Lynn Freeman

Still with life after Covid, a leading Australian screen industry figure says New Zealand's Covid-free status gives it a huge advantage when it comes to enticing high-value overseas film and TV… Audio

The vaults of the Archives New Zealand are a labyrinth of historic files, films and documents - labelled, colour-coded, and many in urgent need of preservation before they deteriorate beyond saving… Audio

Rumours of writer Kevin Ireland's death were - thank goodness - unfounded, but they did make their way into his latest poetry collection. In Shape of the Heart, he also reflects on getting older, on… Audio

Tightly packed crowds, busy streets and skies filled with planes feature among the more than 200 photographs from around the world taken for an exhibition that was launched before the Covid-19 era of… Audio

Canterbury Museum hopes to persuade the government that its proposed 200-million-dollar redevelopment should be treated as a shovel-ready project to help stimulate the post-Covid-19 economy. The… Audio

Celia Imrie is best known as a staple of English film comedies - notably Calendar Girls, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and the upcoming Love Sarah. But she's been equally prolific on television -… Audio

The start of the Super Rugby competition, with NZ teams versus NZ teams only. Audio

Around 140,000 people die from snake bites each year, Herpetologist Dr Paul Rowley has spent his life extracting venom from the reptiles in the hope of lowering that death count. Audio

In Japan protesters have taken to the streets to demonstrate against police brutality both in solidarity with Black Lives Matter but also to call attention to a recent case of alleged police brutality… Audio

Governments around the world are spending trillions right now to save and repair their economies during the Covid-19 pandemic - but the big question is, how do you spend it wisely? Audio

Two survivors of abuse in the Catholic church are imploring others to come forward and share their stories with the Royal Commission of inquiry. Audio

Amalgamated Workers' Union Northern National Secretary Maurice Davis tells Lynn Freeman he wants an inquiry into PPP's (Public Private Partnerships) procurement process, suggesting there should be a… Audio

Technology commentator Sarah Putt looks at an online service Sosbusiness.nz that was launched on March 23 to help SMEs and how it's snowballed. Audio

Kiran Dass of Time Out Bookstore reviews The Undying: A Meditation on Modern Illness by Anne Boyer, published by Allen Lane. Audio

Children's story writer and comedian David Walliams speaks with Lynn Freeman about his latest book Slime, podcasting and conversations with his mum during lock-down. Video, Audio

UK correspondent Matt Dathan joins Lynn to talk about how 'support bubbles' with other households will be permitted from Saturday, while a row grows about how early the UK went into lockdown - with a… Audio