All episodes
Wednesday, 15 September 2021
- 9:05 Online scams up 79% - and just the "tip of the iceberg"
- 9:30 Foot in the door: Training AI to identify crime scene footprints
- 9:40 Free NCEA tutoring programme growing
- 9:45 Australia correspondent Karen Middleton
- 10:05 Brainscapes: the maps in our brain
- 10:35 Book review: The Book of Difficult Fruit by Kate Lebo
- 11:05 Music With Jess Fu
- 11:20 Young Pasifika actor on the rise
- 11:45 Arts around the country in level 2 (and online for Tamaki Makaurau)
Tuesday, 14 September 2021
- 9:08 Vaccine passports: how will they work?
- 9:20 Extracting green hydrogen from driftwood
- 9:40 China's oldest currency discovered
- 9:50 USA correspondent Ron Elving - the US remembers 9/11
- 10:08 Kate Macdougall: London's No1 Dog Walking Agency
- 10:35 Book review: The Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris
- 11:05 Rebecca Stevenson - Theranos founder on trial
- 11:30 Dr Himali McInnes - stories from the medical frontline
- 11:45 Financial Planner Liz Koh - When income suddenly drops
Monday, 13 September 2021
- 9:05 Decision day: will Auckland move down alert levels?
- 9:15 Bilal Sarwary: 'Our hopes were shattered'
- 9:30 Using A.I to detect risks of disease outbreaks
- 9:45 Middle East correspondent Sebastian Usher
- 10:05 Hamish Ramsden: living with tetraplegia
- 10:35 Book review: Our Own Backyard by Anne Kayes
- 11:05 Political commentators Jones and Hehir
- 11:30 Grow your own mushrooms
- 11:45 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne - The cuckoos' return
Friday, 10 September 2021
- 9:05 Transpower shortcomings responsible for last month's power outages: Electricity Authority
- 9:15 Is it safe for Auckland's early childhood centres to open at level 3?
- 9:30 Springbok tour research: how does history interpret?
- 9:45 Pacific correspondent Susana Leiataua
- 10:05 Driving civilisation : Tom Standage - A Brief History of Motion
- 10:35 Book review: Julia and the Shark by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
- 11:05 Music reviewer Grant Smithies
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman - Should athletes be able to skip MIQ?
- 11:45 The week that was
Thursday, 9 September 2021
- 9:05 Nurses’ organisation horrified over hundreds of daily visitors
- 9:20 DoC report cites bad behaviour by kiwis in the backcountry
- 9:30 Conservation medicine: the team protecting our native birds
- 9:45 Boris Johnson wins critical vote on hike to national insurance
- 10:05 The global tech business run out of Courtenay Place
- 10:45 Book review: Things I Learned at Art School by Megan Dunn
- 11:05 Vocus DDoS attack, Lockfile - a new threat to your data
- 11:25 Anxious kids - what can parents do?
- 11:30 Anxious kids - what can parents do?
- 11:45 Viewing: American Rust, Only Murders in the Building,
Wednesday, 8 September 2021
- 9:05 Students call for more help
- 9:20 Saliva tests for workers crossing Auckland border from Friday
- 9:30 Solar suitable: the economies of installing home solar power
- 9:45 Covid cases rise, as Scott Morrison is criticised
- 10:05 Catherine Raven: an unexpected friendship with a fox
- 10:40 Book review: The Dark by Emma Haughton
- 11:05 Music with RNZ's Yadana Saw
- 11:20 Seeing the wood for the trees: Forester of the Year Paul Millen
- 11:45 Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles
Tuesday, 7 September 2021
- 9:05 Saliva testing ramping up, but has NZ been too slow?
- 9:20 1 in 10 university students have cheated: Australian study
- 9:30 Fine dining chef offers up Mum's lasagne
- 9:45 USA correspondent Kelsey Snell
- 10:05 The Dinosaur Hunters of history
- 10:35 Book review People Like Them by Samira Sedira
- 11:05 Business commentator Pattrick Smellie
- 11:30 Scotty Morrison - modern phrases in te reo
- 11:45 Media commentator Andrew Holden
Monday, 6 September 2021
- 9:05 LynnMall attacker's deportation awaited appeal
- 9:20 Covid booster shots: why, when and how much?
- 9:30 Online festival - Ars Electronica Garden Aotearoa
- 9:45 Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney
- 10:05 Jayden Klinac: entrepreneur and environmentalist
- 10:40 Book review: Melt by Ele Fountain
- 11:05 Political commentators Jones & Morten
- 11:30 Going bananas about growing bananas
- 11:45 Urban issues with Bill McKay
Friday, 3 September 2021
- 9:05 Mandatory record-keeping: Should we be concerned about privacy?
