All episodes
Wednesday, 5 November 2025
- 9:05 More concerts for Eden Park?
- 9:20 Up to 30 fireworks fires already: FENZ
- 9:25 Countries with poor human rights records
- 9:30 The biggest contributor to landfills - soil
- 9:45 Australia: Spy threat, streamers to pay, inflation warning
- 10:05 'Writing my truth is like climbing another summit'
- 10:30 New research highlights how much YouTube kids are watching
- 10:35 Book review: Whenua: Maori Purakau of Aotearoa
- 10:45 Around the motu: Ian Allen
- 11:05 Music with Maggie Tweedie
- 11:20 Curious and contested Kiwi placenames
- 11:45 Science:
Tuesday, 4 November 2025
- 9:05 Former cabinet minister condemns veterans' agency
- 9:20 An AI scribe being rolled out in EDs to save time
- 9:35 Measles made me blind: woman urges people to vaccinate
- 9:45 USA correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben
- 10:05 New Zealand's first marine reserve celebrates 50 years
- 10:35 Book review: Amity by Nathan Harris
- 10:45 Around the motu: Jonathon McKenzie, editor of the Waikato Times
- 11:05 Business Commentator Victoria Young
- 11:30 Ellie Smith on her play inspired by time spent in care homes
- 11:45 Sports correspondent Glen Larmer
Monday, 3 November 2025
- 9:05 Chain of responsibility laws not protecting truck drivers
- 9:20 Potential Pharmac trim to list of medicines awaiting funding
- 9:45 Middle East correspondent Sebastian Usher
- 10:05 Animal sights, and senses explained
- 10:30 When will Dame Noeline get her team back?
- 10:35 Book review: Clown Town by Mick Herron
- 10:45 Around the motu: RNZ's Keiller MacDuff in Christchurch
- 11:05 Political commentators Dale Husband and Liam Hehir
- 11:30 Samoan chef dines out on top international food award
- 11:45 Urban issues with Bill McKay
Friday, 31 October 2025
- 9:05 Asbestos fears after fire shut Palmerston North schools
- 9:20 Plunket urges whanau to vaccinate as measles cases climb
- 9:30 The youth court is leading the way for neurodiverse people
- 9:45 Asia correspondent Ed White
- 10:05 Why Sally Millington's doing 52 new things each year
- 10:30 Solve for Tomorrow winners tackle race-tracking and mountain bike safety
- 10:35 Book review: Outliers by Michael Jackson
- 10:45 Around the motu: Robin Martin in Taranaki
- 11:05 New music with Grant Smithies
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was
Thursday, 30 October 2025
- 9:05 New flood data shows where to prioritise climate adaptation
- 9:20 Solar companies want Govt supply contracts
- 9:30 Saving the 'dying' Raukumara Conservation Park
- 9:45 UK: Hadush Kebatu, asylum barracks, tax rises
- 10:05 The arborist refusing to cut down trees
- 10:35 Book review: Hardship and Hope by Rebecca Macfie
- 10:45 Around the motu: Kelly Makiha from the Rotorua Daily Post
- 11:05 Is increasing use of AI damaging students' learning ability?
- 11:25 Parenting: How to keep your kids safe this Halloween
- 11:45 Screentime: Boots, Frankenstein, The Hack
Wednesday, 29 October 2025
- 9:05 Firefighters frustrated with station delays
- 9:20 Top scientist calls out woeful funding arrangements
- 9:30 Helping thousands in need: Wellington City Mission
- 9:45 Australia: Watchdog sues Microsoft, Albanese's US success
- 10:05 Why is the world so transfixed with art heists?
