Lynn Freeman

In the Outer Hebrides on Scotland's Western flank traditional Scottish music is hugely popular, but a whole new generation of artists with their own style are also finding a following with locals and… Audio

Can fantasy help us to understand things we'd rather not think about at all? That's the question behind new play Defending the J.J. Mac, which opens soon in Auckland. Director Leon Wadham says the… Audio

Pop-up Globe is the world's first full-scale working replica of the second Globe theatre, and eight of Shakespeare's works will be performed in Auckland before it heads to another part of the world.

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TV and Film writer Paul Casserly takes in TVNZ's experiment with binge viewing, aka Doctor Foster, and a stunning documentary about a charming old rooster who's been hunting beleaguered FIFA boss Sepp… Audio

Writer and researcher Maggie Hamilton is a keen observer of social trends and she writes books and for magazines; gives frequent talks and lectures to parents and educators. Her books include What's… Audio

The carbon footprint of the internet. Audio

Rae McGregor discusses her favourite books of 2015. Audio

Mary Hobbs is a writer and author, and her sixth book is High Country Stations of the Mackenzie. Her previous works include : Kiwi Tucker for the Soul, Letter to New York and America from New Zealand… Audio, Gallery

UK Correspondent Jon Dennis joins us to talk about the trial of a gang charged with the UK's biggest robbery and the on-going discussion on immigration. Audio

Senior Lecturer in Sport Management at the University of Otago Dr Sally Shaw is undertaking the first academic research into homophobia in sport in New Zealand. This builds on the international 'Out… Audio

An investigation into stillbirth has found the parents of 2.6 million babies are suffering in silence each year because of slow progress in combating the problems related to delivering a stillborn… Audio

All eyes will be on New Zealands's sharemarket when it opens at ten this morning to see if it slumps further following dramatic drops in world sharmarkets. Audio

Lynn Freeman heads to the West Coast of the South Island, to a township that is all too often only seen as a quick stop to see the famous Pancake Rocks, blowholes, en route to bigger neighbours… Audio, Gallery

Swordswallower Amy Saunders aka Miss Behave has brought a gameshow to the World Buskers Festival in Christchurch. Audio

Skin cancer and literature is an unlikely combination but they're both big players in the life of Dr Sharad Paul. He writes medical textbooks, poetry and fiction. The Auckland cancer specialist and… Audio

Shannon Weaver has travelled the length and breadth of the country cataloguing our antique and op shops, which are documented in a new book called Collectors Anonymous. Lynn Freeman also talks to RNZ… Audio, Gallery

We take a look at Maori and New Zealand historical artefacts and a taste for collecting Oriental pieces. Also, what are the current trends in collecting? All this thanks to something of an antique… Audio, Gallery

In the last part of a mini-series looking at our Olympic hopefuls we turn to issues facing some of our more niche athletes. Trampolinist Dylan Schmidt and Judo-ka Adrian Leat are both hoping to… Audio, Gallery

Young researcher Alexandrea Whyte has been out in dense bush hunting for weta and beetles, to see if they've been affected by 1080 poison drops in the area to control predators. It's the fourth of a… Audio