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Wednesday, 5 March 2025
- 8:30 The best burger, officially
- 9:25 Knock, knock: Dutch 'fish doorbell' reopens
- 10:18 Will Adrian Orr's tenure be remembered as the tough years?
- 10:30 Lost (and found) in translation: International Booker Prize nominee Sophie Hughes
Tuesday, 4 March 2025
- 8:30 Kiwi to defend her gold in world singles croquet title
- 9:25 The Ambassadors: H.E. Keith Smith, High Commissioner of Canada
- 9:45 Shower Thoughts: Why are computer keyboards laid out the way they are?
- 10:17 Is a marmite sandwich enough for school lunches? We ask a dietician
- 10:30 'New Zealand's Ned Kelly': The story behind the legend of James Mackenzie
- 10:45 How Christchurch cyclists are taking a stand against bike thefts
Monday, 3 March 2025
- 8:30 Oscars wrap with Dan Slevin
- 9:25 Whakataukī of the Week with Witi Ihimaera
- 9:35 The art and science of taxidermy
- 10:18 Are we on the brink of a world war?
- 10:30 Sports with Bryan Waddle
- 10:45 BBC World Lookahead with Pete Ross
Friday, 28 February 2025
- 8:30 This Weekend: Newtown Festival
- 9:35 Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
- 10:18 The issues with "green fairies"
- 10:30 Out Lately with Finn Johansson
Thursday, 27 February 2025
- 8:30 Dunedin auction house helping out family who can't return home
- 9:25 Why is this concrete wall in Christchurch captivating people?
- 9:35 Celebrating 40 years of New Zealand rock history
- 10:18 New stats show one in six New Zealanders are disabled
- 10:30 Call for stricter animal welfare enforcement
- 10:45 Survey seeks men's experiences navigating HIV risks
Wednesday, 26 February 2025
- 8:30 Swimming the length of New Zealand's longest river
- 9:25 Our Changing World's Claire Concannon
- 10:18 Citizen arrest powers to be expanded to deal with shoplifters
- 10:30 Road freight industry group launches survey
- 10:45 A fusion of jazz, science fiction and ancient Chinese wisdom
Tuesday, 25 February 2025
- 8:30 New Zealanders delaying OE, survey shows
- 9:25 Nights at the Museum: Cyril Callister Museum
- 9:35 Shower Thoughts: Why do humans have different blood types?
- 10:18 What will happen next if Pope Francis dies
- 10:30 Kiwi tech surveying world's largest oil pipeline
- 10:45 February 25 1943: Featherston's darkest day
Monday, 24 February 2025
- 8:30 Are Otago's couch burning days over?
- 9:25 Whakataukī of the Week with Wharehoka Wano
- 9:35 The science of pain
- 10:18 Changes to our overseas investment rules, explained
- 10:30 Sports with Richard Irvine
- 10:45 BBC World Lookahead with Rob Hugh-Jones
Friday, 21 February 2025
- 8:30 This Weekend: Death, Ray; the strange story of Victor Penny
- 9:35 Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
- 10:17 Bug of the Year winner announced
- 10:30 Out Lately with Finn Johansson
Thursday, 20 February 2025
- 8:30 Debate continues over the use of 'Aotearoa' in Parliament
- 9:25 Answering some colourful questions
- 9:35 Is it ethical for governments to punish or incentivise your behaviour to make you "healthier"?
- 10:17 What should we make of the Chinese naval ships off the Australian coast?
- 10:30 Researchers delve into the meaning of a 'vibe'
- 10:45 Parade celebrates mermaids and all things nautical
Wednesday, 19 February 2025
- 8:30 Remembering the Poly-1 computer
- 9:25 Kiwi artist on his win at a global, AI filmmaking competition
- 10:17 What next for Wellington's iconic Begonia House?
- 10:30 eDNA programme to help preserve fish species
- 10:45 Should we be worried about 3D 'Ghost Guns'?
Tuesday, 18 February 2025
- 8:30 The art of the 'blurb'
- 9:25 Tech Talk with Finn Hogan
- 9:35 Shower Thoughts: Why do different countries use different shaped electrical sockets?
- 10:17 How a 'managed retreat' could be the answer to woes
- 10:30 Who were the big winners at the Halberg Awards?
