Lynn Freeman

Scratch lottery tickets where you win instagram followers instead of money, apps that can only be accessed when you're phone has 5 percent battery, these are the works of pioneering Belgian artist… Audio, Gallery

US correspondent Ron Elving looks at the impeachment trial for President Donald Trump due to get underway in earnest this week in the Senate. He'll touch on the curious ritual of the Iowa precinct… Audio

David Cramp is an expert on bees and bee science and has pioneered the use of drones and digital mapping technology in aspects of bee research. He's now set to share his gift in Tonga as a beekeeping… Audio

Dry weather is continuing across large parts of the country, including Northland, the Waikato, the Wairarapa, Canterbury, and the Tasman regions. Northland has been verging on drought status for… Audio

On January 3rd the US drone strike against top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, in Baghdad, set in motion a chain of events which are still playing out. While debate continues about the ethics of the… Audio

A look ahead at some of the political issues this election year: Can Labour pivot to focus on infrastructure, is National going populist right and how can the Greens and New Zealand First mark out… Audio

Kiran Dass of Time Out Bookstore shares her picks for the best books of 2019: Make it Scream, Make It Burn by Leslie Jamison (Allen & Unwin) and The Years by Annie Ernaux (Fitzcarraldo). Audio

Feminist, mother, songwriter, artist - and cult hero. Amanda Palmer is coming to New Zealand to perform her one-woman show in March. Audio

Europe Correspondent Seamus Kearney joins Lynn to discuss hopes by EU leaders that they can find a way to keep the Iran deal alive, despite officially launching a dispute mechanism against Tehran… Audio

Cafe owners in Wanaka want to ditch all single use coffee cups by 2022, with three of the town's cafes already refusing to sell any disposable cups. It's part of a growing trend around the country. Video, Audio

A new study into prescription charges will ascertain the extent to which $5 prescription charges are stopping New Zealanders from undergoing treatment. University of Otago Professor Pauline Norris is… Audio

Since visiting the Nepal in August for RNZ, Lynn Freeman has been reflecting on an eventful and sometimes stressful three weeks in this remarkable country. So having got most of the documentaries to… Audio, Gallery

Yesterday we were talking books in Twizel - today we're slightly further north but still in Canterbury - speaking to Kit from Scorpio Books in Christchurch. Audio

Dunedin students as young as four are working together to first clean up then restore Dunedin's historic Town Belt. The 202 hectare green space was unloved and run down until the launch of the Town… Audio

Law students can learn the theory behind constructing and delivering compelling arguments in court but ultimately they have to be tested in person. Moots are where they start. Faculty of Law students… Audio

Dr Michael Brown of the National Library has curated a new playlist for Air New Zealand's passengers to listen to - that shows off some of our best historical recordings. Dr Brown says the idea is a… Audio

Roses are still a staple in bouquets, but some of the rose species first brought to New Zealand by colonial settlers are disappearing.

For a number of reasons, fewer people are growing roses at home… Audio, Gallery

Expat Kiwi journalist Thomas Heaton is helping the Kathmandu Post in Nepal to embrace the online opportunities now available to newspapers. Officially he's the Deputy culture and arts editor but he's… Audio

Dunedin's Taiaroa Head is the only mainland breeding site of this magnificent bird so there is a lot at stake come breeding season. The first of this year's eggs has just hatched. But the news of the… Audio, Gallery

Neville Blackmore is senior search and rescuce officer and watch leader at the Rescue Coordination Centre. The centre takes care of all major maritime and aviation search and rescue missions, and… Audio