All episodes
Tuesday, 21 March 2023
- 9:10 Rotorua's acute housing crisis hits elderly renters hard - are tiny homes the answer?
- 9:30 How do we disaster-proof our telco networks?
- 9:45 USA correspondent Ron Elving
- 10:05 Slow Water: how to combat floods and droughts
- 10:35 Book review: The New Life by Tom Crewe
- 10:50 Around the motu: Diane McCarthy in Whakatane
- 11:06 Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson
- 11:35 Gardening with Xanthe White
- 11:45 Sports-chat with Steve Holloway
Monday, 20 March 2023
- 9:05 Wellington's water woes: where to from here?
- 9:35 Should cryptocurrencies be regulated?
- 9:50 Latin America correspondent Katy Watson
- 10:05 Kris Helgen - where mammals began
- 10:40 Book review: Heart Sutra by Yan Lianke
- 10:50 Around the Motu - Peter Newport
- 11:05 Political commentators Lamia Imam & Ben Thomas
- 11:35 How best to preserve fruit this autumn
- 11:45 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne: Urban green spaces
Friday, 17 March 2023
- 9:05 Save our green space: new report
- 9:30 Education system not meeting needs of neurodiverse
- 9:45 Asia correspondent Elizabeth Beattie
- 10:05 What Matters Most - the podcast where two friends share therapy tools
- 10:35 Book review: Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
- 10:45 Around the motu: Kirsty Pickett in Te Anau
- 11:05 New music with Jeremy Taylor
- 11:30 Sports commentator Dana Johannsen
- 11:45 The week that was with
Thursday, 16 March 2023
- 9:05 Savers are being ripped off: veteran banker
- 9:20 Financial fears spread from US to Europe
- 9:30 The rush is on to use ChatGPT - but what could it mean for our jobs?
- 9:45 UK: Budget day - pensions and childcare boosted, UK economy to shrink
- 10:05 Helping tamariki deal with difficult feelings
- 10:35 Book review: Old God's Time by Sebastian Barry
- 10:45 Around the motu: Jonathan Leask in Ashburton
- 11:05 GDP shrinks in Q4
- 11:05 What are the implications of the Silicon Valley Bank collapse for the tech sector?
- 11:25 Parenting when you are feeling burnt out
- 11:45 Screentime: MH370 doco, Ted Lasso, Meet Me in the Bathroom
Wednesday, 15 March 2023
- 9:05 SVB collapse: What protection is there for Kiwi financial institutions?
- 9:30 Drug company influence on doctors - should we be worried?
- 9:40 Stormy leather: Turtle pair's incredible journey
- 9:45 Australia: Aukus unveiled, lavish Hillsong, concussion action
- 10:05 Heat stress scale similar to a UV index could be lifesaving
- 10:40 Book review: A Forager's Life by Helen Lehndorf
- 10:45 Around the motu: Sam Olley in Te Tai Tokerau
- 11:05 Music with RNZ's Charlotte Ryan
- 11:30 The history of extremists in Aotearoa
- 11:50 Personal finance: Getting on top of debt
Tuesday, 14 March 2023
- 9:05 Hipkins' policy bonfire
- 9:20 Te Pukenga still faces delays, staffing issues and budget cuts
- 9:35 Electricity retailer climate-neutral to climate-positive
- 9:50 USA correspondent Ron Elving
- 10:05 QAnon: The conspiracy theory that has gripped the far-right
- 10:40 Book review: The Porcelain Moon by Janie Chang
- 10:45 Around the motu: Andrew McRae in Hamilton
- 11:05 Business: Could the cost-of-living boost be inflationary?
- 11:30 Erect-crested penguins, doing OK on NZ's far flung islands?
