All episodes
Friday, 2 June 2023
- 9:27 Decorated Australian soldier in disgrace
- 9:40 Online tool to stem accidental deaths at crowd gatherings
- 9:50 Pacific correspondent Lydia Lewis
- 10:08 The therapeutic benefits of forest bathing
- 10:35 Book review: Project Nought by Chelsey Furedi
- 10:45 Around the motu : John Freer in Coromandel
- 11:07 Music reviewer Jeremy Taylor
- 11:32 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:47 The week that was
- 1:00 'There's a lot of landfill coming our way' as Kiwi shoppers embrace Temu
Thursday, 1 June 2023
- 9:06 Conservation boss on ageing assets and "tough decisions"
- 9:33 Auckland mayor: airport shares must be sold
- 9:40 Why are so many schools ditching NCEA level 1
- 9:53 UK: Covid inquiry, UK/NZ trade deal kicks in
- 10:07 Chris Stuart on her new crime thriller, The Glasgow Smile
- 10:34 Book review: Takahe by Alison Ballance
- 10:46 Around the motu: Alisha Evans in Tauranga
- 11:07 Tech: Ransoms drop, DDoS attacks hit gaming industry
- 11:32 Parenting tips from a developmental scientist
- 11:45 Screentime: No Place Like home, The Clearing, The Great
Wednesday, 31 May 2023
- 9:05 Changes to surrogacy laws on the horizon
- 9:20 Auckland Budget: Mayor makes his final proposal
- 9:30 Computational creativity: AI's impact on advertising and creative industries
- 9:45 Australia: Defiant chief, police callout failure, Sydney fire
- 10:05 Stef Harris: The Kiwi cop who writes crime thrillers
- 10:30 South Auckland scrapyard fire brings the city's trains to a standstill
- 10:35 Book review: Going Zero by Anthony McCarten
- 10:45 Around the motu : Jonathan Leask in Ashburton
- 11:05 Music: K-Pop and the success of BTS
- 11:20 When is it time to euthanase a loved pet?
- 11:45 Science: Wavy wounds heal faster, loathing legalese, foamy beer
Tuesday, 30 May 2023
- 9:05 Is NZ ready to co-host the FIFA Women's World Cup?
- 9:30 Sir Ashley Bloomfield backs mindfulness programme for children
- 9:45 USA correspondent Ron Elving
- 10:05 Keep Stepping: Director Luke Cornish on the athleticism and art in street dance
- 10:35 Book review: Everything is Beautiful and Everything Hurts
- 10:45 Around the motu: David Hill in North Canterbury
- 11:05 Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson
- 11:30 Gardening with Xanthe White
- 11:45 Sports-chat with Glen Larmer
Monday, 29 May 2023
- 9:05 Long Covid and ME/CFS are the same illness, researcher says
- 9:30 Rural recovery in Hawkes Bay and Gisborne
- 9:45 Europe: Erdogan claims victory, Kosovo rebute
- 10:05 Madeleine Sami's rough-as-guts new role
- 10:35 Book review: August Blue by Deborah Levy
- 10:45 Around the motu : David Williams in Christchurch
- 11:05 Political commentators Gareth Hughes & Tim Hurdle
- 11:30 Upper Moutere chef Alesha Bilbrough-Collins offers 'food for thought'
- 11:45 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Friday, 26 May 2023
- 9:10 Mental health academics call for apprentices to bolster workforce
- 9:30 Quick draw: Every-day online payment processing introduced
- 9:45 Asia correspondent Ed White
- 10:05 Tracey Spicer: how AI backs up gender biases
- 10:45 Around the motu: Peter de Graaf in Northland
- 11:05 New music with Jeremy Taylor
- 11:30 Book review: Happy Place by Emily Henry
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was with Te Radar and Pinky Agnew
Thursday, 25 May 2023
- 9:05 How AI falls short of the wonders of the human brain
- 9:30 More university cuts as Victoria Uni announces up to 250 jobs at risk
- 9:50 UK: No Braverman speeding inquiry, Prince Harry loses fight for police protection
- 10:05 Taking up the baton: British conductor Alice Farnham
- 10:40 Book review: Killing Moon by Jo Nesbo
- 10:50 Around the motu: Kirsty Pickett in Te Anau
- 11:05 AI in education, skills for an AI-powered future and in-game
- 11:25 Parenting: Inside the dyslexic mind
- 11:45 Screentime Queen Charlotte, Brutal Lives, Millie Lies Low
Wednesday, 24 May 2023
- 9:05 Rate hike expected - households already in "world of pain"
- 9:30 Using AI to value companies
- 9:45 Australia: Racism debate, PwC scandal, Taser inquiry and Rolf Harris dies
- 10:05 Emily Valentine: feathers, photography and social housing activism
- 10:40 Book review: There's a Cure for This: A Memoir by Dr Emma
- 10:50 Around the motu : Chris Hyde in Hawkes Bay
- 11:05 Music with Ian Chapman: Christchurch bands Ragnarok and Odyssey
- 11:35 Celeste Geer: The Endangered Generation?
