Wallace Chapman

Doug Van Belle is passionate about getting books into the hands of children and their carers. He is part of a literacy programme called Fund a Book NZ, and its aim is to raise funds to support the… Audio

Te Papa's new art gallery, Toi Art, will open next March. Two floors of the national museum will be dedicated to four exhibitions that include fashion, jewellery and abstract art. The new gallery will… Audio, Gallery

Rawiri Paratene is a New Zealand acting taonga who's appeared in everything from Playschool to Whalerider, Hamlet to fully Te Reo spoken Purapura-whetu. Rawiri's again, stepping out starring in the… Audio

Bette Midler founded the New York Restoration Project driven by the conviction that all New Yorkers deserve high-quality green spaces within walking distance of their homes. When it started, New York… Audio

Sailing journalist and photographer Richard Gladwell covered the 2017 America's Cup series in Bermuda and has written a book - Lone Wolf - How Emirates Team New Zealand Stunned the World. It's about… Audio

British journalist and author Peter Walker reckons bike helmet laws do more harm than good. He says they don't do much to improve safety but they're great at getting people to avoid cycling… Audio

A recent essay in the New Republic magazine "The Rise of the Thought Leader: How the super rich have funded a new class of intellectual" claims people tend to favour the 'thought leader" over the… Audio

The Ministry of Health is now backing e-cigarettes to help the country reach its Smokefree goal by 2025. Although e-cigs with nicotine were made legal early this year, the government hadn't endorsed… Audio

We've had three days to absorb the fact that the country is heading in a different direction with Jacinda Ardern at the helm in a Labour-led coalition, in partnership with Winston Peters and NZ First… Audio

Live with Wallace Chapman and Megan Whelan from the Backbencher pub in Wellington and including panellists Jane Clifton, Bryce Edwards and Chris Wikaira. Comedy with Pinky Agnew, Jame Nokise and music… Audio

Live with Wallace Chapman and Megan Whelan from the Backbencher pub in Wellington and including panellists Jane Clifton, Bryce Edwards and Chris Wikaira. Comedy with Pinky Agnew, Jame Nokise and music… Audio

Live with Wallace Chapman and Megan Whelan from the Backbencher pub in Wellington and including panellists Jane Clifton, Bryce Edwards and Chris Wikaira. Comedy with Pinky Agnew, Jame Nokise and music… Audio

Fiona Barker, Neil Miller, and Stephanie Rodgers join Wallace Chapman and Megan Whelan for the live post election special from the Backbencher pub in Wellington. With guests including Grant Robertson… Audio

Fiona Barker, Neil Miller, and Stephanie Rodgers join Wallace Chapman and Megan Whelan for the live post election special from the Backbencher pub in Wellington. With guests including Greg O'Connor… Audio

New World announced a vote on whether customers should pay for single-use plastic bags, and already over 120,000 people have cast their votes. Audio

Comedian and writer Susie Essman plays the loud, ball-busting, expletive-driven Susie Greene on hit American comedy Curb your Enthusiasm, alongside comic genius Larry David. Audio

Frickin Dangerous Bro are comedians Jamaine Ross, James Roque and Pax Assadi and they're about to embark on their "world tour" of Tamaki Makaurau with their stand-up comedy act. Audio