- 11:50 Sports-chat with Sam Ackerman
Monday, 13 March 2023
- 9:05 Auckland transport woes - 'call it a crisis, that's what it is'
- 9:25 Silicon Valley Bank: Regulators race to stop contagion
- 9:40 Ban winter tyres: 'they're like being on rollerskates'
- 9:50 Europe: Migrant crossing spotlight
- 10:05 How lifestyle choices in midlife can reduce dementia risk
- 10:35 Book review: The South Island of New Zealand from the Road
- 10:45 Around the motu: Todd Niall in Auckland
- 11:05 Political commentators Lamia Imam & Brigitte Morten
- 11:30 Spice up their lunch box
- 11:45 Bill McKay
Friday, 10 March 2023
- 9:07 Stronger vape regulation urgently needed: health researchers
- 9:32 Should Auckland let its hidden waterways see daylight?
- 9:51 Pacific correspondent Koroi Hawkins
- 10:07 Awe: transforming minds and bodies - Dacher Keltner
- 10:39 Book review: Cursed Bread by Sophie Mackintosh
- 10:47 Around the motu: Mary Argue in Wairarapa
- 11:06 Music reviewer Grant Smithies
- 11:33 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:48 The week that was
Thursday, 9 March 2023
- 9:08 Will Ruapehu ski fields re-open this winter?
- 9:25 How Northland is faring after Cyclone Gabrielle
- 9:45 UK: Anger at illegal migrant bill, Hancock's WhatsApps leaked
- 10:10 Professor Moon Duchin - using maths to combat gerrymandering
- 10:35 Book review: Histories of Hate: The Radical Right in Aotearoa
- 10:45 Around the motu: Georgina Campbell in Wellington
- 11:10 New (AI) doc on the block, near universal internet
- 11:25 Parenting: mentoring young people
- 11:45 Screentime: Rain Dogs, Elements of Truth, 2023 Oscars
Wednesday, 8 March 2023
- 9:05 Out for the count: What was the response to this year's census?
- 9:25 Hybrid and plug-in hybrid EV's fail to meet fuel efficiency claims
- 9:30 World-leading menstrual health resource launches online
- 9:45 Australia: Gold scandal, rate hike, India pitch, women in flight
- 10:05 The power of song: why we need to sing
- 10:35 Book review: Old Babes in the Wood by Margaret Atwood
- 10:45 Around the motu : Matt Brown in Marlborough
- 11:05 Music with Kirsten Zemke: Unofficial national anthems
- 11:20 How animal science can inform human medicine
- 11:45 Science: Famous (female) scientists who didn't get their due
Tuesday, 7 March 2023
- 9:05 IAG insurance: record number of claims
- 9:20 "Mad March" hits Wellington's already stretched bus service
- 9:30 Coeliac Disease and the challenges of avoiding gluten
- 9:45 USA correspondent Ron Elving
- 10:05 Empowering girls through skateboarding: Amber Clyde
- 10:35 Book review: Golden Days by Caroline Barron
- 10:45 Around the motu: Matthew Rosenberg in Gisborne
- 11:05 Business commentator Gyles Beckford
- 11:30 How to do a digital detox without a complete device breakup
- 11:45 Sports-chat with Joe Porter
Monday, 6 March 2023
- 9:07 Virtual nursing - the answer to staff shortages or a short cut?
- 9:34 In an emergency, can your electric car power your essentials?
- 9:50 Middle East correspondent Sebastian Usher
- 10:07 Chronic pain: 'Information is power'
- 10:36 Book review: Below by David Hill
- 10:48 Around the motu: David Williams in Christchurch
- 11:05 Political commentators Hughes & Morten
- 11:30 A beeline to modern-day mead making
- 11:45 Off the beaten track: Seaweek and the solace of wild places
Friday, 3 March 2023
- 9:05 More pain on way for mortgage holders
- 9:20 Muriwai residents: when can we go home?