- 10:30 Farmers in Southland juggling power supply
- 10:35 Book review: Twist by Colum McCann
- 10:45 Around the motu: Kirsty Pickett on Southland
- 11:05 'The ants are my friends’ (and other misheard lyrics)
- 11:25 Maori Land March, 50 years on
- 11:45 Why you shouldn't leave your retirement saving to chance
Tuesday, 28 October 2025
- 9:08 ACC stops payments to record numbers of long-term clients
- 9:35 Costly fender benders going unrepaired
- 9:45 Trees continue to frustrate lines companies
- 9:50 USA correspondent David Smith
- 10:10 Sam the Trap Man on returning Aotearoa to its roots
- 10:44 Book review: Wreck by Catherine Newman
- 10:48 Around the motu: Tom Hunt with the The Post
- 11:15 Political commentators Neale Jones and Brigitte Morten
- 11:30 The rising cost of living : breaking down the numbers
- 11:44 Sports chat with Sam Ackerman
Friday, 24 October 2025
- 9:05 Worksafe survey indicates violence and burnout for police and ambulance
- 9:20 Calls for nurses to do limited colonoscopies
- 9:30 Rotorua biofactory for new fuels, proteins
- 9:45 Pacific correspondent Koroi Hawkins
- 10:05 Thrills and heartbreak in Fiordland: The Hollows Boys
- 10:35 Book review: He Puawai A Natural History of New Zealand Flowers
- 10:45 Around the motu: Alisha Evans is Sun Live's Local Democracy
- 11:05 Music reviewer Jeremy Taylor
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was
Thursday, 23 October 2025
- 9:05 Transpower on massive South Island outage
- 9:10 Life skills course for intellectually disabled people dumped
- 9:30 Nick James at Wellington Airport
- 9:35 Legal warning over Govt AI use
- 9:45 UK: Grooming gang chaos, Prince Andrew case gets political
- 10:05 The award-winning doctor fighting for fairness in our healthcare system
- 10:30 Anna Sargent in North Canterbury
- 10:35 Book review : Vagabond by Tim Curry
- 10:45 Around the motu: Libby Kirkby McLeod in Hamilton
- 11:05 Tech: AWS outage, Labour's gaming subsidies, Netflix + AI
- 11:25 Weather update in Methven and Hanmer Springs
- 11:30 Parents the best role models for active life
- 11:45 Screentime: Mr Scorsese, Roofman, Pike River
Wednesday, 22 October 2025
- 9:05 Treasury boss issues grim warning on long term state of the books
- 9:20 The Hunterville locals who bought their local pub
- 9:30 Amid a charity funding squeeze, could payroll giving be the way to go?
- 9:45 Australia: Trump's Rudd ribbing, China clash, Barnaby defection
- 10:05 The mathematician who tried to game the National Lottery
- 10:30 Food waste app with 'surprise bags' launches in NZ
- 10:35 Book review : House of Day, House of Night by Olga Tokarczuk
- 10:45 Around the motu: Southland Tribune editor Logan Savory in Invercargill
- 11:05 Music with Maggie Tweedie: New music from Aussie bands
- 11:20 Celebrating New Zealand's flowering plants
- 11:20 An update on the Kaikoura fires
- 11:45 Science: Who won the 2025 Nobel Prizes for science?
Tuesday, 21 October 2025
- 9:05 Road workers abused regularly: new report
- 9:20 The banned cricketer educating athletes on the risks of matchfixing
- 9:35 Landlords respond to research criticism on occupancy limits
- 9:45 USA correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben
- 10:05 The Northland enterprise where disabled people are thriving
- 10:30 Family loss leads to mental health support in schools
- 10:40 Book review: Eat Wilde by Sophie Merkens
- 10:45 Around the motu: RNZ's Manawatu reporter, Jimmy Ellingham
- 11:05 Business correspondent Dan Brunskill
- 11:30 Attempting to conquer all 23 Great Rides in 30 days
- 11:45 Sports' with Joe Porter
Monday, 20 October 2025
- 9:05 Lawyers seek urgent action over data-storage risks
- 9:20 Call for miscarriages to be recorded in official data
- 9:35 Engineer calls for greater use of wastewater heat
- 9:45 Foreign correspondent Seamus Kearney in Europe
- 10:05 What is pain and how does it work?
