Lynn Freeman

Oud Virtuoso Rahim AlHaj is bringing his acclaimed work, Letters from Iraq, to Aotearoa New Zealand. It's a series of instrumental poems based on actual letters written by people desperately trying to… Audio

Wellingtonian Andrew Harding explains why his happy place is out with his metal detector searching for hidden treasure. Coins, rings, objects that take a while to identify. He has tips for people… Audio

Grounded in the Celtic musical traditions, multi-instrumentalist Rennie Pearson is about to head around the North Island as he releases his new solo album filled with traditional music of Ireland… Audio

Mrinali Kumar believes animal-free foods taste better. She has linked that belief with another, trying to reduce food waste. This summer her cauliflower ice cream Kinda, produced from vegetables… Audio

Eddie Game is an acoustic ecologist, and the Lead Scientist & Director of Conservation for The Nature Conservancy's Asia Pacific region. Rainforests are his favourite places and he's doing his best to… Audio

Te Whare Wananga o Waitaha University of Canterbury Librarian Lisa Davies (Kai Tahu) is determined to make te reo more accessible. She's also a jazz musician, so she's brought both together. She's… Audio

Ruth Delaney, the main organiser from DIA's Visits and Ceremonial Office team and Rachel Hayward, Acting Secretary of the Cabinet/ Clerk of the Executive Council, are coordinating the State Memorial… Audio

It's been a while, but finally a play about a black lesbian couple wanting to adopt a child is about to hit the stage. Estelle Chout's script for Po' Boys and Oysters was nominated for an Adam's NZ… Audio

Sharron Came's first book Peninsula, which won the 2021 Adam Foundation Prize for best MA folio, has been described as ''A novel in stories''. The stories follow three generations of a Northland… Audio

Nelson is about to host its first Clay Week, celebrating all things ceramic. It will bring together potters from around the country to share their knowledge through conversations, masterclasses and… Audio, Gallery

NZ Barok - New Zealand's Baroque instrument orchestra is about to reunite after a lengthy hiatus, putting their own spin on famous and lesser-known examples of Baroque - classical music of the… Audio

The Royal New Zealand Navy has a new taonga - a quilt sewn by 12 serving and retired female naval personnel with each of the 49 squares telling a story of their time in service. Those stories cover 6… Audio, Gallery

Simone Kaho's poetry collection HEAL! offers up an uncompromising account of an assault that left her traumatised with PTSD, and at times, seemingly without hope. But the Tongan-Pakeha writer is a… Audio

When the old Datsun 120Y that belonged to his late father is about to be sold, a teenage boy takes his younger brother and cousin out for a final road trip. This is the start of Datsun, the latest… Audio, Gallery

A 2020 UNICEF report found that only 64.4% of 15-year-olds in Aotearoa have more than a basic proficiency in reading and maths. Research also shows that, over the last 10 years, the proportion of… Audio

Simran Kaur is the co-host of the podcast Girls That Invest. She speaks to Lynn about how rising inflation and the reduction in house prices affect millennials, and a new study which reveals women in… Audio

Lynn speaks to the Grammy award-winning composer and conductor, Eric Whitacre. Usually based in Los Angeles, he's currently in New Zealand touring one of his most recent compositions 'The Sacred… Audio