- 9:30 Floating solar farms at sea: NZ "ripe for them"
- 9:45 Asia correspondent Elizabeth Beattie
- 10:05 Hamilton - the Broadway hit hitting Auckland
- 10:35 Book review: The Marriage Act by John Marrs
- 10:45 Around the motu : Chris Hyde in Hawkes Bay
- 11:05 New music with Jeremy Taylor
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was
Thursday, 2 March 2023
- 9:05 Auckland's West Coast residents frustrated at lack of access
- 9:20 Why smart drink Ārepa is being studied by dementia experts
- 9:45 UK: Veggie rationing amid shortages, new Northern Ireland deal
- 10:05 Making brave decisions and leading with courage
- 10:30 Risk of more power cuts in Northland
- 10:35 Book review: Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor
- 10:45 Around the motu: Tess Brunton in Dunedin
- 11:05 Technology: Jack Dorsey's new social network, the rise of AI scams
- 11:25 Children's wellbeing: How to help them feel safe and supported
- 11:45 Screentime: Not Dead Yet, Voices of the Pacific, Physical: 100
Wednesday, 1 March 2023
- 9:10 Cyclone Gabrielle: What does recovery look like for Tairawhiti and Hawke's Bay?
- 9:36 How much can spy balloons see?
- 9:50 Australia: Super change, benchtop ban, women's T20 win, staying young
- 10:07 Opera star Phillip Rhodes - the first Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation Laureate
- 10:35 Book review: A Horse at Night On Writing by Amina Cain
- 10:45 Around the motu: Lee Scanlon in Westport
- 11:10 Music with RNZ's Charlotte Ryan
- 11:28 The Wellington rebel sisters behind Evil Twins Coffee
- 11:46 Is a lack of confidence eating into women's retirement savings?
Tuesday, 28 February 2023
- 9:05 Gisborne flooding: "It looks like a tornado has come through"
- 9:20 Acute mental health units 'languish on periphery': study
- 9:30 Foreign spying 'wake up call' for Australia
- 9:45 US correspondent Ximena Bustillo: the politics of disaster
- 10:05 75-year-old blood cancer survivor & cyclist Andy Sninsky
- 10:35 Book review: I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai
- 10:45 Around the motu: Mike Tweed in Whanganui
- 11:05 Business commentator Pattrick Smellie
- 11:30 From crime to care: A history of abortion in New Zealand
- 11:45 Sports-chat with Steve Holloway
Monday, 27 February 2023
- 9:10 How to rebuild with in-built resilience?
- 9:30 How a native mushroom can help whānau addicted to meth
- 9:50 Europe: Putin tries to reframe Ukraine war, dozens drown off Italy
- 10:05 Daylight essential for our sleep, health and mood
- 10:35 Book review: Still Pictures: On Photography and Memory
- 10:45 Around the motu: Peter Newport from Queenstown, Lakes and Central Otago
- 11:05 Political commentators: Neale Jones and Liam Hehir
- 11:35 Saving 'wonky' fruit and veg from waste
- 11:50 Urban issues: how do we actually build back better?
Friday, 24 February 2023
- 9:05 Forestry inquiry welcomed by sector groups
- 9:39 Russia's invasion of Ukraine - one year on
- 9:40 Explainer: What is a bailey bridge?
- 9:45 Pacific correspondent Koroi Hawkins
- 10:05 AI screens patients for melanoma
- 10:35 Book review: Pirate Enlightenment, or the Real Libertalia
- 10:45 Around the motu : Alisha Evans in Tauranga
- 11:05 Music reviewer Grant Smithies
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:30 The week that was
Thursday, 23 February 2023
- 9:05 "We need help immediately" - Hawkes Bay horticulture giant
- 9:20 Cook Strait Chaos: Interislander boss apologies
- 9:40 Questions over Southern Lakes Ultra marathon
- 9:45 UK correspondent Dan Bloom
- 10:05 What lies beneath the ice: Dr Joshu Mountjoy
- 10:35 Book review: Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton
- 10:45 Around the motu: David Hill in North Canterbury
- 11:05 New technology with Tony Grasso
- 11:20 Sleep training benefits parents, not babies, says expert
- 11:45 What James Croot has been watching
Wednesday, 22 February 2023
- 9:05 "We're totally cut off": Rissington residents wait to be reconnected
- 9:15 Marlborough Mayor "frustrated" over Cook Strait disruption
- 9:25 Cyclone Gabrielle: farming support swings into action
- 9:30 Can silty, sludgy soil recover after cyclone?