- 10:30 Airbrushed visa photos causing Immigration NZ headaches
- 10:35 Book review: The Vanishing Place by Zoë Rankin
- 10:45 Around the motu: Torika Tokalau in Auckland
- 11:05 Political commentators Ben Thomas and Andrew Kirton
- 11:30 How to become an epic fruit grower at home
- 11:45 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Friday, 17 October 2025
- 9:05 Open banking regulations announced, start Dec 1
- 9:20 Groups welcome Minister's revisiting of online gambling bill
- 9:30 The young choral composer finding success overseas
- 9:45 Asia correspondent Ed White
- 10:05 Tony Lindsay - Santana lead vocalist for 25 years
- 10:30 Health NZ releasing new immunisation campaign
- 10:35 Book review: Gloam by Jack Mackay
- 10:45 Around the motu: Tess Brunton in Dunedin
- 11:05 Music with Grant Smithies
- 11:30 Sports commentator Dana Johannsen
- 11:45 The week that was
Thursday, 16 October 2025
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- 9:05 'A man of integrity': Tā Tipene O'Regan reflects on Jim Bolger
- 9:20 How good gut bugs could help you sleep
- 9:30 New Zealand arts and literary journal marks its 250th issue
- 9:45 UK correspondent Natasha Clark
- 10:05 Sandy and Robin Toy: caring for Kahurangi
- 10:30 Waitomo flooding update
- 10:35 Book review: The Last Living Cannibal by Airana Ngarewa
- 10:45 Around the motu : Peter de Graaf in Northland
- 11:05 Richard Griffin reflects on Jim Bolger
- 11:15 Tech: Data back-up + what AI 'workslop' does in the workplace
- 11:25 Parenting: when toddlers aren't talking yet
- 11:45 Screentime: The Woman in Cabin 10, A House of Dynamite and more
Wednesday, 15 October 2025
- 9:05 Crucial vote looms for farmer-owned meat processor
- 9:20 Farming community restores degraded waterways
- 9:35 Melissa Hannan: teaching women what's under the hood
- 9:45 Australia correspondent Annika Smethurst
- 10:05 Ion Man: Bill Buckley on magnets, mechanics, and motorsport
- 10:30 Science funding body announced
- 10:35 Book review: Feathers of Aotearoa by Niels Meyer-Westfeld
- 10:45 Around the motu: RNZ's Samantha Gee in Nelson
- 11:05 Music with Dave Wilson: Hit songs written for films
- 11:20 Book about the lives of some of the world's greatest hunters
- 11:45 Money with Susan Edmunds
Tuesday, 14 October 2025
- 9:05 Pike River prosecution decision "before Christmas"
- 9:20 ACC to tighten up on medical certificates and time off work
- 9:40 World leaders sign Gaza ceasefire deal at Egypt summit
- 9:45 USA correspondent David Smith
- 10:05 Boxing back Parkinson's disease
- 10:35 Book review: Eddie Sparkle's Bridal Taxi by Frankie McMillan
- 10:45 Around the motu: Jared McCulloch reports from Queenstown
- 11:05 Business commentator Hamish McNicol
- 11:30 Konae: New guide helps people access their care records
- 11:45 Kiwi women achieve new heights in MTB, Ironman
Monday, 13 October 2025
- 9:05 Cold meals and no showers: aged care homes in crisis
- 9:20 The latest from Gaza
- 9:40 When might Aucklanders get greater access to the waterfront?
- 9:45 Germany correspondent Thomas Sparrow
- 10:05 Pike River director: "They never stopped fighting"
- 10:30 Skunk saved from sands
- 10:35 Book review: Chris Knox: Not Given Lightly by Craig Robertson
- 10:45 Around the motu: Simon Wilson in Auckland
- 11:05 Political commentators Lianne Dalziel and Tim Hurdle
- 11:30 New Zealand's best wild foods, and how to find them
- 11:45 Urban Issues with Bill McKay
Friday, 10 October 2025
- 9:05 Gaza deal - latest with the BBC's Sebastian Usher
- 9:20 Agri-tech now big business but more investment needed
- 9:30 Local government election turnout update
- 9:40 The Warratahs bound for music hall of fame
- 9:45 Pacific correspondent Koroi Hawkins
- 10:05 Human history told via money by David McWilliams
- 10:40 Book review: It's a Bit More Complicated Than That
- 10:45 Around the motu: Alexa Cook in Hawkes Bay
- 11:05 Music reviewer Jeremy Taylor
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was
Thursday, 9 October 2025
- 9:05 Will the OCR cut kick start the economy?
- 9:30 Number of over-65s renting on the rise - where will they live?
