Phil Vine
Growing demands for Aotearoa to get its own ocean going tugboat
The stricken container ship MV Shiling's spent it's first night in calm waters after being towed to the safety of Wellington Harbour. It sent out a mayday nearly two weeks ago after losing power off… Audio
Book review: This Is Not Miami by Fernanda Melchor
Phil Vine reviews This Is Not Miami by Fernanda Melchor, translated by Sophie Hughes, published by Text Publishing Audio
Book review: Heart Sutra by Yan Lianke
Phil Vine reviews Heart Sutra by Yan Lianke, published by Text Publishing Audio
Book review: Novelist as a Vocation by Haruki Murakami
Phil Vine reviews Novelist as a Vocation by Haruki Murakami, published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Book review: Starry Messenger by Neil DeGrasse Tyson
Phil Vine reviews Starry Messenger by Neil DeGrasse Tyson, published by HarperCollins Publishers Audio
Police arrive on remote Papua New Guinea island after intense violence
A contingent of 10 police officers has arrived on a remote Island in Papua New Guinea - the scene of intense violence this week.
Clashes happened Monday after a dispute over a football match a month… Audio
29 dead following PNG football clashes
The PNG Government has confirmed that at least 29 people have died after clashes on the Island of Kiriwina in the Trobriand archipelago.
Reports suggest it was a conflict between two groups after a… Audio
Book review: When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo
Phil Vine reviews When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo, published by Penguin Random House NZ. Audio
Book review - Seven and a Half by Christos Tsiolkas
Phil Vine reviews Seven and a Half by Christos Tsiolkas, published by Allen & Unwin. Audio
Book review - Beautiful World, Where Are You
Phil Vine reviews Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney, published by Allen and Unwin. Audio
Book review: Damnation Spring by Ash Davidson
Phil Vine reviews Damnation Spring by Ash Davidson, published by Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand. Audio
Book review: The Vixen by Francine Prose
Phil Vine reviews The Vixen by Francine Prose, published by HarperCollins. Audio
Book review: First Person Singular by Haruki Murakami
Phil Vine reviews First Person Singular by Haruki Murakami, published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Book review - Best of 2020
Phil Vine reviews his top reads from last year: Summer by Ali Smith (Penguin Books, $34), Normal People by Sally Rooney (Faber & Faber, $33) and Adults by Emma Jane Unsworth (HarperCollins, $33). Audio
Book Review - Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi
Phil Vine reviews Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi, published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Book review - Trio by William Boyd
Phil Vine reviews Trio by William Boyd, published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Book review - Summer by Ali Smith
Phil Vine reviews Summer by Ali Smith, published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Book review - One Day I'll Tell You Everything
Phil Vine reviews One Day I'll Tell You Everything by Emmanuelle Pagano, Text Publishing. Audio
HRT: Husband Replacement Therapy by Kathy Lette
Phil Vine reviews HRT: Husband Replacement Therapy by Kathy Lette, published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Book review - Sharks in the Time of Saviours
Phil Vine reviews Sharks in the Time of Saviours by Kawai Strong Washburn, published by Penguin Random House. Audio
