Lynn Freeman

Phill Jones is a musician and woodworker who's intertwined his two passions to produce beautiful wooden musical instruments. He handcrafts marimbas and stringed instruments, but is most well-known for… Audio

Moera talks to Lynn Freeman about the latest court action stemming from the election result in Samoa. Also, as Fiji responds to an ongoing Covid-19 outbreak, almost all travel to the main island of… Audio

As more farmers on both sides of the Tasman are embracing drone technology as a tool to efficiently monitor stock, research has examined the effect on sheep. Audio

The government has set aside $302 million to encourage low emissions vehicles and looks set to move on a feebate scheme, introducing incentives for electric vehicles and eventually a tax on gas… Audio

Transport Minister Michael Woods has just announced a second Waitemata Harbour crossing solely for foot and cycle traffic, saying adding on to the existing Harbour Bridge is not possible. Audio

Last week we spoke to a photographer and poet who produced a book based on his walkabouts around Te Anau. Today, Mosgiel's the inspiration for a local who's turned his musings into a bespoke hardcover… Audio, Gallery

A butterfly researcher finds himself trapped in Paradise - in Samoa to be exact - despite his increasingly desperate efforts to get home to New Zealand. That's the setup of a new novel called Both… Audio

In a last-ditch effort to save the historic St David's Memorial Church and turn it into a centre for music, dozens of musicians and singers have banded together to film a fundraising virtual concert… Audio, Gallery

A short, punchy chant is one of the key features of any protest march. Now Auckland jazz musician Callum Passells explores these rhythmic and repetitive chants in his new work LCR - short for Left… Audio

Dancer and choreographer Lucy Marinkovich is helping people living with Parkinson's disease to dance, in what she hopes will become a pilot programme. Lucy has two Dunedin/Otepoti-based residencies… Audio, Gallery

Choreographer Villa Junior Lemanu's family has lived in the same house in South Auckland for some 25 years. His fears that his family will be forced to leave their home and their community are what… Audio

The explosion of grief that followed the death of her husband, is channelled into Cian Parker's new play, All I See. It's going to premiere at the 2021 Kia Mau Festival at Wellington's Circa Theatre… Audio

In the movie business, very few things come easy, but the New Zealand film Poppy had more than its fair share of hurdles before the finish line.  Video, Audio, Gallery

A mural recreating a painting by the late Bill Hammond is about to be added to Nelson's ambitious ArtWalk project. Rather than being painted onto the sides of buildings, the murals are printed onto… Video, Audio, Gallery

Writer Kerry Harrison delves into her memories of taking part in the 1981 anti-Springbok tour protests for her latest novel, Hold the Line. In the book, she introduces legal student Beth who joins in… Audio

A waiata and an accompanying photograph for every day of last year's nationwide lockdown was the challenge Te Anau based photographer Tony Bridge set himself. Raahui A Walk in the Shadowlands is the… Audio, Gallery

Painter Colin McCahon was so enchanted by the poetry of West Coaster Peter Hooper that he used his poems in several artworks. . 20 years after his death, Peter's published and previously unpublished… Audio, Gallery

Looking out from Within - a series of portraits of Londoners looking out from their windows during the UK's protracted lockdown - is about to go on show at the Auckland Festival of Photography. Just… Audio, Gallery