All episodes
Tuesday, 12 March 2024
- 9:07 Attracting school leavers to careers in horticulture industry
- 9:26 Is Tonga's taxing of unhealthy foods having an impact?
- 10:07 Ineke Meredith on balancing a career in medicine and business
- 10:35 New report warns valuable soil being lost under
- 10:38 Book review: Small Hours by Bobby Palmer
- 10:48 USA correspondent Ron Elving
- 10:48 Around the motu: David Hill in North Canterbury
- 11:07 Business commentator Victoria Young
- 11:30 History: the genesis of Tongariro National Park
- 11:42 Sports-chat with Sam Ackerman
Monday, 11 March 2024
- 9:05 What is happening to consumers' power bills as low-use charge comes off?
- 9:15 Earthquake testing in a giant shaking lab in China
- 9:35 Cutting edge technology helps the IRD nab fraudsters
- 9:45 Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney
- 10:05 Oliver Steeds explores the depths of the planet
- 10:35 Book review: Burma Sahib by Paul Theroux
- 10:45 Around the motu: Matthew Rosenberg in Invercargill
- 11:05 Political commentators Neale Jones and Brigitte Morten
- 11:30 Creating plant-based drinks for tiny tastebuds
- 11:45 Urban Issue: How wheelchair accessibility can benefit us all
Friday, 8 March 2024
- 9:05 Dental Association warns people pulling teeth out at home due to rising costs
- 9:15 The Great Pacific Garbage Patch to Kaikoura: Charles Moore's plastic journey
- 9:40 Sheep may be key to reducing hearing loss
- 9:50 Pacific correspondent Koroi Hawkins
- 10:05 How Sadler's Wells' Company of Elders is defying age perceptions
- 10:35 Book review: Kitten by Olive Nuttall
- 10:45 Around the motu: Georgina Campbell in Wellington
- 11:05 Music reviewer Grant Smithies
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was with Irene Pink and Pinky Agnew
Thursday, 7 March 2024
- 9:05 Advocates call for family violence visa to be made easier
- 9:30 Inside the rise and fall of Hillsong Church
- 9:45 UK: Hunt's spring Budget, PM's chore boasts, another Royal down
- 10:05 Natano Keni and Sarita So on balancing a theatre and life partnership
- 10:35 Book review: Marcia Williams: The Life and Times of Baroness Falkender by Linda McDougall
- 10:45 Around the motu: Libby Kirkby McLeod in Hamilton
- 11:10 TVNZ proposes to cut jobs
- 11:15 Tech: Meta dumps Aussie media deal, bad week for Apple
- 11:30 Parenting: Why social media friendships are crucial for young adolescents
- 11:45 Screentime: Beyond Utopia, Kāinga Whenua, James Must-a-pic His Mum a Man
Wednesday, 6 March 2024
- 9:05 Cocaine use increases by 93 percent in past year
- 9:15 Parents face months-long waits for childcare as centres close up
- 9:30 Officials prepare contingency plan as avian influenza inches closer
- 9:45 Australia: Labor holds Dunkley seat, Meta bails on news deal
- 10:05 How the Bluestockings dared to imagine independent lives
- 10:35 Book review: The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden
- 10:45 Around the motu : Kirsty Pickett in Te Anau
- 11:05 Music: Why we love the sound of falsetto
- 11:20 Sheryl Beaumont on her new novel The War Photographers
- 11:45 Aussie fern invades Auckland's urban forests, analysis of 32
Tuesday, 5 March 2024
- 9:08 ED staff safety not fixed by security guards say nurses
- 9:25 Decreasing bone fractures in people with osteoporosis
- 9:40 Why you should consider becoming a park manager
- 9:54 USA correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben
- 10:08 Anders Hofman: surviving worlds deadliest race in Antarctica
- 10:25 Julia Grace on how to cope with 'wobbly days'
- 10:35 Book review: Take Two
- 10:45 Around the motu: Kelly Makiha
- 11:06 Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson
- 11:45 Sports chat with Glen Larmer
Monday, 4 March 2024
- 9:05 Builders grapple with stubborn high levels of waste
- 9:30 Health campaigners seek meeting with Minister
- 9:40 Ultra-runner Jon Nabbs on completing his 7500km
- 9:45 Foreign correspondent Thomas Sparrow
- 10:05 Born to run: Annika Pfitzinger overcomes chronic fatigue
- 10:35 Book review: The Three Quicks
- 10:45 Around the motu: Simon Wilson in Auckland
- 11:05 Politics: PM's allowance U-turn, what govt was told
- 11:30 Blue Rose Café: Auckland pies with a Maori and Pasifika twist
- 11:45 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Friday, 1 March 2024
- 9:05 Developer says going up not out key to Auckland's housing affordability
- 9:35 Former British Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman on the state of fashion
- 9:45 Asia correspondent Elizabeth Beattie
- 10:05 Designing green spaces for the greater good
- 10:35 Book review: Te Ata o Tu The Shadow of Tumatauenga
- 10:45 Around the motu : Chris Hyde in Hawkes Bay
- 11:05 New music with Jeremy Taylor
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was with Te Radar and Donna Brookbanks
Thursday, 29 February 2024
- 9:05 STIs on the rise: why aren't more people testing?
