Life And Society
Blind woman describes MSD system as 'impossible'
A blind woman on the Supported Living Payment says she's struggling to use what she describes as the Ministry of Social Development's "impossible system". Holly spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Can you unshrink your clothes after a washing disaster?
When your favourite dress or shirt shrinks in the wash, it can be devastating.
Shower Thoughts: Who edits Wikipedia?
Avid editor Marshall Clark (who penned the Wikipedia page for RNZer Bryan Crump), also a committee member for Wikimedia Aotearoa New Zealand, joins Mark Leishman to explain. Audio
Landmark new report into community sport
Sport clubs across New Zealand are struggling as they face a double whammy of increasing costs and decreasing number of volunteers. Report project lead Dr Mel Johnston joins Mark Leishman. Audio
The Pre-Panel for 5 August 2025
Emile Donovan is joined by The Panel host Wallace Chapman and producer José Barbosa to preview this evening's marlarky. Audio
Thrift - Savvy Students and their award-winning garden
It's time for Thrift and today we've got part two of our savvy students series. Katy Gosset visits an award-winning student flat garden that might just be the best in Dunedin. Audio
Taking Disney magic to the ice
How do you make Disney magic even more magical? You put it on ice, of course. Audio
Savvy Students: Prize Garden
We visit what might just be the best student flat garden in Dunedin. Katy Gosset meets the hunting, fishing lads who can also grow a mean cauliflower. She checks out their award-winning vege plot and… Audio
The potential for poo transplants to cure bipolar
A Gut Mood Solution is by Gordon Parker, a professor of psychiatry at the University of New South Wales. He speaks to Mark Leishman about a novel way to treat bipolar disorder. Audio
Japan's grandmothers for hire: Companionship for $60 a visit
Older women are finding fulfilment - and income - by offering "motherly warmth" to strangers in a country grappling with loneliness. Audio
Jade May: Intimacy is a 'human right', no matter what your body looks like
Hospitalised with Crohn's disease throughout her teens and 20s, Jade May found escapism, self-discovery and sexual liberation in romantic novels and erotica. Now the 39-year-old writes her own.
Intimacy - a basic human right
We all have an innate need to be desired and loved. But what if you don't fit the popular culture stereotypes of what "desirable" looks or feels like? Audio
The psychology used to get you into a supermarket
It doesn't matter if it's health messages or supermarket campaigns, consumers are having their behavioural buttons pushed in expert ways.
This Weekend: 10 years of Vogelmorn Bowling Club
Vogelmorn Bowling Club trustee Bronnie Wilde joins Emile Donovan to reflect on the club's 10th anniversary. Audio
The Pre-Panel for 1 August 2025
Jesse Mulligan is joined by The Panel host Wallace Chapman and producer José Barbosa to preview this evening's marlarky. Audio
Weekend Stuff: Living mulches
Emma Sage joins Jesse Mulligan to get down and dirty on living mulch. Audio
Freaky Friday
This time each week we turn to Freaky Friday, the space for all your weird, spooky, and strange experiences. If you have one you'd like to share please reach out via text - 2101 - or you can email us… Audio
Kimono donation sends Christchurch op-shoppers into frenzy
A generous private donation of thousands of colourful Japanese kimonos has sent Christchurch City Mission op-shoppers into a buying frenzy. Jean Edwards has more. Audio
Philosophy Now: Is buzz-killing a social crime?
Is buzz-killing a social crime? Do we have a moral obligation to be happy? Professor Dan Weijers sheds some light. Audio
