All episodes
Friday, 20 December 2024
- 9:15 This Weekend: Christmas karaoke in Auckland
- 9:30 Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
- 10:17 Universe 'lumpier' than originally thought, research shows
- 10:30 Out Lately with Finn Johansson
Thursday, 19 December 2024
- 9:15 Best books of 2024
- 9:40 The Galápagos Postman: Hand delivering 50 letters around the globe
- 10:18 Rescue effort continues in Vanuatu
- 10:30 The Kiwi musician taking Chinese social media by storm
- 10:45 Keeping young party-goers safe over summer
Wednesday, 18 December 2024
- 9:15 Update on Vanuatu earthquake
- 10:18 Why are people suddenly seeing drones everywhere?
- 10:30 The animated story of a cat that has captured the world's hearts
- 10:45 What is GDP?
Tuesday, 17 December 2024
- 9:15 Shower Thoughts: How do you turn a black and white photo into colour?
- 9:30 Politics by Night with Laura Walters
- 9:50 North Island bird deaths not linked to bird flu
- 10:18 What's going on under the ground in Vanuatu?
- 10:30 World's rebel women motorcyclists celebrated in new photography book
- 10:50 Rare pounamu sold legally for the first time
Monday, 16 December 2024
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- 9:15 Whakataukī of the Week with Henare O'Keefe
- 9:30 Will 2025 be the year of the cancer vaccine?
- 10:18 How many jobs have really been lost in Wellington this year?
- 10:30 Sports with Richard Irvine
- 10:45 BBC World Lookahead with Pete Ross
Friday, 13 December 2024
- 9:15 This Weekend: A Balkan Christmas in Christchurch
- 9:40 Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
- 10:18 Dunedin regains world's steepest street title
- 10:30 Out Lately with Finn Johansson
Thursday, 12 December 2024
- 9:15 FIFA 2034 already attracting sportswashing claims
- 9:35 A 25-year legacy: How The Blair Witch Project changed the horror genre
- 10:18 How do liquidations work?
- 10:30 The problems of breaking up a household when you're not married
- 10:45 Largest ever gathering of mathematicians in New Zealand held this week
Wednesday, 11 December 2024
- 9:15 Myth Takes: Festivals
- 10:18 Gas discovery in Taranaki
- 10:30 Celebrating International Day of the Tango
- 10:40 Is the age of the "moviestar" over?
Tuesday, 10 December 2024
- 9:15 Shower Thoughts - where do bumble bees sleep?
- 9:30 Politics by Night with Thomas Coughlan
- 10:18 USA Correspondent Travis Hawley
- 10:30 A show of Terrible Influence
- 10:45 That's metal: Nicolas Lupacchino captures NZ wildlife in Sculpture
Monday, 9 December 2024
- 9:15 Whakataukī of the Week with Jade Kake
- 9:30 Science with Dr. Troy Baisden
- 10:18 David Shearer on Syria
- 10:30 Sports with Kayla Hodge
- 10:45 BBC World Lookahead with Jonathan Frewin
Friday, 6 December 2024
- 9:15 This Weekend - Whakaari Waiata Concert
- 9:30 Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
- 10:18 The dangers of saving lives in the surf
- 10:30 Out Lately with Finn Johansson
Thursday, 5 December 2024
- 9:35 Franz Nicolay: BAND PEOPLE
- 10:17 Unpacking the Property Market
- 10:30 Spotify Wraps your 2024 with Dr. Jesse Austin-Stewart
- 10:45 Friendless Churches
Wednesday, 4 December 2024
- 9:15 Agony Aunt Courtney Dawson: Christmas edition
- 10:18 What now for South Korea's embattled president?
- 10:30 Trademark clash: Katie Perry vs Katy Perry
- 10:45 The sound of summer is about to arrive
Tuesday, 3 December 2024
- 9:15 Shower Thoughts: Where does water come from?
- 9:30 Politics by Night with Dan Brunskill
- 10:17 Liquidations are up 27% year to year
- 10:30 PlayStation: Thirty years old today
- 10:45 Quote of the Year 2024
Monday, 2 December 2024
- 9:25 Whakataukī of the Week with Jackson Owens
- 9:40 Nights Science: Derelict Buildings
- 10:15 A 'high pathogenic' type of bird flu found in New Zealand, should we be worried?
- 10:25 Led By Donkeys and the new wave of political activism.
- 10:35 Sports with Jamie Wall
- 10:50 BBC World Lookahead with Rob Hugh-Jones
Friday, 29 November 2024
- 9:15 This Weekend: St Andrew's Day
- 9:40 Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
- 10:18 Concerts at Eden Park set to double
- 10:45 Out Lately with Finn Johansson
Thursday, 28 November 2024
- 9:15 Philosophy Now: What makes me... me?
- 9:35 Mark Hadlow returns in GOMIL: Grumpy Old Man in Lycra
- 10:17 Proposal to relocate flood-prone town of Westport
- 10:30 Celebrity lookalike contests taking world by storm
Wednesday, 27 November 2024
- 12:00 Our Changing World's Claire Concannon
- 12:00 What counts as work in the digital age?
- 12:00 Hundreds expected for "naked" festival in the King Country
- 12:00 The man mixing his love of painting with his love of sport
Tuesday, 26 November 2024
- 9:15 Shower Thoughts: How are Black Friday sales profitable?
- 9:30 Politics by Night with Laura Walters
- 10:18 David Farrar pays tribute to his friend former National MP Nikki Kaye
- 10:30 Superstitions have long been debunked, but why do we still believe them?
- 10:45 Brown gold: New Zealand to host largest-ever soil competition
Monday, 25 November 2024
- 9:15 Whakataukī of the Week with Holly Beckham
- 9:30 Why do we not all like the same flavours?
- 10:18 How Bluefields could transform New Zealand's public housing
- 10:30 Sports with Bryan Waddle
- 10:45 BBC World Lookahead with Jonathan Frewin
Friday, 22 November 2024
- 9:15 This Weekend: The New Zealand Pub Quiz Championships
- 9:30 Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
- 10:18 Laser tag players converge on Auckland for World Champs
- 10:30 Out Lately with Finn Johansson
Thursday, 21 November 2024
- 9:30 A distinctively New Zealand approach to challenging stigma
- 9:35 'Richie Benaud's Blue Suede Shoes': Book details famous Aussie victory
- 10:17 Should sports stars be held up as role models?
- 10:40 Banana art sells for US$6.2m at Sotheby's in New York
- 10:45 The story behind Mataura's 21-year wait for town signs
Wednesday, 20 November 2024
- 9:15 What we can learn from Census' gone by
- 10:18 What next for small towns facing job losses?
- 10:30 Literacy programme plans expansion
- 10:45 Kiwi scrabble team celebrates underdog win in trans-Tasman battle
Tuesday, 19 November 2024
- 9:15 Shower Thoughts: Can you make tea out of anything?
- 9:30 Nights Politics with Thomas Coughlan
- 10:17 Should the Christchurch terrorist's lawyers get name suppression?
- 10:30 Comedian Sam Smith on why small talk is so hard
- 10:45 The million-dollar banana pushing artistic boundaries
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