Lynn Freeman

Leilani Tamu reviews Kiwi School Days: Interviews and Memoirs 1927-2019. A multi-cultural perspective, Volume 3 by Ross Sutton. Published by Ross Sutton. Audio

Dutch film director and actor Halina Reijn talks to Lynn Freeman about exploring darker edgier stories in film and TV from a female perspective. Her latest film 'Instinct' looks at the complex erotic… Video, Audio

A heatwave adds to Europe's coronavirus misery, with record temperatures recorded in many places, with the mercury rising to 40 degrees celsius. And Europe mulls over a big US troop withdrawal from… Audio

Two Auckland students have made the final of a global competition that aims to encourage young women into technology. The Technovation Challenge gets young women aged between 10 and 18 into teams to… Audio

18 months after a scathing review of Fire and Emergency found widespread bullying and harassment, three current and former volunteer firefighters who have made complaints of sexual assault, harassment… Audio

A catapult that fires projectiles made out of oil, lard, wax and a pigment made from burnt bones is part of an exhibition by Los Angeles based artist Candice Lin, that's about to open in New Plymouth… Audio, Gallery

After a short break under lockdown, local publishing is forging ahead. Dunedin poet, novelist and writing teacher Diane Brown has fused prose and verse to tell a new story in free narrative verse. The… Audio

If it weren't for the Covid-19 pandemic, Maori dancer and choreographer Eddie Elliot would be about to leave for Canada where he regularly performs with an indigenous dance company. But instead, he is… Audio

Theatres are learning to adapt to a world where rehearsals and productions cannot be carried out the way they once were. The Auckland Theatre Company have adapted by staging productions to stream… Audio

For decades he refused to allow documentary makers or biographers to tell his story, but Fashion legend Pierre Cardin has finally entrusted his personal and professional story to an American couple of… Audio, Gallery

A new bilingual Tongan drama called Mo'ui Faingata'a (Brutal Lives) about a former prize fighter is about to be unveiled, after getting New Zealand On Air funding from the organisation's Pasifika and… Video, Audio

Stuff National Correspondent specialising in sport, Dana Johanssen. Audio

The debut full-length LP by Straitjacket Fits, 1988's Hail was reissued last Friday by Flying Nun, with the weaker tracks substituted for rippers from the band's 1987 EP, Life In One Chord. Audio

Sally Wenley reviews When She Was Good by Michael Robotham, published by Hachette. Audio

Sixteen-year-old Dara McAnulty turned his blog about the natural world around him into a diary, which has been published amid the coronavirus crisis. Audio

A community project is bringing vibrancy to some of the Northern Taranaki town's blank walls. Audio, Gallery

The collapse of a travel company specialising in school trips has left a number of New Zealand schools considering their legal options to try to recoup the money lost to students and their parents. Audio