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Writing Fiction for Boys
Mary-anne Scott joins us to talk about her new book - her sixth novel for young adults. The Tomo - named for the naturally-occurring holes in volcanic land - is set at a farm near Gisborne, where Phil… Audio
Afternoons Quiz Robert Kelly
RNZ producer and onetime bookseller Robert Kelly presents his weekly quiz. Audio
Book review: Swift and the Harrier by Minette Walters
Elisabeth Easther reviews Swift and the Harrier by Minette Walters, published by Allen and Unwin Audio
Book Critic: Claire Mabey
Claire reviews Nicky Pellegrino's latest, To Italy, With Love, Lynda Hallinan's, The Joy of Gardening and The Fortnight in September by R C Sherriff. Audio
Book review - Seven and a Half by Christos Tsiolkas
Phil Vine reviews Seven and a Half by Christos Tsiolkas, published by Allen & Unwin. Audio
New Zealand author Stephen Stratford dies aged 68
Respected New Zealand author and editor Stephen Stratford passed away suddenly yesterday morning, aged 68.
A collection of Pacific proverbs released in new book
We talk with Dr Apisalome Movono about a book that brings together inspirational Pacific proverbs. Audio
Off the tracks: New Zealand's lost railway network
Dr André Brett is a historian, researcher and writer who specialises in Australian and New Zealand history, in particular histories of politics, railways, the environment, and the economy. The… Audio
'This is deeper into The Beatles than we've been before'
Beatles fans have been awaiting Sir Peter Jackson's new three-part documentary 'The Beatles - Get Back' with keen anticipation ever since the project was first announced. Using 60 hours of footage and… Audio, Gallery
Award-winning poet Anne Kennedy offers to support schools
One of the first Kiwi creatives to put up their hands to help schools struggling with post-Covid-mandate staff shortages has also just won a Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement. And to… Audio
Why we need to can the phoney generation wars
We've heard it all before. 'Boomers' - arguably the most disliked generation - only think about themselves, while millennials (aka 'snowflakes') wouldn't know a hard day's work if it slapped them… Audio
Giving New Zealand writers a Sporting chance
A starting point for many of Aotearoa's great writers, Sport folded last year after over 30 years in the New Zealand literary scene, but a new best-of collection explores the magazine's rich legacy. Audio
Fergus Barrowman: Giving writers a sporting chance
Preeminent literary magazine Sport was founded by writers Damien Wilkins, Elizabeth Knox, Nigel Cox and their Victoria University Press (VUP) publisher Fergus Barrowman in 1988. Sport folded in 2020… Audio
Unity Book review: 12 Bytes: How We Got Here. Where We Might Go Next by Jeanette Winterson
Ash Davida Jane from Unity Books Wellington reviews 12 Bytes: How We Got Here. Where We Might Go Next by Jeanette Winterson, published by Jonathan Cape. Audio
Gone Bush: Walking New Zealand's backcountry
Paul Kilgour has probably visited more huts than anyone else in New Zealand. He's a wanderer, a long-distance tramper and one of New Zealand's most famous hutbaggers, although he shies away from the… Audio, Gallery
Quirky New Zealand
The Big Carrot in Ohakune, the Hundertwasser Toilets in Kawakawa, a Toothbrush Fence in Te Pahu and the Bluff Paua Shell House all make up New Zealand's many weird and wonderful landmarks that dot the… Audio, Gallery
Book Review: Out Here: An Anthology of Takatapui and LGBTQU+ Writers from Aotearoa edited by Emma Barnes and Chris Tse :
Michelle Rahurahu reviews Out Here: An Anthology of Takatapui and LGBTQU+ Writers from Aotearoa edited by Emma Barnes and Chris Tse, published by Auckland University Press. Audio
Pulp Erotica for a New Generation
We talk to Sam Te Kani, a sexpert, a public face of the Ending HIV campaign, pop culture authority, well-known resident of Karangahape Road and author of Please, Call Me Jesus, his first collection of… Audio
Book review: Oh William! by Elizabeth Strout
Bel Monypenny from Scorpio Books in Christchurch reviews Oh William! by Elizabeth Strout, published by Penguin RandomHouse. Audio
Lana Lopesi: Bloody Woman
Dr Lana Lopesi is an author, art critic and Editor in Chief of the Pacific Arts Legacy Project. She is also Interim Director of The Pantograph Punch, and a Lecturer in the School of Art and Design at… Audio
