All episodes
Monday, 3 March 2025
- 9:05 Europe's leaders rally around Ukraine after brutal White House meeting
- 9:20 Solar contractor dismayed BlackRock invited back
- 9:35 Prima Facie: How one play questions the fairness of justice
- 9:50 Saving on the cost of dying: flat pack coffins
- 10:05 Unveiled: Theophila Pratt's story of surviving Gloriavale
- 10:35 Book review: Fire by John Boyne
- 10:45 Around the motu: Georgina Campbell in Wellington
- 11:05 Political commentators Brigitte Morten and Gareth Hughes
- 11:35 Vutter: The vegan butter that's sweeping NZ's top food awards
- 11:45 Urban Issues with Bill McKay
Friday, 28 February 2025
- 9:05 Half a million disabled people not supported - new survey
- 9:25 Amicable lending app by Hawke's Bay farmer
- 9:30 Tiny discos and much more: creatives to take over carparks
- 9:45 Pacific correspondent Koroi Hawkins
- 10:05 From Argentina to Alaska on foot: Lucy Barnard
- 10:35 Book review: A Bird in the Bush: From Fledgling to Flight
- 10:45 Around the motu: Logan Savory in Southland
- 11:05 Music reviewer Jeremy Taylor
- 11:30 Sports commentator Dana Johanssen
- 11:45 The week that was with Te Radar and Pinky Agnew
Thursday, 27 February 2025
- 9:05 Te Pukenga continues as polytechs focus on survival
- 9:25 Brakes come on the big power companies
- 9:40 Sir Ian Taylor on why he's sharing his pension
- 9:50 UK: Sir Keir goes to Washington with pledge to hike defence
- 10:05 Government to introduce legislation on switching parliamentary term
- 10:10 The couple who travel and perform together
- 10:30 New modelling shows impact of economy on road toll
- 10:40 Book review: Source Code by Bill Gates
- 10:50 Around the motu : Kelly Makiha in Rotorua
- 11:05 Tech: How generative AI works with copyright law
- 11:25 After school activities - how much is too much?
- 11:45 Screentime: Silo s2, Severance s2, Back in Action
Wednesday, 26 February 2025
- 9:05 Inaugural Victims Advisor's plea to appoint an independent Commissioner
- 9:25 Breeding climate-friendly cows
- 9:35 Sight Unseen: Doco series about vision-impaired Kiwis
- 9:50 Australia: Chinese games, election guesses, spider drive
- 10:05 Alpaca illness and a stolen election: Duncan Sarkies
- 10:30 New emergency responder network: expert advice from US
- 10:35 Book review: Black Woods, Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivey
- 10:45 Around the motu: Alisha Evans in Tauranga
- 11:05 Music with Charlotte Ryan
- 11:25 What was New Zealand like 200 years ago?
- 11:45 Science: Asteroid Bennu's life building blocks + where's asteroid YR4 at?