- 9:20 Overseas gold investors eye up market as Government looks to bolster mining
- 9:45 UK: £31m package to boost MPs' security, Prince Harry loses sec
- 10:05 'Our humour doesn't go when we lose our legs!' Film maker Paula Whetu Jones
- 10:35 Book review: The Other Bridget by Rachael Johns
- 10:45 Around the motu : Alisha Evans in Tauranga
- 11:05 Tech: LockBit raiders attempt comeback, global mobile even
- 11:25 Parenting: What to do if your children just can't get along
- 11:45 Screentime: One Day, The Convert, Expats
Wednesday, 28 February 2024
- 9:05 Tauranga and its return to an elected council
- 9:35 Update on use of early earthquake warning technology
- 9:45 Australia: Bodies found, gender pay gap, see you ScoMo
- 10:05 Julie Legg on her ADHD diagnosis at 52
- 10:35 Book review: Lone Wolf by Gregg Hurwitz
- 10:45 Around the motu: John Freer on the Coromandel Peninsula
- 11:05 Music: Black musicians in country music past and present
- 11:30 Former news head Mark Jennings on the collapse of Newshub
- 11:45 Paul Cleave on bringing his serial-killer book The Cleaner to TV screens
Tuesday, 27 February 2024
- 9:05 Principals welcome school property inquiry
- 9:20 Can a wasp be genetically modified to eradicate all wasps
- 9:40 There's something in the water at Scapegrace Distillery
- 9:50 USA correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben
- 10:05 Journalist's decade-long, cross-continental hunt for origins of the feijoa
- 10:35 Book review: The Painter's Daughters by Emily Howes
- 10:50 Around the motu: Peter Newport covering Queenstown-Lakes
- 11:05 Business commentator Dileepa Fonseka
- 11:30 Supermarket spotlight: Consumer's Gemma Rasmussen
- 11:45 Sports-chat with Marc Hinton
Monday, 26 February 2024
- 9:05 Auckland high school self funds new classrooms frustrated at Ministry of Education delays
- 9:30 How to make marae more climate-resilient
- 9:45 Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney
- 10:05 The history of the opium poppy and its impact on the world
- 10:35 Book review: The Women by Kristin Hannah
- 10:45 Around the motu: Tess Brunton in Dunedin
- 11:05 Political commentators Dale Husband and Liam Hehir
- 11:45 Bountiful watermelon season after last year's crops decimated by floods
- 11:45 Could NZ learn from Italy's managed retreat?
