Kennedy Warne

Spring sees the return to Aotearoa of not one but two species of native cuckoo, whose migrations are among the longest of any songbird. Kennedy will focus specifically on the long-tailed cuckoo, which… Audio

Kennedy takes us on the scenic route from Blenheim to Picton. Audio, Gallery

Kennedy speaks to Kathryn about Patricia Grace and her recently published memoir, "From the Centre." Audio

Kennedy talks to Kathryn about his four days on the Paparoa Track, the country's newest Great Walk. He has now cycled it and walked it - traversing from one side of the Paparoa National Park to the… Audio, Gallery

Kennedy talks about the rest of the Kopiko cycle ride across the North Island. Last time he chatted to Kathryn he had ridden as far as Ongarue. Now for some stories from the second part of his… Audio, Gallery

We talk to Kennedy from somewhere near Ongarue, west of Taupo. He is riding across the North Island with Nine to Noon's business commentator Rod Oram in an event called the Kopiko. The ride started… Audio, Gallery

Baches, and what we can learn from them as we address the climate crisis. Kennedy talks about a visit to a former well-off-the-beaten-track bach community near the entrance to Manukau Harbour: the… Audio, Gallery

Kennedy joins the show from Kororareka (Russell) in the Bay of Islands where he has deep family connections, going back to his grandfather's boatbuilding and swordfishing years there. He looks at the… Audio, Gallery

Kennedy reflects on his recent three-day walk in Whirinaki Forest, on the edge of Te Urewera, including its history, natural history and in general the solace of forests. Audio

Kennedy speaks to us from Kuaotunu, just north of Whitianga. On his mind, cockles, godwits wild roses and other pleasures of the Seabird Coast. Audio

Outdoors adventurer Kennedy Warne joins Kathryn from Lake Hawea and will be talking about one of his books of the year: Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer. Audio