Tuesday, 25 February 2025
- 9:05 Data sovereignty concerns as courts data gets set to move to cloud
- 9:30 Ambitious plan to make three New Zealand islands predator free
- 9:45 USA correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben
- 10:05 Bowel cancer survivor's deep dive into processed meat industry
- 10:35 Book review: Life Hacks For a Little Alien by Alice Franklin
- 10:45 Around the motu: David Hill in Kaikoura
- 11:05 Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson
- 11:30 Patricia Donovan's killer novel about the public service
- 11:45 Sports correspondent Glen Larmer
Monday, 24 February 2025
- 9:05 Research suggests Healthline calls prevent unnecessary visits
- 9:25 Tax economist behind FIF regime says it needs to change
- 9:45 Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney
- 10:05 Groove Armada: thirty years of explosive dance hits
- 10:35 Book review: Absolution by Alice McDermott
- 10:45 Around the motu: David Williams in Christchurch
- 11:05 Political commentators Dale Husband and Liam Hehir
- 11:30 Apostle Hot Sauce: taking spicy condiments to heavenly heights
- 11:45 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
- 11:47 Andrew Bayly has resigns ministerial positions
Friday, 21 February 2025
- 9:05 Significant employment law changes ahead
- 9:25 The house that One Tree Hill College built
- 9:45 John Johns: NZ Forest's first official photographer
- 9:45 Asia correspondent Ed White
- 10:05 Champion barbecuer Troy Bilbrough sizzles world champs
- 10:35 Book review: Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix
- 10:45 Around the motu: Tess Brunton in Dunedin
- 11:05 New music with Grant Smithies
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was with Te Radar and Donna Brookbanks
Thursday, 20 February 2025
- 9:05 Australia looking more enticing to students and older NZers - migration stats
- 9:20 Health NZ's Chief Medical Officer on future for primary health
- 9:35 The new South Island Minister, James Meager on what he hopes to achieve
- 9:45 UK: Inflation spike, 'dangerous journey' migrant rule, Boris' high handshake
- 10:05 Magic, glamour and a near fatal tiger attack: Luke Di Somma on his hit opera
- 10:35 Book review: Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico
- 10:45 Around the motu: Jimmy Ellingham in Palmerston North
- 11:05 Tech: Microsoft 's quantum computing leap, Kiwi science shakeup
- 11:25 How early attachment impacts adult relationships
- 11:45 Screentime: Apple Cider Vinegar, Lockerbie, Queer Aotearoa
Wednesday, 19 February 2025
- 9:08 Keeping the peace in Ukraine: How ready would NZ forces be?
- 9:20 Kiwi producer Lizzie Gillett on her Bafta-award win
- 9:25 Law expert: Ditch the No.8 wire attitude to privacy
- 9:45 Australia: Media sting gone wrong, insurer crackdown
- 10:05 Remembering a life in Sri Lanka through a mixtape
- 10:35 Northern business leaders' 10-pt plan to fix electricity system
- 10:35 Book review: Three Days in June by Anne Tyler
- 10:45 Around the motu: Alexa Cook in Hawkes Bay
- 11:05 Music with Kirsten Zemke: Songs with siblings
- 11:30 Making friends as we get older
- 11:45 Can a little exercise before bed actually help you to sleep
Tuesday, 18 February 2025
- 9:05 Thousands unable to access mental health support
- 9:25 Worldwide kiwifruit sales set to break records
- 9:35 Seven decades of organ donation
- 9:45 USA correspondent Ron Elving
- 10:05 The Comeback Code: Cancer survivor Jake Bailey's new guidebook for resilience
- 10:35 Book review: Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney
- 10:45 Around the motu: Jonathan Leask in Ashburton
- 11:05 Business commentator Victoria Young
- 11:30 Hone Taukiri on turning his Hare Krishna childhood into a play
- 11:45 Sports-chat with Sam Ackerman
Monday, 17 February 2025
- 9:05 Moves to pay more for consumer-generated electricity
- 9:25 Science ed funding cuts bite: 'children missing out'
- 9:45 Middle East correspondent Sebastian Usher
- 10:05 Left Write Hook: How a boxing and writing programme helps
- 10:35 Book review: Poutini: The Ngai Tahu History of the West Coast
- 10:45 Around the motu: Amy Williams in Auckland
- 11:05 Political commentators Ben Thomas & Sue Moroney
- 11:30 Growing kumara in country's only traditional Maori garden
