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GLENN COLQUHOUN Glenn Colquhoun is accompanied by foot-high totems of New Zealand historical figures, which he uses to explore our history in songs and poetry drawn from both the Maori and European oral tradition, inspiredContinue readingOral Poetry & Totems – ind

GLENN COLQUHOUN, ART NAHILL and CHRIS REID Three doctors whose life outside the consulting room is devoted to arts practice: Glenn Colqu­houn and Art Nahill through poetry, Chris Reid with photography. How does their medicalContinue readingThe Art of Healing – ind

DAME ANNE SALMOND A literary and historical treat – a trip with New Zealand’s foremost historian Dame Anne Salmond on the tall ship, R. Tucker Thompson. Mark the 250th anniversary of Cook’s arrival in AotearoaContinue readingIn Cook’s Wake – ind

STEVE BRAUNIAS & GUYON ESPINER Steve’s weekly Secret Diary is feared by politicians (and others); he has tracked his love for courtroom drama and small-town New Zealand in ten books and edits The Spinoff’s excellentContinue readingPolitics, Poetry and Personalities – ind

GLENN COLQUHOUN Glenn Colquhoun is a poet and doctor. He grew up in South Auckland and studied theology and English, then medicine. In 1994 he took a year off and lived in Te Tii, beginningContinue readingHomecoming – ind

Sarah Tuck Coming Un Stuck charts Sarah Tuck’s recovery from an empty nest and the end of her marriage. From the solo comfort of a gruyere and mushroom toastie to the indulgence of bitter chocolateContinue readingComing Un Stuck – ind