Lynn Freeman
Orange Sky: company and clean laundry for the homeless
Orange Sky is a charity that offers free showers, laundry, and conversation to people who are homeless. The service is offered through vans - one in Auckland and one in Wellington, that are in… Audio
Music with Charlotte Ryan
Music 101 host Charlotte Ryan shares new music from Tami Neilson, who's hitting the road next month on a tour with her band after the release her seventh album Chickaboom! She'll also share music from… Audio
Book review - Dominicana by Angie Cruz
Carole Beu, The Women's Bookshop, reviews Dominicana by Angie Cruz, published by Flatiron Books. Short-listed for this year's prestigious Women's Prize for Fiction. Ana is 15, obliged to marry a man… Audio
Supercharging critter control
Dr Helen Blackie is leading efforts to supercharge Predator Free 2050 with solutions spanning engineering, creative design, animal behaviour, toxicology and ecology. But it's not easy with an… Audio, Gallery
Melbourne’s tighter lockdown, SOS rescue from tiny island
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Lynn to look at Melbourne's move to tighten its lockdown and what impact that will have on the federal economy. A special payment is being made from the… Audio
Millennials worry about loneliness more than elderly study shows
Loneliness is a big concern among the elderly, but a new study is showing it is even more significant for young people. Findings from Southern Cross' inaugural Healthy Futures Report, found half of… Audio
Impact of Australia fires on wildlife still not clear
Ecologists in Melbourne fear they are missing the chance to rescue animal species unable to recover from the destructive bush fires earlier this year. The state's north east was hardest hit, along… Audio
Beirut blast: Shock wave strikes city reeling from economic crisis
Hospitals are overwhelmed with people injured in two massive blasts that hit the Lebanese capital in the early hours. Scores of people have been killed with thousands more injured, after two… Audio
Media commentator Andrew Holden
Andrew Holden is a journalist for more than 30 years including five as Editor of The Press (in Christchurch) and four as Editor-in-Chief of The Age in Melbourne. Audio
5G. Harnessing the power of Kiwi ingenuity
The next-generation of wireless communication networks is expected to unleash a massive internet of things ecosystem, serving the needs of billions of connected devices, and Spark wants ingenious New… Audio
Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson
Rebecca talks to Lynn Freeman about the Government's strategy to save tourism. Also the Australian venture capitalist Mark Carnegie, who has now made New Zealand his permanent home, says our looming… Audio
Book review - Death in Her Hands by Ottessa Moshfegh
Kiran Dass of Time Out Bookstore reviews Death in Her Hands by Ottessa Moshfegh, published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Derek Grzelewski: catch lots of trout and enjoy the view
Wanaka and Colorado-based fly fisherman, guide, explorer, filmmaker and writer Derek Grzelewski tells Lynn Freeman about his latest book Fly-fishing in New Zealand, What you Need to know - a guide to… Audio, Gallery
USA correspondent Ron Elving
The US enters a new phase of Covid-19 infection in both urban and rural areas as the pandemic relief package for Americans lapses. Ron Elving is Senior Editor and Correspondent on the Washington Desk… Audio
Wallaby control - stop them spreading throughout NZ
Environmental advocates are calling for more research and training to prevent wallabies spreading throughout the south and north islands. Two species, 'Bennetts' in the South Island and 'Dama' in the… Audio
Mapping covid-19 in the Pacific
While some island nations, which have been spared the pandemic are keen for travel to open up from New Zealand, researchers at the Australian National University have created an interactive map… Audio
Poverty plunge looms when Covid subsidy ends: Salvation Army
The Salvation Army is warning of a sudden plunge into poverty for nearly half a million people who are currently receiving the Covid wage subsidy. 437,000 people are receiving the extended wage… Audio
Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Kennedy unpacks a landmark US Supreme Court decision on the rights of Native Americans, and reflects on swifts -the world's fastest flying bird Audio
Posh Porridge - how to spruce up your breakfast oats
Nothing eases the winter chill like a hot bowl of porridge in the morning. Posh Porridge is a Christchurch-based business that sells oats at the local market with a 'posh' twist - in the form of… Audio, Gallery
Politics with Mills & Sherson
Stephen Mills and Trish Sherson talk to Lynn about the latest Colmar Brunton poll and which small parties should be worried. There's an apology from the Defence force over Operation Burnham and also a… Audio