Arthur Taylor is one of the country's most notorious criminals and has a new memoir. In an interview with Kim Hill, he's asked whether he's truly repentant for his past.

James Courage is a major mid-century New Zealand literary figure but he has been largely overlooked compared to contemporaries such as Frank Sargeson and Charles Brasch. Chris Brickell wants to set the record straight - and he attempts to do so with new book James Courage Diaries.

Vanessa Andreotti is a working alongside a collection of Amazonian tribes as indigenous land rights are looking likely to be removed in an unprecedented move by Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro.

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Chris Mosier was the first transgender athlete to represent the United States in international competition, after earning a spot on Team USA's sprint duathlon men's team in the 2016 World Championship.

He's a familiar face on our television screens as one of the judges for popular cooking show MasterChef Australia, but the path to success has been a rocky one for Jock Zonfrillo.

For most of her professional life Dianne Ludwig worked in the corporate world, but when she retired she decided to start a small hobby business selling vintage clothing online under the moniker Welcome Back Slow Fashion - the name a nod to her spurning of the fast fashion industry.

Dunedin-based quantum physicist Professor David Hutchinson believes New Zealand can lead the world in what is considered to be the next computer revolution, photonics.

Ben Rhodes was a speechwriter, national security adviser, and right-hand man to US President Barack Obama for eight years. Following his time in the White House, Rhodes wrote an insider account entitled The World As It Is, which made the New York Times Bestseller list. He has now followed up with a new book, After The Fall: Being American In The World We Made.

On Friday night artist Brett Graham (Ngati Koroki Kahukura, Tainui) received an Arts Foundation of New Zealand Laureate Award.  Graham is one of New Zealand's most celebrated sculptors and artists, exploring historical Maori Pakeha relations and current environmental and political issues through the language of architecture, carving, and contemporary art.