All episodes
Monday, 28 August 2023
- 9:05 Can the EU's new rules really rein in the worst of Big Tech?
- 9:30 Rising profits responsible for over half of domestic inflation
- 9:45 Middle East correspondent Sebastian Usher
- 10:05 A secret child of the Catholic Church
- 10:35 Book review: The Waters by Carl Nixon
- 10:45 Around the motu: Simon Wilson in Auckland
- 11:05 Political commentators Dale Husband & Tim Hurdle
- 11:30 Coffee Supreme marks 30 years: From Wellington cafe to global coffee business
- 11:45 How the built environment is manipulating you
Friday, 25 August 2023
- 9:05 30,000 signature petition calls for trial prostate screening
- 9:25 Supreme Court rejects Mainzeal directors' appeal
- 9:25 'Wearing a hijab won't stop you living an adventurous life'
- 9:30 World-class skiing and boarding at the Winter Games
- 9:45 Pacific correspondent Lydia Lewis
- 10:05 Scottish author David Keenan on his ecstatic novels and love of Kiwi music
- 10:35 Book review: Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
- 10:45 Around the motu : Logan Savory in Southland
- 11:05 New music with Ian Chapman: Four Dunedin acts
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was with Pinky Agnew and Kathryn Burnett
Thursday, 24 August 2023
- 9:07 Dentists note rise in repair jobs from shoddy overseas veneers
- 9:30 New Zealand Fashion Week: Back after pandemic hiatus
- 9:52 UK: More Lucy Letby allegations, Rishi Sunak's 'reset', London Ulez expansion
- 10:05 Don McGlashan inducted into NZ's Music Hall of Fame
- 10:45 Book review: Te Kooti’s Last Foray by Ron Crosby
- 10:49 Around the motu: Jean Edwards in Christchurch
- 11:07 Tech: EU's new laws change the internet
- 11:28 Post natal depression: symptoms and strategies
- 11:50 Screentime: Waco - The Aftermath, We Were Once Kids, The Food Crisis
Wednesday, 23 August 2023
- 9:05 Slow progress to reinspect businesses putting tradies at high risk of silica dust exposure
- 9:25 Birthing simulator helps train clinicians at Wellington hospital
- 9:35 Dunedin pupils impress judges at science fair
- 9:45 Australia: Labor's national conference, $3b new home bonus, new Sydney airport woes
- 10:05 Tips for coping with life's ups and downs
- 10:40 Book review: Normal Rules Don't Apply by Kate Atkinson
- 10:50 Around the motu: Alisha Evans in Tauranga
- 11:05 Music for a rainy day
- 11:30 Technology to help people living with a range of disabilities
- 11:45 Science: Winning tickets, Beethoven's genome, brain wave music
Tuesday, 22 August 2023
- 9:05 Education becoming political football: researcher
- 9:15 Marlborough floods a year on; new report suggests human behavior a major cause
- 9:30 The rise of driverless cars: Are they safe?
- 9:45 USA correspondent Ron Elving
- 10:05 Pacific Mother: indigenous knowledge and maternity care
- 10:35 Book review: SAGA by Hannah Mettner
- 10:45 Around the motu: Jimmy Ellingham in Palmerston North
- 11:05 Business commentator Dileepa Fonseka
- 11:30 The fly fisher's mecca: How Tongariro became NZ's gre
- 11:45 Sports-chat with RNZ's Joe Porter
Monday, 21 August 2023
- 9:05 Rise in scams & fraud: How are banks responding?
- 9:30 Ex Gloriavale residents sceptical about proposed anti slavery laws
- 9:45 Europe: Spain celebrates World Cup win, Russia's Luna mission
- 10:05 Rhys Buckingham and the bird that doesn't want to be found
- 10:30 Tropical storm Hilary makes landfall in Mexico, moving
- 10:35 Book review: Good Vibes by Alby Hailes
- 10:45 Around the motu: Georgina Campbell in Wellington
- 11:05 Political commentators Morton and Hughes
- 11:30 Mint Cakery: How a farmers market stall evolved into a baking career
- 11:45 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Friday, 18 August 2023
- 9:05 New sports integrity commission gets green light
- 9:25 Ryan 'Brickman' McNaught on his gigantic Jurassic World
- 9:45 Asia correspondent Ed White
- 10:05 A Memoir : Dawn Mauldon on being raised by deaf parents
- 10:35 Book review: Content Warning: Everything by Akwaeke Emezi
- 10:45 Around the motu: Kirsty Pickett in Te Anau
- 11:05 New music with Jeremy Taylor
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was with Te Radar and Irene Pink
Thursday, 17 August 2023
- 9:05 Fifa World Cup: Matildas' dream over
- 9:30 Is it time for NZ to introduce a stalking law?
