All episodes
Tuesday, 20 February 2024
- 9:08 Transport Minister Simeon Brown on fuel tax feud, future funding
- 9:30 Octopus Energy wants to pay consumers to turn the power down
- 9:45 USA correspondent Ron Elving
- 10:09 How to design sustainable skyscrapers and affordable housing
- 10:35 Book review: Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon
- 10:45 Around the motu: Robin Martin in Taranaki
- 11:06 Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson
- 11:30 Pregnancy and pets: what you need to know
- 11:45 Sports correspondent Joe Porter
Monday, 19 February 2024
- 9:05 Property buyers losing deposits after signing on uninsurable houses
- 9:30 The Hollywood music producer helping Kiwis connect
- 9:45 Foreign correspondent Debora Patta
- 10:05 Game for the challenge: Fish and Game's new chief executive Corina Jordan
- 10:35 Book review: The Singularity by Balsam Karam, translated by Saskia Vogel
- 10:45 Around the motu: Georgina Campbell in Wellington
- 11:05 Political commentators Gareth Hughes and Brigitte Morten
- 11:30 The Taranaki couple serving up classic Pacific Island cuisine
- 11:45 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Friday, 16 February 2024
- 9:05 GPs are accruing large debts and pulling back services
- 9:20 Port Hills Fire update with RNZ reporter Tim Brown
- 9:20 From disaster to sweet success: Pauariki Honey's cyclone recovery
- 9:30 Abstract honouring of forest giant at Kauri Museum
- 9:45 Asia correspondent Ed White
- 10:05 The extraordinary survival story of heritage advocate Dame Anna Crighton
- 10:35 Book review: The Fury by Alex Michaelides
- 10:45 Around the motu: Jonathan Leask in Ashburton
- 11:05 New music with Jeremy Taylor
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was with Elisabeth Easther and Irene Pink
Thursday, 15 February 2024
- 9:05 Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown demands action to fix city's rail system
- 9:30 Oyster vaccine set to save multi-million dollar industry
- 9:45 UK: House-build boost, Labour anti-semitism row
- 10:05 Firefighters now tackle second blaze near Christchurch
- 10:10 Dr Jen Martin on the science behind our weirdest thoughts
- 10:35 Book review: Spent Light by Lara Pawson
- 10:45 Around the Motu
- 11:05 Technology: Angry Waymo mob, Right to Disconnect
- 11:35 How to help with back-to-school anxiety
- 11:45 Screentime: The New Look, Strife, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Wednesday, 14 February 2024
- 9:05 Cyclone Gabrielle: Wairoa mayor reflects one year on
- 9:20 Fletcher Building posts huge loss
- 9:20 John Carnegie on the energy transition and his new role
- 9:45 Australia: Dox law, drunk Barnaby, grim swim warning
- 10:05 Bank Of Dave: The little guy who took on the UK banks
- 10:35 Book review: Build For Eternity by Selwyn Katene
- 10:45 Around the motu : Jimmy Ellingham covering Manawatu
- 11:05 Music with Charlotte Ryan
- 11:20 Freddie Gillies' new book details a European road-trip gone wrong in Because All Fades
- 11:45 Personal finance: 5 things to talk to your Valentine about
Tuesday, 13 February 2024
- 9:08 Concern NZ is not on top of spread of exotic weeds
- 9:30 Fears strained court system could be impacted by spending cuts
- 9:50 USA correspondent Danielle Kurtzlebenf
- 10:10 Kiwi actor and Mulan star Yoson An tackles a modern love story
- 10:35 Book review: Masquerade: The Lives of Noel Coward
- 10:45 Around the motu: Lauren Crimp in Napier
- 11:05 Business commentator Victoria Young
- 11:30 Auckland Uni: gardening with past, present, future in mind
- 11:45 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
Monday, 12 February 2024
- 9:05 Australian banks move on anti-scam measures
- 9:25 Levin health advocates worried over vaping boom
- 9:40 Coast to Coast done and won for another year
- 9:50 Europe correspondent Thomas Sparrow
- 10:05 New NZ-made doco series spotlights climate change in unique way
- 10:40 Book review: The Tui Has Landed by Jodie Shelley
- 10:45 Around the motu: Simon Wilson in Auckland
- 11:05 Political commentators Brigitte Morten and Neale Jones
- 11:35 Tea and cake in Akaroa with founder of The Cake Room, Katey Thew-Thin
- 11:45 Urban Issues with Bill McKay: Can we turn carparking into homes?
