Books

Ruby goes on strike and refuses to help out at home. Audio

Kennedy Warne discusses his new book, 'Tuhoe: Portrait of a Nation' by Kennedy Warne with photographs by Peter James Quinn. Audio

Tia gets angry with Ruby, telling her to grow a backbone. Audio

Non-fiction writer best known for his 2003 book, A Short History of Nearly Everything. His new book, One Summer; America 1927, examines the events of a season that changed the world forever. Audio

Paul Adamson is a passionate outdoors man and former school principal who's written a book on hunting and fishing for kids. 'The Beginners Guide to Hunting and Fishing in New Zealand' is published by… Audio

Christchurch author Paul Cleave has written six internationally bestselling crime novels. His seventh novel, Joe Victim (Penguin, ISBN: 9788-0-143-57042-4), is the sequel to his 2006 debut, The… Audio

Nick Davies broke the phone hacking scandal that had been covered up for years by Rupert Murdoch's News International, and his work saw the Guardian, alongside The New York Times, become the main news… Audio

Australian author Isobelle Carmody on her fantasy series The Obernewtyn Chronicles and what she feels as the tale of misfit Elspeth Gordie draws to a close. Audio

John Boyne, the writer of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, talks to Lynn Freeman. Audio

Writer, documentary filmmaker and photographer, whose first book, Moa: the Life and Death of New Zealand's Legendary Bird, has won the 2013 New Zealand Post Best First Book Non Fiction, and the 2013… Audio

The UK novelist Chris Cleave talks about his fiction with Kate de Goldi. Audio

Award-winning British novelist David Mitchell and his Japanese wife Keiko Yoshida have an autistic son. They've translated and had published a book by written by a Japanese autistic 13-year-old, Naoki… Audio

Jake, Steph and Milt battle to escape the tsunami only to discover they're not the only ones left in the bay. Audio

Artifacts from the dig and Pimi, are all scrambled to safety as a tsunami warning is issued for the bay. Audio

Pimi returns to the bay but so does Weston and Vermin. Audio

The whale's brush with Milton Summer has turned it into a celebrity with dire consequences. Audio

While trying to get rid of magpies Jake meets an odd hunter who's good with a rifle. Audio

The paparazzi leak is discovered, an archaeological dig is planned and Milt heads home for Christmas. Audio

The strategy to deal with paparazzi is devised when a new problem arrives in the bay. Audio

Jake teaches Milton how to surf but they're not alone. Audio