Books
Letting go of beloved Alison Holst's Kitchen Diary collection
It's always a dilemma when you're moving house to decide what to keep and what to let go. Many people find books and magazine collections particularly hard, especially when those magazine collections… Audio
Book Review: Rewi Ata haere, kia tere by Jade Kake and
Michelle Rahurahu reviews Rewi Ata haere, kia tere by Jade Kake and Jeremy Hansen published by Massey University Press Pub by: Massey University Press RRP: $75.00 Audio
Heather Morris on her new book of sisterhood and survival
Author Heather Morris has penned a new book that focuses on the experiences of a group of Australian Army nurses who were taken prisoner by the Japanese as they tried to sail from Singapore in 1942… Audio
New Zealand's biggest online book club
Now in its second year Together We Read is Aotearoa's biggest online book club, with thousands of readers joining reading the same book between September 27 and October 11. This year, the novel is… Audio
Book Review: The Fraud by Zadie Smith
Nicky Walker reviews The Fraud by Zadie Smith published by Penguin Random House Audio
Whitcoulls release kids' top 50 list
Now here's a story kids won't want to miss,
It's the Whitcoulls Kids Top 50 list!
Our Tamariki voted for their most favoured book,
They love emotional tales - not just how they look.
Some books… Audio
The Panel with Jo McCarroll and Phil O'Reilly (Part 1)
Today on The Panel Wallace and panellists Jo McCarroll and Phil O'Reilly discuss the surprising GDP figures released by Stats NZ and the pros and cons of a sugar tax. Also, the question was put to our… Audio
Book review: Tramping in Aotearoa: New Zealand's Top 45 Tracks by Shaun Barnett
Elisabeth Easther reviews Tramping in Aotearoa: New Zealand's Top 45 Tracks by Shaun Barnett published by Potton & Burton Audio
The Panel with Scott Campbell and Anna Dean (Part 2)
Today on The Panel Wallace and panellists Scott Campbell and Anna Dean discuss the viral trend revealing men tend to think about the Roman Empire daily and why we covet university education over… Audio
The Pre-Panel with David Farrar and Niki Bezzant
Wallace and panellists David Farrar and Niki Bezzant talk to a book repairer who was tasked with fixing up a very special family heirloom. Audio
Book Critic: Pip Adam
This week Pip talks to Jesse about books that have altered the way she experiences the world. She reviews Paku Manu Ariki Whakatakapokai, A Billion Years Before the End of the World and Owl. Audio
Julia Ebner: how extremist ideas are taking over
UK counter-extremism expert Julia Ebner thinks we are at the beginning of a digital dark age. QAnon proponents run for U.S. Congress, neo-fascists win elections in Europe, and celebrity influencers… Audio
Former UK Prime Minister Theresa May her book, The Abuse of Power
Most remembered for her failure to secure a Brexit deal, Theresa May was British Prime Minister between 2016 and 2019 and the longest-serving Home Secretary in over a century. A Remainer herself, her… Video, Audio
In the Shadow of the Wolf Queen by Kiran Millwood
Roger Christensen reviews Geomancer: In the Shadow of the Wolf Queen by Kiran Millwood Hargrave published by Orion Audio
Book review: Gonzo Capitalism by Chris Guillebeau
Quentin Johnson reviews Gonzo Capitalism by Chris Guillebeau published by Macmillan Audio
Book review: A Better Place
Kim Pittar reviews A Better Place by Stephen Daisley published by Penguin Random House Audio
Book Critic: Dominic Hoey
Today Dominic Hoey talks to Jesse about Night Boat to Tangiers by Kevin Barry, a book which as longlisted for the prestigious 2019 Booker Prize. Audio
Book review: Neither by Liam Jacobson
Ash Davida Jane reviews Neither by Liam Jacobson published by Dead Birds Books Audio
House of Odysseus by Claire North
Gail Pittaway reviews House of Odysseus by Claire North published by Hachette Audio
Auckland woman building a list of every Little Free Library in region
An Auckland woman is on a mission to catalogue every Little Free Library in the region.
The neighbourhood book exchanges can be as low-key as a small wooden box filled with books for passers-by to… Audio