Books
The Reread with Hera Lindsay Bird
Tonight Hera Lindsay Bird joins us for the Reread. Audio
From cooking on the Rainbow Warrior to becoming a Buddhist Nun
Not many cookbooks - if any - are launched with a live theatre performance. But then Jade Reidy isn't your average author. Jade has not only been a professional non-fiction writer for 40 years, she is… Audio
Book review: The Mushroom Tapes by Helen Garner
Dean Bedford reviews The Mushroom Tapes by Helen Garner, Chloe Hooper & Sarah Krasnostein, published by Text Publishing. Audio
Law, violence and revolution: New book examines what happens after war
Marika Sosnowski joins Emile Donovan to discuss her new book, 'Fifty-eight Facets'. Audio
Bookmarks with Clare Bowden from Mandatory Menswear
Today for Bookmarks, we're stepping into the world of fashion with Clare Bowden, owner, founder, and designer of Mandatory menswear. It's been almost three decades since she launched the brand, and in… Audio
Author Fleur Beale, why local stories are crucial for kids
Every year the New Zealand Society of Authors gives out the President of Honour award. The award is to recognise contributions to writing and to the NZ literary scene. This year's recipient is child &… Audio
The life and times of the small town of Herbertville
How a conversation on RNZ about the town has been immortalised in the book Route 52. Audio
Book Critic: A self-help book for brainboxes
Book critic Bill Hastings reviews: Lea Ypi, Indignity: A Life Reimagined (Allen Lane Penguin, 2025), Daniel Kalderimis, Zest: Climbing from Depression to Philosophy (Ugly Hill Press, 2024). Audio
Book review: Super-Frog Saves Tokyo by Haruki Murakami
Phil Vine reviews Super-Frog Saves Tokyo by Haruki Murakami, published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Book review: New Zealand Photography Collected
David Hill reviews New Zealand Photography Collected by Athol McCredie, published by Te Papa Press. Audio
The profound truths behind famous sayings
Social psychologist Hugh Mackay explores influential quotes from thinkers like Bertrand Russell and Germaine Greer in his new book Just Saying.
The secret mission to save Gaza's historical artefacts
A restoration team is painstakingly retrieving historical manuscripts, rare volumes, and archival documents from beneath the rubble of a destroyed mosque in Gaza.
Fast Favourites: Best actress winner Antonia Prebble
She's one of the country's most beloved actors and on Friday night, took home the New Zealand Screen Awards for Best Actress in a Series for the second time for her role in the comedy Double Parked… Audio
Why does NZ keep disappearing from world maps?
Has anyone ever asked you whether New Zealand is part of Australia?
Kate de Goldi - Reading for Pleasure
Kate de Goldi is a novelist and the Te Awhi Rito Reading Ambassador. This week she's talking Irish literature with Guyon Espiner. Audio
The politicians missing from libraries
Two big political memoirs have hit the bookshops this year - but which high profile politicians are missing from the shelves.
One for the political tragics
Two big political memoirs have hit the bookshops this year - but which high profile politicians are missing from the shelves? Audio
Book review: Nash Falls by David Baldacci
Sally Wenley reviews Nash Falls by David Baldacci, published by Macmillan. Audio
'How about going for a drive?' turns into epic global adventure
In a bus built from three other vehicles, Alan MacLeod and his wife packed up their family of six and set off around the world.
The MacLeods epic overland journey
In 1962, Dunedin farmer Alan MacLeod said to his wife Joan and six kids, 'how about going for a drive'?' Audio
