Lynn Freeman

A contemporary story of loss, grief and domestic violence - but also of hope - is told in the first novel by Westport based Ngai Tahu novellist and journalist, Becky Manawatu. In Aue, we meet orphaned… Audio

Percussion quartets are rare, and their list of instruments number in the hundreds, from marimbas to found scraps of metal and plastic. The Grammy-nominated Los Angeles Percussion Quartet is heading… Audio

From Maori origin stories to te reo thrash metal - a new exhibition is canvassing Maori performance over the centuries. Pukana: moments in Maori performance at the National Library in Wellington… Audio

TVNZ has announced that it's pumping millions more dollars into local content. While there's no breakdown of how that money will be spent at this early stage, it's a fair bet that a chunk will go into… Audio

This year a project was initiated by NZ On Air, the Film Commission and Script to Screen to sell on-screen New Zealand drama to the world. These days, many of the best examples aren't on linear TV, or… Audio

Amba Holly already has several Waiata Maori Music Awards in her cabinet, this year she's again up for best female solo artist Now in its 12th year, the Awards celebrate excellence in Maori music and… Video, Audio

The memories and emotions surrounding the accidental death of her big brother Phillip in 1973, have been poured into a new poetry collection by Anne Kennedy. Moth Hour is not a eulogy or a lament but… Audio

28 Plays from around the world are about to be performed in Dunedin, over just three days. There's a Jacobean farce, there's a comic murder mystery, but the marathon also includes plays that cover… Audio

Working with your sibling on a play can go either way. You know each other so well there's a lot you don't need to explain. Or you know each other so well you don't treat each other as professionals… Audio

It's been sixty years since a comprehensive book about hei tiki was last written, and so much has been learned about these most precious of Maori adornments during that time. Dougal Austin from Te… Audio

Art crimes are headline-grabbing news but how often do you hear about the exploits of women art thieves, vandals or forgers? Is the reason for the answer "never" or "hardly ever" because they're just… Audio

Auckland book reviewer and judge, school librarian and long time champion of children's literature Crissi Blair is the 2019 Storylines Betty Gilderdale Award winner. Crissi is an authority on… Audio

Gavin talks to Lynn about whether advocacy groups have a right to use advertising to push their message but asks do they have a right to cause alarm? Audio

Dylan Jones has been captivated and inspired by the song, The Wichita Lineman for decades and now he's devoted a whole book to it - The Wichita Lineman - searching in the sun for the world's greatest… Video, Audio

Nikki takes a look at the role of corporates have with shareholders and stakeholders, large global fund managers and their causes, and TVNZ's annual result and what it spells for the state-owned… Audio

Rae McGregor reviews Native Son by Witi Ihimaera, which is published by Penguin Random House. Audio

Linda Burgess is the award winning author of three novels, three non-fiction titles and one collection of short stories. Audio

Washington bureau chief of The Guardian David Smith with the latest on Hurricane Dorian's path from devastating the Bahamas, to Florida, Georgia, and North and South Carolina declaring states of… Audio

The team at the Treble Cone ski field have come up with a playful idea to allow skiers to enjoy the slopes without pesky interventions from the light-fingered mountain parrot, the kea. Audio

Eight gay content creators in the US are suing YouTube for what they say amounts to discrimination. Their suit says YouTube, which is owned by Google, regularly labels the content they produce as… Audio