All episodes
Wednesday, 19 May 2021
- 1:17 Southland Council urged to rethink mining exploration permit
- 1:25 Dave Hansford's new podcast Fight For the Wild
- 1:35 Wellington's Face to Face festival
- 1:50 Te Huia train service: On track?
- 1:55 Rob Kelly's Book Quiz
- 2:10 Podcast Critic - Paul Bushnell
- 2:25 Bookmarks with Helen Yeung
- 3:10 Former Elle editor on the darker side of glamour magazines
Tuesday, 18 May 2021
- 1:20 Shaking up the tax system in this year's budget
- 1:35 Escaping the housing market by living on a boat
- 1:43 Susan Jordan on dancing for creative ageing
- 1:50 How to Write: Wedding vows with Pinky Agnew
- 2:10 Book Critic - Clare Mabey
- 2:20 Bob Dylan's birthday with The Zimmermans
- 3:10 Come Together series 2021 - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Monday, 17 May 2021
- 1:17 Exporting from NZ: Costly and slow
- 1:30 Are DVDs going to become valuable collectables?
- 1:40 New app for adventure seekers to stay safe in NZ
- 1:46 Great NZ Album
- 2:07 Television Critic: Linda Burgess
- 2:45 Funerals: Behind the scenes with a funeral director
- 3:07 Foraging for food: A guide
Friday, 14 May 2021
- 1:16 Forsyth Barr NZR offer
- 1:23 New research highlights challenges for Maori trainee doctors
- 1:35 Covid-19 in Nepal
- 1:44 Matt McPhail talks about the loss of his father David
- 2:06 Film Review with Dominic Corry
- 2:16 Ella Purnell: The Army of the Dead
- 2:24 NZ Live: Mara TK
- 3:06 Fried Masala Chicken
- 3:15 Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
- 3:20 Weekend Stuff with Lynda Hallinan
- 3:35 Critter of the Week Koitareke
Thursday, 13 May 2021
- 1:16 Women in Rugby Aotearoa call for action
- 1:25 Whānau toy company carving a new path
- 1:35 Dave Lowe: The Alarmist
- 1:50 Great album: Kenny Rogers, 21 Number Ones
- 2:14 Music Critic: Tony Stamp
- 2:26 NZ Screen History: Hudson and Halls
- 3:12 Solving the World's Problems with Dave Armstrong
- 3:26 History with Dr Grant Morris
Wednesday, 12 May 2021
- 6:00 1: Loss / Dealing with Loss
- 1:16 Creating food havens to combat childhood obesity
- 1:27 Durum wheat farming experiment in the Wairarapa
- 1:42 Demystifying cryptocurrencies in NZ
- 1:53 Rob's Book Quiz
- 2:23 Bookmarks with Ghazaleh Golbakhsh
- 2:24 Podcast Critic: Molly Jones
- 3:08 Cold snap begins to bite
- 3:12 Helping millennials and GEN Z live an ordinary life
Tuesday, 11 May 2021
- 1:15 Call for slower implementation of superannuation changes
- 1:25 A hidden consequence of the gender pay gap
- 1:35 Whanganui growing pains
- 1:45 Billie Eilish and the misunderstood history of the corset
- 1:50 How to write a family tree
- 2:10 Book Critic - Lisa Glass
- 2:25 Horn sections in popular music
- 3:10 Michelle Langstone on loss, grief and hope
Monday, 10 May 2021
- 1:20 SNP falls one short of a majority in Scottish Elections
- 1:40 Crowdfunding campaign for Wāhine Exhibition
- 1:40 NZ Game developers concerned there will be brain drain in the industry
- 1:45 Maunga to Moana adventure update
- 1:50 Great NZ Album - The Islander
- 2:10 Television Critic - Claire Chitham
- 2:35 Urban Arborist on balancing development with tree-scapes
- 3:10 The love of the simple life - Bob Wells
Friday, 7 May 2021
- 1:16 Voting closes in Scottish elections
- 1:30 How do we recycle glass properly?
- 1:39 Maunga to Moana adventure race
- 1:48 A rabbit plague on Te Waipounamu
- 2:07 Film Review with Ali Ventura
- 3:07 Chicken Meatballs in Tomato Sauce on Parsnip Puree
- 3:18 Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
- 3:23 Weekend Stuff - Jo McCarroll
- 3:30 Critter of the Week Waitakere Firedot Lichen
- 10:28 NZ Live: The Chills
Thursday, 6 May 2021
- 1:14 US to back waiver of patent protection on Covid - 19 vaccines
- 1:27 Celebrating 15 years of successful wild kiwi in Remutaka Forest
- 1:40 Misinformation in pandemic Aotearoa
- 1:51 Great album: Kylie Minogue's Step Back in Time
- 2:09 Music Critic Simon Sweetman
- 2:22 NZ Screen History: Fair Go
- 3:15 Your Money with Mary Holm
Wednesday, 5 May 2021
- 1:16 A potential second election for Samoa
- 1:24 Feminist movement stalling inspires documentary
- 1:30 Chinese space rocket could land near NZ
- 1:42 Tologa Bay police on finding missing 3 year old boy, Axel
- 1:50 Standing up to the liquor licensing authority
- 1:56 Rob's Book Quiz
- 2:11 Podcast Critic: Ellie Jay
- 2:23 Bookmarks with Lucy Hone
- 3:08 Dividing up the domestic mental load
Tuesday, 4 May 2021
- 1:15 First Song - She Said by Harper Finn
- 1:25 Pre-budget political lingo
- 1:35 Soft plastic recycling advice
- 1:45 Clyde - small town done good
- 1:50 How to Write a Wikipedia entry
- 2:07 Book Critic - Catherine Roberston
- 2:25 New Sir Dave Dobbyn collection
- 3:10 Paul Greenberg on ways to make carbon footprints smaller
Monday, 3 May 2021
- 1:14 Aotearoa's relationship with China under strain?
- 1:24 Rubbish recycling behaviour
- 1:39 Next step for women's rugby
- 1:50 Great NZ Album
- 2:07 Television Critic Guy Williams
- 2:38 Dementia explained with Rhonda Preston-Jones
- 3:08 Rapa Nui Odyssey: Concert pianist Mahani Teave
Friday, 30 April 2021
- 1:12 PNG traveller to Brisbane tests positive for Covid 19
- 1:20 Hamilton musicians call for more support for local music scene
- 1:31 Maye Musk, mother of Elon, on her memoir, A Woman Makes A Plan
- 2:08 Film Reviewer Graeme Tuckett
- 2:32 NZ Live: Lontalius
- 3:07 Chocolate and Fig Torte
- 3:13 Music 101: Tony Stamp
- 3:24 Gardening with Lynda Hallinan
- 3:30 Critter of the Week: The Blobfish
Thursday, 29 April 2021
- 1:15 Call for an NZ modern slavery act
- 1:31 Koroi Hawkins hosts new RNZ show Pacific Waves
- 1:37 Aotearoa Unearthed
- 1:50 Great album
- 2:13 Music Critic: Brad Warrington
- 2:31 NZ Screen History: Son of a Gunn
- 3:10 Solving the World's Problems with Simon Wilson
- 3:22 History of Napier with Dr Grant Morris
Wednesday, 28 April 2021
- 1:14 Privacy commissioner on Apple's new privacy feature
- 1:26 The demise of Auckland's iMax building
- 1:39 Australian makes shortlist for one-way trip to Mars
- 1:53 Rob's Book Quiz
- 2:12 Podcast Critic: Denise Garland
- 2:25 Bookmarks with Ema Tavola
- 3:10 How to be seen as an older woman
- 9:06 Alison Ballance retrospective 5: kauri dieback disease
Tuesday, 27 April 2021
- 1:13 School speed zone proposal full of inconsistencies
- 1:22 How to eliminate C02 emissions from industrial materials
- 1:38 More dialogue needed around India flight ban
- 1:49 How to write a movie review
- 2:08 Book Critic: Pip Adam
- 2:17 Producing NZ hits in 2021
- 3:10 How to 'adult' a guide from Julie Lythcott-Haims
Friday, 23 April 2021
- 1:16 The unintended role of alternative music festivals
- 1:26 Saving St David's church from sale
- 1:34 Pop Its: more than a craze
- 1:45 Walking around Ōtautahi
- 2:11 Film Review: Dom Corry
- 2:19 NZ Live: Emma Dilemma
- 3:07 Food with Jacob Brown
- 3:16 Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
- 3:22 Weekend Stuff with Stan Scott
- 3:35 Critter of the Week Moss Wētā
Thursday, 22 April 2021
- 1:13 NZ/OZ relations under the spotlight
- 1:32 Architecture lecture series road show
- 1:45 More action needed on meeting 2025 Smokefree goal
- 1:53 Great album: No Jacket Required from Phil Collins
- 2:12 Music Critic: Colin Morris
- 2:28 NZ Screen History: That's Country
- 3:15 Your Money with Mary Holm: How to avoid scams
Wednesday, 21 April 2021
- 1:15 Reaction to establishment of a Māori health authority
- 1:25 Lender offering mortgages with just a five percent deposit
- 1:30 Often spotted Wellington dog walker on creating the canine based business
- 1:40 North Island night rail service proposed
- 1:50 Australian musician John Butler
- 2:05 Afternoons Quiz Robert Kelly
- 2:12 Podcast Critic - Justine Murray
- 2:20 Bookmarks with Tania Roxborogh
- 3:10 Merry Clayton on singing to overcome adversity
- 9:06 Alison Ballance retrospective 4: ocean acidification
Tuesday, 20 April 2021
- 1:15 Super league plan throws football into turmoil
- 1:25 Device developed to stop quad bikes from rolling
- 1:35 Catching up with Kimbra
- 1:50 How to Write a Foreword
- 2:10 Book Critic - Catherine Ross
- 2:25 The life and legacy of Billy Preston
- 3:35 Justine Bateman embracing ageing
Monday, 19 April 2021
- 1:16 Covid-19 vaccines and blood clots, explained
- 1:28 Queenstown waiting for first Australian tourists to touch down
- 1:36 Court theatre fifty years of ushering
- 1:44 Great NZ Album
- 2:09 Television Critic: Perlina Lau and Sam Brooks
- 2:30 Expert on shoe repairs
- 3:07 How food affects your mood
Friday, 16 April 2021
- 1:20 The role of banks in NZ housing market
- 1:35 Gender equality in local government
- 1:45 Recording marine mammals and unlocking their secrets
- 1:55 Bangers to Bluff to highlight inequity in MS drug funding
- 2:10 Film Review with Ali Ventura
- 2:25 NZ Live Dianne Swann - War on Peace of Mind
- 3:10 Spiced 7-hour Lamb with Baba Ghannoush
- 3:20 Music 101 - Charlotte Ryan
- 3:25 Weekend Stuff with Linda Hallinan
- 3:30 Critter of the Week - Myosotis petiolata
Thursday, 15 April 2021
- 1:19 Reserve Bank's independence under attack?
- 1:28 Baby food pouches offer little nutritional value
- 1:38 Why negative thoughts intrude just before we go to bed
- 1:48 Great album
- 2:08 Music Critic: Flo Wilson
- 2:30 NZ Screen History: Billy T James
- 3:23 Solving the World's Problems with Steve Wyn-Harris
- 3:23 History with Dr Grant Morris
Wednesday, 14 April 2021
- 1:22 Covid positive border worker last tested 6 months ago
- 1:29 First Song: Dan Sharp performs live
- 1:37 Explaining politics in Samoa and the wait for a new government
- 1:43 Greenspace therapeutic for refugees - study
- 1:54 Afternoons Quiz Robert Kelly
- 2:05 Afternoons Quiz answers - Robert Kelly
- 2:14 Podcast Critic: Paul Bushnell
- 2:21 Bookmarks with Paul Cleave
- 3:09 The drama behind the Russian space race
- 9:06 2020 Prime Minister's Science Prize winners