Friday, 23 February 2024
- 9:05 Stats show "an unprecedented depth of poverty" : Economist
- 9:25 Taking the long way to Northland with SH1 closure
- 9:35 Haupai Puha is the first New Zealander to qualify for the world
- 9:45 Pacific correspondent Eleisha Foon
- 10:05 Tongariro National Park's beauty through the eyes of an artist
- 10:35 Book review: Blackouts by Justin Torres
- 10:45 Around the motu: Samantha Gee in Nelson
- 11:05 Music reviewer Grant Smithies
- 11:30 Sports commentator Dana Johanssen
- 11:45 The week that was with te Radar and Michele A'Court
Thursday, 22 February 2024
- 9:05 New report claims plastics industry knew for decades recycling wasn't viable
- 9:20 Combo of drugs could be used to treat leukaemia patients instead of hospital chemo
- 9:35 Overseas demand for NZ deer meat driving record farmgate prices
- 9:50 UK: Commons chaos on Gaza, Trident missile fails, Wootton investigation dropped
- 10:05 L.A.B perform live, discuss new album VI
- 10:35 Book review: Lovers in Auschwitz by Keren Blankfeld
- 10:45 Around the motu: Kate Green covering Gisborne
- 11:05 Technology: How law enforcement took down the Lockbit ransomware gang
- 11:35 Healthy brain development and how to promote it
- 11:45 Screentime: The Zone of Interest, Shogun, Boiling Point, Miles from Nowhere
Wednesday, 21 February 2024
- 9:05 Prison officers want access to tasers and pepper balls in risky situations
- 9:35 Switching to potassium enriched salt could slash hypertension rates: heart expert
- 9:45 Australia: Asylum boat sparks debate, Assange fights extradition
- 10:00 Rachael King on darkness, excitement and her new young adult novel The Grimmelings
- 10:32 Green MP Efeso Collins has died
- 10:40 Book review: Bird Child and Other Stories by Patricia Grace
- 10:45 Around the motu : Che Baker in Invercargill
- 11:15 Music: Songs that turn 40 in 2024
- 11:25 Biz Bell: A pest assassin taking her home-grown skills global
- 11:45 Science: Why blueberries aren't blue, printing colour from a single ink
Tuesday, 20 February 2024
- 9:08 Transport Minister Simeon Brown on fuel tax feud, future funding
- 9:30 Octopus Energy wants to pay consumers to turn the power down
- 9:45 USA correspondent Ron Elving
- 10:09 How to design sustainable skyscrapers and affordable housing
- 10:35 Book review: Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon
- 10:45 Around the motu: Robin Martin in Taranaki
- 11:06 Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson
- 11:30 Pregnancy and pets: what you need to know
- 11:45 Sports correspondent Joe Porter
Monday, 19 February 2024
- 9:05 Property buyers losing deposits after signing on uninsurable houses
- 9:30 The Hollywood music producer helping Kiwis connect
- 9:45 Foreign correspondent Debora Patta
- 10:05 Game for the challenge: Fish and Game's new chief executive Corina Jordan
- 10:35 Book review: The Singularity by Balsam Karam, translated by Saskia Vogel
- 10:45 Around the motu: Georgina Campbell in Wellington
- 11:05 Political commentators Gareth Hughes and Brigitte Morten
- 11:30 The Taranaki couple serving up classic Pacific Island cuisine
- 11:45 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Friday, 16 February 2024
- 9:05 GPs are accruing large debts and pulling back services
- 9:20 Port Hills Fire update with RNZ reporter Tim Brown
- 9:20 From disaster to sweet success: Pauariki Honey's cyclone recovery
- 9:30 Abstract honouring of forest giant at Kauri Museum
- 9:45 Asia correspondent Ed White
- 10:05 The extraordinary survival story of heritage advocate Dame Anna Crighton
- 10:35 Book review: The Fury by Alex Michaelides
- 10:45 Around the motu: Jonathan Leask in Ashburton
- 11:05 New music with Jeremy Taylor
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was with Elisabeth Easther and Irene Pink
Thursday, 15 February 2024
- 9:05 Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown demands action to fix city's rail system
- 9:30 Oyster vaccine set to save multi-million dollar industry
