The Listening Library

Great New Zealand books to listen to whenever you want them.

Produced by Duncan Smith

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This podcast is only available on the RNZ website and apps, ad‑free and uninterrupted.

Harbouring (Part 1) by Jenny Pattrick

Beats of the Pa'u by Maria Samuela

Season 2 / Episode 1
The stories in the collection are powerful, poignant and gently funny. Painting a vivid picture of life for first and second-generation Cook Island New Zealander’s living here in Aotearoa New Zealand. Katarina is pregnant unbeknown to her mother Terepai.
Book cover of Beats of the Pa'u

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