Friday, 9 February 2024
- 9:05 School's back: What's on the Education Minister's lesson planner?
- 9:20 Gaming industry growth slowing as Australia entices senior staff away
- 9:45 Pacific correspondent Koroi Hawkins
- 10:05 From meth addict to building apprentice: How a mother of two turned her life around
- 10:35 Book review: Killer Rack by Sylvan Spring
- 10:45 Around the motu: Diane McCarthy in Whakatane
- 11:05 Music reviewer Grant Smithies
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was with Donna and Irene
Thursday, 8 February 2024
- 9:08 More power plan switching wanted
- 9:32 Police recruitment realities for the thin blue line
- 9:50 UK correspondent Dan Bloom
- 10:10 Adrian Jackson on his career creating theatre with the homeless
- 10:35 Book review: Te Tiriti o Waitangi by Claudia Orange
- 10:45 Around the motu : Ellen Curnow covering the West Coast
- 11:06 Tech: Vision Pro, $40m deepfake, Google stops backing up web
- 11:32 What kids with their own devices need to know about porn
- 11:48 Mr & Mrs Smith, Force of Nature The Dry 2, Black Coast Vanishings
Wednesday, 7 February 2024
- 9:10 Proposal to allow pharmacists to provide childhood vaccinations
- 9:35 Coromandel businesses from awash to afloat
- 9:50 Australia: Tax cuts, ABC doco spotlights Coalition's time at the top
- 10:10 Dan Colley on dementia, connection and his play Lost Lear
- 10:35 Book review: Tremor by Teju Cole
- 10:45 Around the motu: Jimmy Ellingham covers Waitangi
- 11:05 RNZ Business Editor Gyles Beckford
- 11:10 Fresh sounds from the Dunedin music scene
- 11:30 Technology advances helping children with disabilities in class
- 11:50 Science: Why insects circle lights, turning animals off plants
Monday, 5 February 2024
- 9:05 Immigration has some Auckland high schools bursting at the seams
- 9:25 Business buoyancy as new shops pepper the centre of Hawera
- 9:35 The Blenheim company turning wood chips into graphite for EV batteries
- 9:45 Middle East correspondent Sebastian Usher
- 10:05 Doco series finds defective builds still plaguing New Zealand
- 10:35 Book review: Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood
- 10:45 Around the motu: Kim Bowden covering Queenstown Wānaka & Cromwell
- 11:05 Political commentators Dale Husband and Ben Thomas
- 11:30 Ōkato's Chocolate Lady - a character worthy of Wonka
- 11:45 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Friday, 2 February 2024
- 9:05 Winter is coming, but how prepared is the country's energy system?
- 9:20 Fishily: New social media app connecting skippers with fishing buddies
- 9:35 Kaikōura's new zipline adds to upbeat vibe
- 9:45 Asia correspondent Elizabeth Beattie
- 10:05 The online friendship which helped an Afghan refugee's journey to New Zealand
- 10:35 Book review: Three of the best from 2023
- 10:45 Around the motu: David Hill in North Canterbury
- 11:05 New (and sometimes old) music with Jeremy Taylor
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was with Te Radar and Irene Pink
Thursday, 1 February 2024
- 9:05 'I'm sorry': Mark Zuckerberg apologises for harm on Facebook + Instagram
- 9:20 Old recycling system binned as standardisation rolled out nationwide
- 9:40 BNZ offers first home loans on Māori-owned land
- 9:45 UK: N Ireland deal, tax cut warning, Rishi's diet
- 10:05 Yamoussa Bangoura brings Africa to life in a high-energy circus show
- 10:35 Book review: Two of the best from 2023 - The Fraud by Zadie Smith and Penance by Eliza Clark
- 10:45 Around the motu: Kelly Makiha in Rotorua
- 11:05 Tech: Taylor Swift deepfakes, streaming price hikes, Musk's Neuralink
- 11:25 How to help children imagine the future, and plan for it
- 11:45 Screentime: One Life, How to Have Sex, Love on the Spectrum
Wednesday, 31 January 2024
- 9:05 First-ever Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey outlines his priorities
- 9:20 Light rail scrapped: What are Auckland's transport priorities now?
