Kim Hill

Serhii Plokhy is a professor of history at Harvard University. His 2018 book Chernobyl: History of A Tragedy tells the story of the nuclear accident that occurred on Saturday 26 April 1986, at the No… Audio

Damian Barr is an award-winning Scottish writer whose 2013 coming of age memoir Maggie & Me (about growing up gay in Thatcher-era Scotland), was The Sunday Times' Memoir of the Year. Audio

Juggling his writing with a career in psychiatry, Stanley Makuwe moved to New Zealand from Zimbabwe in 2002 during the Robert Mugabe regime. In his play Black Lover, which get its premiere in an… Audio

Guy Garvey's the lead singer of the English band elbow who will play in Auckland in June. elbow was formed in the town of Bury near Manchester in 1997 by college mates Garvey (lead vocals, guitar)… Audio

Pioneering Nepalese eye surgeon Dr Sanduk Ruit has saved the sight of an estimated 130,000 people around the world using small incision, low cost, cataract surgery. Working alongside New Zealander… Audio

Praised by the likes of Salman Rushdie and Ali Smith, Namwali Serpell's debut novel The Old Drift reputedly took her nearly 20 years to write. It weaves together "...ideas and experiences of… Audio

Jennifer Ward-Lealand is an actor, director and te reo Māori advocate. She talks to Kim Hill about the great gift of being given the Māori name 'Te Atamira' (which means 'the stage'). Audio

The development of generic drugs has been one of the most important developments for public health, making medicines cheaper and more accessible, especially in developing countries. But what are the… Audio

Australian moral philosopher and professor at Princeton University, Peter Singer's work challenges people to question whether their behaviour is ethical and highlights blind-spots and moral… Audio

Former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg stepped into the spotlight this week appearing on stage for a debate with five other candidates for the Democratic nomination. The billionaire has already spent… Audio

As "The Front Lawn", Harry Sinclair and Don McGlashan released two albums and made three short films between 1985 and 1990. Many of their songs such as "Andy", "When You Come Back Home" and "How You… Audio

Veteran actor Nathaniel Lees is part of the stellar Pasifika/Māori cast in a new film described as "The Karate Kid meets South Auckland".​ He talks to Kim Hill about how The Legend of Baron To'a… Audio

Scottish artist Katie Paterson collaborates with scientists and researchers to explore ideas of time, transience, and our place on Earth. She's broadcast the sound of a melting glacier, mapped dead… Audio, Gallery

UK heart surgeon Samer Nashef is a world-leading expert on risk and quality in surgical care. He's authored two memoirs about life inside the operating theatre: The Naked Surgeon and most recently The… Audio

A professor of management at San Francisco State University, Ronald Purser is a leading figure in the backlash against the mindfulness movement. He says that while mindfulness is promoted as an… Audio

Professor Raina McIntyre leads the Biosecurity Research Program at the Kirby Institute at the University of New South Wales in Sydney. One of her key research areas is in epidemic responses to… Audio

Wellington's annual Newtown Festival is the biggest free music party and street fair in the country, attracting 80,000 people to the lively and diverse suburb every year. They go there to sample 185… Video, Audio, Gallery