- 11:45 Urban Issues with Timothy Welch
Friday, 14 February 2025
- 9:05 Grace Millane's mother on her daughter's charity
- 9:20 Backyard nurseries selling pretty, but invasive, weeds
- 9:30 Trip down memory lane: Sanson heritage house walk
- 9:45 Pacific correspondent Caleb Fotheringham
- 10:05 Triathlete Kylie Frost said 'up yours' to her diagnosis
- 10:30 US President announces sweeping tariffs
- 10:35 Book review: Three of the best from 2024
- 10:45 Around the motu: Robin Martin in Taranaki
- 11:05 Music with Jeremy Taylor
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was with Te Radar and Irene Pink
Thursday, 13 February 2025
- 9:05 Dame Patsy Reddy: Rugby, climate and being a Wellingtonian
- 9:30 How food producers can build soil health even in dry areas
- 9:45 UK correspondent Harriet Line
- 10:05 Te Manga Herewini: Jail saved my life
- 10:35 Book review: Three of the best from 2024
- 10:45 Around the motu: Natalie Akoorie in Hamilton
- 11:05 Tech: Google pushes 'go' on AI in weapons, AI music discord
- 11:25 Paediatrician Leila Masson on children's health from A to Z
- 11:45 Screentime: White Lotus s3, American Primeval, Nightbitch
Wednesday, 12 February 2025
- 9:05 Pacific children worst off in State of the Nation report
- 9:25 The Cook Island's deals with China - money and forging a sense of nationhood
- 9:35 Power lifter Avila Allsop excels late in life
- 9:45 Australia: Trump plumping, ancestral repatriation, pets on planes
- 10:05 Custodio Victorino's life of tragedy and courage
- 10:30 Major generators rally to keep Huntly going
- 10:35 Book review: Three of the best from 2024
- 10:45 Around the motu: John Freer in Coromandel
- 11:05 Music: A tribute to Toni Huata
- 11:20 Hayley Sproull on taking over as host of NZ's Comedy Gala
- 11:45 Science: Quantum mechanics turns 100
Tuesday, 11 February 2025
- 9:05 Disability support services back in the spotlight
- 9:30 What businesses need to do to get in front of AI searches
- 9:45 USA correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben
- 10:05 Longevity expert Luigi Fontana on the best foods
- 10:35 Book review: Three of the best from 2024
- 10:50 Around the motu: Piers Fuller in Wairarapa
- 11:05 Business commentator Dan Brunskill
- 11:35 50 shades of fey: Helen Scheuerer on the rise of the romantasy
- 11:50 Sport with Joe Porter
Monday, 10 February 2025
- 9:05 Emergency departments and GPs - what the health frontline wants
- 9:30 Climatologist Alan Robock on why he doubts we can geoengineer
- 9:45 Foreign correspondent Seamus Kearney
- 10:05 Gavin McInnes: from Vice to Proud Boys
- 10:35 Book review: Three of the best from 2024
- 10:45 Around the motu: Georgina Campbell in Wellington
- 11:05 Political commentators Brigitte Morten and Dale Husband
- 11:30 Rowan Bishop on how a simple relish can transform a meal
- 11:45 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Friday, 7 February 2025
- 9:10 Auckland dog walkers: new rules misguided
- 9:25 Wellington jeweller's new tech on world stage with Tiffany & Pharrell
- 9:35 Wanted to live at the pool as a kid? This couple turned one into a home
- 9:50 Asia correspondent Elizabeth Beattie
- 10:05 The power of the tech bros - an emerging information oligarchy
- 10:35 Book Review - Three of the best from 2024
- 10:50 Around the motu Diane McCarthy in Whakatane
- 11:05 Music with Grant Smithies
- 11:35 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:50 The Week that Was with Te Radar and Michele A'Court
Wednesday, 5 February 2025
- 9:05 Funding DOC facilities as the government drives for more tourists
- 9:20 Seven new charter schools set to open their doors
- 9:45 Australia: Queensland flood recovery, crackdown on neo-Nazi online network
- 10:05 VR game developer Sam Ramlu's optimism for the sector's future
- 10:35 Book review: Three of the best from 2024
- 10:45 Around the motu: Kirsty Pickett in Te Anau
- 11:05 Unemployment tops 5 percent
- 11:05 Music with Ian Chapman: Family brands
- 11:25 Relationships: when sex is painful
- 11:45 Looking for a new job in the new year? Seek's career coach has some tips
Tuesday, 4 February 2025
- 9:05 Mines rescue service funding dwindles despite growth promise
- 9:25 Fungi as a means to curb meth addiction
- 9:35 Can AI tech help prevent drownings?
