Kim Hill
Trent Dalton: 'This is a very, very interesting time for all of us'
It was a conversation with his wife over ham and cheese toasties that kicked off Tales from the Bunker - Australian writer Trent Dalton's weekly column about the power of the human spirit in these… Audio
Ken Burns: doco director's epic histories
American documentary maker Ken Burns is best known for his sweeping, epic historical documentary series including The Civil War (1990), Jazz (2001), The War (2007), Prohibition (2011), The Roosevelts… Audio
Whaitiri Poutawa: the kapa haka teacher with a worldwide online audience
Kapa haka teacher Whaitiri Poutawa loves his job and had a "mini freak-out" when the Level-4 lockdown was announced and he couldn't visit schools. To keep contributing, he's taken his funny, energetic… Video, Audio
Chris Smith: COVID-19 science
Dr Chris Smith, consultant clinical virologist at Cambridge University and one of BBC Radio 5 Live's Naked Scientists, is back with the latest science about COVID-19 and its spread. Among the topics… Audio
Colin Thubron: travel writing off the beaten track
The acclaimed travel writer and novelist Colin Thubron was due to arrive in New Zealand for the Auckland Writers' Festival next month. He's been here before, travelling around the North and South… Audio
Amy Goldstein: COVID-19 in the Land of the Free
After forging a destructive path through Asia and Europe, COVID-19 has taken hold in the US: the country's transmission numbers have rapidly outstripped previous hotspots like China, Italy and Spain… Audio
Kate Camp: literature for the lockdown
When you tire of crashing Houseparty, of DIY hair styling, of panic-buying flour, and of video-calling every last person you know, how about a good book!? Audio
Steph Miller: new short film Rat Man
Steph Miller is a filmmaker based in Wellington. Her film Rat Man (co-directed and co-produced with Belle Gwilliam) tells the story of Daryl, a reclusive ex convict who becomes the toast of his… Audio
Mary Kisler: art and museums online
This week the curator and art historian Mary Kisler has been visiting Monet's garden and the collections of the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao without leaving home. Audio, Gallery
Dr Diana and Mark Kopua: Maori mental health
What would mental health care look like if it took te ao Maori as its foundation? Psychiatrist Dr Diana Kopua and her husband Mark have been on a mission to answer that question. Audio
Jane Patterson: government messaging in the Covid crisis
RNZ's political editor Jane Patterson has been watching and assessing the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, and how it's navigating the country through the realities and tensions of… Audio
Greg Woods: marble racing commentator
Greg Woods is helping to turn the newly fashionable, socially distant sport of marble racing into a global phenomenon. Video, Audio
Chris Smith: coronavirus science latest
Dr Chris Smith, consultant clinical virologist at Cambridge University and one of BBC Radio 5 Live's Naked Scientists, is back with the latest science about COVID-19 and its spread. Audio
Dr Michael Mosley: the secrets of a good night's sleep
He's explored intermittent fasting, Type 2 diabetes and the state of your insides - now the science journalist, TV presenter and bestselling author Dr Michael Mosley wants to help you sleep better… Audio
India's 1.3 billion person lockdown
India, the world's second biggest country, has gone into lockdown mode for three weeks over the COVID-19 pandemic. Audio
Listener Feedback for 28 March
Kim reads listener feedback for Saturday 28 of March 2020. Audio
Michele Bannister: interplanetary passions
Planetary astronomer Michele Bannister has recently arrived home after working in Canada at The University of Victoria in British Columbia, and at Queen's University in Belfast. A passionate… Audio
Steven Taylor: the psychology of pandemics
Professor Steven Taylor is an Australian academic who's been living in Canada since 1988. On the 1st December 2019, just a few weeks before the full scale of the novel coronavirus outbreak became… Audio
James Hadfield: NZ phylogeneticist tracking COVID-19's spread
Working from home isn't exactly a new experience for phylogeneticist Dr James Hadfield. Based in Wanaka but employed by Seattle's Bedford Lab, he works on the open source Nextstrain platform: this… Audio, Gallery