- 9:40 Cyclone Gabrielle : Rural Auckland long wait for official help
- 9:50 Australia correspondent Chris Niesche : conditional psychedelic drug approval
- 10:05 Lost and found animals: "We've heard harrowing stories"
- 10:10 AI gathers pace - should we be optimistic or frightened?
- 10:30 Cyclone Gabrielle: Overwhelming challenges for rural Tairawhiti
- 10:35 Book review: Locked Ward by Anne Buist
- 10:45 Around the motu: Samantha Gee in Gisborne
- 11:05 Music with Dave Wilson: songs for enduring the natural world
- 11:20 Light from Tate: 100 works from Britain's top art gallery are in NZ
- 11:45 Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles
Tuesday, 21 February 2023
- 9:05 Cyclone support package welcome but "drop in bucket"
- 9:20 Budget advisors concerned over relaxation of lending post
- 9:30 Te Puia Springs Hospital staff set for well-deserved break
- 9:40 Pacific health team heads to Hawkes Bay
- 9:45 USA correspondent Ron Elving
- 10:05 Wairoa's big clean up
- 10:10 Naomi Ballantyne: A lifetime in life insurance
- 10:35 Book review: What Women Want by Maxine Mei-Fung Chung
- 10:45 Around the motu: Tim Brown in Hawkes Bay
- 11:05 How Northland is coping with Cyclone Gabrielle infrastructure
- 11:10 Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson
- 11:30 Cottage industry making durable outdoor gear
- 11:45 Sports-chat with Joe Porter
Monday, 20 February 2023
- 9:08 Cyclone Gabrielle : Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor
- 9:34 Cyclone Gabrielle: Tukituki MP Anna Lorck
- 9:45 Cyclone Gabrielle: Land instability at West Auckland coastal settlements
- 9:48 Cyclone Gabrielle: an Esk Valley survival story
- 9:53 Cyclone Gabrielle: Hastings Te Aranga marae
- 9:55 Cyclone Gabrielle: reporter Sam Gee in Tairawhiti
- 9:59 Cyclone Gabrielle : Vineyards destroyed
- 10:05 Pacific health researcher, nurse and dancer Suli Tuitaupe
- 10:35 Book review: Letter for Oumuamua by James Norcliffe
- 10:45 Around the motu : Diane McCarthy in Whakatane
- 10:55 Cyclone Gabrielle : challenging lack of power in Napier
- 11:05 Cyclone Gabrielle : Wairoa Mayor Craig Little
- 11:05 Political commentators Jones & Hurdle
- 11:30 Solomons Gold: 'It's what we don't put in that makes it special'
- 11:45 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
- 11:55 CycloneGabrielle : reporter Jamie Tahana in Te Karaka
Friday, 17 February 2023
- 9:05 Cyclone Gabrielle coverage continues: Wairoa Mayor Craig Little
- 9:15 Cyclone Gabrielle: How Napier is faring
- 9:20 Tairawhiti and Tolaga farms under water - help is on its way
- 9:25 Cyclone Gabriele: power outages in Wairoa
- 9:35 Cyclone Gabrielle: Piha residents isolated and angry
- 9:45 How hospitals in in Tairawhiti and Hawkes Bay are coping
- 9:50 Cyclone Gabrielle: Hawke's Bay orchardist Paul Paynter
- 10:05 Cyclone Gabrielle: mental health and trauma support
- 10:15 Cyclone Gabrielle: census to go ahead
- 10:35 Cyclone Gabrielle: Coromandel roading and recovery
- 10:40 Cyclone Gabrielle: remote Kaipara communities 'powerless'
- 10:45 Cyclone Gabrielle: Paul Brislen on failing connectivity
- 10:55 Cyclone Gabrielle: Todd Niall in Auckland
- 11:05 Urgent Notice - Stop Using Water in Gisborne
- 11:10 Transpower update on electricity situation in Hawkes Bay
- 11:23 Disruption to Hawkes Bay & Tairawhiti schools
- 11:35 Hastings Civil Defence efforts to reach cut-off areas
- 11:40 Cyclone Gabrielle: Care for the elderly
- 11:45 Cyclone Gabrielle: Far North Mayor Moko Tepania
- 11:45 Cyclone Gabrielle: Smaller Kaipara settlements pulling together
- 11:50 Cyclone Gabrielle: Efforts to save animals
- 11:52 Cyclone Gabrielle: Much needed rural support, where to turn
Thursday, 16 February 2023
- 9:05 Cyclone Gabrielle: RNZ reporter Lauren Crimp
- 9:10 Cyclone Gabrielle: How is agriculture holding up?