- 9:30 Could technology replace passports for trans-Tasman travel?
- 9:45 UK: Inflation slows, British Museum thefts, triumphant Lionesses
- 10:05 Taken hostage and negotiating her release: Dr Alia Bojilova
- 10:35 Book review: Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead
- 10:45 Around the motu: John Freer in Coromandel
- 11:05 Tech: One NZ's big fine, Zoom changes AI use, Netflix's game streaming plans
- 11:30 Parenting : How to limit time on devices
- 11:45 Screentime: Scrapper, Jules, Survival of the Thickest
Wednesday, 16 August 2023
- 9:05 White gold: central North Island businesses celebrate snow
- 9:15 Could mandatory reporting help close the pay gap?
- 9:30 New Zealand's first kids TV show made by and for the rainbow community
- 9:45 Australia: Plane drama, Qantas says 'yes', go Matildas!
- 10:05 Labour of Love: 50 years of midwifery
- 10:35 Book review: Far North by David White and Angus Gillies
- 10:45 Around the motu : David Hill in North Canterbury
- 11:05 Music with Dave Wilson
- 11:20 Hannah & Huia: A novel aimed at demystifying mental health
- 11:45 Credit card rewards: Are they worth it?
Tuesday, 15 August 2023
- 9:05 Consumer NZ sceptical GST on fruit and veg will reach shoppers
- 9:10 'Proxy debt collector': budgeting services call for end to benefit attachment orders
- 9:30 Lifting the lid on Catholic clergy abuse: Boston Globe former editor
- 9:45 USA correspondent Ximena Bustillo
- 10:05 Zahra Joya: Afghan journalist-in-exile on the plight of women in Afghanistan
- 10:35 Book review: House of Longing by Tara Calaby
- 10:45 Around the motu : Tess Brunton in Dunedin
- 11:05 Business commentator Victoria Young
- 11:30 Blair McMillan on his debut novel Here Upon the Tide
- 11:45 Sports-chat with Glen Larmer
Monday, 14 August 2023
- 9:05 PhD thesis sold as book, without author's knowledge
- 9:30 Wisewool: Helping revive the strong wool industry
- 9:45 Ukraine correspondent Debora Patta
- 10:05 Sue and Phil Bagshaw on their 'quiet hero' son, killed in Ukraine
- 10:35 Book review: Erebus The Ice Dragon: A portrait of an Antarctic volcano
- 10:45 Around the Motu: Todd Niall in Auckland
- 11:05 Political commentators Gareth Hughes and Brigitte Morten
- 11:14 City life with Bill McKay
- 11:30 How to cook to feel good: Alby Hailes on his debut cookbook 'Good Vibes'
Friday, 11 August 2023
- 9:08 Aged care crisis looms as providers close up
- 9:30 Building sector needs urgent change
- 9:48 Pacific news with Koroi Hawkins
- 10:07 Maud Arnold on amplifying tap dance
- 10:42 Book review - So Distant From My Life
- 10:49 Around the motu: Waikato reporter Libby Kirkby-McLeod
- 11:08 Music reviewer Grant Smithies
- 11:33 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:47 The week that was
Thursday, 10 August 2023
- 9:05 U-turn on affordability checks for Buy Now Pay Later
- 9:20 Sextortion cases on the rise
- 9:30 Study on cost and nutrition of plant-based meat alternatives
- 9:45 40m UK voter details hacked, NI police detail breach
- 10:05 "Even ordinary life has an epicness to it": Celine Song
- 10:35 Book review: Porn: An Oral History
- 10:45 Around the motu : Che Baker in Southland
- 11:05 Tech: AI vs account security, firearms breach, Microsoft hack
- 11:25 The Bonsai Child - is modern parenting limiting our children's potential?
