Nights host Mark Leishman shares a few of his favourite interviews of the year.
Mark Leishman in RNZ's Auckland studio. Photo: Bonnie Harrison
Kōrero with a tā moko artist
Mokonuiarangi (Moko) Smith is a traditional Māori tattoo artist who works under the moniker Uhi Tapu.
Auckland tā moko artist Mokonuiarangi (Moko) Smith Photo: Specsavers
Dunedin writer's memoir makes an unexpected appearance in Barbie
John Egenes's 2017 book Man & Horse: The Long Ride Across America can be spotted in the hands of Ken.
Barbie (2023), directed by Greta Gerwig, starring Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie. Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures - Heyday F / Collection ChristopheL via AFP
The world's oldest battle rapper
Joy France's life took on a whole new meaning when she turned 60 and pledged to try 60 new things. One of those things was rap battling.
English rapper Joy France Photo: Manchester Evening News
The World Bog Snorkelling Championships
Every year, hundreds of people descend on the Welsh town of Llanwrtyd Wells to take part in the World Bog Snorkelling Championships.
A competitor in the annual World Bog Snorkelling Championships, held in Wales Photo: llanwrtyd.com
How to self-publish a book
Deborah Hart, chair of the Holocaust Centre of New Zealand, captures a poignant family story in her self-published memoir Resilience.
Deborah Hart with her mother, Inge Woolf, in September 2020. Photo: Simon Woolf
A Wellington gravedigger hangs up his shovel
Neil Whiteman, a popular local figure, spent 45 years as sexton at the Akatarawa Cemetery in Upper Hutt.
Upper Hutt cemetery caretaker Neil Whiteman Photo: Ross Giblin / Stuff
Taranaki dairy farmer completes 300 marathons
This June, 70-year-old Albie Jane ran his 300th marathon in Hamilton.
Taranaki dairy farmer and runner Albie Jane Photo: Supplied