- 9:45 UK: House-build boost, Labour anti-semitism row
- 10:05 Firefighters now tackle second blaze near Christchurch
- 10:10 Dr Jen Martin on the science behind our weirdest thoughts
- 10:35 Book review: Spent Light by Lara Pawson
- 10:45 Around the Motu
- 11:05 Technology: Angry Waymo mob, Right to Disconnect
- 11:35 How to help with back-to-school anxiety
- 11:45 Screentime: The New Look, Strife, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Wednesday, 14 February 2024
- 9:05 Cyclone Gabrielle: Wairoa mayor reflects one year on
- 9:20 Fletcher Building posts huge loss
- 9:20 John Carnegie on the energy transition and his new role
- 9:45 Australia: Dox law, drunk Barnaby, grim swim warning
- 10:05 Bank Of Dave: The little guy who took on the UK banks
- 10:35 Book review: Build For Eternity by Selwyn Katene
- 10:45 Around the motu : Jimmy Ellingham covering Manawatu
- 11:05 Music with Charlotte Ryan
- 11:20 Freddie Gillies' new book details a European road-trip gone wrong in Because All Fades
- 11:45 Personal finance: 5 things to talk to your Valentine about
Tuesday, 13 February 2024
- 9:08 Concern NZ is not on top of spread of exotic weeds
- 9:30 Fears strained court system could be impacted by spending cuts
- 9:50 USA correspondent Danielle Kurtzlebenf
- 10:10 Kiwi actor and Mulan star Yoson An tackles a modern love story
- 10:35 Book review: Masquerade: The Lives of Noel Coward
- 10:45 Around the motu: Lauren Crimp in Napier
- 11:05 Business commentator Victoria Young
- 11:30 Auckland Uni: gardening with past, present, future in mind
- 11:45 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
Monday, 12 February 2024
- 9:05 Australian banks move on anti-scam measures
- 9:25 Levin health advocates worried over vaping boom
- 9:40 Coast to Coast done and won for another year
- 9:50 Europe correspondent Thomas Sparrow
- 10:05 New NZ-made doco series spotlights climate change in unique way
- 10:40 Book review: The Tui Has Landed by Jodie Shelley
- 10:45 Around the motu: Simon Wilson in Auckland
- 11:05 Political commentators Brigitte Morten and Neale Jones
- 11:35 Tea and cake in Akaroa with founder of The Cake Room, Katey Thew-Thin
- 11:45 Urban Issues with Bill McKay: Can we turn carparking into homes?
Friday, 9 February 2024
- 9:05 School's back: What's on the Education Minister's lesson planner?
- 9:20 Gaming industry growth slowing as Australia entices senior staff away
- 9:45 Pacific correspondent Koroi Hawkins
- 10:05 From meth addict to building apprentice: How a mother of two turned her life around
- 10:35 Book review: Killer Rack by Sylvan Spring
- 10:45 Around the motu: Diane McCarthy in Whakatane
- 11:05 Music reviewer Grant Smithies
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was with Donna and Irene
Thursday, 8 February 2024
- 9:08 More power plan switching wanted
- 9:32 Police recruitment realities for the thin blue line
- 9:50 UK correspondent Dan Bloom
- 10:10 Adrian Jackson on his career creating theatre with the homeless
- 10:35 Book review: Te Tiriti o Waitangi by Claudia Orange
- 10:45 Around the motu : Ellen Curnow covering the West Coast
- 11:06 Tech: Vision Pro, $40m deepfake, Google stops backing up web
- 11:32 What kids with their own devices need to know about porn
- 11:48 Mr & Mrs Smith, Force of Nature The Dry 2, Black Coast Vanishings
Wednesday, 7 February 2024
- 9:10 Proposal to allow pharmacists to provide childhood vaccinations
- 9:35 Coromandel businesses from awash to afloat
- 9:50 Australia: Tax cuts, ABC doco spotlights Coalition's time at the top
- 10:10 Dan Colley on dementia, connection and his play Lost Lear
- 10:35 Book review: Tremor by Teju Cole
- 10:45 Around the motu: Jimmy Ellingham covers Waitangi
- 11:05 RNZ Business Editor Gyles Beckford
- 11:10 Fresh sounds from the Dunedin music scene
- 11:30 Technology advances helping children with disabilities in class
- 11:50 Science: Why insects circle lights, turning animals off plants