- 11:45 Screentime: Only Murders in the Building s3, Men in Kilts s2,
Wednesday, 9 August 2023
- 9:05 Bitter pill: New report finds NZ lags behind in timely access to medicines
- 9:25 Wool carpet petition finally heading to Parliament
- 9:35 Cellphone ban in schools: does it work?
- 9:45 Australia: Voice delay dismissed, Mid East name change, deadly mushroom lunch
- 10:05 Olivia Foa'i, vocalist for Disney hit Moana, is up for four Pacific Music awards for new solo work
- 10:35 Book review: We Need to Talk about Norman by Denis Welch
- 10:45 Around the motu: Kelly Makiha in Rotorua
- 11:05 Music with Charlotte Ryan
- 11:20 Growing your own veges with Leah Evans
- 11:45 Science: Pandemic lessons, 'unknome' database, super-conductor
Tuesday, 8 August 2023
- 9:05 UK company commissioned to deliver Auckland 'state of the city' report card
- 9:30 Do 'anxiety' and 'depression' mean what we think they mean?
- 9:45 US: Next Trump indictment due, Ohio pro-choice referendum
- 10:05 Nazaré: the Holy Grail of big-wave surfing
- 10:35 Book review: Penance by Eliza Clark
- 10:45 Around the motu: Matthew Rosenberg
- 11:05 Business: Billion-dollar Barbie, MrBeast's 'inedible' food
- 11:30 Mardo El-Noor's Dogs with Stories
- 11:45 Sports chat with Sam Ackerman
Monday, 7 August 2023
- 9:05 Second Auckland harbour crossing: 'Work with us', mayor tells govt
- 9:15 New charities law little more than 'tweaks' say critics
- 9:30 Has montetising the All Black brand impacted performance?
- 9:45 Europe: China in talks on Ukraine, as battle creeps closer to Russia
- 10:05 Samoan-Kiwi Frankie Adams blooms in The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart
- 10:35 Book review: Old Boy: My Dad's Story of Addiction, Resurrection, Dumb Luck and Love by Georgia Tree
- 10:45 Around the motu : Chris Hyde in Hawkes Bay
- 11:05 Political commentators Hughes and Hurdle
- 11:30 Al Brown with Eat Up New Zealand: The Bach Edition
- 11:45 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Friday, 4 August 2023
- 9:05 How do market based carbon pricing schemes work around the world?
- 9:30 Research connects mental health and poor education outcomes as school counsellor shortage bites
- 9:45 Asia correspondent Ed White
- 10:05 Jury researcher pens gripping courtroom drama
- 10:35 Book review: Safiyyah's War by Hiba Noor Khan
- 10:45 Around the motu: Diane McCarthy in Whakatane
- 11:05 Police receive a "number of tips" in search for missing Tom Phillips and children
- 11:10 New music with Jeremy Taylor
- 11:30 Sports commentator Dana Johannsen
- 11:45 The week that was with Te Radar and Kathryn Burnett
Thursday, 3 August 2023
- 9:05 Should volunteer wardens 'supplement' police in downtown Auckland?
- 9:15 Mobility park battle: Petitioner takes fight to parliament
- 9:30 17 years leading the country's biggest school: Te Kura
- 9:45 UK: New oil and gas permits, interest rate hike expected
- 10:05 Australia's first indigenous surgeon: Kelvin Kong
- 10:35 Book review: Why is This Lying Bastard Lying to Me
- 10:45 Around the motu: Jimmy Ellingham in Palmerston North
- 11:05 Technology: School smartphone ban, Threads down, Tesla range overestimate
- 11:30 The power of mindful parenting
- 11:45 Screentime: Mrs Davis The Beanie Bubble, Past Lives
Wednesday, 2 August 2023
- 9:05 Universities have more managers and admin staff than academics: report
- 9:30 One year on: the new Ministry of Disabled People
- 9:45 Australia: Chopper crash, alleged childcare predator, Matildas victory
- 10:05 Red Mole: A Romance explores one of NZ's lost theatre collectives
- 10:35 Book review: The Trackers by Charles Frazier
- 10:45 Around the motu : Samantha Gee in Nelson
- 11:05 Music with Ian Chapman: Soul and Funk
- 11:20 Bringing historic NZ photographs to life
- 11:45 Personal finance: Should you have separate bank accounts?
