Karyn Hay

Finn joins us for his regular Friday night music feature. Video, Audio

Ramadan is the most blessed month of the Islamic calendar. It began on the 1st of April and will end this Sunday evening on the 1st May. To explain how she will be celebrating the end of Ramadan is… Audio

Technology giant Samsung are accused of being tone-deaf this week after a controversial advertisement garnered confusion and criticism from women in the UK where it was launched.  Audio

This week Pope Francis has said that mothers-in-law were often the victim of "cliches" and we should honour the elderly. We've invited comedian Jeremy Elwood to see if it's in his bag of jokes. Audio

Roughly 90% of shoppers look at online reviews before a purchase, but how do you know they're real? Reviews are a great source of information but we need to be aware that businesses do create and… Audio

The wet summer in Wairarapa and Canterbury has meant some rural home owners are being swamped by cluster flies. South Wairarapa builder Jeremy Long explains how it has impacted him. Audio

Satellite images have revealed that Russia have deployed military trained dolphins at their naval base in the Black Sea, possibly for the purpose of protecting their fleet from an underwater attack. 

In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about a murderers' row of interviews for National leader Christopher Luxon and the free speech implications of Elon… Audio

Hayden looks at Christopher Luxon's run of 'difficult' interviews and Elon Musk's controversial purchase of social media giant Twitter. Audio

Throughout the past two years, working from home has become the norm and many employees want to keep it that way due to the extra costs of returning to the office. Audio

Methamphetamine use has significantly increased in New Zealand since the Covid-19 lockdown last August, and remains high. Dr Chris Wilkins, a drug policy researcher at Massey University explains why… Audio

BBC World reporter Pete Ross joins Karyn Hay to report the latest news from around the world. Audio

Anyone who was in the music industry in the 1970's and 1980's in New Zealand will have been saddened to hear of the death of booking agent, promoter and manager, Mike Corless who died in Auckland on… Audio

Sarah Kull is a registered nurse and intermittent fasting coach who has supported people with type 2 diabetes and weight-related health issues since 2018. She talks to Karyn Hay about what people gain… Audio

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov claims NATO are now in a proxy war with Russia. Professor Rouben Azizian of Massey University's Defence and Security Centre joins Karyn Hay to discuss this and… Audio

Finn shares his top music picks of the week ahead of the long weekend. Audio

Oxytocin – aka the love drug – could be used to help suppress our desire for the high-carb foods we typically overeat, according to new research from the University of Waikato. Audio

Sunday marks the centenary of Poppy Day, the first being on the 24th of April, 1922. It remains the longest running appeal in New Zealand's history. This is the only county that doesn't hold Poppy Day… Audio