Lynn Freeman
Auckland Council's proposal to expand higher density housing zones
A group of Auckland councillors and community groups will this week try to force the council to overturn its controversial proposal to allow higher density housing in more areas than previously… Audio
English Writer Antony Penrose - The Boy Who Bit Picasso
As a child, Antony Penrose hung out with the famous artist Pablo Picasso - he was a friend of young Tony's parents, artist and writer Roland Penrose and photographer Lee Miller. Many years later… Audio
Photographer Ilan Wittenberg
Israeli-born Ilan Wittenberg abandoned a family tradition of industrial engineering to become an award-winning photographer. He makes a living out of family portraiture from his converted 6-car garage… Audio
Virtuoso Strings
Every Tuesday night, Porirua children from low-decile schools get together in a school hall to play classical music on borrowed instruments. The Virtuoso Strings Charitable Trust works with local… Video, Audio, Gallery
Composer John Psathas on his symphony with pictures: No Man's Land
In his monumental, multi-cultural, symphony with pictures, No Man's Land, John Psathas asks us to consider the First World War in a new light. Lynn Freeman talks to John after watching the… Video, Audio, Gallery
Urbanist Tommy Honey on decluttering clutter
From Marie Kondo to productivity websites, we are bombarded with advice about what we should be doing with our stuff. Is there too much stuff about stuff? We look at trends in decluttering, what… Audio
Secrets to Successful Cheese Making
Jean Mansfield is a long-time cheesemaker who specialises in teaching cheesemaking to beginners. She and her husband Dave run a Jersey-only diary farm just outside Waihi. She's also national judge at… Audio, Gallery
Politics with Matthew Hooton and Stephen Mills
Matthew Hooton and Stephen Mills discuss current political affairs including the flag debate and the trivialisation of New Zealand politics. Audio
Book Review: Making It Up As I Go Along by Marian Keyes
Reviewed by Elisabeth Easther, Published by Penguin Audio
Alan Bennett on Lady in the Van
Lady in the Van tells the poignant real-life story of Alan Bennett and Miss Shepherd, a homeless woman who 'temporarily' parked her van in the driveway of Bennett's Camden home and never left. The big… Video, Audio, Gallery
South American correspondent Joel Richards
Our South American correspondent Joel Richards discusses the latest issues in the region including the spread of the Zika virus and it's ramifications. Audio
Subversive stitches, the History of Embroidery
Philipa Turnbull is an historic British embroidery specialist. She's in New Zealand to share her passion for crewel embroidery (embroidery worked in wool) with a series of lectures and workshops… Audio, Gallery
Aftermath of yesterday's 5.7 quake in Christchurch
Seismologists say yesterday's big shake in Christchurch is more evidence that the region is in an extended aftershock period following the big earthquakes of 2010 and 2011. Audio
Is internet voting secure enough to use?
A computer security expert who exposed serious weaknesses in New South Wales' Internet voting system is warning against its use in local body elections here. Audio
Centre of Contemporary Arts reopens
The fifth anniversary of the most devastating of the Christchurch earthquakes is just days away .....and this weekend one of the city's best loved arts venues is reopening its doors open to the… Audio
Transgender show 'People Like Us'
'People Like Us' is a love story between two trans people, played by trans people and also written by a trans woman. Audio
Israeli writer Etgar Keret: The Seven Good Years
Etgar Keret is one of Israel's best known writers - from short fiction and graphic novels to radio broadcasts. Usually he writes in Hebrew but his last book, a memoir covering seven years from the… Audio
Building the butterfly (stroke)
A fascination with the lives and achievements of early Australian women swimmers comes through in a solo play by Australian writer and actor Alice Mary Cooper. In her show Waves, which she's bringing… Audio
Spooning
Wooden spoons are one of the most useful things in the kitchen even in these days of flash appliances. Sam Keer teaches how to carve greenwood spoons at the Wellington's Community Education Centre. Audio, Gallery
On This Day… 24 January 1916
Standing Room Only heads to a variety show from a hundred years ago that sounds like a must see. Audio
