Books

Niki Ward reviews Meariki: The Quest for Truth by Helen Pearse-Otene, illustrated by Andrew Burdan, published by Huia. Audio

Witi Ihimaera - is one of the best known names in New Zealand literature - works such as Pounamu Pounamu, The Whale Rider and The Matriarch. He was the first Maori writer to publish both a book of… Audio, Gallery

Kate De Goldi is a fiction writer and book reviewer. Her most recent novel, From the Cutting Room of Barney Kettle, won the Esther Glen Medal at the 2016 NZ Children's and Young Adult Book Awards, and… Audio

Carole Beu from the Women's bookshop reviews Happiness by Aminatta Forna, published by Bloomsbury. Audio

One the North America's most successful pioneer-era writers has had her name taken off a book award that bore her name. Laura Ingalls Wilder's writing is laced with racism. Should her name be taken… Audio

Harry Ricketts with the NZ Books review: Charles Brasch Journals 1958-1973, selected by Peter Simpson, published by Otago University Press. New Zealand Books Pukapuka Aotearoa is NZ's only periodical… Audio

The first Indian to set foot on Aotearoa arrived in 1769. A new publication throws light on the buried history of the Indian diaspora to New Zealand. Audio, Gallery

If you research anything in New Zealand, sooner or later his name will crop up - but who knows much about Alexander Turnbull, apart from the fact he gave his name to one of our great libraries? Simon… Audio

Rachel Eadie from Scorpio books reviews Flamingo Boy and Toitoi - A Journal for Young Writers and Artists. Audio

Paranormal author Steff Green talks to Kathryn Ryan about why she's turning to childrens' fiction for the first time with an anti-bullying novel about being different, Only Freaks Turn Things Into… Audio

Mark Kurlansky has been called the "master of modern microhistory". His previous books Cod, Salt, and The Big Oyster, were bestselling global food histories. His latest book, Milk! A 10,000-Year Food… Audio