All episodes
Thursday, 29 August 2024
- 9:05 Minerals potential mapped: now what?
- 9:30 How emergency services will benefit from new comms network
- 9:45 UK: PM rules out Brexit reverse, warns of 'painful' Budget
- 10:05 Elena Kostyuchenko's brave and stark depiction of her homeland and its people
- 10:35 Book review: The Worsener's Tale by Robert Edeson
- 10:45 Around the motu : Kim Bowden covering Queenstown/Wanaka and Cromwell
- 11:05 Technology: Recent cyber attacks show even tech giants aren't
- 11:25 Do sticker charts help or harm?
- 11:45 Screentime: Slow Horses s4, Industry s3, Blink Twice
Wednesday, 28 August 2024
- 9:08 Electrification could save NZ $95 billion by 2040: report
- 9:30 Assisted dying law under review: both sides line up
- 9:45 Australia: Union rebellion, student cap, first class fiasco
- 10:05 Is Maths Real? The author debunking mathematical myths
- 10:35 Book review: The Voyage Home by Pat Barker
- 10:45 Around the motu: Samantha Gee in Nelson
- 11:05 Music with Kirsten Zemke: Instrumental rock hits
- 11:20 Finding your feet in a new land, father son conversations
- 11:45 Digging into diamonds, depression and placebos, astrophysicist Brian May
Tuesday, 27 August 2024
- 9:05 Second tier lenders quit NZ: does this diminish competition for big banks?
- 9:30 The nutritionist working out why we can't stop eating ultraprocessed foods
- 9:45 USA correspondent Ron Elving
- 10:05 Kiwi actor Leon Wadham on his power-hungry Rings
- 10:35 Book review: Wild, Wild Women by Janis Freegard
- 10:45 Around the motu: Jimmy Ellingham in Palmerston North
- 11:05 Business commentator Victoria Young
- 11:30 Consumer news: Localised grocery pricing, costly domestic
- 11:45 Sports-chat Sam Ackerman
Monday, 26 August 2024
- 9:05 Employers voice concern about changes to Te Pūkenga
- 9:35 Australia Post fleet sourced from NZ
- 9:40 Council retires key bridge cutting off part of popular cycle
- 9:50 Europe: Germany IS attack, superyacht investigation, Ukraine
- 10:05 The former NBA player, now human rights campaigner
- 10:35 Wellington weather update: regional emergency manager
- 10:40 Book review: Urban Aotearoa: The Future for Our Cities
- 10:50 Around the motu: Logan Savory in Southland
- 11:05 Widespread flooding North of Porirua as Wellington rain continues
- 11:10 Political commentators Dale Husband & Tim Hurdle
- 11:35 Celebrating South Canterbury kai
- 11:45 Furniture giant IKEA has been snooping around our homes
Friday, 23 August 2024
- 9:05 Harbourmaster details shortcomings in response to Aratere grounding
- 9:20 The battle to beat the mpox outbreak in the Congo - before it spreads further
- 9:35 Auckland school trades academy fostering future builders
- 9:45 Pacific correspondent Lydia Lewis
- 10:05 Robin Woodsford: Why Boomers should fight for the future
- 10:35 Book review: Becoming Tangata Tiriti: Working with Maori,
- 10:45 Around the motu: Kelly Makiha in Rotorua
- 11:05 Music reviewer Grant Smithies
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was Te Radar & Donna Brookbanks
Thursday, 22 August 2024
- 9:05 Transpower eases generators' water take amid power crunch
- 9:25 Flight disruption from Whakaari/White Island eruption
- 9:35 Milestone marked for NZ's first 'wet house' - Te Pa Maru
- 9:45 UK: Superyacht latest, GCSE 'anxiety', Shetlands rocket explosion, Trump and the Queen
- 10:05 Don Schwass, NZ's go-to dog tracker
- 10:35 Book review: Age Less by Greg Macpherson
- 10:45 Around the motu: Peter de Graaf in Northland
- 11:05 Technology: Starlink's rural impact, dating apps dive, Snoo sub fury
- 11:25 Parenting: the impact of traditional masculinity on boys
- 11:45 Screentime: It Ends with Us, We Were Dangerous, The Decameron
Wednesday, 21 August 2024
- 9:05 Tairāwhiti's largest GP practice cuts back
- 9:20 Knowing your rights: when police evidence and human rights collide
- 9:30 Backcountry to banjo: How a Niuean country musician is inspiring Pasifika youth
- 9:45 Australia: Liberals' deadline flub, Dutton defends
- 10:05 Megan Dunn's lifelong obsession is turned into a midlife memoir
- 10:35 Book review: The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir
- 10:45 Around the motu: Tim Brown in Christchurch
- 11:05 Music with Dave Wilson: How healing and music is intertwined
- 11:20 Magnolia man Vance Hooper
- 11:45 Personal finance: Should young professionals rent-vest
Tuesday, 20 August 2024
- 9:05 Councils oppose proposal to cut back emergency road funding
- 9:25 Democratic delegate Susan Mendoza from the DNC in Chicago
- 9:35 Banks cut interest rates - what's on offer?
