Lynn Freeman
Trucking industry focuses on road crash investigations
The trucking industry is calling for police to be better resourced to investigate truck crashes as the Ministry of Transport works on its new strategy to bring down the road toll. The review includes… Audio
Duke of Cambridge meets mosque attack survivors
The Duke of Cambridge will meet with survivors of the mosque attacks and members of the public during his second day in Christchurch today. Prince William is visiting the city to pay respects to the… Audio
Glassblowing figures: Martin Janecký
Touted as one of the world's great glass artists Martin Janecký creates lifelike human figures from blown glass, something that's taken the Czech hot glass sculptor many years to master. He's recently… Audio
Moodporn - the playwriting of Matt Loveranes
A chamber piece about two long lost friends and their long held secrets is how Matthew Loveranes describes his play MoodPorn. The script was selected for Playmarket's Asian Ink competition last year… Audio
Putting characters' in harm's way - writer Maxine Alterio
In her psychological thriller The Gulf Between, set mainly in 1960s Naples, Dunedin writer Maxine Alterio puts young mother Julia and her two children right in harm's way. The family moves to Naples… Audio
What We Do With Vampires: Second Unit
The film What We Do in the Shadows is the cinematic gift that keeps on giving. Not only has it spawned an American TV version, now screening on Neon and Sky Soho2 here, but it's also part of a new… Audio
Stitching nationwide for Women's Suffrage
30 banners have been hand-stitched nationwide to celebrate 125 years of women's suffrage. We speak to Dunedin based community artist Janet de Wagt and two of the contributors around the country: Lise… Audio
Director of new Kiwi music doco on why 'Welcome Home' is more than just a great song
A new five-part series on New Zealand music is screening on Prime TV throughout NZ Music Month. Anthems: New Zealand’s Iconic Hits tells the story of New Zealand music through some of this country's… Video, Audio
New at the Auckland Art Gallery helm: Kirsten Paisley
Her first official day in her new job as Director of Auckland Art Gallery is May 1, and her focus already says Auckland Art Gallery is how to up visitor numbers and income. Kirsten Paisley takes on… Audio
An audience with Her Majesty: Theresa Healey
Peter Morgan knows Queen Elizabeth the Second very well. The British film writer and playwright created the Netflix series The Crown and the film The Queen. Now New Zealand's about to see The… Audio
The return of the Ngaio Marsh Theatre
The old Ngaio Marsh theatre at the University of Canterbury was one of the many casualties of the earthquakes.The Student Association is encouraging people who performed on stage or helped out behind… Audio
Leki Jackson-Bourke is a young playwright to watch
Leki, who's of Tongan, Niuean and Samoan descent, has written The Gangster's Paradise for Auckland Theatre Company's annual youth theatre festival Here & Now Leki Jackson-Bourke tells Lynn Freeman his… Audio, Gallery
The return of thriller-writer Tina Clough's odd couple
Hawkes Bay thriller writer and expat Swede Tina Clough has brought back the two unlikely detectives she introduced in The Chinese Proverb, for another dangerous assignment. One Single Thing by Tina… Audio
Greg McGee's new novel exposes family secrets
A story about a family where an aging father and his three children are keeping big secrets from each other is at the heart of the latest novel by Greg McGee, Necessary Secrets. He tells Lynn Freeman… Audio
University of Auckland's new "virtual organ"
Associate Professor James Tibbles, renowned organist and historic keyboards expert, has been instrumental in creating a virtual organ for his students at the University of Auckland School of Music… Audio
Extreme conservation in Antarctica
Working to save a few fragile huts from the Antarctic "heroic era", left behind by explorers like Scott and Shackleton has been one of the most satisfying projects undertaken by architects Chris… Audio, Gallery
Kiwi-noir? The event TV drama The Bad Seed
Upcoming New Zealand TV drama The Bad Seed is ground-breaking in more ways than one. Lynn Freeman asked Dean O'Gorman and Madeleine Sami about the challenges of The Bad Seed which starts on Sunday… Audio
Conceptual artist Nathan Pohio
Artist and curator Nathan Pohio won a Walters Prize nominee in 2016, and represented Aotearoa at Documenta 14 in Athens Greece and Kassel Germany 2017. A work of his from 1999 is included in the… Audio, Gallery
Irish artist Eva Rothschild and art you can dismantle
Ireland's Eva Rothschild is currently working on an exhibition - Kosmos - that she and her nation hope will impress the thousands of art critics and art lovers. Lynn Freeman asks Eva Rothschild about… Audio, Gallery
Barbara Else and the Werestoat
In May, author of the book Harsu & the Werestoat Barbara Else is taking a workshop on Writing For Children as part of the Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival. Lynn Freeman asked Barbara about her… Audio