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Duchess of Northumberland, Jane Percy has created one of the most ambitious public gardens in the UK, at Alnwick Castle. It's now the regions biggest tourist attraction, a garden dedicated to… Audio

Alison Wong won the country's top fiction prize with her debut novel, As the Earth Turns Silver - based on the brutal murder of her great grandfather - a chinese immigrant in Wellington in the 1920's.

Biologist and outdoorsman Bill Streever is fascinated by all things frozen - he tells us of his year long exploration of the coldest parts of the world, including plunging headfirst into icy arctic… Audio

Paul McCartney's biographer, whose CV also includes books on murderers Fred and Rosemary West, and professional golf. Audio

Simon Kernick, best-selling British crime writer. His ninth thriller, The Last 10 Seconds, has just been released. His books centre on the murky underbelly of London, a world of drug lords, hit men… Audio

Alison Thompson is an Australian filmmaker and volunteer relief-worker who's been working in Haiti with Sean Penn. She began volunteering in New York in 2001 after the September 11 attacks. She worked… Audio

Te Papa's new boss, Welshman Michael Houlihan on the museum's new direction and how he plans to tell New Zealand's stories. Audio

Megan Stack has reported on war, terrorism and political Islam from 22 countries since 2001 - she was also a finalist for 2007 Pulitzer Prize in international reporting for her Iraq coverage. She is… Audio

Can you improve Intelligence, creativity and talent? Human development expert Professor Roger Moltzen spent two decades researching exceptional achievers including improving the provision of education… Audio

Scottish Percussionist Colin Currie is known for his energetic performances of works by today's leading composers, and has appeared with many of the world's key orchestras. Audio

Jud Arthur is home from Australia to play the roll of Banquo in NZ Opera's Macbeth. Audio

Joe Bageant is a social commentator of the US heartland and author of 'Rainbow Pie - A Redneck Memoir', a book about social class in America and the birth of a modern Redneck underclass. He is also… Audio

An Australian comedian and author of 'The Happiest Refugee" Audio

Rosie Horton, Auckland philanthropist, legendary charity fundraiser, recipient of the 2010 Auckland Distinguished Citizen Award. Audio

Laila Harre, former politician, and unionist, who's most recently been a human resources and 'change manager' at the super city Transition Agency in Auckland. She will soon leave New Zealand for a new… Audio

After making a splash in the field of bioinformatics, Sebastian Wernicke moved on to the corporate sphere where he motivates and manages multidimensional projects. Currently an Engagement Manager at… Audio

Australian soprano and granddaughter of Australia's legendary cricketer Sir Don Bradman, Greta Bradman discusses releasing her debut album Forest Of Dreams, an album of lullabies to soothe and calm… Audio

Garry Weare has had a life long love affair with Kashmir and the Indian Himalaya. He wrote the first ever lonely planet guide to trekking in the Indian Himalaya, but somehow he hankered for something… Audio

Brigadier Anne Campbell recently left the Defence Force, where she was the first NZ woman to reach the higher echelons of military office (Brigadier). Her role was Director General of Defence Medical… Audio

Georgia Miller - Coordinator of the Friends of the Earth Nanotechnology Project. Audio

Patrick Smith retired earlier this year from the job of Chathams Mayor - he gives us a taste of island life, and why they need better support from central government. Audio

Richard is former head of the NZ Defence Force Provincial Reconstruction Team in Afghanistan. He is also author of 'A Long Road to Progress - Dispatches from a Kiwi Commander in Afghanistan'. Audio

Ann has just stepped down from the top roll with the United Nations Childrens Fund (Unicef). Audio

New Orleans based journalist, folklorist, musician, broadcaster and record producer - expert on Zydeco and Cajun music. He discusses how Louisiana's picking itself up after the oil spill. Audio

Charlie is an Australian comedian, author, and co-host of Network Ten's comically-inclined news programme 'The 7pm Project'. He also appears on 'Talkin Bout Your Generation', a TV quiz show where he… Audio