- 9:45 USA correspondent Ron Elving
- 10:05 Lotta Dann: why I ditched dieting
- 10:35 Book review: Three of the best from 2024
- 10:45 Around the motu: Mike Tweed in Whanganui
- 11:05 Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson
- 11:30 Tenancy law changes: What renters and landlords need to know
- 11:45 Sports-chat with Marc Hinton
Monday, 3 February 2025
- 9:05 Minister for Regulation on his Bill to guide good laws
- 9:25 Young high schoolers keener to kick vaping
- 9:45 Europe correspondent Thomas Sparrow in Germany
- 10:05 Stage show celebrates film star and tech genius
- 10:35 Book review: Three of the best from 2024
- 10:45 Around the motu: Keiller MacDuff in Christchurch
- 11:05 Political commentators Hurdle and Moroney
- 11:30 The Four Saucemen: Kiwi barbeque rub company finds success
- 11:45 Urban Issues with Bill McKay
Friday, 31 January 2025
- 9:05 New research reveals police bias toward disabled people
- 9:20 As social media moderation declines, Kiwi toxicity tool help?
- 9:45 Pacific correspondent Koroi Hawkins
- 10:05 Blind rower Toby Ireland's bold goal
- 10:35 Book review: Three of the best from 2024
- 10:45 Music reviewer Jeremy Taylor
- 11:30 Farewell to two Dame GOATs
- 11:45 The week that was with te Radar and Pinky Agnew
Thursday, 30 January 2025
- 9:05 Treasury's chief economist on the state of the books
- 9:30 New documentary explores Haka Party incident in depth
- 9:45 UK: Third Heathrow runway push, would-be diplomat 'regrets' Trump comments
- 10:05 A former chronic insomniac on teaching yourself to sleep well
- 10:30 The global surf movement enriching the lives of autistic kids
- 10:35 Book review: Three of the best from 2024
- 10:45 Around the motu: Samantha Gee in Nelson
- 11:05 Tech: What is DeepSeek and should you use it?
- 11:25 Back to school - smoothing the transition
- 11:45 Screentime: A Complete Unknown, We Live in Time, Paradise
Wednesday, 29 January 2025
- 9:05 Government missing chance to prevent overheating homes
- 9:15 Return to the office expected to help as retailers hang on
- 9:35 Wanaka start up e-bike reaches German green award finals
- 9:45 Australia: Holiday controversy, antisemitism and neo-Nazis
- 10:05 Caroline Darian on how her rapist father Dominique Pelicot tore their family apart
- 10:35 Book review: Three of the best from 2024
- 10:45 Around the motu: Simon Wilson in Auckland
- 11:05 Music with Charlotte Ryan
- 11:20 Zen and the art of bonsai
- 11:45 Science: Carbon sinks turn into source, cancer dyes and storm
Tuesday, 28 January 2025
- 9:05 Perfect storm leads to higher power prices
- 9:20 Lessons from La Palma helping to predict volcanic eruptions
- 9:35 Disruptive radios hooked from online markets
- 9:45 USA correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben
- 10:05 Lula Washington didn't see dancers like her - so she created a company to train them
- 10:35 Book review: Three of the best from 2024
- 10:45 Around the motu: Kelly Makiha in Rotorua
- 11:05 Business commentator Oli Lewis
- 11:30 From canvas to conservation: How Anna Gibbs is using art as activism for NZ's birds
- 11:45 Sports correspondent Glen Larmer
Monday, 27 January 2025
- 9:05 New school year brings new approach to learning to read
- 9:20 Greater Manchester mayor on 13 years of a city deal
- 9:45 Foreign correspondent Seamus Kearney
- 10:05 Gene Kelly's widow, Patricia, on creating a film to celebrate his life
- 10:35 Book review: Three of the best from 2024
- 10:45 Around the motu: David Hill in North Canterbury
- 11:05 Political commentators Gareth Hughes and Liam Hehir
- 11:30 The good oil: Juno Olives' Andy Liley on a boutique business
- 11:45 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
