Auckland Libraries Podcasts

Oral historians and authors Ruth Greenaway and Megan Hutching, talk about the history of this Auckland organisation which began with an orphan home in the central city in 1858 and now works with its community in south Auckland. While society has changed since the mid-nineteenth-century, the problems of today’s clients bear a marked resemblance to t…

Tim Barnett from Auckland Libraries joins us to talk us through Kura - their online heritage collection of manuscripts, photos, rare books and oral history. Anyone can access it and it's free.

Helene Elliot from the LA times is chasing the Los Angeles hockey team, The LA Kings in the ice hockey playoffs, and they are likely to move on to the next round of the playoffs.

Tonight's piece of audio to calm our souls comes from a listener. If you'd like to send us some audio email us: nights@rnz.co.nz.

Raymond Sagapolutely joins us once again with an update from South Auckland.

Our Overseas Correspondent from Canada, Peggy Revell joins us from Medicine Hat Alberta.

David Bremner, Music Director of the National Band of New Zealand joins us ahead of their concerts next week in in Upper Hutt, Wellington, Palmerston North and New Plymouth, as well as recording works with the NZSO for later streaming.

Our forest correspondent, Dean Baigent-Mercer joins us for a discussion on permanent carbon sinks in the Emissions Trading Scheme which the Govt is about to announce. This discussion has often been framed as pines vs natives, but Dean thinks there is a way reshape this binary thinking with four categories of carbon sinks.…

We talk to Rhianna Rees, from the Seaweed Academy at the Scottish Association for Marine Science. The Seaweed Academy is the UK's first dedicated seaweed industry facility, using the research knowledge generated at SAMS to offer advice to start-ups, train workers and share the latest research to help businesses develop.…

Sound historian Sarah Johnston discusses her research into the wartime recordings of the mobile broadcasting unit that travelled with the New Zealand Division during World War II.

Nights Philosopher Ann Kerwin looks at a book by former Google strategist turned Oxford-trained philosopher, James William called Stand Out of Our Light: Freedom and Resistance in the Attention Economy.

music industry. To jazz things up, we discuss three must-read music novels and a kiwi classic. Books mentioned in the show: The conductor/ Sarah Quigley https://bit.ly/3FvLSIm An equal music/ Vikram Seth https://bit.ly/3kUPt9j Run, Rose, Run/ Dolly Parton and James Patterson https://bit.ly/3vW0mOz Hellzapoppin'!: the art of Flying Nun / editor, Dav…

Freelance sports broadcaster Rikki Swannell is our sportscaster tonight.

Dr Kieran Davis is the new dean for the Australasian Faculty of Pain Medicine. He is a pain medicine physician and anaesthetist at Auckland City Hospital and he wants to see a more equitable service for the one in five Kiwis who suffer from chronic pain.

Our Overseas correspondent in India, Shoba Naryan joins us from Bengaluru where it's Mango season.

Podiatrist Emma Worthington joins us once again. She'll be looking at heel pain in active children. And how to prepare for the up coming winter sport season to prevent injury.

Every year in New Zealand, 2.2 million tonnes of waste is generated via food manufacture – much of which ends up in landfills. This organic biowaste could be used to improve our soils instead of damaging our environment, says environmental scientist Brett Robinson.

Lisa Kane joins us from her apartment in Shangai where she's been in lockdown with her partner and daughter for 35 days now - and she's pretty stoic about it.

Dillon Mayhew, Associate Professor from the School of Mathematics and Statistics at Te Heranga Waka/Victoria University of Wellington joins us once again. Tonight he's looking at how AI and reinforcement learning may be able to help us to understand some mathematical problems.

Alison talks to super librarian Anne about her number one go-to comfort read The Little White Horse by Elizabeth Goudge, a post-war children’s classic about love, goodness, animals and beauty. Hot Tip: don’t read this book when you are hungry because the descriptions of food are beyond belief! The Little White Horse can be requested via the Aucklan…

It's a rugby-themed chat with our sportscaster Peter Lampp tonight.

University of Canterbury medieval historian Dr Chris Jones introduces us to Aotearoa's "Wicked" Bible.

Our Overseas Correspondent in Taiwan, William Yang joins us from Taipei as more signs emerge that Taiwan is moving away from the zero-Covid strategy.

We look to the night skies once again with astronomer, and former Mount John Observatory superintendant, Alan Gilmore.

Terressa Kollat has been living off the land her whole life. Born and raised on the Islands in the Hauraki Gulf, she's no stranger to remote living and has always been close to the sea, thanks to her lighthouse-keeper parents. These days she lives in South Island - Wallacetown near Invercargill and she has become a Tik Tok star - famous for her con…

We chat to Wendyl Nissen Her new book called 'Natural Care' - is out now and essential reading for all of us needing some comfort, after two pretty tough years of Covid.

Charlotte Ryan is joined by Sociolingust, Julia De Bres who tonight will discuss with us 'Terms of Address'. What do you prefer Mrs or Miss? Mr or Bro? Are you Doctor - Do you use it? Do you prefer formal or informal?

