All episodes
Thursday, 5 February 2026
- 9:05 Concerns science funding stagnating, leaving country exposed to hazards
- 9:20 Concerns over the future of the scientific glass blowing
- 9:35 New Zealand's leading chamber music festival
- 9:45 UK: Fallout from Mandelson ties to Epstein continue
- 10:05 The sinking history of Earth’s saltiest lake
- 10:35 Book review: Three of the best from 2025
- 10:45 Around the motu: David Williams
- 11:05 Tech: Will AI kill SaaS, govt invests in fusion as MethaneSAT failings examined
- 11:25 How to help kids deal with the back-to-school nerves
- 11:45 Screentime: Mel Brooks: The 99-Year-Old Man, The Night Manager, No Other Choice
Wednesday, 4 February 2026
- 9:05 628,000 Kiwis report recent migraine symptoms
- 9:15 How will advertising in ChatGPT affect users?
- 9:35 How flushable sensors could help clean up Auckland's beaches
- 9:45 Australia: Rates up, unhappy Opposition family, Hertzog protest, party poopers
- 10:05 How actor and playwright Joshua Hinton mixes food, family and faith
- 10:35 Book review: Three of the best from 2025
- 10:45 Around the motu: Samantha Gee RNZ's Nelson reporter
- 11:05 Unemployment rises to a 10 year high of 5.4 percent
- 11:10 Music: The Feb Four (not to be confused with the Fab Four)
- 11:20 Murder in Matakana: Madeleine Eskedahl's series continues
- 11:45 Wellington's Moa Point wastewater treatment plant shut down
- 11:45 Science: Positive thinking and immunity, music's effects on driving
Tuesday, 3 February 2026
- 9:05 Electricity regulator on new powers, switching website
- 9:25 Saving the once mighty wool industry
- 9:45 USA correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben
- 10:05 Marama director on his anti-colonial Maori Gothic horror
- 10:30 Ukraine's ambassador to Australia and New Zealand
- 10:45 Around the motu: Jonathan McKenzie
- 11:05 Retirement villages face reform, and a shake-up for MediaWorks
- 11:25 Unearthing layers of history beneath Christchurch
- 11:45 Sam Ruthe, Super Rugby and ABs coach search
Monday, 2 February 2026
- 9:05 New options now available for getting ADHD medication
- 9:20 Record numbers of people switching banks
- 9:35 Researchers calling for fibre to be 'essential nutrient'
- 9:45 Germany correspondent Thomas Sparrow
- 10:05 The Kiwi designer netting global accolades for her costumes
- 10:35 Book review: Three of the best from 2025
- 10:45 Around the motu: Tom Hunt in Wellington
- 11:05 Political commentators Tim Hurdle and Lianne Dalziel
- 11:25 'Who ate all the Pies' is literally Steven Turner's business
- 11:45 Urban Issues with Bill McKay
Friday, 30 January 2026
- 9:05 Landmark settlement for disabled children promises education reform
- 9:35 Open source granny flat plans
- 9:45 Pacific correspondent Koroi Hawkins
- 10:05 Unlocking the secrets of geothermal kanuka
- 10:30 Auckland Museum hosts edit-a-thon to boost women's Wikipedia entries
- 10:35 Book review: Three of the best from 2025
- 10:45 Around the motu: Ian Carson, Editor of Otaki Today
- 11:05 Music reviewer Jeremy Taylor
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was
Thursday, 29 January 2026
- 9:05 Pushing back on Auckland's housing intensification plans
- 9:25 A major insurance company halts new policies in Westport
- 9:30 Community cycle group helps people get back on the bike
- 9:45 UK: Starmer in China, another Tory defection,
- 10:05 Heartbreak and joy: a New Zealand doctor's time in Nepal
- 10:35 Book review: Three of the best from 2025
- 10:45 Around the motu: James Pocock, Editor of the Gisborne Herald
- 11:05 Tech: French social media ban, Microsoft encryption sharing
- 11:25 Navigating the pros and cons of school uniforms
- 11:45 Screentime: The Pitt, It Was Just An Accident
Wednesday, 28 January 2026
- 9:10 Charities could cease to exist if they don't re-register
- 9:30 Opening up Government services in South Africa
- 9:45 Australia: Anti-hate speech law used
- 10:10 Colin Carruthers KC on his heroic uncle - a WWII merchant seaman
