Kim Hill

Ransomware attacks are not a new phenomenon, but they have increased exponentially since the beginning of the pandemic. Bryce Webster-Jacobsen is the Director of Intelligence for Virginia-based… Audio

When David Mitchell's son was diagnosed with autism at three years old, the British author and his wife Keiko Yoshida felt lost, unsure of what was happening inside their son's head. In an effort to… Audio

Kim Hill reads and responds to listener feedback for 24 July 2021. Audio

Wellington writer John Summers delves into old-school New Zealandness in his new essay collection The Commercial Hotel. Audio

The inability to visualise mental images - a condition called aphantasia - affects around 2-5 percent of the population, but very little is known about it. Aphantasia comes in different shapes and… Audio

A leading jewellery artist known for his subversive punk approach to valuable materials, Karl Fritsch exhibits as much in Europe and the United States as he does New Zealand - but the pandemic has… Audio, Gallery

The relationship between mothers and daughters has been a central theme of much of the work by Asian-American writer Amy Tan. The best-selling author, whose books include The Joy Luck Club, The… Audio

Next month, a group of young activists will be in the Court of Appeal arguing that the current voting age is discriminatory under the Bill of Rights. Make It 16 members Ella Flavell and Lily Lewis… Audio

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games opening ceremony took place overnight Friday, kicking off a games that has faced countless challenges amid a global pandemic.  Professor Ian Culpan, co-director of the NZ… Audio

Not all heroes wear capes - and not all superheroes come from the USA.

In Latin America, some real-life icons wear Mexican wrestling masks or arm themselves with shields and herbicide to lead… Audio

In Canada, more graves of indigenous children at residential schools have been found.

The latest discovery is in British Columbia at a former indigenous residential school known as 'Canada's… Audio

In the UK more than 1200 experts and doctors have spoken out against the government's plan to allow Covid-19 cases to increase, which they say borders on "criminal".

Britain's daily deaths has hit a… Audio

Samoa's caretaker administration and its leader have been accused of an unprecedented attack on the rule of law.

The Human Rights Protection Party have questioned the competency of the Chief Justice… Audio

Former US President George W Bush has spoken out about his fears over US troops withdawing from Afganistan - warning of "unbelievably bad" consequences.

His administration launched the US military… Audio

Vaccinators in Auckland are preparing to hold the country's first Covid-19 mass vaccination.

They are planning to immunise 15 thousand people over three days from July 30 at the Vodafone Event Centre… Audio

The era of ultra-cheap money looks to be coming to an end after yesterday's Reserve Bank monetary statement.

It held the cash rate at 0.25 percent but halted the bond buying programme, which has… Audio