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Book review: The City and Its Uncertain Walls
Phil Vine reviews The City and Its Uncertain Walls by Haruki Murakami published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Feature interview: all you need to know about the immune system
The way our immune system fights off malicious bacteria and viruses is pure poetry to John Trowsdale, emeritus professor of immunology at the University of Cambridge. Audio
Samantha Harvey's Orbital surprise winner of 2024 Booker Prize
Orbital is a slim poetic novel following six astronauts over a day onboard the International Space Station.
Book review: James by Percival Everett
Ralph McAllister reviews James by Percival Everett published by Macmillan - - shortlisted for this year's Booker Prize. Audio
Foraging For Food
When times are tight it is possible to supplement your food budget with some wild bounty from nature. But it definitely helps to know what you're looking for. Katy Gosset heads out with a foraging… Audio
Introducing: Kim Hill Wants To Know
Kim Hill is back asking questions in her inimitable style. She has conversations with guests from around the world about topics that spark her interest and will do the same for you. Audio
Jamie Oliver pulls book after Indigenous criticism
The British celebrity chef came under fire for what Indigenous critics called "erasure, trivialisation and stereotyping".
The Mixtape: Writer Megan Dunn
Our guest on the RNZ Mixtape is author, artist, writer and mermaid enthusiast Megan Dunn. Audio
Neil Wagner - All Out
Neil Wagner is one of our top bowlers to play test cricket for New Zealand. He opens up to Susie about his triumphs on the field, and personal challenges off it. Audio
Book review: Remembering and Becoming: Oral history in Aotearoa
Paul Diamond reviews Remembering and Becoming: Oral history in Aotearoa New Zealand Edited by Anna Green and Megan Hutching published by Otago University Press Audio
Carl Shuker tackles death and copy editing in new novel
The Royal Free follows recently bereaved medical journal editor James Ballard, as the mundane world of misplaced apostrophes collides with a civil society on the brink of chaos. Audio
Feature interview: behind the Manson murders
For 20 years, journalist Tom O'Neill immersed himself in an investigation of one of the most bizarre and gruesome crimes in America, the Manson Murders. Audio
Heading Off: Michael Szabo's Wild Wellington
Wellington resident Michael Szabo is editor of Birds New Zealand magazine, and he has written Wild Wellington Nga Taonga Taiao - published by Te Papa press. Audio
Shower Thoughts: How do you judge a book by its cover?
Professor Anna Brown is the chair of Massey University Press, and was the convening judge of the Publishers Assocation of New Zealand's Book Design Awards this year. Audio
Book Critic: children's books with twists of fate
These are all books about young people whose normal, relatable lives were ripped apart overnight due to conflict, constitutional change or violence. Audio
Waikato graphic novels getting posthumous release
Musician, artist, academic and radio personality Dean Ballinger was known as one of Kirikiriroa Hamilton's foremost creatives. Audio
John Farnham's memoir doesn't shy away from uncomfortable truths
We learn how he was drugged, coerced and abused by a former manager. How he faced financial ruin many times over and how he and his wife Jill struggled to conceive children for many years.
Book review: New Stories by Owen Marshall
Harry Ricketts reviews New Stories by Owen Marshall published by Penguin Random House NZ Audio
Blue Wiggle Anthony Field on his struggle with mental health
Anthony Field is a founding member of the children's musical supergroup The Wiggles. He's the blue one - and the last of the original group of four remaining. He's just released a book - called "Out… Audio
Whakataukī of the Week with Airana Ngarewa
Born and raised in south Taranaki, he has just published a new book, a short story collection called Pātea Boys, which is written in two halves: one in English, the other in te reo Māori. Audio
