Marie Broom was trapped in Hong Kong with her four… Audio, Gallery
Book review - Grounded by Alysa Bryce
Paul Diamond reviews Grounded: How soil shapes the games we play, the lives we make and the graves we lie in by Alysa Bryce, published by Text Publishing Audio
Leila Mottley: long-listed for the Booker prize at 19
Leila Mottley is the youngest writer ever to be long-listed for the Booker Prize. She was 17 when her book Nightcrawling was completed and 19 when it was published by Bloomsbury worldwide. The… Audio
Book review - The Last White Man by Mohsin Hamid
Louise O'Brien reviews The Last White Man by Mohsin Hamid, published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Mindfulness for chronic pain - Kiwi awarded OBE
Vidyamala Burch is a UK-based New Zealander whose mindfulness programme for chronic pain and other illnesses has just earned her an OBE. Through her own experience of extreme pain which began in her… Audio
Book Critic: Catherine Ross
Today Catherine Ross talks to Jesse about Mythological Themed books for children and young people. You can find her review and recommendations here. Audio
Book review - Billy Wallace: A True Rugby Legend
David Hill reviews Billy Wallace: A True Rugby Legend by Denis Dwyer, published by Bateman books. Audio
"We have a lot to learn and the world has a lot to learn from us "- marine ecologist Deanna Clement
Marine mammals suffer several direct impacts of coastal development, in particular the development of ports. America-born scientist Deanna Clement's research has been a deep-dive into the lives of… Audio