Kennedy Warne
Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Kennedy has been traversing the Old Ghost Road, a walking/cycling trail that follows an old gold miners' road from the Buller Gorge to the West Coast, and Pryces Rahui Reserve, a little-known forest… Audio
On the Milford track with Kennedy Warne
Kennedy has just walked the Milford Track, for the first time, He talks to Kathryn about one of the country's most popular 'great walks', his experience of the track, the place, the history and the… Audio
Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
An artistic direction today with Kennedy, taking a journey into Maori cosmology and culture courtesy of the largest exhibition ever staged at the Auckland Art Gallery: Toi Tu, Toi Ora: Contemporary… Audio
Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Kennedy talks about the rest of the Kopiko cycle ride across the North Island. Last time he chatted to Kathryn he had ridden as far as Ongarue. Now for some stories from the second part of his… Audio, Gallery
Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
We talk to Kennedy from somewhere near Ongarue, west of Taupo. He is riding across the North Island with Nine to Noon's business commentator Rod Oram in an event called the Kopiko. The ride started… Audio, Gallery
Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Baches, and what we can learn from them as we address the climate crisis. Kennedy talks about a visit to a former well-off-the-beaten-track bach community near the entrance to Manukau Harbour: the… Audio, Gallery
Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Kennedy is on Rangitoto Island in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf looking at the volcanic reserve's heritage baches. Audio
Haere Ra 2020
Te Radar, Irene Pink, Kennedy Warne and Sam Ackerman bid farewell to 2020 accompanied by Christmas songs from Wellington chamber choir, Nota Bene.The choir sing Ding-dong merrily on high. Audio
Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Kennedy joins the show from Kororareka (Russell) in the Bay of Islands where he has deep family connections, going back to his grandfather's boatbuilding and swordfishing years there. He looks at the… Audio, Gallery
Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Kennedy reflects on his recent three-day walk in Whirinaki Forest, on the edge of Te Urewera, including its history, natural history and in general the solace of forests. Audio
Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Kennedy speaks to us from Kuaotunu, just north of Whitianga. On his mind, cockles, godwits wild roses and other pleasures of the Seabird Coast. Audio
Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Kennedy takes a walk up the Matukituki Valley in Aspiring National Park and reflects on history and poetry in the classic alpine landscape. He's also been cycling the Upper Clutha trail from Albert… Audio
Braiding Sweetgrass: celebrating a culture of gratitude
Outdoors adventurer Kennedy Warne joins Kathryn from Lake Hawea and will be talking about one of his books of the year: Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer. Audio
Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Easy to overlook, but treasured by those who visit them, forest remnants in urban Auckland offer breath of nature in the midst of city life. Kennedy joins Kathryn from one of them. Audio, Gallery
Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Kennedy has been in the Far North taking part in an annual survey of dune lakes. He joins Kathryn to talk about the significance of the lakes, the threats they face and the people who have become… Audio, Gallery
Off the beaten marine track with Kennedy Warne
Kennedy discusses his latest story for National Geographic about the vision of the Pristine Seas project, and describes a visit to one of the Philippines' first marine sanctuaries, at Apo Island. Audio
Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Kennedy unpacks a landmark US Supreme Court decision on the rights of Native Americans, and reflects on swifts -the world's fastest flying bird Audio
Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
World walker Paul Salopek has just finished crossing India, which is in the grip of the worst water crisis in its history. Also in Kennedy's sights this morning are the Supreme Court's decision on… Audio
Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Kennedy discovers a classic tramping book from the 1920s and discusses the political ripples of the Black Lives Matter movement and the renewed focus in this country on racially problematic monuments… Audio
Kennedy Warne birds, birdsong and more
The Garden Bird Survey is upon us again. Kennedy talks about the trends from the results of a decade's worth of these surveys, which anyone can contribute to. Among the encouraging recent trends is… Audio