- 10:30 Waitomo fossils shed new light on ancient birdlife
- 10:35 Book review: Three of the best from 2025
- 10:45 Around the motu: RNZ's reporter in Dunedin, Tess Brunton
- 11:10 Music with Maggie Tweedie
- 11:20 Award-winning cop-turned-author on West Coast crime thriller
- 11:20 Judith Collins announces her retirement from politics
- 11:45 How to make your New Year's fitness resolutions last
Tuesday, 27 January 2026
- 9:10 Concerns over gaps in anti-money laundering regime
- 9:27 The stroke survivor on mission to boost health and wellbeing
- 9:45 USA correspondent David Smith
- 10:10 Tree, sculpture park culmination of 30 years hard work
- 10:35 Book review: Three of the best from 2025
- 10:45 Around the motu: Kelly Makiha, senior journalist Rotorua Post
- 11:10 Business commentator Hamish McNicol
- 11:30 The people behind the thoroughbreds
- 11:45 Sports with Sam Ackerman
Monday, 26 January 2026
- 9:05 New year, new curriculum for primary school maths and English
- 9:25 Are tax incentives working to support Research and Development?
- 9:35 Reefton Powerhouse back on
- 9:45 Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney
- 10:05 Natasha Brown on working in finance and writing her thriller
- 10:30 RNZ reporter Lauren Crimp with the latest from Mount Maunganui
- 10:35 Book review: Three of the best from 2025
- 10:45 Around the motu: Simon Wilson in Auckland
- 11:05 Political commentators Gareth Hughes and Ben Thomas
- 11:30 Dried pasta made in South Wairarapa
- 11:45 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Wednesday, 24 December 2025
- 9:10 How to have a sustainable Christmas
- 9:25 Ranger in the Waitakere Ranges
- 9:40 What's going on with our eel populations?
- 10:10 Kapa Haka for everyone
- 10:25 Tidying up the streets of Rotorua
- 10:45 Christmas gift ideas with Alice Taylor
- 11:10 How to staycation in Christchurch
- 11:25 The retro audio boom
- 11:50 A Christmas miracle at Zealandia
Tuesday, 23 December 2025
- 9:07 Free Trade Agreement with India
- 9:10 Christmas in Antarctica
- 9:25 It's been a big year for the colossal squid
- 9:50 Working on the wards over the holidays
- 10:10 Christmas in the Cook Islands
- 10:25 Getting outdoors this summer
- 10:45 Christmas gift ideas with Alice Taylor
- 11:10 A golf caddie on the Te Araroa Trail
- 11:20 Shayne Carter and Hamish McKeich
- 11:40 How to staycation in Wellington
Monday, 22 December 2025
- 9:10 Whitianga's Waka Kai
- 9:25 How streaming is changing our relationship to music
- 9:40 The Good Story in Akaroa
- 10:10 How to take science on holiday with you
- 10:35 Keeping us safe over the Christmas break
- 10:45 Christmas eats with Alice Taylor
- 11:10 How to staycation in Auckland
- 11:25 Finnish violinist and conductor, Pekka Kuusisto
- 11:45 Christmas Eve carols at Wellington Regional Hospital
Friday, 19 December 2025
- 9:05 Haere Ra 2025
- 9:20 Simon Olliver record breaking ocean swimmer
- 9:35 Wellingtonian takes to the field for Thai women's football team
- 10:30 Jeremy Taylor's favourite music of 2025
- 10:35 The many roles of screen legend Sir Sam Neill
- 11:05 Haere Ra 2025
- 11:07 Nota Bene: There is no rose of such virtue
- 11:20 Nota Bene: Ich steh deiner Krippen hier
- 11:25 Stevin Creegan and his Harley riding service dog, Loki
- 11:25 Kiwi Elvis tribute artist bound for Australian competition
- 11:40 Nota Bene: The virgin Mary had a baby boy
- 11:56 Nota Bene: We wish you a merry christmas
Thursday, 18 December 2025
- 9:05 Family carers cases seek decision after Supreme Court ruling
- 9:20 Auckland Airport braces for busiest time of year
- 9:35 Marilyn Waring on take her pay equity fight to the people
- 10:05 Floods and job losses - Tasman District Mayor Tim King
- 10:15 UK: Doctors' walkout, Abramovich warning, inflation drop
- 10:35 Book review: The Funeral Crashers by Joanna Nell
- 10:45 Around the motu: RNZ's Libby Kirkby-McLeod in Hamilton
- 11:05 GDP data shows bounce in September quarter
- 11:10 Tech: What big tech developments might we see in 2026?
