Author Interview

The role of gaming and online games is often questioned in instances such as mass murders and terrorism acts, but Dr. Pete Etchells has a different take on why people play video games and what they… Audio

Forgiveness shouldn't be forced, but even an imagined apology can be transformational, says American writer and activist Eve Ensler. In her latest book The Apology, Ensler writes an apology to herself… Audio

Sarah Pepperle's book Art-tastic won the Elsie Locke award for non-fiction AND best first book at the New Zealand Book Awards last night. Video, Audio

Journalist Adele Ferguson helped to expose the shocking practices of the big four banks in Australia, the parent companies to the big four banks here, well as the insurer AMP.  Audio

Chronic pain has become a new epidemic and the man who treats elite athletes and even Elton John when they're suffering has a message; pain is in your brain. Audio

Sports journalist Alex McClintock made a foray into boxing as way to get fit and lose some weight, and it quickly became an obsession.  Audio

From Colin and Stanley Meads and Alan and Gary Whetton, to the Whitelocks and the Barretts, New Zealand has a rich history of brothers who wore the black jersey. Audio

Journalist Tom O'Neill has spent the last two decades wading through Charles Manson-related files to offer a new take on one of the most infamous cases in American history.  Audio

Kathryn Ryan speaks with Allan Jenkins, editor of Observer Food Monthly. His beautifully written book Morning: How To Make Time - A Manifesto is a diary of and a treatise to the sublime time before… Audio

The Christchurch City Mission turns 90 this month and to celebrate it has released a book called Guts and Grace. The book covers the Mission's long history of helping the community. Audio

Parents are often concerned about how much time kids spend on social media. But the real menace to children and teens may be that the internet never lets you forget your mistakes.  Audio

How do we get our kids to read? Especially teenagers. In an increasingly digital age it's important to find ways to make reading approachable, enjoyable and useful for younger readers.  Audio

Blood-letting, tying a dead mole to the head; these are just a few of the ways migraines have been treated over the centuries. The pain is so debilitating, patients have agreed to have holes drilled… Audio

In 2017, author Elspeth Sandys travelled to China with other family members to mark the 90th anniversary of her cousin Rewi Alley's arrival in Shanghai. The book she wrote about that journey is called… Audio

James Ellroy is regarded as one of the best literary crime writers in the world, with his books painting vivid portraits of the seedier side of Los Angeles and the underworld. Some of his well known… Audio

It's a story from World War Two that had never really been told before - one of a Polish man who volunteered to infiltrate Auschwitz and get word to the Allies about what was happening inside. The… Audio

Learning how to start a fire with a few twigs and a packet of chewing gum is an important survival skill. But learning how to light a fire within yourself, that's a survival skill that will serve you… Audio

The quest for romance is never simple which award-winning Australian feature writer and journalist, Stephanie Wood found out the hard way through an on-line encounter, that became a relationship, and… Audio

Carbon's ubiquitous presence in fossil fuels can sometimes give it a bad rap - but it is also the element of life, of energy, of climate, and of the environment. It's a building block for everything… Audio

Women are more likely to face over testing, over diagnosing and over treatment than men when visiting the doctor's office.  Audio, Gallery