Alison & Ineka discuss the four General Non-fiction finalists of the 2022 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. The winners will be announced on 11 May - visit nzbookawards.nz for updates on the livestreamed awards ceremony. For more details of the shortlisted titles in the General Non-Fiction category, visit their website: bit.ly/3qs9Q0v or read extract…

Hannah Darroch, Principal Flute of the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra joins us to chat about a new chamber music series launching at Three Boys Brewery in Christchurch.

Jan Bolwell and Kate JasonSmith talk to us about their solo shows opening at Circa this ANZAC weekend Based on two remarkable stories set during WW2.

Emeline Paat-Dalstrom, co-founder of SpaceBase joins us once again. She's been thinking about the topic "Sustainable Space" as a brand New Zealand should aspire to.

Ahead of ANZAC Weekend, we talk to Maria Gill about her children's book The King's Medal' which tells a little-known story of a group of brave Kiwi soldiers who rescued the Greek King, Prime Minister and the rest of their party on a Greek Island during World War II.

Our mainly Marxist political historian, Associate Professor Brian Roper from Otago University's Politics Departmant joins us once again. Tonight's topic: 'The US Response to China's Rise as a Major Power'.

Liz Bigwood from Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga joins us. Liz is their property manager for the Kerikeri Mission Station, This year is the 200th anniversary of Kemp House, which is part of the Mission Station in Kerikeri. An important milestone!

Toxicologist, Leo Schep is back again - tonight looking at the toxicology of Iron.

Canterbury Museum Senior Curator Natural History Dr Paul Scofield joins us to chat about a new exhibition Dinosaur rEvolution: Secrets of Survival showcases recent discoveries that have revolutionised the way we picture dinosaurs.

Multiple award-winninng author, Juliet Batten joins us to chat about her new book, The Pomegranate Journal. for anyone, irrespective of age, who is curious about growing old and what may lie ahead. Juliet shares the gifts and surprises of growing older, as well as the challenges.

Patrick Phelps from Minerals West Coast joins us once again, examining some of the claims being made about New Zealand's performance on climate change in the past 30 years.

Tonight's sportscaster is Shannon Byrne from Darwin.

Our Cultural Ambassador from the world of contemporary dance, director and choreographer Malia Johnston is joined tonight by Aerial choreographer Jenny Ritchie.

Amanda Gore is a forensic accountant and the founder of the Centre for Global Advancement, normally based in Nairobi, Kenya but is home in New Zealand for a visit. She joins us to tqalk about following the money linked to the trafficking of protected wildlife species, illegal logging and mining, and fisheries crime.…

Mohamad Ali Harissi, AFP Deputy Bureau Chief for Gulf & Yemen based in Dubai brings us up to date with the situatiuon in Yemen.

Erick Brenstrum is back again with an update on the weather stories from around the world.

We're joined by NIWA Marine Geologist, Kevin Mackay who is part of a group of NIWA scientists setting sail to Tonga to survey the seabed around Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha'apai volcano in the aftermath of its eruption earlier this year.

Alison & Ineka discuss the four fiction finalists of the 2022 NZ Book Awards.The winners of the 2022 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards will be announced on 11 May. For more details of the shortlisted titles for the Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction, visit their website: https://bit.ly/3qs9Q0v or read extracts from each with the Ockhams Fiction Sa…

In this episode, Alison and Ineka talk about some new art, music and books released in time for Pasifika month. They are helped by Auckland Libraries’ Senior Pacific Content Specialist Veronica Ligaliga. Fa'afetai lava Ronnie.Books mentioned in the show All books discussed in this episode of Books and Beyond can be requested via the Auckland Librar…

This episode has a focus on women and women’s writing. Alison and Ineka talk about breaking the bias and discuss the 2022 Women’s Prize longlist of 16 titles which has just been announced. #breakthebias #womensprize For more information on International Women’s Day, please see their website: https://www.internationalwomensday.com/ Explore the full …

International Women’s Day (8 March) is a global day where we celebrate the achievements of women, raise awareness of bias and take action for equality. Revisiting our 2021 International Women’s Day episode, Alison and Ineka celebrate women who challenge to make change happen. This episode originally aired on Planet FM 104.6 on 7 March 2021. Recorde…

Episode 8 – Karl StevenThis month, Dedee spoke to Karl Steven about his first solo album, All of Human Emotion on Microfiche.They talk about a few tracks and music videos and the stories behind them. Other topics include Karl's preference for monochrome over colour, the philosopher Wittgenstein, and the Wittgenstein quotes he used for his track ‘Ut…

In this special Pride episode, Alison and Ineka highlight the gutsy, inspirational, bold and bright LGBTQI+ folk who walk, stomp and sashay amongst us.Books discussed in this episode can be found and requested via the Auckland Libraries catalogue: All the young men: a memoir of love, AIDS, and chosen family in the America South / Ruth Coker Burks &…