- 10:45 Exhibition focuses on four generations of women photographers
Monday, 17 February 2025
- 8:30 Free speech union labels Destiny Church protest 'thug's veto'
- 9:25 Whakataukī of the Week with Tuakoi Ohia
- 9:25 The science of hair restoration
- 10:17 What you need to know about the Daman Kumar deportation case
- 10:30 Sports chat with Jamie Wall
- 10:45 BBC World Lookahead with Pete Ross
Friday, 14 February 2025
- 9:35 Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
- 10:18 Why are fewer of us getting married?
- 10:30 Out Lately with Finn Johansson
Thursday, 13 February 2025
- 8:30 Going Underground!
- 9:25 Philosophy Now with Dan Weijers
- 9:40 Te Radar’s Cookbookery
- 10:18 What’s it like being young in New Zealand?
- 10:30 Queer Elders lending an ear to our rainbow community
- 10:45 Right to Repair Bill to get first Parliament reading
Wednesday, 12 February 2025
- 8:30 A weekend of Jazz in Aotea Square
- 9:25 The dying art of gig photography
- 9:30 Midweek Mediawatch
- 10:15 What is the environmental impact of sand mining?
- 10:30 Christ's College marks 175th anniversary
Tuesday, 11 February 2025
- 8:30 Are the days of the humble coin numbered?
- 9:25 Tech Talk with Finn Hogan
- 9:35 Shower Thoughts: Why do humans cry?
- 10:17 Long-time victim advocate now NZ's chief victims adviser
- 10:30 All Blacks vs the billionaire
- 10:45 Motu Move transport finally on the horizon
Monday, 10 February 2025
- 8:30 Another bad poll for the Government
- 9:25 Whakataukī of the Week with Roimata Smail
- 9:35 Nights Science: Debunking myths around early human hunters
- 9:55 Mr Bear New Zealand 2025 crowned
- 10:17 Pacific Diplomacy - The China effect and can NZ do better?
- 10:30 Sports with Bryan Waddle
- 10:45 BBC World Lookahead with Jonathan Frewin
Friday, 7 February 2025
- 9:15 This Weekend: Medieval Market Levin celebrates 30 years
- 9:40 Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
- 10:18 NASA: 1 in 43 chance asteroid hits earth in 2032
- 10:30 Out Lately with Finn Johansson
Wednesday, 5 February 2025
- 8:30 What is Padel? The world's fastest growing sport
- 9:15 Myth Takes: Homer's Odyssey
- 10:18 Unemployment continues to grow but who's bearing the brunt?
- 10:30 Bringing the Nordic sound to Aotearoa
- 10:45 Memory of Grace Millane helping women escaping domestic violence
Tuesday, 4 February 2025
- 8:30 Final flyover for Airforce Hercules brings back memories
- 9:25 Tech with Finn Hogan
- 9:25 Tech with Finn Hogan
- 9:35 Shower Thoughts: What happens to lost luggage?
- 9:35 Shower Thoughts: What happens to lost luggage?
- 10:17 New poll places Labour slightly ahead of National
- 10:30 Dunedin takes a cheeky approach to new marketing campaign
- 10:45 Giving people with disabilities the opportunity to run wild
Monday, 3 February 2025
- 8:30 Gen AI image used for cover of Wellington's Yellow Pages
- 9:25 Whakataukī of the Week with Professor Deidre Brown
- 9:35 How the brain experiences dementia
- 10:18 What actually is a tariff and how does it work?
- 10:30 Sports with Richard Irvine
- 10:45 BBC World Lookahead with Rob Hugh-Jones
Friday, 31 January 2025
- 9:15 This Weekend: Degustation BBQ competition in Christchurch
- 9:35 Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
- 10:18 New hospital build to go ahead with reduced beds
- 10:30 Out Lately with Finn Johansson
Thursday, 30 January 2025
- 8:30 Pressure on coffee sector as international coffee prices soar
- 9:25 Why do we use phrases referencing old technology?
- 9:35 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards Long List announced - who made the cut?
- 9:50 What's behind the namimg of ships? A historian explains
- 10:17 The case for and against four-year government terms
- 10:30 Wētā FX animator on Oscar nominations
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