Kim Hill

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Audio aficionado Karl Steven is poised to release his debut solo album All of Human Emotion on Microfiche next week, a record described as "collage of organic and electronic sources, synthesised down… Video, Audio

Directed by New Zealander Briar March, new documentary Mothers of the Revolution tells the story of one of the longest protests in history. Between 1981 and 2000, thousands of women came together at… Video, Audio

New Zealand veterinarian Trish Johansen has been running a clinic in Siem Reap since 2015, and among her clients have been Cambodia's remarkable landmine-clearing rats. The death of one such rat… Audio, Gallery

Ruawai-raised actor Roy Billing has been gracing New Zealand screens since the 1970s.  Having returned to our shores after being based in Sydney for many years, Billing will soon be treading the… Audio

The delay of a highly-anticipated report into parties held in Downing Street during lockdown has prompted calls for UK prime minister Boris Johnson to stop suppressing "crucial details" and tell the… Audio

Controversy is never far away even in animal stories, none more than in the Bird of the Year award competition for 2021.

That's right a bat won. Audio

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Listener Feedback for 11 December 2021. Audio

Megan Dunn joins the show to discuss the intersection of art and life, looking at the ways art is and isn't good for our wellbeing. This week: Megan visited an art therapist, and liked it. Audio, Gallery

Huge advances in genetics mean prenatal testing for conditions such as Down syndrome can now be done faster and with much less risk. That is where genetic counsellors like Jonathan Roberts come in. Audio

A piece of chewing gum snatched from the side of Nina Simone's Steinway piano more than 20 years ago has become the subject of a new book by musician Warren Ellis. Best known for his work with Nick… Video, Audio

Local food growers are increasingly employing beneficial insects as biocontrol agents to keep pests and diseases in check, meaning less reliance on pesticides. At Bioforce in Karaka, rural south… Audio, Gallery

British author and journalist Will Storr says we've been competing for status for millions of years, before we were even human. His new book The Status Game: On Social Position and How We Use It… Audio

In the 1960s Mary Quant broke the mould of conventional fashion with her creative and playful designs that personified the energy of Swinging London. Famously credited for creating the mini skirt… Audio

Tens of thousands of Russian troops have been massing near the Ukrainian border sparking international concern of an impending invasion. With tensions mounting, US president Joe Biden has lent support… Audio

It's very easy to view people who commit criminal offences as "moral strangers", says Professor Tony Ward, but we all have the same innate human needs. Audio

Among the fascinating characters hovering around The Beatles in Peter Jackson's documentary Get Back is Michael Lindsay-Hogg, the director charged with making a film out of the band's rehearsals for… Audio

Listener feedback 4 December 2021. Audio

In 2018, N.K. Jemisin became the first author to win the Hugo Award for Best Novel in three consecutive years, each award going to a book in her widely-heralded Broken Earth series. As a child the New… Audio