All episodes
Friday, 4 April 2025
- 9:05 Auckland University law/business merger in doubt
- 9:25 Health and Safety announcements fail to address the big issues
- 9:40 Online freight moving business hopes to fill empty lorries
- 9:50 Asia correspondent Ed White
- 10:05 Kristy McGregor: 5 years of Shepherdess
- 10:30 Auckland weather update
- 10:40 Book review: A Training School for Elephants by Sophy Roberts
- 10:45 Around the motu: Samantha Gee in Nelson
- 10:50 Palmerston North reclassifies roads to avoid speed limit lifts
- 11:05 New music with Grant Smithies
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:50 The week that was
Thursday, 3 April 2025
- 9:05 New report urges GP investment citing huge downstream savings
- 9:20 Trump outlines global tariff plan
- 9:35 James May on his new stage show about the world's greatest explorers
- 9:50 UK correspondent: Britain digests US tariff announcement
- 10:05 The ambitious plan to get a Kiwi boat in the 2027 Ocean Race
- 10:35 Mental health support programme misses target by 100,000 +
- 10:45 Book review: The Futures of Democracy, Law and Government
- 10:45 Around the motu: Alisha Evans in Tauranga
- 11:05 New technology with Peter Griffen
- 11:25 Trade Minister responds to US tariffs
- 11:30 You are good enough: Alice Peel's message for kids
- 11:45 Screentime: The Rule of Jenny Pen, The Return, White Bird
Wednesday, 2 April 2025
- 9:05 Banking inquiry has lost its way, capital expert says
- 9:20 How a simple kidney test could cut dialysis demand and donor wait lists
- 9:30 Should charities volunteers who work with kids have background checks?
- 9:45 Australia: Election date set - what do the polls say?
- 10:05 Geraldine Brooks' exploration of grief and "unfurling"
- 10:35 Book review: The Confidence Woman by Sophie Quick
- 10:45 Around the motu: Tom Hunt in Wellington
- 11:05 Music with Ian Chapman
- 11:20 Jenny Pattrick's new novel: Sea Change
- 11:45 How to avoid strains and sprains in the workplace - tips from an Olympic weightlifter
Tuesday, 1 April 2025
- 9:05 Retiring Parole Board chair on how the prison system is working
- 9:35 NZ startup with overnight market research
- 9:45 US correspondent Ron Elving
- 10:05 How David Baker is changing the world with new proteins
- 10:35 Book review: My Gorbals Life by Allan Gilfillan McLachlan
- 10:45 Around the motu: Jonathan Leask in Mid Canterbury
- 11:05 Business correspondent Victoria Young
- 11:25 Community gardening with Xanthe White
- 11:45 Sports with Marc Hinton
Monday, 31 March 2025
- 9:05 Rural groups call for FENZ review
- 9:20 Health NZ backs its focus on improving wait times after review finds access has sharply deteriorated
- 9:35 Kea flock back to parts of Aoraki/Mt Cook after pest eradication
- 9:45 South America correspondent Daniel Schweimler
- 10:05 Steve Williams on his 12-year partnership with Tiger Woods
- 10:25 Commerce Commission report finds Auckland Airport overcharging
- 10:25 Commerce Commission report finds Auckland Airport overcharging
- 10:30 Alive III: Cambodian refugees remember Khmer Rouge regime
- 10:45 Around the motu: Amy Williams in Auckland
- 11:05 Political commentators Tim Hurdle and Gareth Hughes
- 11:25 Traditional French cheesemaking in Western Australia
- 11:45 Urban Issues with Bill McKay
Friday, 28 March 2025
- 9:05 Health NZ review finds access to care getting worse
- 9:20 Auckland's new cemetery plans
- 9:30 What to do if you find an injured or sick bird
- 9:45 Pacific correspondent Koroi Hawkins