- 9:50 USA correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben
- 10:05 Composer Andrew Ford on The Shortest History of Music
- 10:40 Book review: By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult
- 10:45 Around the motu : Tess Brunton in Dunedin
- 11:05 Business commentator Oli Lewis
- 11:35 From farming to cutting-edge chemistry
- 11:45 Sports correspondent Glen Larmer
Monday, 19 August 2024
- 9:08 Parents and schools run out of patience for promised learning support
- 9:30 Lawrence Yule appointed to solve Wairoa's flooding problems
- 9:40 Māori Millionaire: financial literacy champion and changemaker
- 9:50 Germany correspondent Thomas Sparrow
- 10:06 'The Forest Maker' Tony Rinaudo
- 10:30 The Moutoa floodgates opened after heavy rain in Manawatū
- 10:35 Book review: A House Built on Sand by Tina Shaw
- 10:45 Around the motu: Diane McCarthy in Whakatane
- 11:08 Political commentators Neale Jones & Brigitte Morten
- 11:25 The toasties business growing out of Picton
- 11:45 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Friday, 16 August 2024
- 9:05 Mounting backlash to disability sector changes
- 9:20 Two years since Nelson's storms, how is the recovery going?
- 9:35 Tami Neilson bound for Grand Ole Opry
- 9:45 Asia correspondent Elizabeth Beattie
- 10:07 Jai Waite: former Wheel Black and director
- 10:35 Book review: Glasgow Boys by Margaret McDonald
- 10:35 Around the motu: Ellen Curnow in Westport
- 11:05 New music with Jeremy Taylor
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was Te Radar & Pinky Agnew
Thursday, 15 August 2024
- 9:05 'The economy is screaming out for relief ' - economist
- 9:20 New York Times National Security Correspondent David Sanger
- 9:35 Return of Dunedin live music venue welcomed
- 9:45 UK correspondent Dan Bloom
- 10:05 Felicity Powell : from major surgery, to marathon, to Harvard
- 10:35 Book review: Girl Falling by Hayley Scrivenor
- 10:45 Around the motu : Georgina Campbell in Wellington
- 11:05 Tech: Farmer blackmail, Cosmos' AI pickle, ChatGPT voice bug
- 11:45 Maggie Dent: Queen of Commonsense Parenting
- 11:45 Screentime: Alien: Romulus, The Instigators, Douglas is
Wednesday, 14 August 2024
- 9:05 National Poisons Centre on meth-contaminated lollies
- 9:20 Helping Māori and Pacific students gain University Entrance
- 9:35 Homegrown app helps spot common visual condition in children
- 9:45 Australia correspondent Karen Middleton
- 10:05 Eric Beecher on Newscorp and 'The Men Who Killed the News'
- 10:35 Book review: The Hypocrite by Jo Hamya
- 10:45 Around the motu : Robin Martin in Taranaki
- 11:05 Music with Ian Chapman: Remembering Martin Phillipps
- 11:35 The venison boom of the 70s
- 11:45 Science: Landmark HIV trial, 'dark oxygen', paper cut physics
Tuesday, 13 August 2024
- 9:05 Wellington Girls' College closes another quake prone building
- 9:30 Drug traffickers increasingly using 'trusted insiders'
- 9:40 The mission to get ngutukaka flourishing in the East Coast wild
- 9:50 US correspondent Ron Elving
- 10:05 Lauren Fuge on the human need to explore
- 10:35 Book review: Mourning a Breast by Xi Xi
- 10:45 Around the motu: David Hill in North Canterbury
- 11:05 Business commentator Dileepa Fonseka
