Kim Hill
Morning Report Essentials for Tuesday 1 April 2025
On today's episode, the Minister for Rail Winston Peters has unveiled plans for the new Interislander ferries, RNZ has released a new poll which shows the government holding onto a slim lead, and we… Audio
Morning Report presenters past and present reflect on 50 years
To top off our 50th anniversary celebrations some very familiar voices from the past are joining us again. With us in the Wellington studio are Geoff Robinson, Kim Hill, and Susie Ferguson and in… Audio
If Dame Linda Partridge Knows How To Defy Aging
The secret to living well for longer is one geneticist Dame Linda Partridge has been trying to uncover for much of her career. In this episode of Kim Hill Wants To Know, she talks with Kim about the… Audio
How Brain Science Has Changed For Sir Richard Faull
Kim chats with neuroscientist Sir Richard Faull about the wonders of the human brain and the work being done to unlock its secrets. Audio
What Anatoly Liberman Thinks of The English Language
Kim Hill sits down with linguist and etymologist Anatoly Liberman to talk about words – their meaning, their history and how languages evolve. Audio
Why Nick Wallis Continues Covering the UK's Post Office Scandal
Kim Hill speaks with journalist Nick Wallis about his time covering the UK’s Great Post Office scandal - described as England's worst miscarriage of justice - and discovers the story is far from over.
…When Caroline Crampton Realised She Was a Hypochondriac
Caroline Crampton resisted the idea that she was a hypochondriac, but now she's written an entire book on the history of the condition. Audio
About William Dalrymple's History
Historian, author and podcaster William Dalrymple believes it was India's Golden Road - not China's Silk Road - that transformed the world. He tells Kim Hill about is latest book and his own family… Audio
Former British PM Boris Johnson sits down with Kim Hill
The former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was in New Zealand last week to promote his new book Unleashed. Audio
Whether Boris Johnson is Attempting to Salvage His Political Career
If you put Kim Hill and former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson in a room together - this is what you get. A fiery yet invigorating conversation about Johnson's political career and his new book Unlea… Audio
Why Ingrid Robeyns Wants to Get Rid of Billionaires
How much money is too much? Belgian-Dutch philosopher and economist Professor Ingrid Robeyns has written a book called Limitarianism: The Case Against Extreme Wealth and she tells Kim Hill why the… Audio
What Drives Jon Lee Anderson
Jon Lee Anderson’s life of adventure began when he was a young boy. The veteran New Yorker journalist tells Kim Hill about covering conflicts, doing jail time and his fascination with rebels which led… Audio
What's Changed For Malcolm Gladwell
Best-selling author, journalist and podcaster Malcolm Gladwell sits down with Kim Hill to explain his latest book and how his perspective has changed last 25 years. He delivers insights into the power… Audio
Introducing: Kim Hill Wants To Know
Kim Hill is back asking questions in her inimitable style. She has conversations with guests from around the world about topics that spark her interest and will do the same for you. Audio
Drama as the knife hovers over kiwi soap
Fans fear Shortland Street's 32 years of soapy drama could be coming to a close if TVNZ's cost-cutting knife hovers over it for too long
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Drama as the knife hovers over kiwi soap
Fans fear Shortland Street's 32 years of soapy drama could be coming to a close if TVNZ's cost-cutting knife hovers over it for too long
2019: John Oh
New Zealand and New South Wales are the only places in the world where sex work is fully decriminalised. John Oh, a… Audio
2023: Bill Bailey
Bill Bailey has been described as Britain's biggest alternative act, regarded there as a national treasure. Best known… Audio
2023: Emma Espiner
Award-winning writer, Dr Emma Espiner (Ngāti Tukorehe, Ngāti Porou) talked to Kim Hill earlier in 2023 about her… Audio
2020: Graham Norton
One of Kim Hill’s most popular interviews in 2020, she chats with Irish entertainer Graham Norton to discuss his novel 'Home Stretch'. Well known as the host of the eponymous BBC chat show, he has… Audio