- 11:45 Let's lose our shame about money, says financial podcaster
Tuesday, 23 May 2023
- 9:05 Sea retrieval highlights fragile Cook Strait emergency response
- 9:30 Pest species moves closer to a national park
- 9:45 USA correspondent Ximena Bustillo
- 10:05 From Fonterra executive to plant-based protein business
- 10:35 Book review: Sparrow by James Hyne
- 10:45 Around the motu: Robin Martin in New Plymouth
- 11:05 Business commentator Victoria Young
- 11:30 The Giants House: horticulture meets art on a gigantic scale
- 11:45 Sports-chat with Glen Larmer
Monday, 22 May 2023
- 9:05 PWC Australia tax leak scandal: could it happen here?
- 9:30 Waitaki Whitestone set to become UNESCO Global Geopark
- 9:45 South America correspondent Katy Watson
- 10:05 Women's football pioneer Patricia Gregory
- 10:35 Book review: The Red Hotel by Alan Philps
- 10:45 Around the motu : Tim Brown in Otago
- 11:05 Political commentators Jones & Morten
- 11:30 Blackball Black Garlic: 'We can't keep up with demand'
- 11:45 Urban issues: The Building Code and fire protection rules
Friday, 19 May 2023
- 9:08 No frills, bread and butter: Grant Robertson on Budget 2023
- 9:30 Demise of Jenny Craig good news, says anti-diet culture campaigner
- 9:50 Pacific correspondent Koroi Hawkins
- 10:07 Two Kashmiri chefs, chaat, weeds and a wedding feast
- 10:35 Book review: Our Hideous Progeny by C. E. McGill
- 10:50 Around the motu : Jonathan Leask in Ashburton
- 11:07 Music reviewer Grant Smithies: African Music
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:48 What is hotel buffet etiquette?
Thursday, 18 May 2023
- 9:07 'Softening' of Auckland Council cuts - but to what degree?
- 9:20 Auckland's billion-dollar flood recovery programme
- 9:37 'We need to make farming interesting and cool for girls'
- 9:48 UK: Immigration hits record high, royal 'car chase'
- 10:07 Sure to Rise: The story of Edmonds
- 10:45 Around the motu: Matt Brown in Marlborough
- 11:07 Tech: Spanish cyber-crime arrests
- 11:28 Driving and the teenage brain
- 11:48 Screentime: Still, Book Club: The Next Chapter
Wednesday, 17 May 2023
- 9:05 Junior Defence Force women still face inappropriate sexual behaviour: report
- 9:25 New Zealand developed cancer treatment: one step closer to market
- 9:45 Australia: PwC leak scandal, ABC royal coverage investigated, Jenny Craig goes bust
- 10:05 Science eavesdropping on the sounds of the natural world
- 10:32 Wellington fatal fire update
- 10:35 Book review: Broken Light by Joanne Harris
- 10:45 Around the motu : Mary Argue in Wairarapa
- 11:05 Music with Charlotte Ryan: Oh Dolly!
