All episodes
Friday, 10 November 2023
- 9:05 Tekapo solar farm application rejected on ecological grounds
- 9:20 Auckland beaches back open after sewage overflow
- 9:35 Hit me baby one more rhyme: Litcrawl turns 10
- 9:45 Asia correspondent Elizabeth Beattie
- 10:05 Pub tales: Greg Ryan looks at the social history of beer and brewing in NZ
- 10:35 Book review: Here, and Only Here by Christelle Dabos
- 10:45 Around the motu: Todd Niall in Auckland
- 11:05 New music with Jeremy Taylor
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 Snake on a pizza, anyone? Comedians Donna Brookbanks and Michele A'Court
Thursday, 9 November 2023
- 9:05 Fights and threatening behaviour intimidate fearful Central Auckland businesses
- 9:25 Increasing national security threats and New Zealand's preparedness
- 9:35 Fast & curious: 81-year-old stunned by supercar win
- 9:45 UK: King's Speech, apology for suggesting Covid 'chicken pox parties'
- 10:05 Allie Pepper: a mountaineer on a mission
- 10:35 Book review: Selected Poems: Geoff Cochrane by Geoff Cochrane, ed. Fergus Barrowman
- 10:45 Around the motu: Che Baker in Southland
- 11:05 Tech: Downfall of a 'Crypto-King', ChatGPT caution for companies
- 11:25 Re-thinking the 'career conversation' with teens
- 11:45 Screentime: OneFour: Against all Odds, The Out-laws, Quiz Lady
Wednesday, 8 November 2023
- 9:05 Councils plead for clarity on water infrastructure reform
- 9:30 Genetically modified banana brings hope to industry
- 9:45 Australia: PM's China visit, interest rates, pub crash, Melbourne Cup
- 10:05 The three pensioneers who took on Te Araroa
- 10:35 Book review: Water by John Boyne
- 10:45 Around the motu: Chris Hyde in Napier
- 11:05 Artists re-recording their music: Taylor Swift is not the first to do it
- 11:30 A son's tribute to his father: the legacy of cartoonist Murray Ball
- 11:45 Things to think about before embarking on a side hustle
Tuesday, 7 November 2023
- 9:05 Rugby concussion study: who is getting injured and how?
- 9:15 Napier school brings in hard cellphone ban
- 9:25 Growing crisis for older renters: What is the retirement sector doing to help?
- 9:35 How South Island company Spout is tackling milk bottle waste
- 9:45 USA correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben
- 10:05 Alpine plant expert Jim Jermyn
- 10:35 Book review: Good Material by Dolly Alderton
- 10:45 Around the motu: Georgina Campbell in Wellington
- 11:05 New children's book aims to help avoid mass whale strandings
- 11:30 Business commentator Victoria Young
- 11:45 Sports-chat with Marc Hinton
Monday, 6 November 2023
- 9:05 Growing number of older renters waiting for housing solutions
- 9:30 'I might have to walk away': Small towns can't afford seismic work
- 9:45 Germany correspondent Thomas Sparrow
- 10:05 Baby shark: Great white research nets results into pupping ground
- 10:35 Book review: Meet You at the Main Divide by Geoff & Justine Ross
- 10:45 Around the motu: David Williams in Christchurch
- 11:05 Political commentators Gareth Hughes and Liam Hehir
- 11:30 How to use the produce from an abundant garden
- 11:45 Urban issues with Bill McKay
Friday, 3 November 2023
- 9:25 The North Shore Hospital Healing Garden
- 9:35 Nine to Noon 2023 Short Story Competition winners announced!
