Lynn Freeman

A razor blade left in a gay activist's mailbox and a series of dolls dressed in garments based on costumes worn by contestants in Samoa's first Fa'afafine beauty pageant in the 1980s, are included in… Audio, Gallery

 Lynn Freeman spoke with Pauline and to Anahera Morehu who's the convenor of the Te Kura Pounamu Award panel to discuss why children's literature is so important Audio

The film industry has been drastically upset by Covid over the past two years. The big blockbusters get the big publicity, unsurprisingly. The studios have a lot at stake, but they also have other… Video, Audio

Using a 110-year-old Auto Graflex camera, press photographer Geoff Dale has photographed one of the most high tech sports there is - the super yachts of the America's cup. Audio, Gallery

 The upcoming Booktown event in Featherston in the Wairarapa has invited three publishers to talk about their experiences in an event called Taking a Publishing Punt. Today Lynn Freeman gets a taste… Audio

Lynn talks sport with our commentator Sam Ackerman, where they look at the path to get to New Zealand Rugby's Silver Lake deal, and the road ahead - as well as analyse the start of the Black Caps… Audio

The debut album from Chicago trio Horsegirl is released today, and it's a rough and ready noise-pop ripper. We'll hear two tracks from it, plus a great new single from Wellington band Let's Planet and… Audio

Martene McCaffrey of Unity Books Auckland reviews Bitter Orange Tree by Jokha Alharthi, published by Simon & Schuster. Audio

Professor Brian Greene is one of the world's foremost theoretical physicists. He is the head of Columbia University's Center for Theoretical Physics, and is co-founder and chairman of the World… Audio

Lynns speaks with RNZ Pacific's team leader Moera Tuilaepa-Taylor about China's whistle-stop tour of the Pacific and the waves that's causing in Australia and New Zealand. Also, Samoa celebrates 60… Audio

An award winning author young adult books are not given the prominence they deserve by publishers and reviewers, and the next generation of readers is suffering the consequences. Tessa Duder is the… Audio

A top doctor is warning that long waits in over-run emergency departments this winter could result in increased illness, injury and death. Cases of influenza and Covid-19 are already putting pressure… Audio

The Dunedin Symphony Orchestra's concert progrmme for 2022 is starting mid year. But given the events of the last two years, that's understandable. It also means the orchestra has been able to confirm… Audio

Miscommunication between couples and families features prominently in the first short story collection by Devonport writer and artist, Vivienne Lingard. Pocket Money & Other Stories is the title of… Audio

Complex and yet a celebration of simplicity, poet Richard von Sturmer uses the "Tanka" poetic form to explore big themes in a very few words in his latest collection. Resonating Distances shows… Audio

She's performed in hotel rooms, abandoned buildings, a shipping container - even a palace in Denmark! Now Kiwi actor Sabrina Martin is taking on a solo stage role made famous by British actor Carey… Audio

"Conjuring sound patterns that began eons ago and will continue into eternity" is what's being generated for a new music project called Bio Electricity Co-founder of Fat Freddy's Drop, Toby Laing is… Audio

In 2010 Kiwi Ché Zara Blomfield was instrumental in setting up a collaborative art space in London called The Composing Rooms. Artists were welcomed into the space and encouraged to talk to each other… Audio

In 2019, Kylie Jenner, part of the Kardashian clan, became the youngest 'self-made' billionaire in history thanks to social media and her reputation as an influencer and entrepreneur. On her Instagram… Audio