- 11:30 Writing for bi-cultural children
- 11:45 Sports chat with Marc Hinton
Monday, 12 August 2024
- 9:05 Olympics wrap up in Paris
- 9:15 Comparing Auckland's innovation prowess with other peer cities
- 9:35 Tackling truancy head on
- 9:40 The K-Pop subgenre that's exploding in popularity
- 9:50 Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney
- 10:05 Triple Grammy award-winning composer's work to be on show in NZ
- 10:35 Book review: Whaea Blue by Talia Marshall
- 10:45 Around the motu: Simon Wilson in Auckland
- 11:05 Political commentators Gareth Hughes & Brigitte Morten
- 11:30 The Christchurch family growing vegetables for 150 years
- 11:50 Urban Issues with Bill McKay
Friday, 9 August 2024
- 9:06 Proud dad and coach Jon Andrews
- 9:15 Mayors respond to government's new water plan
- 9:35 Concern over lack of formal breast milk banks around country
- 9:45 Shoring up kaka populations
- 9:50 Pacific correspondent Eleisha Foon
- 10:05 A hearty history of our rural kitchens
- 10:35 Book review: Capote's Women by Laurence Leamer
- 10:45 Around the motu: Chris Hyde covering Hawkes Bay
- 11:05 Music reviewer Grant Smithies
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was with Te Radar and Michele A'Court
Thursday, 8 August 2024
- 9:05 Minister launches broadside at big power companies
- 9:25 Will the Reserve Bank cut interest rates next week?
- 9:35 Kent Belcher on spending years documenting Alien Weaponry
- 9:45 UK correspondent Hugo Gye
- 10:05 From the factory floor to the school of fine arts
- 10:35 Big questions for power companies after warning of intervention
- 10:45 Book review: Strays and Waifs by Mandy Hager
- 10:50 Around the motu: Alisha Evans in Tauranga
- 11:05 Tech with Bill Bennett
- 11:25 I'm a helpful dad, so why do the kids only want mum?
- 11:45 Screentime: Elvira, Prosper, Simone Biles Rising
Wednesday, 7 August 2024
- 9:08 Retirement village residents call for overhaul of legislation
- 9:08 Unemployment rate rises to 4.6 per cent
- 9:08 Signs leading up to a relationship breakdown
- 9:25 Australian defence expert cautions NZ over AUKUS Pillar 2
- 9:35 New exhibition exposes hidden history of modern women artists
- 9:50 Australia correspondent Annika Smethurst
- 10:06 Lucy Foulkes: Why teens behave the way they do
- 10:30 Book review: Awatea's Secret by Fraser Smith
- 10:50 Around the motu: Samantha Gee in Nelson
- 11:15 Music with Charlotte Ryan
- 11:50 Personal finance: The ins and outs of insurance
Tuesday, 6 August 2024
- 9:05 Health Czar Lester Levy
- 9:35 Golden clams spread to thousands within a square metre
- 9:40 Could fungi provide a solution to plastic packaging waste?
- 9:50 USA correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben
- 10:05 Kiwi veterinarian working with a Noah's Ark of animals
- 10:40 Book review: Voyagers by Lauren Fuge
- 10:50 Around the motu: John Freer covering Coromandel
- 11:05 Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson
- 11:30 Black Sheep returns with new season on New Zealand's darkest
- 11:45 Sports correspondent Sam Ackerman
Monday, 5 August 2024
- 9:05 Concerns online casino regulations don't protect young and addicted
- 9:20 Tough times on the farm - how is it impacting mental health?
