Kim Hill

Carl Shuker is a former editor at the British Medical Journal and lives in Wellington. He's the author of four novels - The Method Actors (Shoemaker & Hoard, 2005), winner of the Prize in Modern… Audio

Anne Perkins is a political commentator, writer and broadcaster, and the former deputy political editor of The Guardian. She will talk to Kim about a week in which Theresa May had to once more dash to… Audio

Kamila Shamsie is the author of six novels, including Home Fire which won the 2018 Women's Prize for Fiction, and was longlisted for the 2017 Man Booker. She is a reviewer and columnist for The… Audio

Professor Mohamad Abdalla is one of Australia's most prominent Muslim leaders. Over the last 15 years, he played a leading role in establishing Islamic Studies (Research and Teaching) as an academic… Audio

An act of terror has no place in an argument for or against immigration, says investigative journalist Åsne Seierstad, author of One of Us: The Story of Anders Breivik and the Massacre in Norway.  Audio

Top stories this morning... Funeral preparations are under way for victims of the Christchurch shootings Muslims accuse security agencies of focussing on them In sport... Three people are dead and… Audio

Christchurch mosque attacks: Funerals for victims begin; Shooter returned to 'finish' victims - survivor; Ardern promises gun-law reform after mosque attacks; Gun shops busy in wake of Christchurch… Audio

Award-winning Irish musician Wallis Bird kicked off her musical career as a teenager playing cover gigs in pubs, dealing with drunken hecklers by way of cheeky comebacks and good-natured banter. She… Audio

Dr. Helen Taylor received her PhD from Victoria University and has research interests that span conservation genetics, ecology, behaviour and reproductive biology. She currently works in the… Audio, Gallery

Frédéric Martel (PhD) is a French writer and researcher. He is also a journalist at National Public Radio and the author of ten books, which have been translated and published in more than 25… Audio

Dr Doug Wilson has a medical degree from New Zealand, a PhD from the University of London and has pursued postgraduate work and medical research globally. He currently consults and acts as the chief… Audio

Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett is Chief Curator of the Core Exhibition at POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews and University Professor Emerita and Professor Emerita of Performance Studies at New… Audio

Tasman born and bred Dame Annette King recently retired from a record 35 years in New Zealand politics, having served through 17 Labour and National leaders.She was Deputy Leader of the Labour Party… Audio

Mexican-American singer/songwriter Alejandro Escovedo is one of 12 children, eight of which went on to be musicians: two were members of Santana, and his niece is Prince protege Sheila E. Kim Hill… Video, Audio

Originally from Belfast and now living in Glasgow, David Ireland worked as an actor with many theatre companies across the UK including the Royal Shakespeare Company, Manchester Royal Exchange, the… Audio

Chris Paulsen is the founder, chief executive and chairman of the privately-owned House of Travel. The son of a Lyttleton wharfie, Paulsen started his career in the travel industry with Air New… Audio

Since 2000 New Zealand-born artist Phil Price has focused on creating wind-activated kinetic sculpture. He has worked on major international public and private projects including: Cytoplasm… Audio, Gallery

Joep Rottier has recently completed a PhD at the Universiteit Utrecht in The Netherlands, entitled Decriminalization of Sex Work: The New Zealand Model. Rottier visited Aotearoa for several months in… Audio

Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie joined Kim Hill to talk about his friend President Donald Trump and why he doesn't blame him for losing the Vice President role.  Audio