Lynn Freeman
Rogernomics
Rogernomics or neoliberal economics - it had a massive impact on the country, but was that reflected by our writers? Jenny Lawn from Massey University has analysed how New Zealand writers felt about… Audio
Paying For It: stories from the sex industry
Blair* and Satine* gathered stories from fellow sex workers for the documentary theatre piece Paying For It. The pair hope that the show will help humanise people who work in their industry. Audio
The Fusebox - adding spark to your writing
Writers write about writing - a lot. And around 30 New Zealand novelists, playwrights, essayists, poets and short story writers reflect on their craft in a self-help book called The Fuse Box. Among… Audio
Why no government funding to celebate women's suffrage?
Why aren't next year's celebrations marking the 125th anniversary of New Zealand women winning the right to vote, getting government funding? Hundreds of thousands of tax-payers' dollars have been… Audio
Four decades of photographer Laurence Aberhart
Laurence Aberhart developed his photographic skills in Christchurch, and many of his early images from four decades ago are going on show in the city's Art Gallery. Laurence is best-known for his… Audio
Screen Gems - the great music documentaries
Irene Gardiner talks to Lynn Freeman about some of the great documentaries about rock and roll - including ones about Fleetwood Mac, Split Enz, Nick Cave, the Flying Nun label, and a new one about… Audio
One dark night outside Masterton...
A man in a flash car stops to offer a drenched young woman a lift in the dark, on the outskirts of Masterton, and Tess, though wary, takes up the offer. But her decision has consequences - for… Audio
Relocating Katya to post-war America - it works!
Setting the classic Russian opera Kátya Kabanová in 1950s America is a risk - but one its star says works like crazy. Russian-American soprano Dina Kuznetsova is performing here for the first time… Audio
Alice Canton asks "What is being Chinese?"
Members of Auckland's New Zealand Chinese community are being invited up onto Q Theatre's stage to tell their personal stories. They range from high school students to grandparents... performers… Audio
The murder that stunned Hamilton
25 years ago the murder of visiting English tourist Margery Hopegood in Hamilton, stunned the city and the country. She'd only been back in the country of her birth for just four days. The murder was… Audio, Gallery
Audio taonga comes to light 80 years on
The oldest recorded Māori language broadcast - dating back to 1938 at Tūrangawaewae marae in Ngāruawāhia - is one of the prize recordings in the first of four online exhibitions by Ngā Taonga Sound &… Audio
The Art of Rod Emmerson
In the past few weeks New Zealand Herald Editorial Cartoonist Rod Emmerson has been racing to keep up with the rapidly changing pre-election political scene. While coming up with a cartoon portrayal… Audio, Gallery
Takahē release at Zealandia
Nio and Orbell are taking up residence at their new home at the Zealandia sanctuary in Wellington today. The Takahē pair haven't had to travel too far from their old home at the Mana Island Scientific… Audio
Sculpting the future of mining
Nicholas Mangan is the son of a miner who explores mining, the environment and even the global political economy in his sculptures and videos. Nicholas's series about the Pacific island of Nauru's… Audio
Jazz on a winter's weekend
Nigel Patterson honed his keyboard and composition skills playing with seminal New Zealand bands The Black Seeds and Fly My Pretties. But his love of jazz saw him form The Nigel Patterson Quartet back… Audio
The viola gets a rare moment in the spotlight
The mellow-toned viola is often overshadowed in a string ensemble - but not this week, as Wellington to hosts the 2017 International Viola Congress. It will feature dozens of events over five days… Audio
British artist John Stezaker and the art of collage
He's a great example of an artist hanging in there, waiting for their big break. For British artist John Stezaker the break came in 2011 when he held a retrospective of work he's been producing since… Audio
Getting indigenous - and important - stories on stage
Four Maori playwrights are making the most of a new opportunity to workshop and hone their scripts. They've been picked for a new developmental programme at Auckland's Te Pou Theatre - based on an… Audio
The Talented Mr Bungay
Mike Bungay QC represented many of this country's highest profile criminals with an enthusiam and flamboyance that earned him a reputation - and enemies. His turbulent personal and professional life… Audio
One Hundred Small Objects
Telling the social history of New Zealand in 100 tiny objects was the challenge set for the woman who oversees New Zealand's biggest collection of Ephemera. Barbara Lyon from the Alexander Turnbull… Audio