- 9:45 Middle East: Fears grow for widening of regional conflict
- 10:05 The Speedway Murders: Australian filmmakers attempt to solve 1978 US cold case
- 10:35 Book review: The Garden Against Time: In Search of Common Paradise by Olivia Laing
- 10:45 Around the motu: Piers Fuller covering Wairarapa
- 11:05 Political commentators Sue Moroney & Tim Hurdle
- 11:30 An Aussie fishmonger's tips on preparing and cooking seafood
- 11:45 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Friday, 2 August 2024
- 9:05 Polytechs need to cut staff and courses - Minister
- 9:15 Financial complaints increase as loan checks are loosened
- 9:35 'I'm In' - wraparound jobseeker support
- 9:50 Asia correspondent Elizabeth Beattie
- 10:05 High flying doctor piloting her way to see West Coast patients
- 10:45 Around the motu: Kelly Makiha in Rotorua
- 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, 1 August 2024
- 9:07 Transpower tower topple: Who should pay for cost losses?
- 9:16 Family support programme Tākai casualty of funding cuts
- 9:36 The game of Chicken that took out the 48 Hours film competition
- 9:52 UK: Violence follows Southport stabbings
- 10:07 New adventure comedy 'Bookworm' brings Hollywood to Canterbury
- 10:32 Health NZ drops equity adjustor tool
- 10:40 Book review: The Fight for Freshwater: A Memoir by Mike Joy
- 10:51 Around the motu: Libby Kirkby McLeod covering Waikato
- 11:07 Tech: Govt's AI approach, Meta's $1.4b settlement
- 11:20 Parenting: How to talk to your children about setbacks
- 11:20 Parenting: How to talk to your children about setbacks
- 11:45 Health NZ explains ditching of equity adjustor tool
- 11:52 Screentime: Lady in the Lake, Sunny, Dirty Pop
Wednesday, 31 July 2024
- 9:07 Karen Chhour: boot camps and Oranga Tamariki's future
- 9:32 First gold at the Olympics for NZ
- 9:40 Cloud software sector and its economic potential
- 9:50 Australia: Rex goes under, Ministry reshuffled
- 10:06 From Southland to working with Super Bowl champions
- 10:36 Book review: Rimu: The Tree of Time An Amorangi
- 10:50 Around the motu: Mike Tweed in Whanganui
- 11:07 Music with Kirsten Zemke: Dance crazes II
- 11:26 Clash of the codes for the fourth season of Match Fit
- 11:48 Science: Why we blush, music + ageing, new sepsis test
Tuesday, 30 July 2024
- 9:05 Associate Defence Minister on state of military housing
- 9:20 Survey finds young people seeing more unwanted and harmful content online
- 9:25 Caring for the carers with dementia on the rise
- 9:45 USA correspondent Ron Elving
- 10:05 Marimari: New film details one woman's fight against PNG sorcery
- 10:35 Book review: The Book of Elsewhere by Keanu Reeves and China Miéville
- 10:45 Around the motu: David Williams in Christchurch
- 11:05 Business commentator Victoria Young
- 11:30 Bookshop detectives: Gareth and Louise Ward
- 11:45 Sports-chat with Sam Ackerman
Monday, 29 July 2024
- 9:05 Victim blaming more likely to come from family and friends
- 9:20 Vector chief wants systemic change to energy system
- 9:35 Council scheme gets young people into jobs and apprenticeships
- 9:45 Europe: Paris Olympic fever, Russia warning over missiles
- 10:05 Arno Michaelis on turning away from white supremacy
- 10:35 Book review: The Wartime Book Club by Kate Thompson
- 10:45 Around the motu: Jimmy Ellingham covering Manawatu
- 11:05 Political commentators Gareth Hughes & Ben Thomas
- 11:30 Pickles and preserves in Gore
- 11:45 Urban issues: What if you don't like what's planned for
Friday, 26 July 2024
- 9:05 Half of small businesses fail to sell, sales worse now than lockdown
- 9:20 More than morning sickness - living with HG
- 9:35 School mates, now band mates, Dunedin band IVY
- 9:45 Pacific correspondent Koroi Hawkins
- 10:10 Conductor Sarah-Grace Williams on Synthony - the orchestra-dance mashup going global
- 10:40 Book review: Migration by Steph Matuku
- 10:45 Around the motu: Peter Newport Queenstown Lakes District
- 11:05 Music reviewer Grant Smithies
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was with Michele A'Court and Donna Brookbanks
