Books
Te Whiti O Rongomai and the Resistance of Parihaka
Book Review: 'Te Whiti O Rongomai and the Resistance of Parihaka' by Danny Keenan. Reviewed by Harry Broad, published by Huia Publishers. Audio
Books - Mary McCallum
'Shadows in the vineyard' by Maximilian Potter, published by Hachette. Audio
Book review: The Plays of Bruce Mason by John Smythe
Reviewed by Ralph McAllister, published by Victoria University Press. Audio
Echoes of Greece
A daughter carries her mother's ashes back to their homeland of Greece in 2007, and as she revisits old haunts, she finds out why her mother fled to New Zealand. Maggie Rainey-Smith's novel Daughters… Audio
Dunedin's BIG wee dreams
New Zealand's first UNESCO City of Literature is hosting its debut Urban Dream Brokerage project. This is where empty retail spaces are made available as temporary art installations. The first exhibit… Audio, Gallery
Marcus King: Painting New Zealand for the World
He created some of New Zealand's best known images but few would recognise his name. Marcus King painted The Signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, as well as dozens of tourism posters portraying New… Audio, Gallery
Fragments of the Great South Road
Paul Janman and historian Scott Hamilton are going to be walking the Great South Road from the edge of King Country to the middle of Auckland. In all it will be around 200 kilometre and should take 10… Audio
Marlon James
Author of A Brief History of Seven Killings - it's a book that has created a sensation. Audio
John McIntyre from The Children's Bookshop in Wellington
'From the Cutting Room Floor of Barney Kettle' by Kate de Goldi, published by Longacre. 'Conrad Cooper's Last Stand' by Leonie Agnew, published by Penguin. Audio
Book Review: Road from Rosehall by Mike Munro
Reviewed by Gyles Beckford, published by Ngaio Press. Audio
Book Review: Scene of the Crime by Steve Braunias
Reviewed by David Hill, published HarperCollins NZ. Audio
Are older people malnourished?
An Australian dietitian says older people are not eating properly - and some are malnourished - because they're dieting. Ngaire Hobbins is also a lecturer in dementia studies at the University of… Audio
Awa by Shelly Davies
They're all waiting for Awa to arrive. He's coming sooner than they thought but they've prepared a place for him. Audio
Book Review: History's People: Personalities and the Past
Today's book is History's People: Personalities and the Past, written by Margaret MacMillan, published by Text and reviewed by Lisa Finucane. Audio
The Atlas Game by Liz Breslin
The atlas game Mike used to play with his sister sees him take a tour of Fiordland National Park. Audio
Book Review: Even Dogs in the Wild by Ian Rankin
Reviewed by Ralph McAllister, published by Orion. Audio
Tell You What 2016
Gaybys, grumpy bus drivers, ANZAC day hype and assisted dying are all amongst blogs, memoirs and travelogues included in a new anthology: Tell You What 2016: Great New Zealand Nonfiction. Editors… Audio
John Wareham - Exposed
John Wareham is a corporate consultant, prison reformer, novelist and poet. He has published widely in non-fiction, fiction, and poetry and his bestselling works include the how-to Secrets of a… Audio
Mike Bullen - Having an Affair
Have you ever had an affair? Have you ever thought about having an affair? Trust, the first novel by screenwriter Mike Bullen, explores the lives of two couples falling in and out of love. Mike Bullen… Audio
Adrienne Jansen and Helmi Al Khattat - Stories from the Taxi
Many of us have got into a taxi and instantly become engaged with the driver in a lengthy discussion about his or her life. Where are you from? What was your home country like? What do you think of… Audio