All episodes
Monday, 2 October 2023
- 9:05 Wellington business leaders worry as public sector cuts bite
- 9:30 Displaced Afghans' difficult start in NZ
- 9:45 Auckland correspondent Simon Wilson
- 10:05 Election 2023: National leader Christopher Luxon
- 10:35 The Kiwi YouTuber with a huge enthusiasm for tiny houses
- 11:05 Political commentators Morten and Moroney
- 11:30 Tamarind chutney from Jenny's Kitchen
- 11:45 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Friday, 29 September 2023
- 9:05 Parnell's gigantic sinkhole & huge job of fixing it
- 9:15 Unprecedented demand on Canterbury's child mental health services
- 9:30 Indian cultural institution celebrates 25 years
- 9:45 Asia correspondent Emily Feng
- 10:05 Kim Crotty: From prisoner to playwright
- 10:35 Book review: Articulations by Henrietta Bollinger
- 10:45 Around the motu: John Freer in Coromandel
- 11:05 New music with Jeremy Taylor
- 11:30 Sports commentator Dana Johannsen
- 11:45 The week that was with Te Radar and Irene Pink
Thursday, 28 September 2023
- 9:05 Gabrielle cleanup: Silt mountains, limited funds
- 9:25 Hold onto your hats, westerlies set to stay with El Niño
- 9:30 Concerns hype around Ozempic as weight loss tool pushing people into fad dieting
- 9:45 UK: Wootton suspended, oil-field consented
- 10:05 How to balance food production and population expansion
- 10:35 Book review: Ngā Kupu Wero by Witi Ihimaera
- 10:45 Around the motu: Jonathan Leask in Ashburton
- 11:05 Protestors head to Parliament
- 11:10 Tech: Cryptocurrencies inquiry report, AI biases - or huma
- 11:25 Navigating the tween years
- 11:45 Screentime: Still Up, The Creator, Hypercinema
Wednesday, 27 September 2023
- 9:05 'Our court buildings are a shambles': advocates & lawyers
- 9:20 Fears over falling funding for wilding pine control
- 9:45 Australia: Shock resignation, Qantas crisis, Voice voting
- 10:05 Angie Morris: Former police diver turned Motueka restaurateur
- 10:35 Book Review - Beatrix & Fred by Emily Spurr
- 10:45 Around the motu: Alisha Evans in Tauranga
- 11:05 Music with Ian Chapman: A selection of Kiwi protest music
- 11:30 Good as Gold! Matt Elliott looks at the best and worst
- 11:45 Personal finance: Habits, addictions and debt
Tuesday, 26 September 2023
- 9:05 Fears over diesel spill near penguin habitat
- 9:15 Push to address poor writing outcomes in education
- 9:30 More EVs hit the road but still just 2% of fleet
- 9:45 US correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben
- 10:05 Heather Morris on her new book of sisterhood and survival
- 10:35 Book Review: Rewi Ata haere, kia tere by Jade Kake and
- 10:45 Around the Motu: Peter de Graaf in Northland
- 11:05 Business commentator Victoria Young
- 11:30 Unpacking digital infidelity with sex therapist Jo Robertson
- 11:45 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
Monday, 25 September 2023
- 9:05 Call for banks to fast-track account name matching
- 9:35 Melanoma immunotherapy recruits for clinical trial
- 9:45 Africa correspondent Debora Patta
- 10:05 Why We Sweat with science writer Sarah Everts
- 10:35 Book Review: The Fraud by Zadie Smith
- 10:45 Around the Motu: David Hill in Canterbury
- 11:05 Political commentators Hurdle and Husband
- 11:35 Kai Cycle: Growing Kai in urban spaces
- 11:45 Urban Issues with Bill McKay
Friday, 22 September 2023
- 9:30 Queenstown state of emergency
- 9:35 Vintage aircraft of WWI still flying high
- 9:50 Pacific correspondent Koroi Hawkins
- 10:05 The scientific diver removing Undaria by hand
- 10:40 Book review: Learned by Heart by Emma Donoghue
- 10:50 Around the motu: David Williams in Christchurch
- 11:05 Music reviewer Grant Smithies
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was with Te Radar and Irene Pink
- 12:05 Auckland Airport warns passengers to expect delays as holidays start
Thursday, 21 September 2023
- 9:05 Queenstown locals frustrated over water situation
- 9:20 Phone + power + Netflix: are “bundled” plans good for customers?