- 9:35 Show Me Shorts celebrates 20th anniversary
- 9:45 UK: Conference season ends, NHS drug hikes, China spy row
- 10:05 Chris Knox: music, art and attitude
- 10:35 Book review: It's What He Would've Wanted by Nick Ascroft
- 10:45 Around the motu: Jonathan McKenzie in Hamilton
- 11:05 Tech: Phone plan transparency, 'open web' in decline, and more
- 11:26 Growing money-savvy kids
- 11:45 Screentime: The Twelve s2, Monster: The Ed Gein Story, and more
Wednesday, 8 October 2025
- 9:05 New Zealand's coasts and $180b in assets under threat
- 9:20 AA says penalties for driving offences out of whack
- 9:30 How Wales protects future generations through law-making
- 9:45 Australia: PNG Treaty, Triple Zero Custodian, and more
- 10:05 How one family turned Hawke's Bay scrubland into farming gold
- 10:30 101-year-old walks 101 laps to fundraise for Methven rest home
- 10:35 Book review: The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai
- 10:45 Around the motu: David Hill reports on North Canterbury
- 11:05 Music with Kirsten Zemke: Scat songs
- 11:20 When your big plans for life differ from your partner's
- 11:45 Science: Gut biome, music + reading, why cats eat grass
Tuesday, 7 October 2025
- 9:05 Significant increase in students needing counselling - schools
- 9:25 Growth of degree apprenticeships
- 9:40 ASB settles on class action
- 9:45 USA correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben
- 10:05 Carlo Masala: What happens if Russia succeeds in Ukraine?
- 10:35 Book review: Harry Broad reviews 'New Zealand Rustic'
- 10:45 Around the motu: Jesse Archer in Taupo
- 10:55 Business sentiment drops to new lows
- 11:05 Business commentator Victoria Young
- 11:30 Understanding NZ's greatest scientist Ernest Rutherford
- 11:45 Sports correspondent Glen Larmer
Monday, 6 October 2025
- 9:05 Carers concerned budgets may be cut under disability changes
- 9:25 Complaints service needed now before water change
- 9:35 State of Auckland CBD 'unacceptable' - business group
- 9:45 Foreign correspondent Seamus Kearney in Europe
- 10:05 The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo goes Down Under
- 10:35 Book review: Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall
- 10:45 Around the motu: Tom Hunt in Wellington
- 11:05 Political commentators Brigitte Morten and Neale Jones
- 11:30 How Auckland restaurant Fatima's became a Foo Fighter's fave
- 11:45 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Friday, 3 October 2025
- 9:05 New public sector guidelines on sexual harassment & bullying complaints
- 9:30 New self requested "wellness testing" - empowering or unnecessary?
- 9:40 Warning over invasive clams as trout season kicks off
- 9:50 Asia: Japan PM, China's new carbon target & South Korea boosts defence spending
- 10:05 Digital twins and testing possible treatments - leading bioengineer, Merryn Tawhai
- 10:35 Book review: My Friends by Frederik Backman
- 10:45 Around the motu: Piers Fuller in Wairarapa
- 11:05 New music with Grant Smithies
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:50 The week that was with Donna Brookbanks and Elisabeth Easther
Thursday, 2 October 2025
- 9:05 Energy Minister on reform of electricity system
- 9:20 Concerns remain over eligible investor provisions
- 9:40 Dame Jane Goodall - extract of interview from 2017
- 9:45 Aid flotilla to Gaza intercepted
- 9:45 UK: Labour conference, Reform polling high, new 'spy register'
- 10:06 The chessmaster who grew up in a cult
- 10:35 Book review: The Welcome of Strangers by Atholl Anderson
- 10:45 Around the motu: Jonathan Leask reports on Mid Canterbury
- 11:05 Tech: BBC staff targeted, brewery hacked, nursery data stolen
- 11:25 Parenting: "What job do you want when you leave school?"
- 11:45 Screentime: The Pitt, The Ballad of Wallis Island
Wednesday, 1 October 2025
- 9:06 Govt targets back-up and LNG in electricity moves
- 9:31 Kiwi's AI start-up aims to take gruntwork out of online tasks
- 9:40 Architects give old ideas new life in award-winning design
- 9:50 Australia: Albanese world tour, another Optus outage
- 10:07 Psychologist and TV host Nigel Latta dies
- 10:12 How a network of women judges rescued their Afghan counterparts
- 10:40 Book review: Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York
- 10:48 Around the motu: Mike Tweed from the Whanganui Chronicle
- 11:07 Music with Ian Chapman: Songs to celebrate new humans
- 11:30 How much do our pets understand?
- 11:47 Employment law: What are your rights when facing redundancy?
