Kim Hill
Artist Li-Ming Hu on appropriation, authenticity and why she's still on her 'OE'
In her latest video work Boney (Phoney?) M, New York-based artist Li-Ming Hu explores the bounds of a concept she says is now simply a fact of life - cultural appropriation. Hu talks to Kim Hill about… Audio
Samuel Getachew: can Ethiopia give peace a chance?
Peace might be on the horizon for the East African nation of Ethiopia after 19 months of civil war, which has seen thousands killed and millions needing humanitarian aid. Audio
Simon Marks: the US right to abortion is overturned
The US Supreme Court has revoked the constitutional right to an abortion that has been in place for half a century. Audio
Playing Favourites with Professor Rangi Matamua
Rangi Matamua has been helping people rediscover the connection that we all have to the cosmos, leading to what has been a dream for him: New Zealand celebrating Matariki as a public holiday, Friday… Video, Audio
Listener Feedback for Saturday Morning for 4 June 2022
Listener Feedback for Saturday Morning for 4 June 2022. Audio
Roger Steele: the publisher dedicated to the underdogs
Book publishing is often a risky business, but no more so than when you go out of your way to represent the underdog. Truly a publishing phenomenon, Steele Roberts Aotearoa is the combined effort of… Audio
Hone Kouka: his provocative new work Ngā Rorirori
Hone Kouka is no stranger to controversy with his work, and his new play Nga Rorirori is no exception. Audio
Margaret Casey: surrogacy laws a ‘hot button issue’
Years in the making, the Law Commission last week presented its comprehensive review of surrogacy in New Zealand to parliament. Audio
Playing Favourites with Lyttelton legend Al Park
Al Park is about to release his first solo album in 20 years, Pony, featuring songs written from the 1970s to now. Video, Audio
Edward Ashby: helping people understand the mana of Kauri
Three hundred kauri saplings grown from seeds from the Waitakere property of Colin McCahon have been made available to the public as part of the Kauri Ora project, supported by local iwi Te Kawerau a… Audio
Amit Katwala: the intriguing origins of the polygraph machine
Journalist Amit Katwala tells the thrilling story of the invention of the flawed lie-detecting machine in his new book Tremors in the Blood: Murder, Obsession and the Birth of the Lie Detector. Audio
Eleanor Bishop: new opera draws inspiration from Janet Frame
Writer Janet Frame's time at Seacliff Mental Hospital in the 1940s and 50s has provided inspiration for a new operatic work premiering in Christchurch this month. Audio
Dr Nic Rawlence: game-changing method to extract ancient DNA
A groundbreaking "bone bath" technique developed by researchers at the University of Otago now allows researchers to access ancient DNA non-destructively. Audio, Gallery
Roe v Wade protests outside US Supreme Court
Protesters have rallied outside the US Supreme Court following the bombshell leak earlier this week indicating the court is poised to overturn Roe v Wade. Audio
