Identity

Anthropologist Wednesday Martin has examined the wealthy "stay-at-home Moms" of Manhattan's Upper East Side like any other primate group. Her book Primates of Park Avenue was written after she… Audio

The old Chinese proverb turning stone into jade refers to the meticulous carving of a piece of stone to turn it into a ritualistic jade amulet. The metaphor itself applies to how generations of… Audio

For over seven years a dedicated group of volunteers have been passing on their quilting and life skills to prisoners at Auckland Region Women's Correctional Facility. The group is led by Mary Ann… Audio, Gallery

Young Australian author Adam Schwartz with practical advice for parents of children with depression based on his own experience. Audio

Leigh Malcolm realised from personal experience that for a woman who has undergone breast cancer surgery, standard bras don't necessarily fit one's new form. Audio

Demographer Paul Spoonley discusses the disparities between different regions of New Zealand and why they exist. Audio

The recent Niue Arts and Culture Festival took as its theme the question "Who am I?" and called on Niuean artists to ponder ideas of identity and how they might renew, rethink and reclaim their… Audio

Ramona Koval's book on the search for her biological father starts with her musing on why the man she'd known as her Dad, wasn't already dead. Her parents were Jewish Holocaust survivors from Poland… Audio

Dunedin's celebrating its celtic roots in Edinburgh today. Audio

Distance runner Melissa Moon summarises her philosophies and the secrets to her success, in her Pecha Kucha talk. Audio

Pecha Kucha events involve short, power point presentations by speakers with all kinds of stories to share. You don't need to be famous, just interesting and succinct. Christchurch teacher Regan… Audio

How your voice can be used to identify yourself to the government, banks or other organisations. With Ed Pilkington, Clive Summerfield, Jared Mortlock and Souella Cumming. Audio

Writing her first novel Where the Rēkohu Bone Sings was a means of Tina Makereti understanding her daughters Moriori identity and in the telling of the story giving voice to the relationship between… Audio

Our DNA can be identified, our brains scanned, our personalities assessed, yet still the question of who we are and where our sense of self comes from, remains unresolved. It's a question which has… Audio

Writer Tina Makereti grew up knowing she had a Moriori ancestor, and that got her wondering what it means to be Moriori today. She's poured her research and her thoughts into her novel, Where the… Audio

American psychiatry lecturer and writer. His latest book is called 'Far From the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity'. Audio