- 9:20 Good food from the goodness of his heart
- 9:30 The magic of teaching magic tricks at school
- 9:45 Asia correspondent Ed White
- 10:05 Shehnaz Hussain: Chef, author, power-lifter, doctor-in-training
- 10:35 Book review: Count the Ways by Joyce Maynard
- 11:05 New music with Jeremy Taylor
- 11:30 Sports commentator Dana Johanssen - the latest action from the Paralympics
- 11:45 The week that was
Thursday, 2 September 2021
- 9:05 ICUs under pressure
- 9:30 Christchurch hotel gives back
- 9:45 UK ponders relations with Taliban, nappy wars, Geronimo executed
- 10:05 Goldsmith artist Dorthe Kristensen: crafting new from vintage
- 10:35 Book review: A Good Winter by Gigi Fenster
- 11:05 Chinese gamers get time-limits, Windows confusion,
- 11:25 Screen time, tantrums & sex ed: the most common parenting questions
- 11:30 Maggie Dent with the most common parenting questions
- 11:45 Lockdown viewing: Vivo, Clickbait, Fear Street
Wednesday, 1 September 2021
- 9:10 Afghan refugee, UK doctor & global charity founder: Waheed Arian
- 9:36 US President defends Afghan exit
- 9:45 Background checks on new employees, protecting privacy
- 9:50 Premiers against reopening, Afghan evac leaves some behind
- 10:05 Let it go? The effect of Disney princess culture on kids
- 10:35 Book review: Damnation Spring by Ash Davidson
- 11:05 Music with Charlotte Ryan
- 11:30 The Lonely Islands: How NZ evolved in isolation
- 11:45 How will Covid-19 vaccines fit with our jobs?
Tuesday, 31 August 2021
- 9:05 Auckland businesses ask Finance Minister for more help
- 9:20 Construction costs rising fast - what happens to house insurance?
- 9:30 NZ's liquid smoke - kānuka tastes like hangi in a bottle
- 9:45 USA correspondent Ron Elving
- 10:05 Dive in! The benefits of cold water swimming
- 10:35 Book review: The Night Village by Zoe Deleuil
- 11:05 Wild weather evacuations and damage in West Auckland
- 11:10 Kumeū resident's property extensively damaged
- 11:15 Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson - is another Amazon NZ foray imminent?
- 11:30 Citizens Advice Bureau: the most significant issues arising from lockdown
- 11:45 Financial Planner Liz Koh - Nest eggs, the mistakes people make with KiwiSaver
Monday, 30 August 2021
- 9:05 Cabinet considers tougher restrictions under Level 4
- 9:20 Recycling old tech to help bridge the digital divide
- 9:30 Nine to Noon Short Story Competition launched. Get typing!
- 9:45 South America correspondent Katy Watson - Brazil & Venezuala
- 10:05 Peter Laurenson: Connection to Khumbu
- 10:35 Book review: The Pink Jumpsuit by Emma Neale
- 11:05 Political commentators Mills & Morten
- 11:30 Homegrown Happiness: Elien Lewis shares seasonal recipes
- 11:45 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne - enjoying nature close
Friday, 27 August 2021
- 9:10 Thousands of elective surgeries delayed
- 9:20 Power profits up for Big Five
- 9:35 Who's top dog, Kiwis or Aussies?
- 9:40 Deadly Kabul attacks, NZDF evacuation flight safe in UAE
- 9:50 Biden responds to Kabul attack
- 10:10 Pacific correspondent Susana Leiataua
- 10:20 Surgeon Dr Sally Langley on rising to the top of her profession
- 10:35 Unity books review The Wood Age with Tilly Lloyd
- 11:10 Music reviewer Grant Smithies
- 11:35 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman - Paralympics and more
- 11:45 The Week That Was
Thursday, 26 August 2021
- 9:10 NCEA exams pushed back, 'Covid credits' on the cards
- 9:20 Construction sector battling inflation, lack of staff and materials
- 9:35 Do efforts to combat money-laundering really work?
- 9:50 UK correspondent Philip Webster
- 10:07 When Nobody Was Looking - New film focuses on anti-racism fight
- 10:40 Book review - Steve Hansen: The Legacy by Gregor Paul
- 11:10 Is the Metaverse the next phase of the internet?
- 11:25 Parenting - supporting tweens and teens to healthy adulthood
- 11:50 Film and TV reviewer Chris Schulz
Wednesday, 25 August 2021
- 9:08 Aged Care Association supports mandatory vaccination
- 9:20 Pasifika community hard hit by Delta variant
- 9:35 Historic ivory cabinet: destroy for endangered animals?
- 9:52 Has Australia moved away from elimination?
