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A taniwha tale with children's author Gavin Bishop
Award-winning children's book writer and illustrator, Gavin Bishop has over 70 books to show for the last five decades of his life. His latest work is all about the mythical monsters of Aotearoa… Audio
Jordi Webber: From Rotorua to Ancient Rome
Kiwi actor and musician Jordi Webber has just joined the cast of the New Zealand-filmed series Spartacus: House of Ashur. Audio
Hira Nathan: Living a more intentional life
An electrician by day, best-selling writer Hira Nathan's latest book is a bilingual journal about using matauranga Māori every day to set up healthier habits. Audio
Stranger Things Kiwi star Nell Fisher
The final season of Stranger Things features 14 year old London-based Kiwi actor Nell Fisher. Audio
Film Review
Dominic Corry is in our Auckland studio to talk movies, and this week he's looking at: Wake Up Dead Man - A Knives Out (new in theatres this week) After the Hunt (Prime Video) Die My Love (new in… Audio
Dancing, cooking, diving: How Kiwis beat Aussies at TikTok
A New Zealand cook, a dancer, a dad and a comedian have taken out top prizes.
Morning Report Essentials for Thursday 27 November 2025
Major banks have already dropped their advertised home loan rates after the cut to the official cash rate; From next month, Wellington police will begin saliva testing drivers for four drugs - THC… Audio
The final season of Stranger Things starts today on Netflix
It's final season starts on Netflix today, with fans impatient after a three year wait to find out what happens to the residents of Hawkins, Indiana and its alternate dimension, The Upside Down. Our… Audio
Midweek - Field family funeral, highway chickens
The Field family's funeral livestreamed, newspaper readership rebound, Press shines a light on who owns Christchurch, but Stuff slips up on the story of a jobless man. Also: why did the chickens cross… Audio
Television Critic: Happiness and the Celebrity Traitors effect
Our critic Linda Burgess joins me now with her recommendations: Happiness - TV3. The Celebrity Traitors - ThreeNow Audio
One long song: "All My Friends" by LCD Soundsystem
Time now for one long song - our chance to play a song as it's meant to be - in its entirety - our only rule is it needs to be over seven minutes. We'd love to hear from you if you have a suggestion… Audio
How to make a blockbuster movie in ten days for ten grand
That's what a couple of Kiwi filmmakers have done with "Notes from a Fish" which hits cinemas next month. Co-directors Tom Levesque and Romy Hooper are with Jesse. Audio
Stoush over Chinese media 'censorship' in Skykiwi forum
A tribunal has found Chinese-media outlet Skykiwi did not discriminate against an Auckland forum user because of her political opinion when it deactivated her online blogging account.
Angst over EVs blows up in headlines
EV uptake boomed with incentives in place, but this week, the government made traditional cars cheaper instead. Video
How does Jenny-May Clarkson feel about leaving TVNZ?
Former TVNZ Breakfast show host Jenny-May Clarkson joins Stacey Morrison to discuss her time on the telly and her plans for the future. Audio
EV angst, NZ Geo confront financial fragility
EVs were a booming business here - but now incentives have been stripped back, and lately they've been in the news for burning up. Is media coverage of isolated incidents beating up the danger? Also… Audio
EV angst, NZ Geo confront financial fragility
EVs were a booming business here - but now incentives have been stripped back, and lately they've been in the news for burning up. Is media coverage of isolated incidents beating up the danger? Also… Audio
From Baldrick to Alfred the Great - Sir Tony Robinson: having fun with history
Sir Tony Robinson is perhaps best known for playing dogsbody Baldrick in British sitcom Blackadder. But that's just one highlight of his 50-year acting career. Audio
Kelly Tarlton's Final Treasure Hunt named Podcast of the Year
A podcast that led to the discovery of one of New Zealand's oldest European artefacts has been named podcast of the Year at the NZ Podcast Awards.
BBC faces new woes over discredited Diana interview
The 1995 broadcast was seen as a journalistic coup, but later unravelled when it emerged the journalist had faked documents to secure the interview.