- 11:25 Parenting: 'I'm bored'
- 11:45 Screentime: The top five TV shows and films for 2025
Wednesday, 17 December 2025
- 9:05 Government books: no surplus til 2030
- 9:20 The state of industrial relations
- 9:35 The difficulty of finding poo donors
- 9:45 Australia: Bondi latest, expenses scandal, Budget update
- 10:05 Artist Fifi Colston on 30 years of WOW, and what comes next
- 10:30 New sports charter school in Upper Hutt
- 10:35 Book review: What Have I Done? My Autobiography by Ben Elton
- 10:45 Around the motu: Jesse Archer in Taupo
- 11:05 Music with Maggie Tweedie: Not your usual Christmas songs
- 11:30 The biggest space stories of 2025
- 11:45 The biggest science stories of 2025
Tuesday, 16 December 2025
- 9:08 Agriculture, forestry courses get backing
- 9:22 The year's big changes in education
- 9:34 What's driving New Zealand's gaming development boom
- 9:49 US correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben
- 10:08 The surging Maori economy
- 10:33 Otago company Harraways expanding
- 10:45 Book review: The Rose Field: The Book of Dust Volume Three
- 10:47 Around the motu: Kirsty Pickett from Te Anau
- 11:06 Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson
- 11:25 The guys behind Goodlids and Moreporks
- 11:45 Sports-chat with Sam Ackerman
Monday, 15 December 2025
- 9:05 Nearly 5,000 children waiting for surgical tooth removal
- 9:20 National Crime Correspondent wraps up 2025
- 9:30 How an odd idea to swim with dolphins set up a 36-year business
- 9:45 Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney
- 10:05 NZ agri tech company Halter on a great year
- 10:30 Further details emerge following a terror attack in Sydney
- 10:35 Book review: Franz Josef by Alan Carter
- 10:45 Around the motu: Tim Brown in Christchurch
- 11:05 Political commentators Tim Hurdle and Gareth Hughes
- 11:30 Festive food that is cheap and realistic
- 11:45 Urban issues with Bill McKay
Friday, 12 December 2025
- 9:05 What's going on with the national transport ticketing system?
- 9:20 Seeds from warmer climates to help New Zealand species
- 9:35 Helping injured dogs with false limbs and orthotics
- 9:45 Asia correspondent Elisabeth Beattie
- 10:05 Bringing St James cycle trail back to its glory
- 10:35 Book review: Katabasis by R F Kuang
- 10:45 Around the motu: Chris Hyde in Hawkes Bay
- 11:05 New music with Grant Smithies
- 11:30 Sports commentator Dana Johannsen
- 11:45 The week that was
Thursday, 11 December 2025
- 9:05 "A growing crisis in welfare support" - Citizen's Advice Bureau
- 9:20 Work underway on predator free fence at Farewell Spit
- 9:30 The benefits of bringing the Roman Republic to Auckland
- 9:45 UK: Rayner returns, Customs Union, Starmer hosts Zelensky
- 10:05 Trevor Sherwin on world-leading eye research
- 10:30 How to shop for safe children's toys this Christmas
- 10:35 Book review: A Woman's Eye, Her Art by Drusilla Modjeska
- 10:45 Around the motu: Robin Martin in Taranaki
- 11:05 Tech: Qantas breach, CoPhish Microsoft exploit, and more
- 11:25 How to set boundaries for teens over the summer break
- 11:45 Screentime: Rental Family, The Housemaid, Eternity
Wednesday, 10 December 2025
- 9:05 Transpower warns lake drawdown could be expensive
- 9:20 RMA changes: transformational or concerning?