- 9:25 Cyclone Gabrielle: Food and Grocery Council on ongoing impact
- 9:35 Cyclone Gabrielle: New thunderstorm threat for affected regions
- 9:40 Cyclone Gabrielle: What's happening with hospitals
- 9:45 Cyclone Gabrielle: Latest on how long the power will be out
- 9:50 Cyclone Gabrielle: Major cleanup faces affected farmers
- 9:55 Cyclone Gabrielle: Dairy farmers find it hard to milk
- 10:00 Cyclone Gabrielle: Hawkes Bay Civil Defence briefing
- 10:15 Cyclone Gabrielle: Dargaville experiences more flooding
- 10:20 Cyclone Gabrielle: RNZ Reporter Lauren Crimp
- 10:30 Cyclone Gabrielle: Coromandel could be reconnected - Waka Kotahi
- 10:35 Cyclone Gabrielle: Further evacuations in central Hawkes Bay
- 10:45 Napier Port to reopen for fuel deliveries tomorrow
- 10:50 Cyclone Gabrielle: Auckland community leader - 'Where's the Council?'
- 10:55 Te Karaka "completely flooded"
- 11:05 Cyclone Gabrielle: Dealing with dangerous trees
- 11:10 Cyclone Gabrielle: What's the impact on agriculture?
- 11:15 Cyclone Gabrielle: Defence Minister Andrew Little
- 11:25 Some Kaipara residents spend third night in evac centres
- 11:30 Cyclone Gabrielle: Transpower seeks to restore power to Napier
- 11:40 Cyclone Gabrielle: Hastings principal - 'It's heartbreaking'
- 11:50 Cyclone Gabrielle: Tech correspondent Bill Bennett
- 11:53 Wairoa Mayor Craig Little on what the town needs
Wednesday, 15 February 2023
- 9:07 Cyclone Gabrielle: East Coast MP and Minister Kiritapu Allan
- 9:15 Further evacuations near Napier might be needed
- 9:15 Napier mayor Kirsten Wise
- 9:25 Cyclone Gabrielle: RNZ reporter Lauren Crimp in Hastings
- 9:35 Cyclone Gabrielle: Waka Kotahi surveys damaged network
- 9:40 Cyclone Gabrielle: Gisborne residents asked to conserve water
- 9:45 Unison Network crews working to restore power in Hawkes Bay
- 9:50 Cyclone Gabrielle: RNZ reporter Kate Green
- 9:55 Cyclone Gabrielle: Catastrophic conditions for farming and horticulture
- 10:05 Cyclone Gabrielle: Evacuations in Te Awa Estate, Napier
- 10:15 Gisborne farmers grapple with destruction & no communication
- 10:20 Cyclone Gabrielle: Hastings District Mayor Sandra Hazlehurst
- 10:25 Cyclone Gabrielle: What's the situation with supermarket supplies?
- 10:35 Cyclone Gabrielle: Is there a break in the weather?
- 10:40 Cyclone Gabrielle: Forestry industry backs inquiry into slash
- 10:50 Search back on for missing firefighter at Muriwai
- 10:55 Cyclone Gabrielle: Waipawa evacuations and no water
- 11:05 Cyclone Gabrielle: Damage to Auckland roads unprecedented
- 11:15 Cyclone Gabrielle: Challenging times for the supply chains
- 11:25 Cyclone Gabrielle: Water outages for some Auckland residents
- 11:30 Cyclone Gabrielle: Kaipara residents affected by flooding
- 11:35 Cyclone Gabrielle: Work continues to getting internet up and running
- 11:42 Cyclone Gabrielle: Live update from the Beehive
- 11:55 Cyclone Gabrielle: Napier residents worried about food supplies