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Michele Cox grew up in New Zealand and represented both NZ and Germany in women's football. She is a consultant for the FIFA professionalism programme and is the author of the"Sammy"series of… Audio

When New Zealander Sam Judd saw first hand how many tonnes of trash from south america were choking the seas around the Galapagos Islands he made it his mission to clean up the world's pristine… Audio

Richard O'brien, creator of the cult classic, The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Audio

Business leader who has a passion for science and technology. He's the only New Zealander to list a company on the NASDAQ technology exchange; he led a review of Crown Research Institutes and he's a… Audio

In his new book War, he describes the camaraderie of a platoon in the 2nd battalion, the trauma of killing and the love between platoon-mates who would rather die than let each other down. Audio

Simon Botherway is a former fund manager and was executive chairman of Brook Asset Management, NZ's largest boutique investment management company, until 2008. Audio

He's renowned as the US tobacco industry whistle blower that inspired the movie The Insider. As an industry employee, he was tasked with developing a 'safer' cigarette but turned to becoming a… Audio

Helen Gatonyi is the Manager of the Christchurch Tenants Protection Association and tireless advocate for tenants and those on low incomes with housing issues. Audio

Matthew is an author and a former Commonwealth Games table tennis champion and has also competed at the Olympics. Matthew Syed has delved into the worlds of neuroscience, psychology and economics for… Audio

Todd Rundgren, session musician, composer and producer. He started out as a performer, and moved into producing artists like Meat Loaf, Janis Joplin, Ringo Starr, Patti Smith, The Band, Hall and Oates… Audio

Kiwi-born former CEO of Elizabeth Arden and Chicago Childen's museum. Audio

David Coltart is Zimbabwe's minister of Education and Sport in the Global Political Agreement; and founding member of the MDC. He is in New Zealand to meet the Foreign Affairs minister and to lobby NZ… Audio

Olly Ohlson is a household name for New Zealanders growing up in the 1980s. He talks about his life on 'After School' and his rehabilitation work with prisoners. Audio

Pushing the boundaries of classical music and getting the cool kids to listen to it again. Audio

Deutsche Bank economist Pavhan Sukdhev is heading a study for the UN on the cost of biodiversity loss. He argues that the value of goods and services provided by the natural world, ie pollination… Audio

Professor Emeritus of the European Institute of Business Administration who says economists are missing out on a major growth driver for the economy. Robert Ayres is the author of several books… Audio

Dr Katherine Bowden, Member of the NZ Order of Merit for MNZOM, pioneer of the family planning movement. Dr Katherine Bowden started a family planning clinic in Whangarei, half a century ago, and… Audio

Robert Long moved to South Westland, two days walk from Haast, in 1980, after dropping out of medical school. He's an artist and carver and custodian of DOC's Gorge River hut, and now an author. Audio

John Connolly is best known for his crime thrillers, often with a hint of the supernatural, set in the United States and featuring the brooding, tormented private detective Charlie Parker. He was a… Audio

American writer, photographer and former journalist who found herself homeless and at the bottom of the heap. Becky Blanton lived in her van for 3 years with a cat and Doberman dog for company, her… Audio

Jim Shepherd was a career criminal, who became number two in the notorious Mr Asia drug syndicate in the late 1970's. Now 68, he is out of prison and has told the story of the criminal underworld of… Audio

Is overpopulation a myth? Veteran environmental writer Fred Pearce's latest book 'The Coming Population Crash' argues that the world's population is heading into decline which could spell the end of… Audio

British author, journalist, editor and historian. His new memoir "Did you really shoot the television? A Family Fable" is about his childhood and journalist parents. He also talks about his adult life… Audio

Cultural historian Judith Williamson argues that the media and advertising industry's use of"climate spin"is helping people to deny the extent of climate change. Audio

Mick Dodson was orphaned at the age of 10, but managed to escape what he helped term"the stolen generation"- he describes his long battle for indigenous rights in Australia. Audio