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Book Critic: Catherine Ross
Today Catherine talks about Librarian's Choices for younger readers. For 11 to 12 years she's reviewing The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie and A Kind of Spark by Ellie… Audio
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Book review - Three of the best from 2022: Atua by Gavin Bishop; Winter Time by Laurence Fearnley, and Roderick Finlayson: A Man from Another World by Roger Hickin
David Hill reviews three of his favourite books from last year: Atua by Gavin Bishop, published by Penguin; Winter Time by Laurence Fearnley, published by Penguin and Roderick Finlayson: A Man from… Audio
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Book review: Three of the best from 2022
Audio 23 Jan 2023Kiran Dass reviews three of her favourite books from last year: Cold Enough for Snow by Jessica Au, published by Giramondo; Assembly by Natasha Brown, published by Hamish Hamilton, and The Sound of… Audio
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Review: Puss in Boots- The Last Wish
The sequel to the successful 2011 Shrek spinoff has finally arrived and Dan Slevin says it could be another keeper – but maybe not for the very little ones. Video
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Romance writer's fake death reminds us 'the author' is a construct
Opinion - It is like something that happens in fiction. An author's reappearance two years after her apparent suicide redefines the social contract between readers and authors, Ika Willis writes.
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Delays and lost luggage have nothing on British Airways pilot sucked from the windscreen
Flight cancellations, delays and lost luggage - these misfortunes pale against the ordeal of a pilot who got sucked through the windscreen of BA5390.
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Royal commentator on Prince Harry: 'I don't see a man who's found any sense of peace'
US-based royal commentator Victoria Arbiter chats to Max Towle about the repercussions of Prince Harry's sad yet incendiary memoir Spare. Audio
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ChatGPT appears to pass medical school exams, educators rethinking assessments
The AI tool ChatGPT is capable of passing - or at least nearly passing - the US medical licensing exams, according to researchers.
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'Justice system a wrecking ball': Pair's fight to clear their names
Two men who successfully fought to clear their names of convictions - one imprisoned for years where he was scalded with hot water, beaten and operated on for cancer - share their experience.
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Fiji coalition govt announces new assistance scheme for students
The back-to-school scheme will help around 220,000 primary and secondary school students in Fiji buy school bags, shoes, stationery, books and lunch boxes.
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Spare review: The weirdest book ever written by a royal
Opinion - Prince Harry's memoir is part confession, part rant and part love letter. In places it feels like the longest angry drunk text ever sent.
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Fan outrage at the romance novelist accused of faking her death
More than two years after author Susan Meachen's "death", she has admitted it was staged.
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Harry has turned against military, says ex-commander
A retired commanding officer has accused Prince Harry of "turning against" his military family after "having trashed his birth family" as more revelations from Harry's memoir emerge.
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Government to discuss establishment of book commission
Organisations involved in the New Zealand book sector are set to meet with government agencies to discuss the establishment of a book commission.
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'The best book I read this year is...'
What better time to read than than the holidays? RNZ asked several of Aotearoa's leading authors, critics and book lovers to recommend the best book they read in 2022.
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Chinese hospitals 'extremely busy' as Covid spreads
Chinese hospitals and funeral homes were under intense pressure as a surging Covid-19 wave drained resources, while the scale of the outbreak prompted some countries to consider new travel rules on…
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What a year! RNZ Pacific's sports review of 2022
The past year has been a significant 12 months for Pacific sport after more than two years of cancellations due to the global pandemic. Audio
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The Sampler: The best local albums of 2022
Tony Stamp reflects on ten of his favourite NZ releases from the past year, including homespun folk, te reo waiata, lo-fi beats, and walls of guitar. Audio
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The Sampler: The best local albums of 2022
Tony Stamp reflects on ten of his favourite NZ releases from the past year, including homespun folk, te reo waiata, lo-fi beats, and walls of guitar.
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Book review: Greedy Cat's Christmas by Joy Cowley
Audio 22 Dec 2022Cynthia Morahan reviews Greedy Cat's Christmas by Joy Cowley, published by The CopyPress Audio
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Book review: The Climate Book created by Greta Thunberg
Sophie Handford reviews The Climate Book created by Greta Thunberg, published by Penguin Random House. Audio
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Book review: The New Zealand Seashore Guide by Sally Carson and Rod Morris
Audio 20 Dec 2022David Hill reviews The New Zealand Seashore Guide by Sally Carson and Rod Morris, published by Potton & Burton Audio
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Book Review: Bournville by Jonathan Coe
Ralph McAllister reviews Bournville by Jonathan Coe, published by Penguin. Audio
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The best books of 2022
Writers Kate De Goldi and Laura Kroetsch join Kim Hill to share their favourite books of the year. From a tour of sea creatures to a novel with four versions of the same story, and a history of bodily… Audio
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The best books of 2022 with Kate De Goldi and Laura Kroetsch
Audio 17 Dec 2022Kate De Goldi and Laura Kroetsch join Kim to share their favourite books of the year. From a tour of sea creatures, to a novel with four versions of the same story, and a history of bodily freedoms… Audio
