Writers Week
The Mixtape: Mark Cubey
This week's RNZ Music mixtape selector is the outgoing Saturday Mornings producer Mark Cubey. He speaks with Yadana Saw about his decade in the job and many other things he's turned his hand to. Audio
Writers Week Robert Dessaix on Enid Blyton
"Enid Blyton knew the secret places children like to escape to". Robert Dessaix has never quite found his way home. Enjoy the Australian writer's playful description of the lasting influences of a… Audio
Sally Gardner: Maggot Moon
Multi award-winning British children’s author and illustrator Sally Gardner’s books, including Maggot Moon,Tinder and I, Coriander, have been translated into more than 22 languages.
Deemed… Audio
Ice Science
Sexually depraved penguins, polar sunrises, fish soaked in anti-freeze. Hear Antarcticans Rebecca Priestley, Tim Naish and Rhian Salmon from Victoria University of Wellington’s Faculty of Science talk… Audio
Adam Rutherford: Inside Science
Presenter of BBC Radio 4’s Inside Science, Adam Rutherford has explored possible answers to our biggest scientific questions. With a background in genetics and evolutionary biology, he has created… Audio
The Kids are All Right
Do adults underestimate the kind of issues young people deal with daily? Sally Gardner sees the “Y” in YA as standing for why something happens and the “A” for an attempted answer. She is joined by… Audio
Jamie Curry & Mallory Ortberg
Californian based blogger-turned-writer Mallory Ortberg joins Jamie Curry the brains behind Youtube hit "Jamie's World" to talk about life online. Audio
Jasper Fforde: Lost in a Good Book
Jasper Fforde left the dazzling lights of the film industry to pursue a career in writing, He chats to playwright and writer Dave Armstrong about his recent work. Audio
Andrew O'Hagan: Illuminations
Nominated for the Man Booker Prize, Illuminations is the fifth novel from Andrew O’Hagan and explores the balance between family and war, memory and loss. He speaks to New Zealand Books co-editor… Audio
A Circle of Laureates
New Zealand Poet Laureate CK Stead and his predecessors Jenny Bornholdt, Michele Leggott, Bill Manhire, Cilla McQueen, Vincent O’Sullivan, Elizabeth Smither, Brian Turner and Ian Wedde share their… Audio
Robert Dessaix: What Days Are For
"I do travel for eros. Eros isn't he same thing as sex. It's the sense of being sensually present in someone's eyes, and their being sensually present in yours; and of giving pleasure and receiving… Audio
Etgar Keret: This Israeli Life
Etgar Keret's books are apparently the most shoplifted in Israel. His latest book is called “The Seven Good Years” and it spans between the time author Etgar Keret had his first son, to the death of… Audio
Gala Showcase: Fighting Talk
Etgar Keret, Sally Gardner, Robert Dessaix and Courtney Sina Meredith each have a story of a disagreement of some type or another and they take stage at Writers Week to voice them with the audience. Audio
Cornelia Funke: Reckless, Fearless, Heartless
Cornelia Funke’s magical narratives have delighted children of all ages for more than 20 years, particularly now The Thief Lord, Inkheart and The Ghosthunters series are movies. Audio
Follow the Leader
When we talk about leadership and a "good leader”, what do we actually mean? Are there traits we consider more or less valuable in that role? Is there a uniquely Kiwi style of leadership, and does it… Audio
Weathering Catastrophe: Simon Winchester, Pala Molisa & Koroi Hawkins on Natural Disasters in the Pacific
Simon Winchester on stage with RNZ International journalist Koroi Hawkins and academic Pala Molisa discuss the environmental, legal, political and practical issues related to how we in Aotearoa… Audio
Damien Wilkins
Director of the International Institute of Modern Letters, founding editor of literary journal Sport, author of novels, stories, poems and a play, and a musician and songwriter. His new novel, Dad Art… Audio
Sally Gardner
Prolific award-winning British author who worked in costume design and illustration before deciding to write for children full-time. Her books, including Tinder, Maggot Moon, and I, Coriander, have… Audio
Morgan Godfery: rethinking New Zealand
Wellington writer, commentator and trade unionist who specialises in Maori politics and international indigenous issues. He is the editor of a new collection of essays, The Interregnum: Rethinking New… Audio
Testing the Limits
What sets superb athletes apart from the rest of us, and can those skills apply to any endeavour?
Ultramarathoner Christopher McDougall’s books tackle feats of endurance and heroism. Nathan Fa’avae… Audio