Wallace Chapman
Applications open for an expedition to the South Pole
If you're keen on pulling a sled and ski-ing for 900 kilometres, there's an opening! The New Zealand Antarctic Trust is looking for intrepid explorers to join a special expedition to mark 150 years… Audio
Mentoring at Sheepworld helping at-risk youth
A charity working with at risk youths, is hoping to stop them from becoming part of the crime wave of ram raids by mentoring them amongst actual sheep! Springboard mentor Sheralyn Cotton talks to… Audio
Joe Hawke's burial
The tangi for Joe Hawke comes to a close today with his burial at Takaparawhau, the very place where he led the iwi occupation to save the headland from becoming a housing development. Māni Dunlop… Audio
Susan Cain on embracing being uncomfortable
The laws of nature tell us there is no light without dark, no death without birth, we can't have rainbows without a little rain. But the world tells us to lean into the positive and forsake sadness… Audio
How to embrace discomfort
The laws of nature tell us there is no light without dark, no death without birth, we can't have rainbows without a little rain. But the world tells us to lean into the positive and forsake sadness… Audio
Bookmarks with Jacob Rajan
Today's Bookmarks guest is Jacob Rajan, co-founder of Indian Ink theatre company. He joins Wallace to talk about what he's reading, watching and listening to in his spare time. Audio
Podcast Critic: Justine Murray
Justine Murray talks to Wallace about Ne? Te Ao Maori podcast and Whakamaori, both produced by RNZ. Audio
Podcast Critic: Justine Murray
Justin Murray talks to Wallace about Ne? Te Ao Maori podcast and Whakamaori, both produced by RNZ. Audio
3D technology being used to save heritage buildings
The Unitec School of Architecture is preserving our oldest buildings with the latest technology. Their research uses 3-D modelling to record heritage buildings in digital form. Audio
Communities feeding communities initiative launched
Old buildings are being demolished and vegetable gardens are going in for a pātaka kai, community food pantry. A new initiative, Communities Feeding Communities is being established on Dominion Road.
…Pēpi Splint designed for tiniest hospital patients
A new way to avoid skin injuries on hospitalised babies has just been successfully trialled at Wellington's neonatal intensive care ward. Dr Deborah Harris, a neonatal nurse practitioner talks to… Audio
OCR expectations
Independent economist, Tony Alexander talks to Wallace about the OCR move by the reserve bank today. Audio
First Song: Riiki Reid
Today talented Riiki Reid talks to Wallace about her mini-EP being released this coming Friday. We play a single from that EP which has already been released, The Dream State. Audio
Changing the narrative on ADHD
Nancy Armstrong is an award winning executive producer whose husband and three children have ADHD. She wants to change the way we think of it from disorder to secret power. So she made a documentary… Video, Audio
Music feature: Afrofuturism
Music feature: Afrofuturism, a crash course on the 70s based genre. Audio
Book Critic: Catherine Ross
Today librarian Catherine Ross's theme for books is "Unreliable Narrator". She has a number of book choices and recommendations for children and young adults. You can find a full list of the books… Audio
Relationships with Hannah Korrel
Today neuro-psychologist Hannah Korrel talks to Wallace about neurodiversity in adults and what its like to be diagnosed as an adult. Audio
100 years of the NZ Meat Board - how its survived
Today marks 140 years since our first export of frozen sheep to the UK - a lot has changed since then. Ali Spencer has co-authored a book. It's called Meeting Change: the NZ Red Meat Story 1997-2022… Audio
Support and care workers about to deliver their petition to parliament
A petition is about to be delivered to parliament supporting a better pay offer for support care workers around Aotearoa. Kelly Davy is a support worker from Taranaki, she talks to Wallace. Audio
Government investment in plant based food producer
The government is investing in Sustainable Foods, a plant based food producer on the Kapiti Coast. Justin Lemmens is co-founder and CEO of Sustainable Foods, he talks to Wallace. Audio