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It came as a surprise to economists, but GDP fell 0.2 percent in the March quarter - is New Zealand in for another recession?  Audio

Earlier tonight the Wellington Branch of the National Council of Women New Zealand hosted a panel at Victoria University titled "Let's Get Elected" aimed at getting more women involved in key roles… Audio

Today, Megan Woods, the Minister for Building and Construction announced that a taskforce has been set up to look into plasterboard shortages. Julien Leys, the chief executive of the Building Industry… Audio

East Auckland residents say they have been bounced between clinics and are waiting hours on end for urgent after-hours health care.

The population in the area is an estimated 140,000 people, but… Video, Audio

Four women have decided it's time to say no more often. They've written a book, Jesse speaks to one of the authors, Laurie Weingart. Audio

After a four year hiatus, the much anticipated Lexus Song Quest will showcase some of Aotearoa's best young vocal talent. Clarissa Dunn from RNZ Concert, who will be hosting this year's semis and… Audio

It's one of our top tourist destinations, but Rotorua locals are worried about the proliferation of city motels being used for emergency housing – with no end in sight.  Audio

Going West Festival's James Littlewood joins us to talk about a special new podcast featuring a recording of the late Keri Hulme reading her unpublished novel "Bait" at the festival in 1997. Audio

Figures from Mindful Money show $190 million of KiwiSaver funds are invested in companies involved in the manufacture of weapons like firearms, missiles and ammunition.

That's despite over 80 percent… Audio

Robert Draper is a reporter for the New York Times and the grandson of Watergate Special prosecutor Leon Jaworski. He's writing a book about the Capitol insurrection and reflects on Washington then… Audio

Maggie Squire is the youngest athlete in New Zealand's Common Wealth Games team to compete in Birmingham this year. The sixteen year old diver speaks to Jesse before heading off. Audio

The first of two programmes from the NZSQ's National Tour, intended to be performed in 2021 but delayed until April 2022. They give us a programme of Haydn, Ligeti, and Dvorak with Gareth Farr's Te… Audio

If you're after a cheap, nutritious meal in Dunedin on a Monday or Friday afternoon, south is the way to go. From this week, American-Kiwi couple Jackie Bannon and Liam Arthur are serving up hot meals… Audio

Five seconds warning could be enough to take action to protect yourself in a major shake. Does New Zealand need an earthquake early warning system? Audio

In a personal address tracing a lifetime of reading, the renowned playwright Renée explores the power of literature, and its role in shaping her own professional and imaginative worlds. Audio

The January 6 hearings in America resumed this past week, the U.S. Congress' investigation into the storming of the Capitol 18 months ago. At issue is whether former US President Donald Trump's claims… Audio

A self-styled 'bad boy of Brexit' who promised to make "mayhem and mischief" in politics here has lost a long-running libel case against a journalist who alleged he had ties to Russia. Media freedom… Video, Audio

On this week’s Nashville Babylon Mark has birthday tunes for Paul McCartney and Nick Drake, soul from Dusty Springfield and Etta James, more from Steve Earle’s latest album 'Jerry Jeff' plus a trio of… Audio

The Detail brings you the issues that matter every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio

 In her new book The Social Instinct: How Cooperation Saved the World, evolutionary biologist Nichola Rahani writes that being 'cooperative breeders' is how humans have survived. Audio

After Bryan's earlier chat with Lars Ostenfeld, about his film INTO THE ICE, Geoff Henderson a wind turbine engineer and "amateur" climate scientist got in touch.  Audio

This year's influenza vaccine rollout has struck the one million mark, and ministers celebrating the milestone today are keen to keep up the momentum.

But it comes as healthcare workers grapple with… Audio

Dropped off by helicopter into remote Fiordland, Tanya Bottomley embarked on a 600 kilometre journey to traverse the 45th Parallel, from Caswell Sound to the beaches of Oamaru. Starting at the end of… Audio

Associate Professor of Classics, Mark Masterson joins us to talk about his new book 'Between Byzantine Men', which uses evidence never used before to make a presentation of sex and desire between men… Audio

A pair of 12 year-old schoolgirls with big dreams have launched a skateboarding charity that they're hoping to take global.

What started out as a plea for skateboard donations has now become an… Video, Audio

The rapidly rising price of diesel is going to put more pressure on household budgets as it filters through into almost every corner of day to day life, according to the AA.

Per litre diesel has gone… Audio

Today's bookmarks guest was born in Crimea but moved to the US as a teenager. Now Tatyana Kulida calls New Zealand home and has established herself as on of the country's top realist artists.  Audio

Under New Zealand law, medical cannabis is supposed to be available to those who need it. But overly stringent regulations and high prices have failed to make this a reality, says Victoria University… Audio