Books
Sci-fi novel Star Sailors - Love! Revolution! Aliens! Hokitika!
It's 2045 and as climate change wreaks havoc around the world, New Zealand becomes a sanctuary for the mega rich, who live in gated communities to keep the poor well away. This is the near future as… Audio
New novel set in the slums of gold rush Dunedin
At the start of Jude Thomas' debut novel Southern Gold, we meet the daughter of a privileged girl, estranged from her family. She chooses to live in a seedy part of 1850s Dunedin to raise her… Audio, Gallery
Lauren Child - Through the Eyes of Children
Lauren Child has won many awards for her children's books, which include the extremely popular series Charlie and Lola. Audio
Childrens' Book review with John Mc Intyre
'Flight Path' by David Hill and '1917 Machines of War' by Brian Falkner. Audio
Book review - All Our Wrong Todays
Jenna Todd reviews All Our Wrongs Today by Elan Mastai. Audio
Security analyst Paul Buchanan sifts through Hit & Run claims
Amid claim and counter claim about the exact location of the deadly SAS raid at the centre of the Hit and Run allegations, the Prime Minister Bill English says there is still no credible evidence of… Audio
The first gangster to rat
Larry McShane is a veteran crime reporter for the New York Times. He recently wrote a book called'The Last Don' which is about Ralph Natale who became a mafia boss in Philadelphia. He made history by… Audio
Miriam Lancewood: 6 years in NZ's wilderness
Miriam Lancewood and her husband Peter have spent the last six years living a nomadic, primitive life in the wilderness of the South Island. She tells Kathryn Ryan about her love of the wild: hunting… Audio, Gallery
Book critic: Claire Mabey
Claire is a director of "Pirate & Queen" a Wellington based promotions company which helps to organise and direct festivals and events throughout the country including the Auckland Writers Festival… Audio
Book review - Star Sailors by James McNaughton
Lisa Finucane reviews 'Star Sailors' by James McNaughton, published by VUP/ Upstart Distribution. Audio
Book review - Some Things to Place in a Coffin
Susanna Andrews reviews Some Things to Place in a Coffin by Bill Manhire. Published by VUP/ Upstart Distribution RRP $25.00. Audio
The future of libraries: a panel discussion
Victoria University professor of library and information management Anne Goulding and Laurinda Thomas, a past president of LIANZA and a team leader at Wellington Libraries, join Wallace to discuss the… Audio
Kate De Goldi - Snow White and the two other books
Kate De Goldi talks with Kim Hill about the picture book Du Iz Tak? by Carson Ellis; a graphic novel retelling of Snow White by Matt Phelan, and the novel Makoons by Louise Erdrich. Audio
David Vann - Bright Air Black
Author David Vann's work has been published in 21 languages. His books include Caribou Island, Legend of a Suicide, and Goat Mountain. David Vann is a professor at the University of Warwick and… Audio
Harry Leslie Smith - 'Don't let the mean streets of my past be our future'
94-year-old British author Harry Leslie Smith talks to Kim Hill about his campaign to push for the preservation of Britain's National Health Service and the need for his peers to agitate for change. Audio
Book review - Idaho by Emily Ruskovich
Kiran Dass from Unity Books reviews 'Idaho' by Emily Ruskovich. Audio
Katherine Mansfield's remains to stay buried in France
A proposal to repatriate Katherine Mansfield's remains to her Wellington birthplace has been scuppered by the refusal of her relatives and the mayor of Avon where she's buried to countenance the move.
…Book review - Severed Lands by Maurice Gee
Reviewed by Rachel Eadie and published by Puffin. Audio
Former defence minister rejects Afghan war crimes claim
A former Defence Minister accepts civilians died when the SAS attacked two Afghan villages but is rejecting claims soldiers could have committed war crimes. Audio