Annette Lees

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio

So many creatures thrive in the dark - do we need better protection against light pollution? Audio

Night time for Waitakere-based author Annette Lees, is magical and beguiling. It transforms the senses and the landscape. But most of us miss out on it most the time. It's when the nocturnal world… Audio

Annette Lees has long had a love affair with the night time. As a child she found it both scary and enchanting, and as an adult she revels in the sense of wonderment found in swimming under the stars… Audio

We're kicking off a half hour early all this week which gives us a timely opportunity to find out about your favourite after-work swimming spot. Audio

Kiwi conservationist Annette Lees says she's never had a bad swim. She explores why open water swimming has been and is still such a deep part of Kiwi culture in the new book Swim: a year of swimming… Audio, Gallery