Kim Hill
Joanne Roughton-Arnold: Iris Dreaming
New Zealand soprano Joanne Roughton-Arnold is performing a one woman opera at the ADAM Chamber Concert Festival. Iris Dreaming, written by Gillian Whitehead and Fleur Adcock, is based on the life of… Audio
A. Scott Berg: The story of Max Perkins
After graduating from Princeton University in 1971, American author A. Scott Berg expanded his senior thesis on famed editor Maxwell Perkins into a full-length biography, Max Perkins: Editor of Genius… Audio
Rhona Fraser and Howard Moody: Opera in Days Bay Garden
Director Rhona Fraser is staging two major works for this summer's Opera in a Days Bay Garden event: Handel's Theodora - featuring Lexus Song Quest 2016 finalists Madison Nonoa and Filipe Manu, and… Audio
Kerensa Johnston: Running the Wakatū empire
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Kerensa Johnston is CEO of the Wakatū Incorporation, which has 4,000 shareholders descending from the original Māori landowners of the Nelson, Tasman and Golden Bay Regions. Audio
Don Henley: statesman of rock
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Don Henley is coming to New Zealand this March. He talks with Kim Hill about The Eagles' reputation for excess, his wilderness projects and moving on after a "terrible year". Video, Audio
Dr Andrew Ensor: leading NZ's key role with SKA
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SKA Alliance is a group of New Zealand experts working on the IT requirements of the world's largest science project - the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) telescope. Audio
Dr Lester Levy: health's most powerful appointee
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Dr Lester Levy now leads all three Auckland DHBs - covering around a third of the country's population. He talks about why so much power has been vested in him - and what he intends to do with it. Audio
Top Stories for Friday 3 February 2017
Public looking for more front line cops from funding boost,Police Minister says funding boost will help family violence, serious crime, RNZ political editor analyses reaction to police boost, Nine… Audio
Top Stories for Thursday 2 February 2017
Cause of Havelock North water crisis discovered, Analysts ask will 2017 election be 'Battle of the Boring'?,Xero founder 'absolutely' backs Peter Thiel citizenship,Labour calls Thiel citizenship… Audio
Top Stories for Tuesday 31 January 2017
Quebec Muslims have conducted their morning prayers amid tight security following yesterday's mosque shooting in the city which left six dead and five in hospital. We get the latest from our Canadian… Audio
Top Stories for Monday 30 January 2017
Clip contains Intro and Outro audio... Edit together all of Morning Report from the end of the 0700 News till the start of 0745 Sport, chopping out the 7:30 bulletin and weather etc plus some stories… Audio
The London Klezmer Quartet
The London Klezmer Quartet are soon to play their celebratory and soulful Jewish Eastern Europe music ('klezmer') across New Zealand. They join Kim Hill for a live session. Audio
Dunedin poet and writer Talia Marshall
Talia Marshall talks about her path to writing and the lessons she learnt caring for the dying. Audio
Writer and book dealer Rick Gekoski
Rick Gekoski talks to Kim Hill about Darke, his first novel. Audio
Anthony Byrt previews a big year in the art world
This year New Zealand will have strong representation at the inaugural Honolulu Biennale, the Venice Biennale and the DOCUMENTA exhibition in Germany. Audio
Eugene Chirovici
Three years ago Romanian mystery writer Eugene Chirovici moved to England and wrote his first English language story, The Book of Mirrors. His gamble paid off. Audio
Maria Slade on buying a home in NZ
Business journalist Maria Slade has written a home buyer's guide. She talks with Kim Hill about mortgages, leaky homes, building inspections and the media fixation on house prices. Audio
Singer-songwriter Nadia Reid
Nadia Reid chats to Kim Hill and debuts a track from her brand new album Preservation, which she says is about "strength, observation and sobriety". Audio
