Lynn Freeman
Encore Act Thirteen - High Highs and Low Lows
Including Mercury Theatre, Downstage Theatre, Watershed Theatre, Auckland Theatre Company, Bats Theatre, Wellington Fringe Festival, New Zealand Festival of the Arts, "The Ballad of Jimmy Costello"… Audio
Encore Act Twelve - A Multi Cultural Stage
Including Pacific Island theatre, John Kneubuhl and "Think of a Garden", Pacific Underground, "The Frigate Bird Sings", "Fresh off the Boat", "Sons", "Ranterstantrum", "Bare", "Number 2", "Fire… Audio
Books: Steve Hodgkinson - Unearthed
Biomedical scientist Dr Steve Hodgkinson has more than 180 scientific publications and patents to his name. Now, he also has a novel called Unearthed, whose hero is a scientist. Unearthed is part… Audio
New Music with Jeremy Taylor
Jeremy has music from Prince, Adam Cohen, and CW Stoneking. Audio
Book Review - The Narrow Road to the Deep North
'The Narrow Road to the Deep North' by Richard Flanagan. Published by Vintage. Winner of the 2014 Man Booker prize. Audio
Historian and author Jock Phillips
Jock Phillips is the architect and passion behind Te Ara, the online encyclopedia of New Zealand. The last segment of Te Ara, themed 'Creative and Intellectual Life' , has just been launched featuring… Audio
Asia Correspondent - Jamil Anderlini
News from the Asian region with our correspondent Financial Times Beijing Bureau chief, Jamil Anderlini. Audio
Giraffes - not the social dullards they're made out to be
Conservationists are putting renewed energy into saving the giraffe, whose population has plummeted by 40 percent in just 16 years... there are just 80 thousand left. This rapid loss has prompted the… Audio
WHO discusses progress on Ebola vaccines and treatments
Nyka Alexander is a spokesperson on Ebola for the World Health Organisation, the United Nations health agency. Audio
Daya Czepanski
Young Auckland playwright Daya Czepanski is just 18 and already she's seeing her first play performed on stage, The Cohort Hotel. Several established theatre practitioners believe she's got real… Audio
Cecilie Geary
Long-time fashion and beauty writer, Cecilie Geary, has just committed her five decades of experiences and memories to paper. After starting out as a copywriter, Cecilie wrote for the Auckland Star… Audio
The Voice of Age
Photographer Guy Frederick introduces us to John Shanks, one of the many long-time Christchurch residents he's photographed and interviewed for his project, The Voice of Age, which opens on the first… Audio
The Personal Effects of Kim Dotcom
Multi-media artist Simon Denny is representing New Zealand at the Venice Biennale next year. It is very much a work in progress because Simon is fascinated by current trends - notably the internet… Audio
Road Trip
There's a shout out to New Zealanders with stories to share about road trips around the country, to be woven into an interactive drama/documentary series by Emmy award-winning web-series makers David… Audio
Charles Esche
The international judge of the country's biggest visual arts award, and the artist he selected to win the 2014 Walters Art Prize. The finalists are Kalisolaite 'Uhilaite, Luke Willis Thompson, Maddie… Audio
David Trubridge
Furniture designer David Trubridge on his dream of helping to protect a traditional Pacific raft thofotho from being forgotten. Audio
Ron Sang
We find out how Ron Sang manages to combine a busy career as an architect with being a contemporary art collector, award-winning writer and publisher. Audio
Illegal art trafficking
A specialist in helping to protect museum and art gallery treasures from natural disasters and illegal art trafficking, Dr Hans-Martin Hinz, has some cautionary tales and lots of good advice for our… Audio