- 9:45 Australia: PM booed at tennis, shark attack, flooded summer
- 10:05 Children's author R.A. Spratt on writing comedy for a young audience
- 10:35 Book review: Three of the best from 2023
- 10:45 Around the motu: Libby Kirkby-McLeod in Hamilton
- 11:05 Dave Wilson: Music from the harp
- 11:20 Body care business Anihana founder Sophie Cooper on a busy few years
- 11:45 SMART$: New tool teaching teens financial literacy
Tuesday, 30 January 2024
- 9:05 More cameras on fishing boats - but is the system working?
- 9:25 Don't meddle with NZ Super: Actuaries report
- 9:35 The 93-year-old Irishman defying ageing
- 9:45 USA correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben
- 10:05 Bettany Hughes: The audaciousness of the Seven Wonders of the World
- 10:35 Book review: Three of the best from 2023
- 10:45 Around the motu: David Williams in Christchurch
- 11:05 James Shaw steps down from Green Party leadership
- 11:05 Business commentator Victoria Young
- 11:25 Getting the most from your vegetable garden year round
- 11:45 Sports-chat with Marc Hinton
Monday, 29 January 2024
- 9:08 Self ordered medical tests 'concerning and unnecessary': GPs
- 9:35 Earthquake-prone building regulations unaffordable for some
- 10:07 Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney
- 10:18 The cancer con that captured a global audience
- 10:41 Book review: Three of the best from 2023
- 10:49 Around the motu: John Freer in Coromandel
- 11:07 Political commentators Neale Jones and Brigitte Morten
- 11:35 Making cooking more affordable
- 11:46 Urban Issue with Bill McKay
Friday, 26 January 2024
- 9:05 Auckland Anniversary weekend floods: residents out of homes one year on
- 9:20 NIWA forecasters use AI to predict impacts of extreme weather
- 9:45 Pacific correspondent Koroi Hawkins
- 10:05 Julian Borger's new book explores a hidden family past of escaping Holocaust
- 10:35 Book review: Three of the best from 2023
- 10:45 Around the motu: Georgina Campbell in Wellington
- 11:05 Music reviewer Grant Smithies
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was with Te Radar and Donna Brookbanks
Thursday, 25 January 2024
- 9:05 Financial turmoil and job losses across universities spell trouble for science sector
- 9:25 Predicting the spread of wildfires in Aotearoa
- 9:45 UK: Leadership snipes, budget watchdog criticises chancellor's spending plans
- 10:05 Mazbou Q - the rap scientist breaking down hip-hop
- 10:35 Book review: Three of the best from 2023 - Victory City by Salman Rushdie, The Librarianist by Patrick deWitt, and Somebody's Fool by Richard Russo
- 10:45 Around the motu: Tess Brunton in Dunedin
- 11:05 Tech: The good, the bad and the weird at
- 11:25 Parenting: Boundaries, where to draw the line
- 11:45 Screentime: True Detective s4, Death and Other Details
Wednesday, 24 January 2024
- 9:05 Australia to ban engineered stone due to silicosis risk for workers: Should NZ follow suit?
- 9:25 Wellington's water woes: What's the long-term solution?