- 10:05 Neurologist Suzanne O'Sullivan on the dangers of over-diagnosis
- 10:30 Waka Ama champs wrap up at Lake Tikitapu
- 10:35 Book review: The Place of Tides by James Rebanks
- 10:45 Around the motu: Kelly Makiha in Rotorua
- 11:05 Music reviewer Jeremy Taylor
- 11:30 Sports commentator Dana Johannsen
- 11:45 The week that was with Michele A'Court and Elisabeth Easther
Thursday, 27 March 2025
- 9:05 Former US intelligence official "horrified" over Signal use
- 9:20 Brains of rugby players shed new light on CTE disease
- 9:30 Life after cars for Leaf batteries
- 9:45 UK: Spring statement, warning on welfare cuts
- 10:05 The Return director on reuniting Fiennes & Binoche
- 10:35 Book review: Pataka Kai: Growing Kai Sovereignty
- 10:45 Around the motu: Diane McCarthy in Whakatane
- 11:05 Tech: Surrendering passwords when you travel, Iran uses drones
- 11:25 Parenting: getting your kids through sports trials
- 11:45 Screentime: Hard Truths, The Last Showgirl
Wednesday, 26 March 2025
- 9:08 Music promoter renews calls for beefed up ticketing rules
- 9:20 Corrections to make changes to management of extreme-threat prisoners
- 9:32 Melbourne company builds first multi-storey 3D-printed home
- 9:48 Australia: Budget details, Olympic backflip, Socceroos win
- 10:07 Cuneiform explained with Dr Moudhy Al-Rashid
- 10:41 Book review: Nesting by Roisin O'Donnell
- 10:46 Around the motu : David Hill in North Canterbury
- 11:07 Music with Yadana Saw
- 11:32 New novel digs into a life of reluctant motherhood
- 11:47 Science: Where conservation funding falls short
Tuesday, 25 March 2025
- 9:05 Have primary health organisations become overly corporate?
- 9:35 The Kiwi start up turning dairy industry waste into high-quality protein
- 9:45 Auckland councillors told neither stadium option viable
- 9:50 US correspondent Ximena Bustillo
- 10:05 Sarah Anderson: why silence is golden
- 10:35 Book review: Invisible Boys TV Tie-in edition by Holden Sheppard
- 10:45 Around the motu: Tess Brunton in Dunedin
- 11:05 Business commentator Dan Brunskill
- 11:30 Ruben Mita's mushroom guide
- 11:50 Sports correspondent Glen Larmer
Monday, 24 March 2025
- 9:05 Energy executive says consumers should underwrite projects
- 9:25 Lawyers seek solutions for rising Asian claimants heading to court
- 9:35 Edible bale netting providing an option to drop some on farm plastic
- 9:45 Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney
- 10:05 The struggles and joy of life in the Pakihi Valley in the 1970s
- 10:35 Book review: Makeshift Seasons by Kate Camp
- 10:45 Around the motu: Chris Hyde in Hawkes Bay
- 11:05 Political commentators Lianne Dalziel & Liam Hehir
- 11:30 Food with pep: How Pepler's crafts small-batch, flavour-packed condiments
- 11:45 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Friday, 21 March 2025
- 9:05 Making it easier to switch phone and internet company
- 9:20 The gene editing technology being used to treat patients with a rare swelling disorder
- 9:30 Dunedin band IVY prepares to go orchestral
- 9:45 Asia correspondent Ed White
- 10:05 The war over waste with Alexander Clapp
- 10:30 Broadband switching nightmare
- 10:35 Book review: Little Bones by Sandy Bigna
- 10:45 Around the motu: Che Baker in Southland
- 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 March 2025
- 9:05 Economy will be slow to recover: economist
- 9:25 Older Kiwis cutting back on food to save money
- 9:35 Anti-pokie lobby group on legal action to cut numbers
- 9:50 UK: Benefits backlash, spending cuts, support for Ukraine
