Lynn Freeman

More than 150 bags, from the practical to the impractical, are going on show at Auckland War Memorial Museum. They include what you would expect - handbags, backpacks and kete - and others you might… Audio

Remember when you went to the cinema and it was a real occasion? You would stand for the Queen, there was an interval when you could stock up on treats, and there was only one film on at a time… Audio

When you look down the longlist for 2019 Ngaio Marsh Award for crime, mystery, and thriller writing, you'll see just how broad a church the annual prize covers. There are 10 titles, and two Dames… Audio

The world's movers and shakers in the contemporary art scene have had the last few days to get their heads around this year's Venice Biennale exhibitions, and now it's an anxious wait for the artists… Audio, Gallery

The Olympic Games of contemporary art, the Venice Biennale is underway. RNZ's Lynn Freeman meets NZ artist Dane Mitchell to discuss his contribution. Audio

Alexander Chee is a guest at the upcoming Auckland Writers Fesitval, Lynn Freeman asked him how attitudes towards homosexuality have changed since he started writing about it. Audio

Traditional Maori myths and legends have been retold as contemporary stories in a new collection called Purakau. Lynn Freeman speaks with Apirana Taylor and Whiti Hereaka, who explains how Witi… Audio, Gallery

For many overseas writers invited to New Zealand as Auckland Writers Festival guest speakers, the attraction is often the lure of an exotic, faraway place, or somewhere they've always wanted to visit… Audio

Writer Nikki-Lee Birdsey was brought up in Piha and studied in the United States - at the Iowa Writers' Workshop, as well as working on her BA at New York University. She writes about her impressions… Audio

Drawing for comics that included Judge Dredd, Marvel Monsters and The Muppet Show are some of the highlights on the CV of expat Roger Langridge. He's coming home from London to take part in ComicFest… Audio, Gallery

The Privacy Commission has turned to an art space for people living on the margins of society to help raise awareness of the issue of personal privacy. Commissioner John Edwards is working with… Audio, Gallery

Faisal Abdu'Allah is a University Professor, a barber, a performance artist, photographer, documentary maker and sculptor. That's not the whole story but it gives you a sense of this artist who's… Video, Audio, Gallery

Sports commentator Brendan Telfer on the improbable rebirth of Tiger Wood's golf career with his win at the Masters this week, whether rugby fans should worry about Damian McKenzie's season ending… Audio

Aussie businesses could face hefty fines for messing with the traditional Anzac biscuit recipe; "A large white thing with horns" turns out to be the most Kiwi of road blockages.. a goat on the loose… Audio

Music reviewer Grant Smithies looks at former Pavement front-man Stephen Malkmus' new solo album Groove, alongside songs from a newly optimistic Sharon Van Etten and veteran rudeboy Desmond Dekker. Audio

Laura Caygill reviews Gravity is the Thing by Jaclyn Moriarty, which is published by Macmillan. Audio

Aucklander Alex Gilbert is on a mission to help people around the world who are adopted share their stories and potentially find their birth families. Alex, who is 27, was born in Russia and adopted… Audio

Pacific correspondent Moera Tuilaepa-Taylor looks at how Samoan businesses, churches and individuals have been implicated in a multi-billion dollar global cryptocurrency scam. Also the resignation of… Audio

The Marlborough District Council is reviewing cemetery fees and in some areas the cost of a burial plot could rise 900 per cent. The council says ratepayers currently fund 70 per cent of the cost of… Audio

Set in the dystopian future of 2270, Sherwood is a new animated series for YouTube Originals, inspired by the legend of Robin Hood, but featuring a 23rd-century female hacker as Robin. 120 people from… Video, Audio