Lynn Freeman

Political commentators Shane Te Pou and Liam Hehir join Lynn to discuss Fair Pay Agreements and the impact on business, business sentiment and confidence, the Prime Minister's first overseas trip and… Audio

Paul Diamond reviews Wellington Architecture: A Walking Guide by John Walsh; photographer Patrick Walsh published by Massey University Press Audio

For Australian artist, composer and curator Lawrence English listening is very different to hearing. He is interested in "relational listening", the relationship between our internal thinking and the… Audio

US correspondent Ron Elving joins Lynn to look at how Joe Biden has been turning up the heat in his rhetoric on Russia, energy-driven inflation is making Americans depressed, Republicans are looking… Audio

Kiwi technology that can warn of an earthquake is going global. EQC and Massey University scientists have tested low cost early warning sensors, which gives notice of a quake. The project has made… Audio

With the rising cost of living, many people are struggling to pay the bills, particularly over winter as the cost of power rises. New research from the University of Otago finds that the cost of… Audio

Playing a steely female spy in a man's world in a remake of the movie The Ipcress File was an opportunity British actress Lucy Boynton embraced. The thriller's set in 1963 when former army sergeant… Audio

As one door closes, in the form of yet another New Zealand International comedy festival this winter, a few small trapdoors seem to be opening up for our comedians. Over the past couple of years most… Audio

Seaweed is a talking point these days as a potential and as yet untapped source of biofuel and food - but less so as a subject for artists. The upcoming New Zealand Festival of Nature in Otepoti… Audio

There are more ways than ever to get published these days - including Twitter. Fantasy writer Nikky Lee won a Twitter competition that lead to the first in her Young Adult trilogy The Rarkyn's… Audio

Dutch-Kiwi photographer Ans Westra has captured on film some of the quintessential images of New Zealand life over her many decades behind the camera. She's remains deeply proud of her Dutch heritage… Audio

19th century Geologist and explorer Sir Julius von Haast's contribution to Aotearoa's scientific history has been quietly overlooked - but a symposium timed to coincide with his 200 birth year… Audio

Right now the movie industry is increasingly nervous, with all the big Hollywood studios saying the only way to make a profit is huge and very expensive blockbusters. But one company is going in the… Video, Audio, Gallery

Family genealogy is irresistable for many of us, researching our whakapapa. There's another history though that's overlooked but often just as fascinating - the story of our homes. Christchurch-based… Audio, Gallery

With characters who include a pirate of low morals but high cheekbones and a witch who's also an excellent pick pocket and a keen bibliophile, you can tell you're in for a wild ride. India Holton's… Audio, Gallery

Author David Groves invites us to travel the Silk Road from fabled Asian capital Xanadu to Venice, with adventurer Marco Polo and the Emperor Kublai Khan as our guides, in his novel 7 Intelligible… Audio

In what she believes to be a first for Aotearoa, violinist Anne Loeser is about to play the entire cycle of Heinrich Biber's 17th century Rosary Sonatas for violin and continuo.. It's such a marathon… Audio

In the latest in our occasional series of interviews with repairers, we turn our attention to pottery. People are often encouraged to repair broken musical instruments, furniture or paintings. But… Audio, Gallery

Napier is about to host the largest collection of artwork by pioneering fine art printmaker Françoise Gilot ever exhibited in the Southern Hemisphere. Françoise is a spritely 100 years old - and for… Audio, Gallery