Like a boy   This visit, Dad is finishing his lunch. He’s been eating it with a knife, which one of the carers tries to change to a fork, but it looks like it’s a ‘stubborn’ day. He is happy to see me and punches my arm and starts ‘talking’ – making circles with his hands and raising his eyebrows.…

Kerry Lane is a poet and playwright from Aotearoa with past lives in science and teaching. They currently live in Scotland where they work in theatre and refugee justice.

Ariana Tikao talks about her musical art, interest in language and experience with performance, plus working across languages, the revival of taonga puoro and the inviting nature of collaborations.

Two pieces follow, extracted from our hybrid memoir Take Two. We wrote the book from the starting point of having shared a significant chunk of our lives and a mix of memories

Michal Horton began her professional life as a music therapist, working mainly with young children who were diagnosed with autism.

Rachel Dore presents a weekly chat with New Zealanders who know about writing and books, no matter where in the world they’re living. You’ll hear conversations with all kinds of authors and writers, in all genres. It’s a pot-luck show – a guest may be an established author, a new writer, a writing tutor, a researcher, or someone from the…