Author Interview

Australian food writer, author and TV personality Matt Preston is a familiar face to Kiwi fans of MasterChef Australia. He is one of the show's three judges and is known for his cravats and colourful… Audio

Novelist, short story writer and essayist, Paula Morris (Ngati Wai, Ngati Whatua) is the 2018 Katherine Mansfield Fellow, announced by the Arts Foundation this week. She will spend at least four… Audio

Before being discovered by Stevie Wonder, winning a Grammy with Natalie Cole and working with the likes of Aretha Franklin and Dionne Warwick - Tena Clark grew up in small town Waynesboro… Audio

Deep in a forest in Southeast Alaska, on an island with the highest population of bears per square kilometer on earth, stands of yellow cedar trees that have survived millennia are dying.  Audio, Gallery

Erik Westra talks to Kathryn Ryan about his love of long distance cycling and his 3000 km journey on the Tour Aotearoa. Erik's love of exploration began as a young boy - the son of renowned… Audio, Gallery

There are two kinds of people; those who follow the 5 second rule when food drops to the floor and those who don't. Which one is more likely to get sick? Audio

The life of Dr Muriel Bell, NZ's first state nutritionist was behind ground-breaking public health schemes such as milk in schools, iodised salt and water fluoridation. Her nutritional advice - which… Audio

You may not know the name Nell Scovell, but if you have watched any TV in the last 30 years you know her work. As a writer and producer for comedy shows, she's worked on everything from The Simpsons… Audio

Every whanau has a favourite recipe. The Napier Central School community has put a whole heap together to come up with a treasure trove of family recipes from the kitchens of Hawke's Bay. The result… Audio

Karyn Hay is still remembered for presenting Radio With Pictures from 1980-1986 and RNZ listeners will know her from her show Lately, with Karyn Hay. But Karyn is also an author of note. Her first… Audio

New book Backstage Passes: The Untold Story of New Zealand Live Music Venues looks back at the history of  NZ music venues between 1960 and 1990. Wallace spoke to its author Joanna Mathers. Audio

Sally Magnusson is a Scottish journalist, broadcaster and writer. She grew up in Glasgow, the eldest daughter of the Icelandic journalist and broadcaster Magnus Magnusson and the Scottish newspaper… Audio

Damon Kitney has spent more than two decades in financial journalism, including 16 years at the Australian Financial Review, five years of that as deputy editor. Since 2010 he has been the Victorian… Audio

When the 2011 Canterbury earthquakes struck, the region was hit with disaster on an unprecedented scale and the health system was challenged like never before. The injured needed immediate treatment… Audio

Call-out culture - gaining prestige by shaming others for intolerance - is damaging young people's mental health and harming social discussion and university culture, leftist academic Jonathan Haidt… Audio

Now-retired former Commissioner of Works Bob Norman built roads, dams, canals and viaducts for 40 years, and says the government again needs the kind of expert advice the Ministry once offered. New… Audio

The illegal wildlife trade is pushing vulnerable animals to the brink of extinction, but has received comparatively scant attention. US science journalist Rachel Love Nuwer has spent a decade covering… Audio

Mikey Robins takes Kathryn Ryan down history's gullet with his irreverent new book, Seven Deadly Sins and One Very Naughty Fruit. Using the seven deadly sins as the marrow of his tale, Mike's… Audio

As the last habitable land mass in the world to be settled by humans, New Zealand has a history representing the two great seafaring traditions, Polynesian and European. Sailor, writer and historian… Audio