Nature and travel writer Robert Macfarlane grew up in coal country, just next to limestone country. What was underground defined what was up above for him from a very young age. His new book Underland… Audio

American mountaineer and writer Jon Krakauer was a member of a fateful 1996 Mount Everest expedition that got caught in a blizzard that claimed eight lives, including New Zealanders Rob Hall and… Audio, Gallery

Sustainable growth was the focus of the recent World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, but how realistic is this goal, and what would it look like? The idea of degrowth, as a counter to the… Audio

Emeritus Professor Gisela Kaplan from the University of New England is an expert in animal behaviour, and also literally wrote the book on Australian magpies. Audio

Alex Scott is an illustrator and editor who spent nine years as a cartoonist at the New Zealand Listener. Her new graphic novel, Episodes, is inspired by days spent in front of the TV as a kid. Audio

Coastal science Professor Chris Battershill, who helped lead the Rena cleanup and recovery, says speed will be of the essence as salvage crews attempt to stop fuel leaking from the sunken naval ship.

Emile Donovan chats to interest.co.nz reporter Dan Brunskill to talk about what made it onto the Government's fast track list, what we can expect from the Reserve Back at tomorrow's official cash rate… Audio

Music101's Charlotte Ryan beams in from the St James Theatre in Wellington for an update on the country's biggest night in songwriting. Audio

Former prime minister and former administrator of the United Nations Development Programme Helen Clark joins Emile Donovan to explain. Audio

Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Anna Dean and Peter Elliott discuss the alarming increase in dogs being put down by Auckland shelters and the Government's proposal to reduce the… Audio