- 9:45 Pacific correspondent Lydia Lewis
- 10:08 Doctor, artist John Gillies' life long love of Skippers Canyon
- 10:35 Book review: Lady Tan's Circle of Women by Lisa See
- 10:50 Around the motu: Jonathan Leask in Ashburton
- 11:08 Music reviewer Grant Smithies
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 7:08 Schools struggling to deal with sexual violence
Thursday, 2 November 2023
- 9:05 Auckland schools are 'bursting at the seams': PPTA
- 9:20 Turning malnourished kina into a lucrative seafood delicacy
- 9:30 NZ Sculpture on Shore back at Auckland's Fort Takapuna after 5 year hiatus
- 9:45 UK: 'Macho' culture hampered Covid response, AI Safety Summit
- 10:05 Celebrating women pioneers of rock
- 10:35 Book review: End Times by Rebecca Priestley
- 10:45 Around the motu: Libby Kirkby McLeod in Hamilton
- 11:05 Tech: LastPass breach, Five Eyes' spy warning, stolen DNA data
- 11:30 'Neurodiversity doesn't make kids violent or abusive'
- 11:45 Screentime: Nyad, Fingernails, The Gilded Age, Cat Person
Wednesday, 1 November 2023
- 9:05 Bad for business: New data shows more companies are going under
- 9:20 New Chief Children's Commissioner: Claire Achmad
- 9:30 Timaru company tackling how to upcycle and recycle work wear
- 9:45 Australia correspondent Bernard Keane
- 10:05 Jade Kake on the release of her first novel
- 10:35 Book review: Fishes of Aotearoa by Paul Caiger
- 10:45 Around the motu : Alisha Evans in Tauranga
- 11:05 Music with Charlotte Ryan
- 11:30 Glen Humphries on the items that tell rugby league's history
- 11:45 Science: Dust and dinosaurs, ultra-water repellence,
Tuesday, 31 October 2023
- 9:05 Intervention in supermarket sector must happen
- 9:20 Decades-long battle to upgrade surf clubrooms
- 9:30 WEL Networks opens first utility-scale battery
- 9:45 US correspondent Ron Elving
- 10:05 John le Carré's biographer Adam Sisman on the novelist's love affairs
- 10:30 Book review: Signs of Life by Amy Head
- 10:45 Around the motu: Peter de Graaf in Northland
- 11:05 Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson
- 11:30 What makes an iconic Kiwi pub?
- 11:45 Sports commentator Glen Larmer
Monday, 30 October 2023
- 9:05 Sir Bill English on the impact of investment into charities
- 9:30 Simplicity to ramp up housing efforts
- 9:45 Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney
- 10:05 Jan Jordan: The power of honesty in overcoming deep pain
- 10:35 Book Review - Living Between Land & Sea: The Bays of
- 10:45 Around the motu: Peter Newport in Queenstown Lakes
- 11:05 Political commentators Gareth Hughes & Ben Thomas
- 11:35 Fruiterer Thanh Truong on how to pick good produce
- 11:45 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Friday, 27 October 2023
- 9:05 'History in the making': Facebook whistleblower on new lawsuits
- 9:30 Auckland Hospital E.D staff condemn "unsafe work environment"
- 9:45 Asia correspondent John Ruwitch
- 10:05 The couple bringing contemporary Samoan cuisine to Auckland
- 10:35 Book review: The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donaghue
- 10:45 Around the motu: Samantha Gee in Nelson
- 11:05 New music with Jeremy Taylor
- 11:30 Sports commentator Dana Johnannsen
- 11:45 The week that was
Thursday, 26 October 2023
- 9:05 Telcos fail to improve billing app for second year
- 9:15 The potential perils of lending money to family
- 9:30 Older drivers will need more roundabouts, better signs
- 9:45 UK: Tension over Labour leader's Gaza comments, Rishi marks first anniversary
- 10:05 Designing buildings with physical health in mind
- 10:35 Book review: 50 years, 50 stories: Marlborough the region that turned the wine world upside down
- 10:45 Around the motu : Jimmy Ellingham in Palmerston North
- 11:05 Tech: Twitter one year on, streaming hike, North Korea internet takeover
- 11:25 Parenting : Harmonious grandparenting
- 11:45 Screentime: Killers of the Flower Moon, Beckham, The Enfield
Wednesday, 25 October 2023
- 9:06 Are stubborn insurance cost rises the new norm?