- 11:20 To Distant Shores: New maritime novel's roots in post-Treaty NZ
- 11:45 Science: Death cap mushroom antidote
Tuesday, 16 May 2023
- 9:05 Are efforts to cut truancy rates too slow to get off the mark
- 9:15 Wellington Hostel Fire: At least six dead, fears for others
- 9:30 Mental load: How good do you feel when you wake up
- 9:40 Weather-affected businesses offered free mentoring
- 9:50 USA correspondent Ron Elving
- 10:05 From ancient times to AI: the history of knowledge
- 10:35 Book review: Katherine Mansfield's Europe: Station to Station
- 10:40 Fire engineer: fire risks of short term housing
- 10:50 Around the motu : Logan Savory in Southland
- 11:05 Business: What to do with embodied carbon in old buildings
- 11:30 Biotech company ZeaKal on mitigating climate challenges
- 11:50 Sports-chat with Joe Porter
Monday, 15 May 2023
- 9:05 The impact of the Covid-era ban on people visiting dying relatives
- 9:30 How to rethink the economy with wellbeing at the core
- 9:45 Europe: Turkey election, Ukraine's leader's key visits, Eurovision win
- 10:05 New Forest School: Education in nature
- 10:35 Book review: The Fire and the Rose by Robyn Cadwallader
- 10:45 Around the motu: Simon Wilson in Auckland
- 11:05 Political commentators Lamia Imam & Brigitte Morten
- 11:30 Knowing the whakapapa of your kai
- 11:45 Off the beaten track with geologist Bruce Hayward
Friday, 12 May 2023
- 9:05 Dozens of "high risk" DOC structures overdue for maintenance
- 9:30 New Civil Aviation Act: what support for pilots' mental health?
- 9:50 Asia correspondent Ed White
- 10:35 Book review: Fire Rush by Jacqueline Crooks
- 10:45 Around the motu : Georgina Campbell in Wellington
- 11:05 New music with Jeremy Taylor
- 11:30 Sports commentator Dana Johanssen
- 11:45 The week that was
- 4:45 Bic Runga: 'I appreciate things more now'
Thursday, 11 May 2023
- 9:05 How high could Auckland rate rises go with Council budget blowout?
- 9:15 Do the wealthy pay their fair share of tax?
- 9:30 A 'game changer' in Parkinson's research
- 9:45 UK: Illegal migration, fewer EU laws dumped, electoral pacts?
- 10:05 Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown on big budget blowout - and how to fix it
- 10:10 Rina Bliss: how intelligence can expand
- 10:35 Book review: Dream Girl by Joy Holley
- 10:45 Around the motu: Mike Tweed in Whanganui
- 11:05 Technology: Aussie tech spend-up, big week for NZ
- 11:25 Children's stories tackle the loneliness of trauma
- 11:45 Screentime: Silo, Bupkis, Sweet Tooth (season II)
Wednesday, 10 May 2023
- 9:05 ADHD referrals "virtually impossible": GPs & advocates
- 9:30 Judge manuals should be released: 'We need to understand their decision making"
- 9:45 Australia: Surprise surplus in Budget
- 10:05 Top Chef winner Kristin Kish: 'Everything in food has been done before'
- 10:35 Book review: Fungi of Aotearoa by Liv Sisson
- 10:45 Around the motu: Kelly Makiha in Rotorua
- 11:05 NZ Music Month: Spotlight on Space Waltz
- 11:20 Calls for MSD debts to be wiped
- 11:45 Personal finance: Safe banking in troubled times
Tuesday, 9 May 2023
- 9:05 Who will compensate flood & cyclone-affected Auckland residents?
