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Book review - Amnesty by Aravind Adiga
Sally Wenley reviews Amnesty by Aravind Adiga, which is published by Pan Macmillan. This novel follows the journey of an illegal immigrant in Australia, weaving mystery, culture and wit into the… Audio
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Pip Adam - conversation is a form of creation
Reviewer Pip Adam says she's had the privilege of seeing one of her heroes, Laurie Anderson, twice this week and that both events got her thinking about collaboration and improvisation and… Audio
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Book review - Landfall 238 Journal
Harry Ricketts reviews Landfall 238 Journal, Spring 2019, which is published by Otago University Press. Audio
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Book review - Untold Night and Day by Bae Suah
Stella Chrysostomou of VOLUME Books, Nelson, reviews Untold Night and Day by Bae Suah. Published by Penguin Random House. Audio
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Book review - Figuring by Maria Popova
Melanie O'Loughlin of Unity Books reviews Figuring by Maria Popova, which is published by A&U Canongate. From the creator of the award-winning brainpickings.org comes more cultural and historical… Audio
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West Coast wetlands and SNAs: a battleground?
Resentment has reached boiling point on the West Coast over the government's determination to protect native flora and fauna on private land.
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Book review - Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
Jessie Bray Sharpin reviews Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid, published by Bloomsbury. Audio
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Book review - Apeirogon by Colum McCann
Carole Beu of the Women's Bookshop reviews Apeirogon: A Novel by Colum McCann, published by Bloomsbury. An extraordinary novel that features two real men, one Palestinian and one Israeli, who both… Audio
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Timaru trials new on-demand public transport service
A new public transport system in Timaru will co-ordinate passengers heading in the same direction to pick up people along the way at the nearest main intersection.
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Book review - The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep by H.G. Parry
Bronwyn Wylie-Gibb of University Book Shop, Dunedin, reviews The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep by H.G. Parry. This book is published by Hachette. Audio
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The Sampler: Jamilia Woods, Rapsody and Vagabon
Nick Bollinger reviews albums by African-American artists Jamilia Woods and Rapsody that pay homage to their heroes; and a debut from the Cameroon-born multi-instrumentalist and singer known as… Audio
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The Sampler: Jamilia Woods, Rapsody and Vagabon
Nick Bollinger reviews albums by African-American artists Jamilia Woods and Rapsody that pay homage to their heroes; and a debut from the Cameroon-born multi-instrumentalist and singer known as…
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Book review - The Lost Pianos of Siberia
Phil Vine reviews The Lost Pianos of Siberia by Sophy Roberts, published by Penguin Random House. Audio
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Hit & Run: Former chief of defence wrote to NATO after book release
After the book Hit and Run was released in 2017, then-defence chief Tim Keating wrote to General Petr Pavel at NATO.
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The unwritten history of LGBTQ+ life in New Zealand should be remembered and celebrated, say long-time activists
Thomas Sainsbury talks with Louisa Wall MP, Prof. Welby Ings, Professor Emeritus Ngahuia Te Awekotuku, and award winning artist and filmmaker Tanu Gago. Audio
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Book review - Shakti by Rajorshi Chakraborti
Louise O'Brien reviews Shakti by Rajorshi Chakraborti, which is published by Penguin Random House. Audio
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Controversial civic centre upsize goes ahead
Whangarei ratepayers are to get an upsized $48 million new civic centre - without public consultation on its increased cost.
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Book review - Threads of Life by Clare Hunter
Rae McGregor reviews Threads of Life by Clare Hunter, published by Hachette. Audio
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Review - The Professor and the Madman
The Professor and the Madman tells the story of the unlikely pair who helped create the Oxford English Dictionary. Starring Mel Gibson and Sean Penn. Video, Audio
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Review - The Professor and the Madman
The Professor and the Madman tells the story of the unlikely pair who helped create the Oxford English Dictionary. Starring Mel Gibson and Sean Penn.
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Book review - Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez
Airini Beautrais reviews Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Perez. Published by Penguin Random House. This book won the UK's 2019 Royal Society Science… Audio
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Claire Mabey's three very different books
Claire reviews Frances Hardinge's Deeplight, Daisy Johnson's Sisters, Nicky Pellegrino's A Dream of Italy. Audio
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Book review - The Year Without Summer by Guinevere Glasfurd
Quentin Johnson reviews The Year Without Summer by Guinevere Glasfurd, published by Hachette NZ. Audio
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Book review - Blakwork by Alison Whittaker
Anahera Gildea reviews Blakwork by Alison Whittaker, published by Magabala Books. Alison Whittaker will speak at the New Zealand Festival of the Arts in Wellington on 14 March. Audio
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Eamonn Marra - comedian turned novelist
Eamonn Marra accompanies his debut novel 2000ft Above Worry Level by saying that it'll be the last time he writes about depression. Audio