- 9:35 A better end for old tyres
- 9:40 Cherry orchardists ditch diesel for electricity
- 9:54 Australia: Billionaire tapes, Albanese in US, Cheng Lei speaks
- 10:08 What is the secret to human happiness?
- 10:35 Book review: Jenny McLeod: A Life in Music by Norman Meehan
- 10:54 Around the motu: John Free on the Coromandel Peninsula
- 11:05 Music with Ian Chapman
- 11:20 How divorce coaches help people end relationships with dignity
- 11:45 Personal finance: The retirement income gap
Tuesday, 24 October 2023
- 9:05 Shared home ownership programme ends, what next?
- 9:20 New Waiheke Island ferry service set to sail
- 9:30 Taking menopause awareness up a notch: campaigner Sarah Connor
- 9:45 US correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben
- 10:05 The Air Force Museum 'keeper of photographs' who cares
- 10:35 Book review: The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
- 10:45 Around the motu: Todd Niall in Auckland
- 11:05 Political Commentators Neale Jones and Tim Hurdle
- 11:30 Business commentator Victoria Young
- 11:45 Sports-chat with Sam Ackerman
Friday, 20 October 2023
- 9:05 Tensions high in Franz Josef over river management
- 9:20 Black Ferns kick off new international WXV tournament
- 9:30 Small towns with big histories
- 9:45 Pacific correspondent Koroi Hawkins
- 10:05 How fear has driven modern civilisation
- 10:35 Book review: Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll
- 10:45 Around the motu: Tess Brunton in Dunedin
- 11:05 Music reviewer Grant Smithies
- 11:35 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The Week that Was with Te Radar and Michele A'Court
Thursday, 19 October 2023
- 9:05 NZ private sector vulnerable to espionage: SIS head
- 9:25 Médecins Sans Frontières on the huminatarian crisis in Gaza
- 9:40 The power of dung beetles on Kiwi farms and the push to spread them further
- 9:45 UK: By-election challenge for Tories, row over pension increase
- 10:05 The play with its roots in longest-running property claim
- 10:35 Book review: Don Binney: Flight Path by Greg O'Brien
- 10:45 Around the motu: Kelly Makiha in Rotorua
- 11:05 Tech: Wartime tech trouble, Google's massive cyber attack
- 11:25 Parenting adult children, how roles change
- 11:45 Screentime: Raised by Refugees s2, The Strangest of Angels, Totally Killer
Wednesday, 18 October 2023
- 9:07 Wellington bar owners angry over liquor licensing delays
- 9:40 How sunlight can protect against depression and anxiety
- 9:52 Australia: Voice vote - will anything follow it?
- 10:07 Guy Cotter: 'Mount Everest is my church, my temple'
- 10:42 Book review : Nga Kaihanga Uku
- 10:47 Around the motu: Susan Botting in Northland
- 11:07 Music with Kirsten Zemke: Songs from space
- 11:35 Beekeeping: how to handle honey bee pests and diseases
- 11:45 Science: Why we love fatty foods, AI reveals Herculaneum scroll
Tuesday, 17 October 2023
- 9:05 Israel-Gaza: Urgent need for supplies, but borders closed
- 9:20 Businesses fear slow summer from Cathedral Cove track closure
- 9:45 US correspondent Ron Elving joins from Washington D.C.