- 10:07 Auckland carpenter's YouTube videos go global
- 10:40 Second hand bookshop review: Cannery Row by John Steinbeck
- 11:07 The Great American songbook
- 11:34 Don't assume our population is growing - demographer
- 11:50 Rutherford's work worthy of three Nobel prizes
Tuesday, 24 August 2021
- 9:07 Nurses living with close contacts have to work - union
- 9:36 Bikers, runners, walkers sign up for Trails Wellington app
- 9:50 USA correspondent Kelsey Snell
- 10:06 Protecting dark skies
- 10:39 Book review - Philip Roth: The Biography by Blake Bailey
- 11:11 Business commentator Pattrick Smellie
- 11:33 Tips for managing your money
- 11:50 Media commentator Andrew Holden
Monday, 23 August 2021
- 9:07 Economic impact of lockdown on our biggest city
- 9:31 Warnings of insurance changes as e-bike thefts "skyrocket"
- 9:51 Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney
- 10:06 David Peace on murder of head of Japan's rail service in 1949
- 10:40 Book review: Second Innings: On men, mental health and cricket
- 11:07 Political commentators Mills & Thomas
- 11:36 Paddock to plate goats cheese
- 11:48 Urban issues with Bill McKay - Commercial conversion
Friday, 20 August 2021
- 9:07 Rodney Jones: will the nationwide lockdown be extended?
- 9:31 Construction waste: getting rid of "skip culture"
- 9:51 Asia correspondent Ed White
- 10:07 Champion jouster Sarah Hay
- 10:31 Sir Michael Cullen dies aged 76
- 10:40 Book review: Sinatra and Me: in the wee small hours
- 11:06 Covid-19 in Wellington suburb
- 11:09 New music with Jeremy Taylor
- 11:34 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:48 The week that was
Thursday, 19 August 2021
- 9:10 Michael Baker on growing Delta outbreak
- 9:21 Air NZ boss - more time needed to fly Kiwis home
- 9:35 Reserve Bank leaves interest rates on hold....for now
- 9:48 UK correspondent Matthew Parris
- 10:07 Lost in Translation? The impact of translators on world history
- 10:31 Covid outbreak: What does the latest modelling tell us?
- 10:38 Quentin Johnson reviews In love with Hell by William Palmer
- 11:07 Tech: Skills crunch, Aussies try encryption
- 11:30 Babies and sleep
- 11:51 Modern Love, Deceit, Coda, Tina
Wednesday, 18 August 2021
- 9:10 Delta outbreak in NZ - what can we learn from NSW?
- 9:31 Nationwide nurses strike action suspended
- 9:41 Sounds Air to fly electric passenger planes
- 9:54 Australia correspondent Karen Middleton
- 10:07 The Big Bike Trip: from Bali to Buckingham Palace
- 10:32 Big demand for testing centres in Coromandel
- 10:42 Book review: Ten Acceptable Acts of Arson
- 11:09 Music with Yadana Saw
- 11:35 How to approach writing a memoir
- 11:45 Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles
Tuesday, 17 August 2021
- 9:09 Joe Biden defiant as chaos and fear grips Afghanistan
- 9:36 Why are port workers' vaccination rates falling short?
- 9:54 USA correspondent Ron Elving
- 10:06 Matt Chisholm: my battle with the booze and depression
- 10:32 Health Minister gives green light to nurses' pay equity talks
- 10:37 Long Long Players, Writers on the Albums That Shaped Them
- 11:07 Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson
- 11:30 Invisible: New book exposes prejudice toward NZ Indians
- 11:50 How to pay off your mortgage faster
Monday, 16 August 2021
- 9:08 Taliban take Kabul, Afghan president flees
- 9:22 US reaction to the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan
- 9:31 Shortage of building timber "worst in living memory"
- 9:52 Middle East correspondent Sebastian Usher
- 10:06 Dancing for life: Kura Te Ua
- 10:39 Book review: The Turnout by Megan Abbott
- 11:06 Political commentators Jones & Thomas
- 11:30 All taste no waste vegies
- 11:47 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Friday, 13 August 2021
- 9:09 Sir David Skegg - how we can gradually re-open to the world
- 9:35 Air NZ delays capital raise....again
- 9:45 10,000 pairs of shoes for children in the Pacific
- 9:50 Pacific correspondent Moera Tuilaepa-Taylor
- 10:10 What culture does with women's bodies
- 10:40 Book Review from Unity Books - Assembly by Natasha Brown
- 11:10 Music reviewer Grant Smithies
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:50 The week that was with Te Radar and Karen O'Leary
Thursday, 12 August 2021
- 9:09 Farmers frustrated over unreliable pollution tool
- 9:35 Patients lose as private health insurers take control - senior specialist
- 9:50 UK correspondent Matt Dathan
- 10:10 Tā Mark Solomon - leadership and life
- 10:35 Covid vaccine for eligible ages from 1 September
- 11:07 Book review - What You Made of It by C.K. Stead
- 11:15 Technology commentator Mark Pesce
- 11:25 Why do some children have imaginary friends?
- 11:50 Film and TV reviewer Tamar Munch