Tuesday, 1 August 2023
- 9:05 Scams, your bank and you: who should pay?
- 9:30 NZ's oldest property claim goes back to the High Court
- 9:45 USA correspondent Ximena Bustillo
- 10:05 From harrowing childhood to award winning writer
- 10:35 Book review: Dice by Claire Baylis
- 10:45 Around the motu: Lee Scanlon in Westport
- 11:05 Business commentator Victoria Young
- 11:30 Gardening with Xanthe White: Winter work saves summer time
- 11:45 Sports chat with Marc Hinton
Monday, 31 July 2023
- 9:05 Legislation needed to address child labour in cosmetics: report
- 9:30 Geobind: Carbon neutral building panels made of hemp
- 9:45 South America correspondent Daniel Schweimler
- 10:05 How to cook the perfect steak with YouTube star Guga Tosta
- 10:35 Book review: The Spare Room by Andrea Bartz
- 10:45 Around the motu : Mike Tweed in Whanganui
- 11:05 Political commentators Annabelle Lee-Mather & Tim Hurdle
- 11:30 NZ's fastest woman: drag racer Tamara Silk
- 11:45 Urban issues with Matthew Bradbury
Friday, 28 July 2023
- 9:05 The star-studded women's football club changing the way sport is run
- 9:15 Report: Business keen to 'do the right thing' by nature
- 9:30 Dingoes and their link to dogs
- 9:45 Pacific correspondent Koroi Hawkins
- 10:05 The plants of the Qur'an
- 10:35 Book review: Aria by Jessica Hinerangi
- 10:45 Around the motu : Georgina Campbell
- 11:05 Music reviewer Grant Smithies
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was
Thursday, 27 July 2023
- 9:05 Police top brass need to do more about PTSD: welfare group
- 9:30 Closed to harassment: Kiwis urged to take part in 'social media self-defence course'
- 9:45 UK: Fire island tourism, Spacey cleared, bank boss leaker quits, Tories lose seats
- 10:05 Putin's Prisoner: Surviving six months of brutality
- 10:35 Book review: Audition by Pip Adams
- 10:45 Around the motu : Jonathan Leask in Ashburton
- 11:05 Tech: AI company trust, robot teachers, X marks the spot?
- 11:25 Parenting : big feelings experienced by little people
- 11:45 Screentime: Full Circle, The Bear s2, Following the Ferns
Wednesday, 26 July 2023
- 9:05 Auckland's flood costs soar, residents call for clarity
- 9:20 St James Theatre: Cash from govt, threat from mayor
- 9:30 Arts programme for recovering addicts faces funding squeeze
- 9:40 RNZ board member resigns over Kiri Allan commentary
- 9:45 Australia: Sex book pulled, cashless society
- 10:05 Train with Joan: The 76 year old who's in the best shape of her life
- 10:35 Book review: Do Tell by Lindsay Lynch
- 10:45 Around the motu: Peter de Graaf in Northland
- 11:05 Music with Kirsten Zemke: Vintage vocal harmony
- 11:25 When can a relationship survive infidelity?
- 11:45 Science: Atlantic current shutdown, less polluting engines
Tuesday, 25 July 2023
- 9:05 Motorbike riders accused of creating a 'wild west' in forest park
- 9:20 Cohousing : how it is working in NZ
- 9:25 National promises changes on GE laws - which sectors might move first in response?
- 9:45 USA correspondent Ron Elving
- 10:05 The Oakland A's, and how sports teams have become major financial assets
- 10:35 Book review: The Pole and Other Stories by J. M. Coetzee
- 10:45 Around the motu : John Freer in Coromandel
- 11:05 Business: Chinese tourism revolution, oil company mistrust, remittance costs
- 11:30 Citizens Advice Bureau: Car finance and insurance add-ons
- 11:45 Sports-chat with Joe Porter
