Michael Wynd is the researcher and military historian at the National Museum of the Royal New Zealand Navy. and joins Emile Donovan.

It's the most wonderful day so far in the booksellers' calendar -- the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards Long List has been released. A day only eclipsed by the short list and the winners, of course.

Palestinian militants began handing over three Israeli hostages in Gaza on Thursday in return for 110 Palestinian prisoners ...