- 9:30 Unbanked teens: why so many students don't have bank accounts
- 10:05 Gabrielle Zevin on video games, art and friendship
- 10:40 Book review: The Making of Another Major Motion Picture
- 10:45 US correspondent Ximena Bustillo
- 10:50 Around the motu: Lee Scanlon in Westport
- 11:05 Business correspondent Victoria Young
- 11:30 The Democracy Game: US-style populism in NZ
Monday, 8 May 2023
- 9:05 Health Minister Ayesha Verrall
- 9:35 How to lessen construction's impact on greenhouse gas emissions
- 9:45 Africa correspondent Debora Patta
- 10:05 Selfies from a ghost town: Jos
- 10:40 Book review: Unscripted by James B. Stewart and Rachel Abrams
- 10:45 Around the motu : Andrew McRae in Hamilton
- 11:05 Political commentators Bernie O'Donnell & Liam Hehir
- 11:35 The nutritional and medicinal uses of herbs
- 11:45 Artificial Intelligence and Cities: for better or worse?
Friday, 5 May 2023
- 9:07 Links between youth mental health and environment
- 9:25 Tens of thousands of train passengers disrupted in Auckland
- 9:32 Making room for writers
- 9:47 Pacific correspondent Koroi Hawkins
- 10:06 TAIC findings just released into ferry near grounding
- 10:06 Redmer Yska on tracking Katherine Mansfield across Europe
- 10:35 Book review: How To Get Fired by Evana Belich
- 10:50 Around the motu : Tess Brunton in Dunedin
- 11:05 Music reviewer Grant Smithies
- 11:34 Does talk of a Super Rugby Pacific draft hold any merit?
- 11:48 The week that was
Thursday, 4 May 2023
- 9:07 NZ should follow Australia on vaping laws to combat youth “epidemic”
- 9:33 Notorious 'death flight' plane to return to Argentina
- 9:45 UK: Local elections and voter ID laws
- 10:07 Technology historian Dr Jonnie Penn
- 10:40 Book review: Big Swiss by Jen Beagin
- 10:46 Peter Newport in Queenstown Lakes & Central Otago
- 11:06 Technology: Google DeepMind merger, LLM food
- 11:30 When does loving care become overindulgence?
- 11:45 Screentime: Pathfinders, The Diplomat, A Small Light
Wednesday, 3 May 2023
- 9:05 Vulnerable can't access justice': Law firm calls for pro
- 9:30 Too many patients can't afford prescriptions:
- 9:45 Australia: Interest hike (again), vape ban, MasterChef shock
- 10:05 Global demand for Kiwi golf course designer Kristine Kerr
- 10:30 Meka Whaitiri defects to Te Pati Maori
- 10:35 Book review: Girl in a Pink Dress by Kylie Needham
- 10:45 Around the motu: Diane McCarthy in Whakatane
- 11:05 Tex Mex Music with Kirsten Zemke
- 11:20 Communicating science well particularly to vulnerable
- 11:45 Science: Lost elephant habitats, glass brick revival,
- 11:55 Political Editor Jane Patterson on Whaitiri crossing floor
Tuesday, 2 May 2023
- 9:05 New research into single parents finds discrimination and stigma
- 9:30 Latitude hack: Privacy watchdog advocates pushback on data demands
- 9:45 USA correspondent Ximena Bustillo
- 10:05 Choreographer Andrea Schermoly on creating the RNZB's new-look Romeo and Juliet
- 10:35 Book review: Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld
- 10:45 Around the motu : Chris Hyde in Hawkes Bay
- 11:05 Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson
- 11:30 Historian Paul Moon on Auckland through the 20th century
- 11:45 Sports chat with Joe Porter
Monday, 1 May 2023
- 9:05 Why big builds go over time and over budget
- 9:35 Community wellbeing at core of huge Tamaki Regeneration undertaking
- 9:45 Europe: Pope's message to Hungary, Erdogan faces tough battle
- 10:05 Grand designs in Brown vs Brown
- 10:35 Book review: This Is Not Miami by Fernanda Melchor
- 10:45 Around the motu: David Williams in Christchurch
- 11:05 Political commentators Gareth Hughes & Tim Hurdle
- 11:30 Taco Tac'over
- 11:45 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne