All episodes
Friday, 5 March 2021
- 1:38 Using anti-smoking campaign approach for climate change action
- 1:45 Native tree donations to whanau with newborns
- 1:53 Farmers encouraged to use technology more to help productivity
- 2:19 Best of First Songs
- 3:08 Julie Biuso has five recipes to use up excess produce
- 3:16 Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
- 3:26 Gardening with Lynda Hallinan
- 3:35 Critter of the Week Lichen tuft moth - Izatha psychra
- 3:53 Fantail songs
Thursday, 4 March 2021
- 1:18 Consumer NZ on ticket refunds for postponed and cancelled events
- 1:24 Massive rivers in the sky account for NZ's costliest floods
- 1:33 Less emotion more hard data to drive economic policy
- 1:48 All of government response OIA makes for strange reading
- 1:55 Great album: Something Beginning with C
- 2:13 Music Critic: Simon Sweetman
- 2:30 NZ Screen History: It's in the Bag
- 3:14 Solving the World's Problems with Steve Wyn-Harris
- 3:26 The history of an ‘upside-down country
Wednesday, 3 March 2021
- 1:20 Commonly used drugs help reduce death rates in COVID patients
- 1:32 Fish ears affected by ocean acidification
- 1:42 Sexual assault allegations mounting in Canberra
- 1:55 Afternoons Quiz Robert Kelly
- 2:07 Afternoons Quiz answers - Robert Kelly
- 2:11 Podcast Critic: Ellie Jay
- 2:23 Bookmarks with David Chambers
- 3:10 How life changed when Stuart Watson started listening
Tuesday, 2 March 2021
- 1:20 Calls for an inquiry into banks quitting provincial communities
- 1:30 Silver Ferns facing Australian Diamonds in Constellation Cup match
- 1:40 Lockdown emergency kitchen interventions offered during lockdown
- 1:50 How to Write - A father of the bride speech
- 2:10 Book Critic - Claire Mabey
- 2:25 Music Feature - MTV Unplugged
- 3:10 Documentary looks behind the hedges of America's largest retirement community
Monday, 1 March 2021
- 1:13 Dealing with alert level change emotions
- 1:21 Vitamin C is able to penetrate cancerous tumours
- 1:32 Hollywood Foreign Press Association facing increased criticism
- 1:52 Great NZ Album Abbasalutley
- 2:08 Television Critic Perlina Lau
- 2:18 How did a koi carp end up in Kaipara?
- 2:28 Expert on running
- 3:14 Bernice Tuffery on her long battle for a good night's sleep
Friday, 26 February 2021
- 1:15 Specialist doctor shortage worsening - doctors' union
- 1:25 Future of Auckland Harbour Bridge in spotlight
- 1:41 Upset over art deco festival cancellation
- 1:52 Christchurch start-up helping seniors get tech savvy
- 2:07 Film Review: Ali Ventura
- 2:26 NZ Live: Ed Castelow
- 3:07 Jess Daniell's Mediterranean Baked Feta
- 3:15 Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
- 3:22 Weekend Stuff with builder Stan Scott
- 3:35 Critter of the Week: Apterygon okarito
Thursday, 25 February 2021
- 1:08 Reserve Bank told to consider housing when decision-making
- 1:25 Concerns for native mussels in Wairarapa
- 1:39 Ditching Latin could be part of wider trend, PhD student warns
- 1:47 Great album: DAFT CLUB by Daft Punk
- 2:15 Music Critic: Colin Morris
- 2:30 NZ Screen History: After School with Olly Ohlson
- 3:15 Your Money with Mary Holm
Wednesday, 24 February 2021
- 1:25 Councils struggling around the country
- 1:35 Champions of the Pacific launched today
- 1:42 Rhythm of the Night singer living a quiet life in NZ
- 1:52 Afternoons Quiz Robert Kelly
- 2:07 Afternoons Quiz answers with Robert Kelly
- 2:13 Podcast Critic: Molly Jones
- 2:20 Bookmarks: Libby Hakaraia
- 3:10 How technology blurs the lines of right and wrong
- 9:07 Mapping NZ's underground water
Tuesday, 23 February 2021
- 1:17 Latest child poverty statistics show little change
- 1:35 Taking proverbial wisdom to the streets
- 1:45 Keeping it local: School lunches at Shannon School
- 1:50 How to Write - A Crossword
- 2:10 200 years of John Keats
- 2:22 Music producer Nic Manders
- 3:10 The Hollywood Con Queen uncovered by journalist Josh Dean
Monday, 22 February 2021
- 1:20 Christchurch 2011 earthquake: 10 years on
- 1:30 Fragments - First-hand accounts of the quake
- 1:40 Memorial service marks 10th anniversary
- 1:45 Quake's impact on Chch kids - 10 years on
- 2:10 A decade on and still waiting for repairs
- 2:20 Linda Burgess' TV picks
- 2:30 Expert Feature: Sharks
- 3:15 Professor Daniel Lieberman on why we're wired to be lazy
Friday, 19 February 2021
- 1:16 Kiwi importers battle 'Whac-A-Mole' supply chain
- 1:27 Why New Zealanders love their cars so much
- 1:34 'Wipe for Water':10-year-old's fundraiser for drinking fountains
- 1:46 Friday flashback: The genius of Blackadder
- 2:07 Film Review with Dom Corry
- 2:21 NZ Live: Jed Parsons
- 3:06 Food: Oven Roasted Ratatouille with Basil Oil
- 3:16 Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
- 3:22 Gardening with Lynda Hallinan
- 3:30 Critter of the Week: Dusky Galaxias
Thursday, 18 February 2021
- 1:02 No new community cases of Covid-19 today - Hipkins
- 1:28 What does the Facebook news ban in Australia mean for NZ?
- 1:36 Ensuring school lunches are healthy locally sourced options
- 1:51 Selling part of Wellington's library to solve financial woes
- 2:15 Music Critic: Dianne Swan
- 2:27 NZ Screen History: The Krypton Factor
- 3:17 Solving the World's Problems with Simon Wilson
- 3:27 History with Dr Grant Morris
Wednesday, 17 February 2021
- 1:07 What new community COVID cases mean for alert levels
- 1:23 New statistics show little progress on poverty
- 1:34 Environmental "weapons" approved to deal with wasps
- 1:41 Chch Press celebrations, looking back at 160 years of news
- 1:51 Afternoons Quiz Robert Kelly
- 2:08 Afternoons Quiz answers with Robert Kelly
- 2:11 Podcast Critic: Denise Garland
- 2:20 Bookmarks with Rose Lu
- 3:10 Eddie Holmes: de-coding Covid-19
- 9:07 Weka: a wily but wary bird
Tuesday, 16 February 2021
- 1:20 Is alert level 3 enough to contain UK COVID strain?
- 1:35 The world of honey bees
- 1:45 Revisting the past - Howick's historical village
- 1:50 How to Write - A Eulogy
- 2:08 Book Critic - Catherine Ross
- 2:25 Musical Mistakes with Tony Stamp
- 3:10 Former FBI director James Comey
Monday, 15 February 2021
- 1:15 Covid-19 explainer with Shaun Hendy
- 1:30 Auckland hospitality hit hard by another alert level change
- 1:45 The Pacific Islands Forum in peril as nations quit
- 2:10 Television Critic Emma John
- 2:35 Expert on the human metabolism
- 3:10 Dr Michael E Mann on fighting a new climate war
Friday, 12 February 2021
- 1:16 Wrap on the impeachment of former President Trump
- 1:25 How to get through Valentine's Day
- 1:36 Bill Bailey in NZ for his En Route to Normal tour
- 2:07 Film Review with Ali Ventura
- 2:19 NZ Live: Estère
- 3:08 Food with Tracey Thomas
- 3:17 Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
- 3:22 Weekend Stuff with Stan Scott
- 3:35 Critter of the Week: The Vegetable Sheep
Thursday, 11 February 2021
- 1:17 Wellington weekly median rent hits $615
- 1:25 The Burnside boulder butterfly project
- 1:41 Shilo Kino and Astley Nathan go Back to Kura
- 1:52 Great album: The Brian Wilson Anthology
- 2:16 Music Critic: Brad Warrington
- 2:27 Recipe request: Yorkshire Muffins from Ilex Cafe
- 2:34 NZ Screen History: Telethon
- 3:14 Your Money with Mary Holm
Wednesday, 10 February 2021
- 1:16 RMA to be replaced by three new laws
- 1:30 Support needed for parents of children with autism
- 1:45 Plan to stop disposing of mortuary waste in the sea
- 1:55 Afternoons Quiz Robert Kelly
- 2:06 Afternoons Quiz answers with Robert Kelly
- 2:12 Podcast Critic: Ellie Jay
- 2:23 Bookmarks with Nina Scott
- 3:10 BJ Fogg: Using baby steps to form healthy habits
- 9:07 Liquefaction: lessons from the 2011 Christchurch earthquakes
Tuesday, 9 February 2021
- 1:15 Sustainable beef patties?
- 1:30 Business booming for Matakana family making deluxe hutches
- 1:42 Celebrating our forgotten sporting legends
- 1:50 How to Write a Menu
- 2:10 Book Critic - Catherine Robertson
- 2:25 The musical influence of producer, Joel Little
- 3:10 Anne Applebaum on Post Trump America
Friday, 5 February 2021
- 1:14 Band gets their stolen equipment returned
- 1:21 Instrument bank to help promising young musicians
- 1:31 Central Interceptor unearths rare and unidentified species
- 1:46 The story of Eastwoodhill Arboretum
- 2:09 Film Review with Graeme Tuckett
- 2:24 NZ Live: Louis Baker
- 3:06 Xi'an's Cucumber Salad
- 3:16 Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
- 3:23 Gardening with Lynda Hallinan
- 3:35 Critter of the Week: Sun Orchid, Thelymitra 'Ahipara'
Thursday, 4 February 2021
- 1:17 Otago University opens a dental facility in Auckland
- 1:36 Shadow in the Cloud gets nationwide release
- 1:44 More vacant retail outlets on Lambton Quay
- 1:50 Great album: Love and Disrespect
- 2:14 Music Critic: Simon Sweetman
- 2:29 Recipe request: Inland Adventures' Camp Oven Lasagne
- 2:35 NZ Screen History: McPhail and Gadsby
- 3:14 Solving the World's Problems with Steve Wyn-Harris
- 3:24 History with Dr Grant Morris
Wednesday, 3 February 2021
- 1:17 Arguing over herd sizes predicted
- 1:28 90 years since the Napier earthquake
- 1:37 Fairfield Project restoring the Kukutāruhe gully
- 1:55 Afternoons Quiz Robert Kelly
- 2:08 Afternoons Quiz answers with Robert Kelly
- 2:13 Paul Bushnell on Trumpian podcasts
- 2:23 Bookmarks - Claire Chitham
- 3:10 Decoding the patterns of human connection
- 9:07 Engineering new ways to treat dirty water
Tuesday, 2 February 2021
- 1:10 First Song - Bluey Green debuts 'Morning Sunshine'.
- 1:25 Forest and Bird calls for wetland restoration plan
- 1:35 The redeeming qualities of talkback radio
- 1:45 Helping youth cope with anxieties and depression
- 1:55 How to Write - A Complaint
- 2:10 Book Critic - Pip Adam
- 2:25 Music Feature - Peter Gabriel
- 3:10 John Colapinto on discovering the magnificence of the human voice
Monday, 1 February 2021
- 1:12 IPCC author on the Climate Commission report
- 1:25 The Eggplant: Online safety web series
- 1:35 NZer escaping COVID in the US, boating to the Bahamas
- 1:45 New Zealand's first microforest
- 1:50 Great NZ Album - Here Come the Cars, David Kilgour 1992
- 2:07 Television Critic Caitlin Cherry
- 2:25 Call for COVID Marshals to help improve scanning uptake
- 2:35 Expert on early humans
- 3:10 Your Korean Dad - Unlikely Tik Tok star, Nick Cho
Friday, 29 January 2021
- 1:20 Wellington water pipe woes continue
- 1:30 What's happening on Wall Street: An explainer
- 1:40 A 'roaming ballet' on scooters
- 1:50 Predator free by 2050 - Is it achievable?
- 2:10 Film Review - Ali Ventura
- 2:20 NZ Live - Delaney Davidson and Barry Saunders, Jenny Mitchell
- 3:10 Julie Biuso's Carrot and Date Salad
- 3:20 Music 101 - Yadana Saw
- 3:25 Weekend Stuff - Stan Scott
- 3:32 Critter of the Week - Kupe's grassmoth
