Holly Walker
Roll of the dice
What makes someone successful? Is it hardwork, talent or smarts? A new study says it may just be luck. The research over a 40-year period found that no matter how being smart and talented doesn't mean… Audio
Auckland's health system
Marama Royal of Ngati Whatua Orakei says Auckland's health system is at breaking point, that's why iwi members will now be given health insurance to ensure they have help to turn to if needed. Audio
Viagogo investigation
We continue the discussion about ticket resellers today following the weekend's Bruno Mars concert that saw many people turned away at the door with fake tickets. Audio
North Korea's turnaround
North Korea is open to relinquishing its nuclear weapons, according to South Korea. Seoul officials say North Korea is willing to freeze its nuclear programmes if it beings direct talks with the US… Audio
Trump bags the Oscars
President Trump has lashed out at Hollywood once again, slamming the Oscars and its low ratings. Audio
Another one bites the dust...again
President Trump's top economic adviser Gary Cohn has resigned. He's now part of a long list of Trump aides to abandon ship. Audio
The Panel with Scott Campbell and Holly Walker (Part 2)
What makes osmeon successful? Is it hardwork, talent or smarts? A new study says it may just be luck. The research over a 40-year period found that no matter how being smnart and talented doesn't mean… Audio
The Panel with Scott Campbell and Holly Walker (Part 1)
President Trump's top economic adviser Gary Cohn has resigned. He's now part of a long list of Trump aides to abandon ship. We ask the panelists whether this latest news surprises them, or whether… Audio
Book review - This I Would Kill For
Holly Walker reviews This I Would Kill For: Natalie King, Forensic Psychiatrist by Anne Buist, published by Text Publishing. Audio
Book review - La Belle Sauvage
Holly Walker reviews La Belle Sauvage: The Book of Dust Volume One by Philip Pullman, published by Penguin Random house NZ. Audio
Book review - The Book of Emma Reyes
Holly Walker reviews The Book of Emma Reyes by Emma Reyes. Published by Hachette NZ. Audio
Book review - The Haunting by Margaret Mahy
Holly Walker reviews 'The Haunting' by Margaret Mahy. Published by Hachette NZ . Audio
Holly Walker - The Whole Intimate Mess
Dropping the traditional gender roles of 'caregiver' and 'breadwinner' would benefit everyone, says former Green MP Holly Walker, who's written a memoir The Whole Intimate Mess: Motherhood, Politics… Audio
Book review - Writing Life: Helen Garner and Her Work
Holly Walker discusses Australian writer Helen Garner: novelist, short story writer and journalist. A biography of Garner has been published - A Writing Life: Helen Garner and Her Work, by Bernadette… Audio
Book review - An Uncertain Grace
Written by Krissy Kneen. Reviewed by Holly Walker Audio
Book review - Best of 2016 - Holly Walker
'Swing Time' by Zadie Smith, published by Penguin. 'The Mandibles' by Lionel Shriver, published by HarperCollins. 'The Bone Sparrow' by Zana Fraillon, published by Hachette. Audio
Book review - "Desire: 100 of Literature's sexiest stories"
"Desire: 100 of Literature's sexiest stories" by Mariella Frostrup. Reviewed by Holly Walker, published by HarperCollins Publishers New Zealand. Audio
Book review - "The Trespasser" by Tana French
Reviewed by Holly Walker, published by Hachette. Audio
Book review - Billy Bird by Emma Neale
Reviewed by Holly Walker, Published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Book review - Can You Tolerate This? by Ashleigh Young
Reviewed by Holly Walker, published by Victoria University Press. Audio