- 10:05 New Yorker cartoonist Maddie Dai on her move into filmmaking
- 10:35 Book review: The Twat Files by Dawn French
- 10:45 Around the motu: Logan Savory in Southland
- 11:05 Business Correspondent Gyles Beckford
- 11:10 Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson
- 11:30 The story behind NZ's longest-operating general store
- 11:45 Sports with Glen Larmer
Monday, 16 October 2023
- 9:05 Political commentators Neale Jones, Tim Hurdle
- 9:30 Rugby World Cup update with Joe Porter
- 9:45 Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney
- 10:05 The quest to find the right breast cancer treatments
- 10:35 Book review: The Goodbye Cat by Hiro Arikawa
- 10:45 Around the motu: Diane McCarthy in Whakatane
- 11:05 Craig McCulloch reports from Parliament following the election
- 11:30 Sam Low's new cookbook Modern Chinese
- 11:45 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Friday, 13 October 2023
- 9:05 Election 2023: Labour leader Chris Hipkins
- 9:35 The Kiwi triathlete proving 'somebody with MS can still be active'
- 9:45 Asia correspondent Elizabeth Beattie
- 10:05 Shipwreck detective Dr Maddy McAllister
- 10:35 Book review: Transposium by Dani Yourukova
- 10:45 Around the motu: Kirsty Pickett in Fiordland
- 11:05 New music with Jeremy Taylor
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was with Te Radar and Michele A'Court
Thursday, 12 October 2023
- 9:05 Questions over effectiveness of child support system
- 9:25 Study warns AI industry could use more energy than The Netherlands by 2027
- 9:35 New Zealand Liberation Museum finally opens in Le Quesnoy, France
- 9:45 UK: Reaction to Israel-Gaza, Starmer glitter-bombed, Luton
- 10:05 Las Meninas mystery: New book imagines secret behind famous painting
- 10:35 Book Review - The Observationalist: A handbook for mounting very small expeditions
- 10:45 Around the motu: Georgina Campbell in Wellington
- 11:05 Tech: FTX crypto fraud trial, generative AI and how much
- 11:30 Renee White: how to be a more peaceful parent
- 11:45 Screentime: Anatomy of a Fall, Shepherdess
Wednesday, 11 October 2023
- 9:05 Auckland sinkhole: What's the fix and long-term damage?
- 9:25 Climate change and its impact on our deadliest natural hazard
- 9:45 Australia: Mideast fallout, referendum nears, the President and the paper baron
- 10:05 The life of pioneering conservationist Richard Henry
- 10:35 Book review: Light Over Liskeard by Louis de Bernieres
- 10:45 Around the motu : Matthew Rosenberg in Gisborne
- 11:05 Music with Charlotte Ryan
- 11:20 What should you feed your pet?
- 11:45 Creative ways of getting some extra cash together
Tuesday, 10 October 2023
- 9:05 Nurse training facility sits empty, despite sector shortages
- 9:20 Southland man's journey to read in his late 50s
- 9:45 USA correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben
- 10:05 Our fascinating, yet forgotten forest
- 10:35 Book review: The Running Grave by Robert Galbraith
- 10:45 Around the motu: Jean Edwards in Christchurch
- 11:05 Business commentator Victoria Young
- 11:30 Untold stories: Tom Clarke on the missing pieces of NZ history
- 11:45 Sports-chat with Sam Ackerman
Monday, 9 October 2023
- 9:05 Drugs, guns and money: the escalation of gangs in NZ
- 9:25 Buyout for flood-hit Auckland homes
- 9:45 Middle East correspondent Sebastian Usher
- 10:05 Julian Dennison and Erana James on their new film Uproar
- 10:30 Book review: Cheri by Jo Ann Beard
- 10:45 Around the motu : Mike Tweed in Whanganui
- 11:05 Political commentators Morton and Jones
- 11:25 Tina Duncan: 60 years of cooking for others and still loving it
- 11:45 Urban issues with Bill McKay
Friday, 6 October 2023
- 9:05 Privacy Commission: facial recognition technology not justified
- 9:20 Independent bookstores hail new sales hub
- 9:45 Pacific correspondent Koroi Hawkins
- 10:05 Sir Wayne Smith on new memoir about his rugby career
- 10:40 No-fly climate scientist faces sack over long trip home
- 10:45 Tess Brunton in Queenstown on airport bomb threat
- 11:05 Book review: The Book Collector: Reading and Living with
- 11:10 Music reviewer Grant Smithies
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was with Te Radar and Donna Brookbanks
