Short Story Stack

All Harriet Yates wants to do is to go home to escape the confines of Eventide, a rest home for the old. Told by Susan Wilson.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Ruby comes back to Waitapu. After many years living in Australia she is uncertain as to what she'll find. Told by Tina Cook.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

A tooth and claw dystopian tale set in a climate-changed, unforgiving Auckland. Told by Alex Greig.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Mereata, a teenage Māori girl, has been coerced into attending a Māori language course by Youth-Aid and her mother. She is very reluctant to participate but... Told by Hariata Moriarty.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Alice learns how to fend for herself in the unforgiving world of late 19th century Melbourne. Told by Hannah Banks.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

With the shadow of war looming what does the future hold for Brigid and her beau Daniel in riot-torn Dublin circa 1912? Told by Noelle McCarthy.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Ruby comes back to Waitapu. After many years living in Australia she is uncertain as to what she'll find. Told by Tina Cook.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

The need to understand herself and her roots means a trip with the Auckland whanau back to Tokikapu Marae, Waitomo - the place of her people. Lots to learn and lots to love. Told by Taylor Rogers.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

A future Aotearoa suffering the effects of an economic meltdown brought on by climate change. It is not only those on land that have suffered - someone will have to pay for the hubris. Told by Nick Blake.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Nathan is sixteen and has written off his mother's car. She sends him to stay with his Koro who he's hardly seen since his father died. Told by Neil Wiremu.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details