Lynn Freeman

Housing, employment, tourism, infrastructure, entrepreneurship and the dairy downturn - each region has its own story to tell. Radio New Zealand's long-time Northland reporter Lois Williams, and Lynn… Audio

Since 2003 Daniel Franklin, the Executive Editor of The Economist, has stuck his neck out to predict the big trends and events internationally for the magazine's annual publication, The World in… Audio

Unlike many other sanctuaries in Ecuador, fee paying tourists aren't invited to the remote Merazonia Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre, but volunteers who cover food costs for themselves and the… Audio

Lynn Freeman learns first hand what's involved with fostering kittens for the SPCA and manages to break several of the cardinal rules within the first week. She's joined by her foster buddy Lisa… Audio

The online world has changed how many performers distribute material. Comedians are just as likely to make their start through videos, blogging, or podcasts as they are through traditional channels… Audio

This Musical Dynasty consists of four members of Raglan reggae band Cornerstone Roots. Dad Brian Ruawai is a vocalist and guitarist, mum Naomi Tuao is the bassist, teenager Kaea is on keyboards… Audio

How to deal with archaeological finds when renovating homes or building on new land. Brigid Gallagher is a Heritage Conservation Specialist whose company is based in Waihi but whose work takes her all… Audio

Sports psychologist Karen Nimmo, Olympic chef de mission and former rower Rob Waddell, and former doctor to the All Blacks, now the Warriors Dr John Mayhew. Audio

How is the New Zealand film industry placed to capitalise on what has been an exceptional year for movies? Will 2015 be a trough or a peak year? Lynn Freeman talks to film critic and Fishhead editor… Audio

In Waikato the plummeting dairy prices are starting to hurt, but that's not the only big issue facing the region by any means. As Auckland's population all but explodes, nearby Hamilton is poised to… Audio

Like New Zealand, Ecuador in South America is home to unique endemic species which, on the world market, attract prices high enough to encourage animal smuggling. That's not the only threat to species… Audio

Seth Kugel, journalist and travel writer, is affectionately known by readers of the New York Times and his other fans as The Frugal Traveller. He has hot tips on how to travel on a budget and how to… Audio

Otago University Geneticist, Peter Dearden is an expert on the honey bee and works closely with the beekeeping industry in New Zealand. Peter says most feral bees have died out, so managed bees play a… Audio

Annie Crummer has been a mainstay of the New Zealand music scene since her first single charted when she was just sixteen. As well as being a solo act she's well known for her collaborations with… Audio

Community gardens are springing up all over the country, in all ways, shapes and forms. Lynn Freeman visited Kapiti Coast gardener Hannah Zwartz who's involved with helping people wanting to start… Audio

One of the downsides of heading away on holiday, is the risk of something happening to your home. Burglary, power cuts, floods and fire... it's enough to stop you relaxing and having fun. A… Audio

Dunedin ended the year with two bangs. Winning the Gigatown competition, and a few days later becoming a UNESCO designated City of Literature. The city lobbied hard for both. We hear from Radio New… Audio

The presents and the Christmas dinner are behind us, the next set of festive decisions looming are New Year's resolutions. But why stop at a year? What about decisions that could shape the next 5, 10… Audio

Including NZ Actors Company, “Way of Life”, calls for a NZ National Theatre, “Verbatim”, theatre as therapy, NZ plays seen as box office poison, Centrepoint Theatre, amateur theatre movement… Audio

Wellington author Kate Carty has written a novel about Christian Assyrians fleeing Iraq under Saddam Hussein's regime in the 1990s, based on true stories. Audio