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Dr Hinemoa Elder: How Māori proverbs can support children's wellbeing
Over nearly 20 years as a child psychiatrist, Dr Hinemoa Elder has witnessed first-hand how connection with culture can help Māori youth navigate and heal from challenges. Audio
Writer's long Covid inspires dark, comic novel
For Kate Weinberg, long Covid felt like a "full body poisoning". Writing her latest novel helped her recover. Audio
Long-lost story by author of Dracula rediscovered 130 years later
Irish clinical pharmacist Brian Cleary found the story, Gibbet Hill, pressed in a newspaper supplement from the Christmas of 1890. Audio
Bookmarks with Cadence Chung
Cadence is a woman of many talents: she's a poet, composer, mezzo-soprano, piano teacher and a RNZ Concert presenter. Audio
Superstar food blogger Nagi Maehashi on her new cookbook
RecipeTin Eats is the brainchild of Australian food blogger Nagi Maehashi. The food blog gets half a billion hits a year, and features over 1500 recipes. Audio
Feature interview: the word master
For more than 25 years author, speaker and etymologist Anu Garg has shared his love of words. Audio
The Maori art vandal
Dutch artist Theo Schoon is remembered as a controversial figure in the history of New Zealand art. Audio
Dracula author's long-lost story rediscovered 130 years on
An amateur historian was "astonished" when he came across the forgotten Gothic horror tale.
How to whip up your very own Kai Feast
A new cookbook features recipes interwoven with stories of traditional Māori gathering and notes on foraging and using native herbs. Audio
Taranaki school recognised in book celebrating 75 years of Commonwealth
The co-founders of the Taranaki school were interviewed by King Charles' biographer for the project.
Andrew Fagan and the ultimate adventure for Swirly World
In early 2022, Andrew Fagan set sail in an attempt to set the world record for “The smallest boat to sail solo around the world via the Great Capes”. Audio
The truth is out there? Inside the secret history of UFOs
When it comes to UFO sightings, both true-blue believers and die-hard debunkers believe the truth is out there, science historian Greg Eghigian says. Video, Audio
Biographer on the Prince doco we won't see
Prince is one of the few remaining 80s superstars whose story remains a mystery, yet their estate is preventing the release of a Netflix documentary. A new edition of Prince: The Man and His Music by… Audio
Kai Feast: recipes from the maunga to the moana
Christall Lowe's new cookbook Kai Feast is out now - full of recipes, inter-woven with stories of traditional gathering and feasting and tips on cooking for a crowd. Audio
Harriet Constable: Forgotten women who shaped classical music
Harriet Constable's debut novel was inspired by the true story of an orphan who was a musical prodigy and student of one of the great Baroque composer, Antonio Vivaldi. Audio
Greg Eghigian: The history of UFOs
An expert on the history of the abnormal and the paranormal, Professor Greg Eghigian tells us about his latest, eye-opening research. Audio
Poems changing generations of lives
New anthology Now and Then features 92 poets of all ages, ethnicities and languages from across New Zealand. Audio
From meth capital to book town: What's going on in Featherston?
The Detail: In the space of a decade, Featherston has reinvented itself.
Featherston, a fairy tale of reinvention
In the space of a decade the Wairarapa town of Featherston has reinvented itself, from a broken down P-plagued problem place, to a vibrant reading centre Audio
Biography captures 'special time in New Zealand farming history'
Bee Dawson speaks to Emile Donovan about her new book Where the Nor'wester Blows. Audio