- 9:45 Australia: 'Golden visa' scrapped, former PM calls it quits
- 10:05 Chris Kraus' life brought to the stage by Eleanor Bishop and Karin McCracken
- 10:35 Book review: Three of the best from 2023 - Prophet Song by Paul Lynch, Puppets of Spelhorst by Kate Dicamillo, and Tsunami by Ned Wenlock
- 10:45 Around the motu: Alisha Evans in Tauranga
- 11:05 Gyles Beckford: Consumer Price Index
- 11:05 Music with Charlotte Ryan
- 11:10 Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau on managing city's water shortages
- 11:20 The Timaru delicacy now on Australasian Costco shelves
- 11:45 Science: No-needles diabetes meds, carbon cost of bottom trawling
Tuesday, 23 January 2024
- 9:05 What's top of mind for Health Minister Dr Shane Reti as Te Whatu Ora navigates 2024
- 9:25 Kumara in the Kaipara rebounds after Cyclone Gabrielle
- 9:45 USA correspondent Ron Elving
- 10:05 Grammy award winner Arooj Aftab
- 10:35 Book review: Three of the best from 2023
- 10:45 Around the motu: Logan Savory in Southland
- 11:05 Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson
- 11:30 Holidayzzzzz: Getting kids back into a good sleep routine
- 11:30 Holidayzzzzz: Getting kids back into a good sleep routine
- 11:45 Sports-chat with Glen Larmer
Monday, 22 January 2024
- 9:05 'Tipping point' for several councils as double-digit rates rises loom
- 9:25 Retail crime: How tech can aid - and thwart - offenders
- 9:45 Germany correspondent Thomas Sparrow
- 10:05 Author Jane Smiley's personal reflections
- 10:35 Book Review - Three of the best from 2023: Blood and Dirt
- 10:45 Around the Motu: Chris Hyde in Hawkes Bay
- 11:05 Political commentators Gareth Hughes & Ben Thomas
- 11:25 Kai and kindness
- 11:45 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Friday, 22 December 2023
- 9:08 2023 in review - Part 1
- 9:20 Why star student Leo Guo is Sydney bound
- 9:35 Life on a line hundreds of metres up with Gavin Alexander Lewis
- 9:45 2023 in review - Part 2
- 10:09 Ultra-runner Jon Nabbs on his 7500km Canada journey
- 10:30 Jeremy Taylor's best music for 2023
- 11:05 Nota Bene sing Chrismas songs
- 11:09 Haere Ra, 2023 - Part 1
- 11:20 Travels with the Ladies in Red
- 11:32 Ardie Savea on 2023 and being in a new kids' book
- 11:42 Haere Ra, 2023 - Part 2
- 12:00 Best of Nine to Noon 2023
Thursday, 21 December 2023
- 9:05 Sluggish economy, spending cuts loom
- 9:25 Christmas lights draw street vendors, to the ire of residents
- 9:35 Pathfinder's John Berry on helping others find their way to
- 9:45 UK correspondent Harriet Line
- 10:05 Mum's toughness prepared top cop for fighting crime
- 10:35 Book review: Day by Michael Cunningham
- 10:45 Around the motu : Todd Niall in Auckland
- 11:05 The biggest tech stories of 2023
- 11:25 Bossy eldest, creative second: does birth order matter?
- 11:45 Screentime: The best TV shows of 2023
Wednesday, 20 December 2023
- 9:05 Hotel profits risk lagging behind inflation as tourism rebounds
- 9:15 Farmers in cyclone region say permanent road repairs failing
- 9:25 Tairua businesses celebrate key road reopening
- 9:35 Chiefs Manawa player Chelsea Semple on getting back on the
- 9:45 Australia correspondent Karen Middleton
- 10:05 Film and TV pioneer Robin Scholes recognised for
- 10:35 Book review: Life Done Differently by Lisa Jansen
- 10:45 Around the motu: Matthew Rosenberg in Gisborne
- 11:05 Christmas music with Ian Chapman
- 11:20 Choosing the right knife and looking after it
- 11:45 Personal finance with Liz Koh
Tuesday, 19 December 2023
- 9:05 Bid to reduce orthopaedic wait lists by offering physio instead
- 9:20 Humanitarian groups push for aid in Gaza as death toll grows
- 9:30 What to do when prizegiving leaves children empty handed
- 9:45 USA correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben
- 10:05 A tale of two cities: local leaders on a challenging year
- 10:35 Book review: Boy Swallows Universe TV Tie In by Trent Dalton
- 10:45 Around the motu: Chris Hyde in Hawke's Bay
- 11:05 Business commentator Victoria Young
- 11:30 How to avoid a fractious festive season
- 11:45 Sports-chat with Joe Porter
