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Screentime: The Buccaneers, Little Disasters, The Roses
Film and TV reviewer Perlina Lau joins Kathryn to talk about the second season of The Buccaneers (Apple TV), which features a group of young American women who take on the London aristocracy in the… Audio
Midweek night lights-out bolt from the boot
Reserve Bank chair's after-hours exit fails to blunt media interest, harsh spotlight on new political candidate, the farmer who survived a bolt from the boot, political reporter returns - and the… Audio
Social media inundated with positive alcohol messages
Australian researchers analysed more than 1800 posts that used popular alcohol tags over seven years, and found only two percent of them contained anti-brand sentiments, or showed negative… Audio
40 Melissa Chan-Green | Til Death
After his bride’s death just hours after their wedding, a devastated groom struggles to process his grief. Five years later, he turns to Melissa Chan-Green to tell his heart-wrenching story for the… Audio
RNZ's high-stakes National plan
RNZ National's been losing listeners for years, and now there's a new plan to stop the slide, partly sparked by a harsh review of RNZ's capability and culture. Mediawatch asks RNZ's boss if he can…
RNZ’s push to stop the slide on air, rude words OK
RNZ's new plan to stop RNZ National losing listeners, partly sparked by a harsh review of the network's capability and culture. Mediawatch asks RNZ's boss how he's handling this - and whether he… Audio
RNZ’s push to stop the slide on air, rude words OK
RNZ's new plan to stop RNZ National losing listeners, partly sparked by a harsh review of the network's capability and culture. Mediawatch asks RNZ's boss how he's handling this - and whether he… Audio
One of Gaza's surviving journalists feels like she's in a 'queue to death'
Israel has killed 240 Palestinian journalists, according to a local union.
Musk seeks dismissal of SEC lawsuit on his 2022 Twitter stake
The complaint said the billionaire violated federal securities law by waiting 11 days too long to disclose his initial purchase of 5 percent of Twitter's common shares.
Musicians, leaders, grandmothers: Dozens of Kiwis' accounts banned
An award-winning rapper is among those distressed after exhausting all options to regain their social media accounts.
Midweek - TVNZ starts charging, RNZ gains listeners
TVNZ launches its first paid-for product, NZME announces a $400k loss and the composition of its new editorial board - and RNZ's listenership snakes upward for the first time since 2022. Audio
39 Jack Tame | Trump's Rise to Power
Standing at Hillary Clinton’s election night ‘victory’ party in 2016, Jack Tame realised the real winner was elsewhere. Donald Trump’s rise to power exposed his blind spots as a reporter and… Audio
Leading film, TV producer John Barnett has died
He was a producer or executive producer on four of the New Zealand's 10 top grossing films.
Jesse's Cold Call - Turanga FM
As regular listeners will know, we like a cold call here on Afternoons, a chance to add a little suspense to the day. Audio
Television Critic: Smoke and Hostage
Claire Chitham is with Jesse to talk about her viewing recommendations: Smoke - Apple + Hostage - Netflix Audio
The moral outrage that could push kids into internet danger
When it comes to making the internet safer for children and better for society, the devil is in the detail - and those details are often overlooked.
When protecting us from the evils of the internet backfires
When it comes to making the internet safer for children and better for society the devil is in the detail - and those details are often overlooked. Audio
What can you do if you're publicly shamed?
Explainer : Naming and shaming, false rumours or a photo that upends your life - is there anything you can do about it?
Mad Men director on coming up in the new golden age of television
If you've watched any of the leading television shows in the past 25 years, it's likely Lesli Linka Glatter had a hand in directing them. Mad Men, Homeland, Twin Peaks, Gilmore Girls and The Walking… Audio
Fast Favourites: Writer, academic and plus-size model Kaarina Parker
Writer, academic and plus-size model, Kaarina Parker will be walking in this year's Fashion Week. It coincides with RNZ's new documentary series, Cutting The Curve, which looks at the new era of diet… Audio