- 9:30 From the paddock to ocean calm for stressed out farmers and growers
- 9:45 UK: PM rolls back petrol car ban, King Charles in France, Russel Brand canned
- 10:05 Kiwi lawyer to head global wine body
- 10:35 Book review: Tramping in Aotearoa: New Zealand's Top 45 Tracks by Shaun Barnett
- 10:45 Around the motu: Libby Kirkby-McLeod in Waikato
- 10:55 Latest GDP figures: economy not a technical recession
- 11:05 Tech: Las Vegas casinos hit by cyber attack, new bank scam doing the rounds
- 11:06 Media briefed on Cryptosporidium outbreak
- 11:25 Parenting: Teaching Te Reo Maori in schools
- 11:45 Screentime: Telemarketers, Kairakau s3, 2nd Chance
Wednesday, 20 September 2023
- 9:05 Buy Now, Pay Later - young Kiwis at risk of unmanageable debt
- 9:20 Source of Cryptosporidium outbreak in Queenstown unknown
- 9:20 Timaru deputy mayor on major quake
- 9:30 Harnessing the power of sport as we age
- 9:45 Australia: Support for Airbnb crackdown, fire season warning
- 10:05 Scientists use sound to lure seabirds back to depleted areas
- 10:05 GNS Seismologist updates on Canterbury quake
- 10:35 Book review: The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff
- 10:45 Around the motu: Alisha Evans in Tauranga
- 11:05 Music with Kirsten Zemke: Songs about nostalgia
- 11:20 Author Gareth Ward on his hilarious new book about Ta
- 11:45 Science: Autoimmune vaccine hope, why cats love tuna, IgNobels
Tuesday, 19 September 2023
- 9:05 Stewart Island wharf impasse leaves businesses worried
- 9:30 New Zealanders becoming more dependent on private healthcare: report
- 9:45 US: The challenges facing the 2024 White House race
- 10:05 Amateur fossil hunter Leigh Love
- 10:35 Book review: The Dry Heart by Natalia Ginzburg
- 10:45 Around the motu: Che Baker in Southland
- 11:05 Business with Rebecca Stevenson
- 11:30 The difference women's suffrage has made in NZ
- 11:45 Sports chat with Joe Porter
Monday, 18 September 2023
- 9:05 Fiji beats Wallabies for first time in 69 years
- 9:15 Calls to continue Minor Ailments Scheme
- 9:30 Dunedin company helps global clients verify origin of materials
- 9:45 Europe: Protests in Italy over migration, Ukraine grain dilemma
- 10:05 Jennifer Beck on her life as a children's book author and a collector
- 10:35 Book review: Root Leaf Flower Fruit by Bill Nelson
- 10:45 Around the motu: Jimmy Ellingham in Palmerston North
- 11:05 Political commentators Neale Jones and Brigitte Morten
- 11:30 Prickly pearls: finger limes pop with zesty flavour
- 11:45 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Friday, 15 September 2023
- 9:05 NASA's UFO report: no evidence of aliens
- 9:20 Scabies becoming entrenched in Dunedin - Doctor
- 9:30 Hypercinema: The AI art installation which lets you be the hero
- 9:45 Asia correspondent Elizabeth Beattie
- 10:05 The librarian who conquered Foveaux Strait without a wetsuit
- 10:35 In the Shadow of the Wolf Queen by Kiran Millwood
- 10:45 Around the Motu: Kelly Makiha in Rotorua
- 11:05 Music with Jeremy Taylor
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was with Irene Pink and Te Radar
Thursday, 14 September 2023
- 9:05 Nationals foreign buyers tax numbers "not credible": economists
- 9:20 Who teaches our teachers?
