Kiwi Yarns
Welcome to Kiwi Yarns - those yarns you have where you sit down, put the kettle on, pour a whiskey or crack open a beer I honestly don‘t mind. Anyway! We‘re sitting down and we’re yarning to some great New Zealanders, their back stories, their front stories, even stories where they went sideways, we will go there. It’s a place where we celebrate the great people of this glorious nation.
Latest Episode
Trailblazing drum and bass artist MC Tali on how her fighting spirit drives her past all the people who say no: 'Proving people wrong has always been satisfying' (24.08.2025)
Previous Episodes
- Dame Julie Christie: 37 years of TV, from reality shows to documentaries, and the power of never taking ‘no’ for an answer 17.08.2025
- Somatic sexologist Morgan Penn is on a mission to educate about consent - and shares the deeply personal reason why 10.08.2025
- Country music queen Tami Neilson on carrying both joy and sorrow, touring with Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan, and music vs politics 03.08.2025
- Guy Montgomery on cracking Australia, the terror of success, making spelling bees funny, and Sex and the City 2 27.07.2025
- Outward Bound CEO Malindi MacLean is 'obsessed' with getting kids offline and outdoors. Hear how she plans to do it. 20.07.2025
- EJ Barnes on growing up with 'freak of nature' dad Jimmy Barnes, finding her own voice, and working with Phil Rudd 13.07.2025
- Russel Norman: Why he'd rather fight for the planet than hope, neoliberalism, and the attack on democracy 06.07.2025
- Six60’s Chris Mac on the band’s future, the myth of balance, and why it’s time to ditch tall poppy syndrome 29.06.2025
- Jo Kane - my mum, my inspiration, and the funniest woman I know 22.06.2025
- Shorty Street star Theo Dāvid on playing Romeo - the original 'F-Boy' - fatherhood, and the theatre of WWE 15.06.2025
- Tanita Garnett beat cancer twice as a young girl - now she's chasing a Black Ferns jersey 08.06.2025
- Changing the fear around menopause - and why we must Fix Iron First: A conversation with Dr Libby 01.06.2025
- Zoe Hobbs - Oceania’s fastest woman - on getting even quicker, not being ‘showy’, and the drama of the call room 25.05.2025
- Joe Daymond on being a sensitive people-pleaser and why Kiwi crowds are the toughest in the world for comedians 18.05.2025
- Bailley Unahi wants to become New Zealand’s first female Winter Paralympian in over 20 years - and her attitude to life might just get her there 11.05.2025
- 'Te Tiriti is your friend - it’s nothing to be scared of': Eru Kapa-Kingi on why tangata whenua rights benefit everyone 04.05.2025
- Abigail Hannah on falling back in love with Aotearoa while healing from depression, and the issue with travel influencers 27.04.2025
- Black Caps great Martin Guptill on his treatment by New Zealand Cricket, dealing with death threats after the 2019 World Cup, and life as a stay-at-home dad 20.04.2025
- Actress Rebecca Gibney on the key to longevity, hosting Sensing Murder, dancing, and MMA 13.04.2025
- 'I've been able to get through because of the strength of other survivors': Ali Mau's powerful memoir reveals abuse, but also unimaginable strength 06.04.2025
