Lynn Freeman

Lead poisoning is one of the biggest threats to New Zealand's ultra curious alpine parrot which is now nationally endangered with only an estimated 5,000 left. One of the Clown of the Alps' main… Audio

Cecilia Bembibre is on a mission to save a part of our heritage that is often forgotten, or not thought of - the smell of things. That delicious smell of an old book through to the scent of a person… Audio

We return to Nepal now - last week Lynn Freeman was on safari, this time she's exploring some of the increasing number of accommodation options available to visitors. Not the increasing number of high… Audio, Gallery

For today's independent bookseller we're heading to a tiny shop in a tiny town in the Mackenzie District of Canterbury. Audio

Broadway start Joshua Henry has been in New Zealand inspiring young people hoping to make it in the world of musical theatre at the Christchurch International Musical Theatre Summer School. Audio

Self-described 'bird nerd' Elizabeth Werner is working to eradicate predators in her Wellington neighbourhood. Video, Audio, Gallery

Our music feature today is about the songs that have been the voice of protest all over the world. Our guest is Matariki Williams - curator of Matauranga Maori at Te Papa Museum in Wellington.  Audio

She beat the odds of not only making the New Zealand team but defying a badly injured knee to take home a bronze medal at the 2018 Gold coast Commonwealth Games. Now women's boxer Troy Garton has her… Audio

After a breakdown eight years ago, Frank Jansen decided he'd never work in an office again. He now creates gardens for people with mobility or sensory issues and is head gardener at Katherine… Video, Audio, Gallery

It is without doubt one of the most haunting of our bird calls - that of the North Island kokako, less poetically also known as the blue-wattled crow. Ecologist and kokako specialist Dave Bryden is… Audio, Gallery

A kea with lead poisoning, seven owls and just as many kereru, a baby kingfisher and an underweight spoonbill are among the summer patients at Christchurch's Wildlife Hospital, during its busiest time… Audio, Gallery

Today for our series on lifesavers we're talking to Myles Taylor from Fire and Emergency New Zealand. Myles is the principal rural fire officer in Northland - where a total fire ban was put in place… Audio

After the death of UK backpacker Grace Millane in 2018, award-winning investigative reporter Kirsty Johnson expressed her anger for the first time. Becoming better acquainted with grief makes crime… Audio

We speak to RNZ Pacific reporter Jamie Tahana about the impact of the storm, and where it's headed next. Audio

The 2010s have been declared the decade of leggings. That was coined by US fashion writer Maya Singer in which she says about half of New York women seem to be wearing them out and about not just in… Audio, Gallery

For today's trip around booksellers of the country, we head to Nelson, to Volume and speak to Stella Chrystostomou. Audio

New Zealand Summer Olympic karate hopeful Andrea Anacan learnt the martial art in part to save herself if she was kidnapped when her family was still living in the Phillippines.  Audio

They make fishbones out of toothpicks, potato chips from the seeds of capsicums - can turn almost any object into something that can be used in the tiny worlds they create. Miniature makers are people… Audio, Gallery

Now to our music feature, and this time we're crossing the ditch to Australia to speak to a ska band with a difference - namely its sheer size.  Video, Audio

Samantha Hughes is a young designer who's identified a need in the healthcare system for a new approach to designing equipment that's often impractical.  Audio