- 9:35 Export controls on military related goods and technology
- 9:45 Australia: Barnaby defects, social media ban comes in and more
- 10:05 Jane Austen's fifth great-niece on why her work still resonates
- 10:30 26,000 New Zealanders' devices infected with malicious software
- 10:35 Book review: Angel Train by Elizabeth Smither
- 10:45 Around the motu: Simon Wilson in Auckland
- 11:05 Music with Kirsten Zemke: Gender-swap covers
- 11:25 Can adults have real relationships with chatbots?
- 11:45 Personal finance: Mortgages - Fix or not to fix?
Tuesday, 9 December 2025
- 9:10 Govt to take over what councils charge developers
- 9:25 Assistant principal calls for change to teacher pay scale
- 9:40 Kiwi entrepreneur tackling AI robotics programming
- 9:50 USA correspondent David Smith
- 10:08 100 years of the Auckland Tramping Club
- 10:35 Book review: The Way to Spell Love by Nina Nola
- 10:45 Around the motu: Tess Brunton in Dunedin
- 11:06 Business commentator Calida Stuart-Menteath
- 11:30 The story of a fraudster and bigamist condemned to the gallows
- 11:45 Sports correspondent Marc Hinton
Monday, 8 December 2025
- 9:05 Figures show addictions court is slashing reoffending rates
- 9:20 Sir Geoffrey Palmer sounds the alarm over growing ministerial power
- 9:45 Foreign correspondent Daniel Schweimler
- 10:05 The teachers who blew the whistle on sexual exploitation
- 10:35 Book review: How to End a Story: Collected Diaries 1978-199
- 10:45 Around the motu: Tom Hunt in Wellington
- 11:05 Political commentators Dale Husband and Ben Thomas
- 11:30 40 years of Jazz and Envy apples
- 11:45 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Friday, 5 December 2025
- 9:05 Retirement Village law overhaul : does it go far enough?
- 9:30 Record number of new listings hit rental market
- 9:37 Assessments start of damage from Tongariro National Park fire
- 9:50 Pacific correspondent Moera Tuilaepa
- 10:05 Genre-defying, Grammy-winning soprano Julia Bullock
- 10:45 Medical drone trial a success, what next?
- 10:50 Book review: Queen Esther by John Irving
- 11:05 Music reviewer Jeremy Taylor
- 11:06 Around the motu: Kereama Wright reports on Whakatane
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:50 The week that was
Thursday, 4 December 2025
- 9:05 Stats NZ stands by decision to move away from traditional census
- 9:25 Horowhenua Trust secures Social Investment Fund
- 9:30 New wastewater standards explained
- 9:45 UK: Rachel Reeves faces claims she 'mislead' over Budget
- 10:05 Kite Runner to The Crown: Khalid Abdalla on his remarkable career as an actor and activist
- 10:30 Govt proposes shift in retirement village legislation
- 10:35 Book review: 50 Years of the Waitangi Tribunal
- 10:45 Around the motu: Ché Baker on Southland
- 11:05 AI agents: What are they and who's liable if things go wrong?
- 11:25 Sibling rivalry: a normal part of growing up?
- 11:45 Screentime: Knives Out, After the Hunt, and Nuremberg
Wednesday, 3 December 2025
- 9:05 Census concerns over the 'cost of getting it wrong'
- 9:25 US political analyst says NZ can ride out America first focus
- 9:35 Lead exposure up in last year: latest stats
- 9:45 Australia: PM's wedding, AI plan lacks 'guardrails', social media ban lawsuit
- 10:05 Attacking waiting lists with a mobile surgery truck
- 10:30 'Brain-boosting' mushrooms now growing in NZ
- 10:40 The most popular books at the library this year
- 10:45 Around the motu: Jonathan McKenzie
- 11:05 Book review: Over Alps and Plains in Cobb’s Name by Peter Savage
- 11:10 Music with Dave Wilson: Brass bands and their social functions
- 11:25 Tuhoe history: 'Children of the Mist' re-published
- 11:45 Science with Jen Martin: Kiss evolution + seagull shouting