- 10:05 She detailed war crimes in Ukraine - then became a victim
- 10:35 Book review: Central Otago Couture
- 10:45 Around the motu: Jimmy Ellingham in Manawatu
- 11:05 The economy moves out of recession
- 11:15 Tech: Copyright vs AI, VR for prisoners, sycophantic AI
- 11:30 Tools to support teen mental health
- 11:45 Screentime: Black Bag, Adolescence, Good American Family,
Wednesday, 19 March 2025
- 9:05 Financial mentors raise concerns over debt collection
- 9:25 Concern over 'ghost' postboxes in Hastings
- 9:35 Timber high-rise building advocate Nate Helbach on why wood works well
- 9:50 Australia correspondent Bernard Keane
- 10:05 Ben Macintyre's new book focuses on the 1980 siege of the Iranian Embassy in London
- 10:35 Winston Peters goes to Washington: High-level meeting wraps up
- 10:40 Book review: Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- 10:50 Around the motu: Piers Fuller in Wairarapa
- 11:05 Music with Kirsten Zemke: Toon tunes
- 11:30 Rising opera star Michaela Cadwgan on taking the lead role in Mansfield Park
- 11:45 Personal finance: The hidden costs of online subscriptions
Tuesday, 18 March 2025
- 9:07 Concern over national waste water proposals
- 9:24 The "largest ever" wealth transfer is starting
- 9:35 Government need not 'reinvent the wheel' digitising services
- 9:48 USA correspondent Ron Elving
- 10:30 Behavioural economist Cahal Moran on why we're getting poorer
- 10:40 Book review: Theft by Abdulrazak Gurnah
- 10:50 Kiwi Gene therapy scientist's warning over GMO bill
- 10:50 Around the motu: Mike Tweed in Whanganui
- 11:08 Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson
- 11:21 A love letter to fallen Irish music icons
- 11:47 Sports-chat with Sam Ackerman
Monday, 17 March 2025
- 9:07 GP academic warns of possible risk to patients and doctors in new nationwide telehealth service
- 9:33 Gene Technology Bill debated
- 9:54 Foreign correspondent Thomas Sparrow in Germany
- 10:10 Around the motu: Tim Brown in Christchurch
- 10:25 Financial capability educator recognised with global award
- 10:55 Book review: The Boy From the Sea by Garrett Carr
- 11:06 Political commentators Ben Thomas and Dale Husband
- 11:35 The preserve maker bringing old favourite ingredients back into jams, jellies and chutneys
- 11:47 Urban Issues with Bill McKay
Friday, 14 March 2025
- 9:05 Infrastructure Summit Day 2: focus on PPPs
- 9:20 Pest repelling fungus for pasture grass receives Science Award
- 9:35 Ancient towns and gardens discovered in the Amazon
- 9:45 Pacific correspondent Koroi Hawkins
- 10:05 Sonny Vaccaro: the ad exec who signed Michael Jordan to Nike
- 10:35 Book review: The Intimacy Bus by Janet Charman
- 10:45 Around the motu: Robin Martin in Taranaki
- 11:05 Music reviewer Jeremy Taylor
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was with Irene Pink and Elisabeth Easther
Thursday, 13 March 2025
- 9:05 Government procurement changes 'backward'
- 9:20 One year since funding scrapped for section 27 reports
- 9:35 New Zealand holds on to bottom trawling rights
- 9:45 UK: Disabled welfare cuts, Russian diplomat expelled
- 10:05 Edward Wong: tracing China's history through his father's story
- 10:35 Book review: You Are Here by Whiti Hereaka and Peata Larkin
- 10:45 Around the motu: John Freer covering the Coromandel Peninsula
- 10:55 Prime Minister offers shelter from global storm
- 11:05 Tech: Can the US switch off Europe's weapons? Android back-door
- 11:25 My child has a lisp: should I be worried?
