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Thursday, 19 September 2024
- 9:15 What's stopping men from opening up about their health?
- 9:35 New book celebrates one of NZ's most prolific hymn writers
- 10:18 Tough economic times continue
- 10:30 Hawkes Bay's newest firetruck named Judy Drench
- 10:45 The possible implications of Manchester City's legal battles
Wednesday, 18 September 2024
- 9:15 The most and least common birthdays in New Zealand
- 10:18 Hezbollah's exploding pagers explained
- 10:30 Canada's first indigenous languages commissioner tours Aotearoa for Māori language week
- 10:45 Photographer Leslie Adkin: A portal back into the land of milk and honey
Tuesday, 17 September 2024
- 9:15 Shower Thoughts: How do you train sheepdogs?
- 9:30 Nights Politics
- 10:17 Comanchero motorcycle gang targeted in major police operation
- 10:30 The Caitlin Clark effect
- 10:50 'Books that made us want to keep on reading':The 2024 Booker Prize shortlist
Monday, 16 September 2024
- 9:15 Whakataukī of the Week
- 9:30 The science of native earthworms
- 9:50 The story behind the Kiwi accent on Slovakia train announcements
- 10:17 Jehovah's Witnesses' final attempt to escape the Abuse in Care inquiry dismissed by the Supreme Court
- 10:30 Sports with Jamie Wall
- 10:45 BBC World Lookahead with Rob Hugh-Jones
Friday, 13 September 2024
- 9:15 This Weekend: The Otago Slam Poetry Champs
- 9:30 Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
- 10:17 Meet the women behind the new 'underground fashion week'
- 10:30 Out Lately with Finn Johansson
Thursday, 12 September 2024
- 9:15 In celebration of the moon
- 9:35 What's behind the comeback of the typewriter?
- 10:17 What you need to know about Treaty principles
- 10:30 Is the cowboy getting back in the saddle? Why western-genre movies are on the rise
- 10:45 The appeal of a stiletto shaped bath
Wednesday, 11 September 2024
- 9:15 Myth Takes: Politicians and debates
- 10:17 What you need to know about GovGPT
- 10:30 Examining cycles of life, death and rebirth
- 10:45 What's behind New Zealand's early dining culture?
Tuesday, 10 September 2024
- 9:15 Shower Thoughts: Who owns human ashes?
- 9:30 Remembering actor James Earl Jones
- 9:45 Politics by Night with Peter Field
- 10:18 Security in space: What does Operation Olympic Defender mean for NZ?
- 10:35 Understanding the human soul
Monday, 9 September 2024
- 9:15 Whakataukī of the Week with Mokotron
- 9:30 The science of Ozempic
- 10:17 Former chair of Health NZ on NDAs
- 10:30 Sports with Richard Irvine
- 10:45 BBC World Lookahead with Jonathan Frewin
Friday, 6 September 2024
- 9:15 This Weekend: The Hakatere Noodle Festival
- 9:30 Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
- 10:17 Kiwi inspired farm well-being programme celebrates first birthday
- 10:30 Out Lately with Finn Johansson
Thursday, 5 September 2024
- 9:15 Philosophy Now: Does it matter if our experiences are based in factual reality or not?
- 9:35 Rutene Spooner: On Billy T James and Māori showmanship
- 10:17 How is the government's diplomacy being received in South Korea?
- 10:30 What a swab from a tuatara's guts can tell you
- 10:45 Raw milk: Social media fad or superfood?
Wednesday, 4 September 2024
- 9:15 Agony Aunt Courtney Dawson: If you can pay more for a ticket, should you?
- 10:17 Security threats outlined in new SIS report
- 10:30 Art conservator Sarah Hillary: Forgeries, chemistry, and hidden nudes
Tuesday, 3 September 2024
- 9:15 Shower Thoughts: Who takes stock photos?
- 9:30 Politics by Night with Dan Brunskill
- 10:17 Horse riders petitioning for law change to be recognised as 'vulnerable road users'
- 10:30 A day in the life of a professional 'declutterer'
- 10:45 The pricing model which has left Oasis fans fuming
Monday, 2 September 2024
- 9:15 Whakataukī of the Week with Te Aorangi Murphy-Fell
- 9:30 The science of supercentenarians
- 10:17 When does spring officially start?
- 10:30 Sports with Bryan Waddle
- 10:45 BBC World Lookahead with Rob Hugh-Jones
Friday, 30 August 2024
- 9:15 This Weekend: Kiwifruit's 65th birthday
- 9:40 Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
- 10:17 Kiwi axe thrower propelled to 33rd in the world
- 10:30 Out Lately with Finn Johansson
Thursday, 29 August 2024
- 9:15 Gen X, Boomers, Millennials: Are generations really a thing?
- 9:30 Rocket Man & Piano Man: Life on the road as a tribute act
- 10:18 Irreplaceable archive of New Zealand rugby photos up for auction
- 10:30 Dr Joel Rindelaub: Science is no joke
- 10:40 Friendly labrador and brainy collie-cross take out Top Dog competition
- 10:55 Pacific Music Awards 2024 winners announced
Wednesday, 28 August 2024
- 9:15 Claire Concannon: Back from the Synchrotron
- 10:17 Unconsented renovations being exposed in property market
- 10:30 Stonehenge slab originated 700 km away, researchers find
- 10:45 Was the 1998 Oasis tour of New Zealand really that bad?
Tuesday, 27 August 2024
- 9:15 Shower Thoughts: How do I protect myself from lightning?
- 9:30 Politics by Night with Thomas Coughlan
- 10:17 Kiwis turning back to domestic media says new survey
- 10:30 Kiwi lecturer at Harvard on misinformation, and the right to be told the truth
- 10:45 ’Preparing for the inevitable’: The work of a death doula
Monday, 26 August 2024
- 9:15 Whakataukī of the Week with Haupai Puha
- 9:30 What machines can learn from the dung beetle
- 10:18 Billionare CEO of Telegram app to appear before court
- 10:30 Sports with Bryan Waddle
- 10:45 BBC World Lookahead with Pete Ross
Friday, 23 August 2024
- 9:15 This Weekend: The Bitches' Box
- 9:30 Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
- 10:17 Remembering Janet Frame on her birthday centenary
- 10:30 Out Lately with Finn Johansson
Thursday, 22 August 2024
- 9:15 The 'cult of toxic happiness'
- 9:35 Maddie Dai on cartooning for the New Yorker and writing 'We Were Dangerous'
- 10:17 What's behind the shock departure of AB's assistant coach?
- 10:30 Australia's new 'right to switch off' laws to kick in
- 10:45 Are running clubs the new Tinder?
Wednesday, 21 August 2024
- 9:15 What building consents tell us about life in Aotearoa
- 9:30 Midweek Mediawatch
- 10:17 What you need to know from the report into banking in NZ
- 10:30 Artist Ardi Alemi on his new exhibition 'Geometry of Emotions'
- 10:45 Scholarships aim to ease financial burden on student nurses
Tuesday, 20 August 2024
- 9:15 Shower Thoughts: Why does mint make water taste colder?
- 9:30 Where to now for Christ Church Cathedral?
- 10:17 A year on from FIFA 2023 - what's changed for women's football?
- 10:30 The role of semiconductors in modern-day life
- 10:45 Comedian Becky Umbers on performing at the world's biggest arts festival
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