Lynn Freeman

With hundreds of Syrian Refugees set to arrive in New Zealand over the next few years, Nelson based solicitor Trevor Irwin looks at the labyrinth of legal issues facing people who've fled their home… Audio

Last year on the Weekend, futurist Daniel Franklin from The Economist shared his predictions for 2015. Since 2003 he's edited The Economist's annual publication The World In... he was spot on with… Audio

Hamilton band Looking For Alaska (Aaron Gott and Amy Maynard) have been going for a couple of years, and as well as busking around Amy and Aaron have supported Fly My Pretties and Herbs. Audio

Uncovering lead paint and toppling off insecure ladders are two of the hazards DIY house painters face, and across the country over the summer there will be thousands of homeowners making the most of… Audio, Gallery

Dunedin is a treasure trove for archaeologists. Lynn Freeman recently visited one of the busiest, Hayden Cawte from Heritage Properties. He and his partner Sheryl Cawte have set up shop in an historic… Audio, Gallery

Are you being put off your stroke by the yips, the chokes or the slumps? Clinical Psychologist Karen Nimmo has worked with high performance sportspeople, like Black Cap Jesse Ryder, to help them get… Audio

It will take some time before the world learns if the Paris climate change agreement is worth the paper it's written on. 25 year old Auckland law student Siobhan Patia is not content to wait… Audio

2015 will be remembered as one of the great breakthrough years in our understanding of Mars and beyond. Indications of liquid water on Mars, new insights into black holes and the dwarf planet Pluto… Audio

Anthony Powell has spent several years photographing Antarctica, heading down there for months at a time since his first trip back in 1997. He's just spent another icy Christmas on Scott Base with the… Audio, Gallery

Lynn Freeman talks to Eileen Wilcox from the New Zealand Rose Society and Hamilton Gardens rose specialist Alice Gilliams. Audio, Gallery

RNZ's Waikato reporter Andrew McRae and Tamahere Forum journalist Philippa Stevenson talk about the issues facing their region. Audio

From time to time this summer we're sharing clips of radio going weird or wrong. Some bloopers, some not; all of them though Audio Oddities. Although most of our on-air talent would rather forget the… Audio

City and country dwellers have loved Country Calendar for almost 50 years. It's TV's tribute to the ingenious and hardy people who make a living off the land. 2016 marks its 50th year on our screens… Audio, Gallery

A big push against technology, stress and mass production has seen the rise of movements like slow cooking, adult colouring, and the demand for handmade and bespoke arts and crafts. Craft remains a… Audio

A revealing collection of poems and ultra-short stories introduces us to many characters in the life of writer Serie Barford. Most are real, some are hybrids of people she's known, and together they… Audio

Museums and galleries around America are experimenting with technology in an effort to keep visitors coming in while also getting them hooked on snazzy websites. The Dowse Art Museum's director… Audio, Gallery

Second year New Zealand Dance School student Georgia Powley has been awarded a scholarship that allows her to become part of the Royal New Zealand Ballet in 2016. The company will convene in… Audio

A Dunedin design student is converting old parking meters into machines that dish out poetry rather than tickets. Ben Alder's part of a team that wants to promote Dunedin's UNESCO City of Literature… Video, Audio, Gallery

A daughter carries her mother's ashes back to their homeland of Greece in 2007, and as she revisits old haunts, she finds out why her mother fled to New Zealand. Maggie Rainey-Smith's novel Daughters… Audio