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Former NZ diplomat Warren Searell lived in Damascus for two years until last September. His daughter went to school with the son of President Bashar al-Assad. More than 60,000 people have been killed… Audio

Doctor Matthew Reid works for Médecins Sans Frontières. He hails from Christchurch, NZ but currently works in South Africa. He has worked with Médecins Sans Frontières for almost a decade and… Audio

A senior lecturer in the school of psychology at Auckland University, whose research focuses on human evolution and cooperation. This includes the evolution of language, religion, large-scale… Audio

Dilworth Karaka is a founding member of reggae vocal group Herbs. Herbs were inducted into APRA's New Zealand Hall of Fame in September 2012. Audio

Hamilton-born and raised Kimbra Johnson has had an incredible 2012 - the song 'Somebody That I Used to Know', on which she collaborated with Australian artist Gotye, reached number 1 in the US, and… Audio

Chief High Court Judge, Justice Helen Winkelmann, talks about her year-to-date. Audio

UK photojournalist Paul Conroy was injured by the shelling in the Syrian city Homs in February which claimed the life of his Sunday Times newspaper colleague, the celebrated war correspondent Marie… Audio

Bill Buckley set up Buckley Systems Limited in 1978 which has gone on to be a world leader in electromagnetic technology. His machines are used to prepare 90 per cent of the world's silicon chips -… Audio

Marie Shroff has been Privacy Commissioner since 2003 and says this year has been marked by major public sector data breaches. They include the ACC spreadsheet breach, which saw the details of 6,500… Audio

Ngai Tuhoe chief negotiator Tamati Kruger led the iwi to an historic NZ$170 million settlement with the Crown this year. Audio

Today's Big Year interviewee is the Chief of the NZ Defence Force, Lieutenant General Rhys Jones. Audio

Justin Duckworth's journey from a radical lifestyle serving marginalised people on society's fringes, to being ordained the Anglican Bishop of Wellington. Audio

David Krofcheck on elementary particles, smashing atoms and how he got New Zealand involved in the world's biggest scientific experiment - the Large Hadron Collider. Professor Krofcheck is a Senior… Audio

Winner of the 2012 Prime Minister's Science Prize - best teacher. Audio

Hunter Davies is official biographer of The Beatles, and he has edited the book The John Lennon Letters, which includes 250 of his notes, cards and letters. Audio

The award-winning Aboriginal educator is the executive director of the Stronger Smarter Institute. He was the first Aboriginal principal of Cherbourg State School in Queensland, and is credited with… Audio

Malcolm and Ray met 80-years ago as six-year-olds in Gordon House, a Napier boys' home. They're still best mates, living in the same Auckland retirement village. Audio

Mike Morwood and Thomas Sutikna are the two scientists behind the discovery of a new species of human, Homo floresiensis, which was subsequently nicknamed the "hobbit". They talk about their ongoing… Audio

Wellingtonian Ashley Fogel founded the eponymous women's fashion label with his wife Wende in 1991. This month he decided to shut his Miramar factory after designing and manufacturing clothing for… Audio

Sara Parkin is a founding director of Forum for the Future. She has campaigned for the environment and sustainable development in various roles for over 40 years, including playing leading roles in… Audio

Rhona Fraser was the first woman after World War Two to gain her private pilot's license, and to fly solo in a tiger moth from the Wellington Aero Club. In 1960 she established the New Zealand… Audio

Rhona Fraser was the first woman after World War Two to gain her private pilot's license, and to fly solo in a tiger moth from the Wellington Aero Club. In 1960 she established the New Zealand… Audio

The NZ entrepreneur is the founder, chairman and owner of airport baggage handling systems company Glidepath. The Auckland-headquartered firm has completed more than 550 projects in over 60 countries.

Angy Rivera is a 22-year-old undocumented Latina involved in a campaign for immigration rights for illegal migrant youth in the US. Audio

Yvonne is the Managing Director, Producer, Director of Production Shed TV and had a very long association with the late Margaret Mahy. Audio