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Rātana, revised: New edition of book capturing the influential priest
Nearly 85 years since the death of its founder, the Rātana movement still carries a significant amount of mana in Aotearoa's political and social spheres. But that is only one side to the story of Tahupōtiki Wiremu Rātana. Audio
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Book review: Beasts of Paris by Stef Penney
9 May 2024Ralph McAllister reviews Beasts of Paris by Stef Penney published by Quercus Books. Audio
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Emily Perkins: 'We need to prioritise arts in the school system'
9 May 2024Author Emily Perkins says 'radical wildness and imagination' are more necessary now than ever, in a speech delivered as part of a nationwide series.
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Book review: Study For Obedience by Sarah Bernstein
8 May 2024Phil Vine reviews Study For Obedience by Sarah Bernstein published by Granta. Audio
Rātana, revised: New edition of book capturing the influential priest
Nearly 85 years since the death of its founder, the Rātana movement still carries a significant amount of mana in Aotearoa's political and social spheres. But that is only one side to the story of… Audio
Book review: Beasts of Paris by Stef Penney
Ralph McAllister reviews Beasts of Paris by Stef Penney published by Quercus Books. Audio
Emily Perkins: 'We need to prioritise arts in the school system'
Author Emily Perkins says 'radical wildness and imagination' are more necessary now than ever, in a speech delivered as part of a nationwide series.
Book review: Study For Obedience by Sarah Bernstein
Phil Vine reviews Study For Obedience by Sarah Bernstein published by Granta. Audio
Lost in translation: Daniel Hahn on interpreting literary works
Many of us will know the difficulties of travelling and being understood in countries where we don't speak the language. Now imagine taking a great work of literature and translating that - without… Audio
Book Critic: Catherine Ross
Today Catherine has the theme for young people books of Verse Novels. For ages 10+ Worse Things by Sally Murphy For ages 11/12+ Alias Ann: A True Story of Outwitting the Nazis by Susan Hood Starfish… Audio
Hemingway's life reimagined in Auckland lawyer's new novel
It's nearly 63 years since American novelist Ernest Hemingway died, yet his work - and his life - continue to fascinate. It's the subject of Dermot Ross's debut novel Hemingway's Goblet, - about a… Audio
Book review: Hagstone by Sinéad Gleeson
Kiran Dass reviews Hagstone by Sinéad Gleeson published by Fourth Estate. Audio
Ballerina, author & comedian Sacha Jones on The Fatter Sex
Ballerina-turned-author and comedian Sacha Jones on her book The Fatter Sex - looking at women's battles with diet, weight and body confidence. Audio
Book review: Ash by Louise Wallace
Louise Ward of Wardini Books reviews Ash by Louise Wallace published by Te Herenga Waka University Press Audio
'Nobody's coming to save us' - How capitalism became a 'vulture'
Economist Grace Blakeley takes aim at the dominance of corporate economic power in society in Vulture Capitalism. She talks to RNZ's Saturday Morning about what can be done. Audio
Finn McCahon-Jones: letters between best friends
A collection of letters written to and from iconic New Zealand painter Colin McCahon sheds light on a special relationship spanning four decades. McCahon met penpal Ron O'Reilly in 1938, when the pair… Audio
Grace Blakeley: Vulture Capitalism
Grace Blakeley takes aim at capitalism in her latest book Vulture Capitalism: Corporate Crimes, Backdoor Bailouts and the Death of Freedom. In the book, Blakeley asserts that rather than failing… Audio
The sinister side of the man who saved Rwanda: Michela Wrong
It's thirty years since the 1994 genocide against the Tutsis in Rwanda, perpetrated by the Hutu-led government. British journalist Michela Wrong's book Do Not Disturb, The Story of a Political Murder… Audio
This Weekend: Pictorial page-turners converge on Wellington
ComicFest is being held at the National Library of New Zealand on Saturday, with a range of events on offer for the comic- and cartoon-mad on its 10th anniversary. Audio
Book on step-parenting to help blended families
Despite how common blended families are, step mothers still often get portrayed in a negative light. Here to change some of that narrative is Gina Bartlett, with her new children's book. Audio
Book review: A Different Light: First Photographs of Aotearoa
Lissa Michell reviews A Different Light: First Photographs of Aotearoa. Audio
Spanish author Juan Gomez-Jurado on his best-selling
Journalist and author Juan Gomez-Jurado is one of Spain's most successful contemporary writers. Audio
US author Paul Auster dies aged 77
US author Paul Auster, who wrote the New York Trilogy mystery novels, has died at the age of 77.
Three wise men using science to make sense of the world
No one has all the answers, but we could all learn a thing or two about asking the right questions from Nobel Prize winning physicist Saul Perlmutter, philosophy professor John Campbell, and social… Audio
