Books
Book Review - The Break by Marian Keyes
The Break by Marian Keyes, reviewed by Sonja De Friez, published by Penguin Random House NZ. Audio
Healthy eating for vibrant and healthy kids
Helping our kids to live healthy and happy lives is a goal all parents strive to achieve, but with obesity becoming a growing global issue, are we doing enough? New Zealand now rates as the third… Audio
Book review - The Saboteur by Andrew Gross
The Saboteur by Andrew Gross, reviewed by Rae McGregor, published by Macmillan. Audio
NZ Books review - A Killer Harvest by Paul Cleave
A Killer Harvest by Paul Cleave, reviewed by Louise O'Brien, published by Upstart Press. Audio
Book critic: Allan Drew
What it means to be an "emerging writer". Has the profile of emerging changed over the years? Many have families to support. Allan Drew looks at those opportunities out there for writers trying to… Audio
Book review - The North Water by Ian McGuire
'The North Water' by Ian McGuire, published by Simon & Schuster Ltd, reviewed by Quentin Johnson. Audio
Scotty and Stacey Morrison: everyday te reo
Husband-and-wife team Scotty and Stacey Morrison have written an everyday guide to learning te reo Māori called Māori at Home. Audio
Book review - The Seagull by Ann Cleeves
'The Seagull' by Ann Cleeves, published by Macmillan, reviewed by Gail Pittaway. 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
Elspeth Sandys - her life and loves in Swinging London
In What Lies Beneath, the first volume of writer Elspeth Sandys' memoirs, she went in search of the facts about her birth parents. Now in Part Two, the novelist and short-story writer finds herself in… Audio
Judy Horton: Australian gardening guru
Horticulturist Judy Horton is the face of gardening in Australia. She talks to Kim Hill about gardening challenges and fashions and her favourite garden in the world. Audio
Nadia Lim on her new book of family favourites
Nadia Lim shares a recipe for banana and blueberry bran muffins from Let's Eat! - her seventh cookbook and the first she's self-published. It's full of recipes she's cooked countless times for… Audio
Book review - I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death
Unity Books Review - "I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death" by Maggie O'Farrell. Reviewed by Kiran Dass, Published by Tinder Press, RRP $34.99. Audio
Book review - Diana
Book reviewer Claire Murdoch discusses new books, bookazines and classic biographies of Diana, Princess of Wales on the 20th anniversary of her death. Audio
Hasbro designer John Austin on what makes a good toy
John Austin is a toy designer for Hasbro and the author of Mini Weapons of Mass Destruction – a guide to creating slingshots, catapults and combustion shooters from components you’d find around the… Audio, Gallery
Book review - I know a secret
Lisa Finucane reviews I Know A Secret by Tess Gerritsen. Audio
Book critic, Pip Adam
Pip talks about some of the writers appearing at two upcoming writers' festivals. Audio
Book review - Pulse Points:stories by Jennifer Down
Stella Chrysostomou has been reading 'Pulse Points:stories' by Jennifer Down. Published by Text Publishing. Audio
Book review - Army Fundamentals by Dr Bethan Greener
Army Fundamentals by Dr Bethan Greener, reviewed by Dean Bedford. Published by Massey University Press. 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