- 9:35 Tiny chips at the centre of giant geopolitical tensions
- 9:45 UK correspondent Matthew Parris
- 10:05 Andrew Leland: 'Blind people are, in fact, just people'
- 10:28 Water outage in Wellington
- 10:35 Book review: Gonzo Capitalism by Chris Guillebeau
- 10:45 Around the motu: Diane McCarthy in Whakatane
- 11:05 New technology with Bill Bennett
- 11:20 Psychiatrist and comedian Jo Prendergast on parenting teens
- 11:45 Screentime: Painkillers, One Piece and 9-5ers
Wednesday, 13 September 2023
- 9:05 The nation's books are open and there are some ugly numbers to navigate
- 9:20 Young inventors addressing inequalities in NZ
- 9:45 Australia correspondent Karen Middleton
- 10:05 Booker prize winning Irish novelist Anne Enright
- 10:35 Book review: A Better Place
- 10:45 Around the motu: Tim Brown in Dunedin
- 11:05 Music with Dave Wilson
- 11:30 Maths video tutorials a hit with NCEA students
- 11:45 How teaching scarcity improves financial resilience
Tuesday, 12 September 2023
- 9:05 Political parties out of touch with sole traders: survey
- 9:20 Bridging the gap between school and work
- 9:35 Budget advisors warn Southland no longer a cheaper lifestyle
- 9:45 USA correspondent Ximena Bustillo
- 10:05 The Vintner's Tale: Peter Hubscher on helping to build NZ's wine industry
- 10:35 Book review: Neither by Liam Jacobson
- 10:45 Around the motu: Georgina Campbell
- 11:05 Business commentator Victoria Young
- 11:30 Sarah Goodes on directing the psychological thriller 'Switzerland'
- 11:45 Sports Chat with Glen Larmer
Monday, 11 September 2023
- 9:05 Concerns pyramid schemes operating under guise of mentorships
- 9:20 Saving the Moriori language from extinction
- 9:30 The website helping people on their grief journeys
- 9:45 South America correspondent Katy Watson
- 10:05 Righteous entrepreneur: doing right, while doing business
- 10:35 House of Odysseus by Claire North
- 10:45 Around the motu : Todd Niall in Auckland
- 11:05 Political commentators Sue Moroney & Liam Hehir
- 11:30 A taste of the Pacific in Mt Eden
- 11:45 Urban issues with Bill McKay
Friday, 8 September 2023
- 9:05 Rheumatic fever rates on the rise; back to pre-Covid levels
- 9:20 Why hay fever season might feel worse this year
- 9:30 Marching to the beat of her own drum
- 9:45 Pacific correspondent Koroi Hawkins
- 10:05 New novel explores the complexity of how men commit mass violence
- 10:35 Book review: Bellies by Nicola Dinan
- 10:45 Around the motu: Samantha Gee in Nelson
- 11:05 Music reviewer Ian Chapman
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was with Te Radar and Donna Brookbanks
Thursday, 7 September 2023
- 9:05 OCR is on hold so why are home loan rates still rising?
- 9:20 Commerce Commission ranks telcos and broadband providers
- 9:30 Marathon with meaning: Otago students run for friends
- 9:45 UK correspondent Matt Dathan
- 10:05 Dr Chandrika Nath: Scientific research in the halls of power and at the poles
- 10:35 Book review: House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng
- 10:45 Around the motu : Flynn Nicholls in Wairarapa
- 11:05 Technology with Peter Griffin
- 11:25 Parenting : language development of pre-schoolers
- 11:45 Screentime: The New Boy, Welcome to Wrexham s2, Miriam and Alan
Wednesday, 6 September 2023
- 9:05 Medicinal cannabis rules relaxed: What will it mean for patients?