- 11:45 Screentime: Dope Thief, Flow, Mickey 17
Wednesday, 12 March 2025
- 9:07 Tipping point for hospice funding - report
- 9:27 Ukraine agrees to 30 day ceasefire
- 9:38 Consumers unhappy with broadband and mobile
- 9:50 Australia: no exemption for US tariffs, Cyclone Alfred washup
- 10:07 Kiwi actress Zoë Robins on the success of The Wheel of Time
- 10:42 Book review with Phil Vine
- 10:49 Around the motu: Libby Kirkby McLeod in Hamilton
- 11:06 Music : Whats on at WOMAD + A Homegrown goodbye
- 11:20 Avoiding burnout out, especially if you're a perfectionist
- 11:46 Science: Immune system discovery, Voyager longevity
Tuesday, 11 March 2025
- 9:05 More taxpayer funded surgery in private hospitals - pros & cons
- 9:20 Who should own IP when researchers and universities
- 9:45 USA correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben
- 10:05 Dick Frizzell's love letter to Hastings
- 10:35 Book review: Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold
- 10:45 Around the motu: Jared McCulloch in Queenstown
- 11:05 Business commentator Dileepa Fonseka
- 11:30 Author, director and cop Stef Harris on his two new,
- 11:45 Sports correspondent Joe Porter
Monday, 10 March 2025
- 9:05 Charity experts are worried about government's tax plans
- 9:25 New genetic testing could help early diagnosis of the eye
- 9:35 Auckland rubbish plan a step backwards for waste minimisation
- 9:45 Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney
- 10:05 The US singer bringing her "sunshine soul" to Auckland
- 10:35 Book review: Perspectives by Laurent Binet
- 10:45 Around the motu: Simon Wilson in Auckland
- 11:05 Political commentators Neale Jones and Tim Hurdle
- 11:30 How far would you travel for the country's best burger?
- 11:45 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Friday, 7 March 2025
- 9:05 Porirua Mayor slams calls to sack Wellington Water chair
- 9:30 As quantum computing leaps forward - how ready is New Zealand?
- 9:35 Rural games underway in Palmerston North
- 9:45 Asia correspondent Elizabeth Beattie
- 10:05 Sam Smith: the dentist turned writer and comedian
- 10:40 Book review: All Better Now by Neal Shusterman
- 10:40 High Performance Sport NZ helps create a global partnership
- 10:45 Around the motu: Lee Scanlon in Westport
- 11:05 New music with Grant Smithies
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was with Te Radar and Michele A'Court
Thursday, 6 March 2025
- 9:05 Silicosis sufferer urges Govt to ban engineered stone
- 9:20 Questions linger after abrupt Orr resignation
- 9:30 Kiwi architects Tennent Brown pushing the boundaries
- 9:45 UK correspondent Matt Dathan
- 10:05 Jodee Mundy brings her story of being a child of deaf adults to the stage
- 10:20 AI transcription of interview with Jodee Mundy
- 10:35 Book review: When the Deep, Dark Bush Swallows You Whole
- 10:45 Around the motu: Kirsty Pickett in Te Anau
- 11:05 Tech: Why MFA isn't always the solution
- 11:25 What's up with our boys? Big Buddy's co-CEO shares his thoughts
- 11:45 Screentime: Black Dog, End of the Valley, Oscar winners
Wednesday, 5 March 2025
- 9:05 Ukraine back to the negotiating table
- 9:20 Trade Wars - What is the impact for NZ?
- 9:35 Food rescue organisations fear imminent funding end
- 9:45 Australia: Peacekeepers for Ukraine considered, Tasmanian ferry woes
- 10:05 Cambridge University research into how physical and mental health are inseparable
- 10:30 Climber Riley Smith on why the sport's popularity is surging
- 10:35 Book review: Chameleon by Robert Dessaix
- 10:45 Around the motu: Samantha Gee in Nelson
- 11:05 Music with Ian Chapman: The latest Dunedin Sound
- 11:30 Author Karen McMillan details her island-hopping adventure
- 11:45 Personal finance: Do you really need a million dollars for a happy retirement?
Tuesday, 4 March 2025
- 9:05 Too many dementia patients in secure facilities without legal authority
- 9:25 How promising companies get capital
- 9:45 US correspondent Ron Elving
- 10:05 The architects with a DIY approach to building communities
- 10:30 Auckland AI leather grading company, Mindhive Global, partners
- 10:35 Book review: Toitu Te Whenua by Lauren Keenan
- 10:45 Around the motu: Peter de Graaf in Northland
- 11:05 Business with Dan Brunskill
- 11:25 Wellington Water debacle: councillor theatens legal action
- 11:30 Spike Milligan's Badjelly the Witch gets a modern-day makeover
- 11:45 Sports correspondent Marc Hinton
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