- 9:30 Using AI to detect companies at risk of financial collapse
- 9:45 Australia: More turbulence for Qantas, second referendum proposed for Voice
- 10:05 Shane Barr: cobbler and TikTok star
- 10:35 Book review: The Seventh Son by Sebastian Faulks
- 10:45 Around the motu: Susan Botting in Northland
- 11:05 Music with Charlotte Ryan
- 11:25 Why we feel guilt and how to deal with it
- 11:45 El Niño stops carbon sink, water drag, new 'odour map'
Tuesday, 5 September 2023
- 9:05 Frustrated trans patients turn to DIY treatment
- 9:30 Big changes on the cards for Milford tourism operators
- 9:45 USA correspondent - Ron Elving
- 10:05 Writer Tim Voors on his time walking Te Araroa Trail
- 10:35 Book review: Holly by Stephen King
- 10:45 Around the motu: Matthew Rosenberg in Gisborne
- 11:05 Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson
- 11:30 Health insurance costs on the rise
- 11:45 Sports-chat with Joe Porter
Monday, 4 September 2023
- 9:05 Mandatory rules needed for power retailers to protect
- 9:20 Water cremation facility poised to open in Christchurch
- 9:30 New Arts Laureate, Ladi6
- 9:45 Europe: Rugby fever in France, Russia hits Danube port
- 10:05 Futurist, engineer and museum director Dr Kristin Alford
- 10:35 Book review: Cousins by Aurora Venturini
- 10:45 Around the Motu : Chris Hyde in Hawkes Bay
- 11:05 Political commentators Craig Renney & Tim Hurdle
- 11:30 Ingredients : stretching some, substituting others
- 11:45 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Friday, 1 September 2023
- 9:05 New Grocery Commissioner on keeping supermarket giants in check
- 9:20 Protecting Kiwi from string of dog attacks
- 9:45 Asia correspondent Elizabeth Beattie
- 10:05 B Dylan Hollis: the TikToker who loves vintage baking
- 10:35 Book Review: Biography of X by Catherine Lacey
- 10:45 Around the motu : Mike Tweed in Whanganui
- 11:05 New music with Yadana Saw
- 11:30 Sports commentator Dana Johannsen
- 11:45 The week that was
Thursday, 31 August 2023
- 9:05 Push for more transparency over companies on the brink of liquidation
- 9:25 Consumer: Gentailers post whopping profits as households struggle
- 9:35 Houses on stilts: The alternative to managed retreat?
- 9:45 UK: Air traffic chaos, Foreign Secretary in China, Nadine Dorries finally resigns
- 10:30 Auckland fog causes travel woes
- 10:35 Book review: Lady MacBethad by Isabelle Schuler
- 10:45 Around the motu: Peter Newport in Queenstown Lakes
- 11:05 Tech: Biggest hack of the year, breaking AI chatbots, Zoom honesty
- 11:25 Learning to de-escalate tantrums and other challenging behaviour
- 11:45 Screentime: Far North, Starstruck s3, From
- 5:05 From space junk to international treaties: NZ's only specialised space lawyer
Wednesday, 30 August 2023
- 9:05 Tech companies are evolving into military contractors
- 9:20 Massey University to axe nursing programme
- 9:40 Migrant worker advocates: Open visa the 'right thing to do'
- 9:45 Australia: Qantas anger, Voice date, women with the whistle
- 10:05 The Mitis: A Pacific twist on country music
- 10:35 Book review: Strong Words 3: The best of the Landfall Essay
- 10:45 Around the motu with David Williams in Christchurch
- 11:05 Music with Ian Chapman: Feelin' sheepish
- 11:20 National announces "Back Pocket Boost" tax policy
- 11:25 New novel details the history of an unsavory trade
- 11:45 Personal finance: What to do with a windfall?
Tuesday, 29 August 2023
- 9:05 Community assets at the mercy of the elements
- 9:30 'It's emotionally fraught': Muriwai resident responds to buy out package
- 9:35 What the stress physiology of marine animals tells us about their homes
- 9:49 USA correspondent Ximena Bustillo
- 10:05 Denise Carter-Bennett: Bringing more women & neurodiversity into cybersecurity sector
- 10:35 Book review: Bad Men by Julie Mae Cohen
- 10:45 Around the motu : Jonathan Leask in Ashburton
- 11:05 Business commentator Victoria Young
- 11:35 Tips for being safe around animals (dogs in particular)
- 11:45 Sports-chat with Sam Ackerman
- 12:00 Nine to Noon Short Story Competition is back!