Paul Brennan
The Week In Review for week ending Fri July 15 2016
A review of the week's news including... In the wake of two shootings this week there have been calls for police to start wearing body cameras, the Labour Party's big plan for affordable housing is… Audio
The Week In Review for week ending Fri July 8 2016
A review of the week's news including... The saga surrounding Taranaki based kaiwhakamana and Black Power member Ngapari Nui, cab drivers in Christchurch say their incomes have plummeted since the… Audio
The Week In Review for week ending Fri July1 2016
A review of the week's news including... Police arrest a fugitive who was on the run for 30 hours in Palmerston North, a judge in Rotorua has handed down the highest sentence ever given in New Zealand… Audio
The Week In Review for week ending Fri June 24 2016
A review of the week's news including... the Prime Minister says the Government will not pay a ransom for a Kiwi kidnapped in Nigeria, a scheme to pay homeless people to move out of Auckland began… Audio
Late Edition for 20 June 2016
Sixteen, homeless and dealing with cancer - the latest face of the housing crisis. The issues with surgical mesh implants and in Dateline Pacific, University students in Papua New Guinea call for… Audio
Nights' Science - Physics
Prof. Shaun Hendy, director of Te Punaha Matatini at the University of Auckland introduces the work of German physicist Emmy Noether who proved that whenever you have a continuous symmetry in physics… Audio
Why does bread go brown and taste better when you toast it?
Why does bread go brown and taste better when you toast it? Prof Les Copeland explains the delicious science of roasting and toasting. Audio
The Week In Review for week ending Fri June 17 2016
A review of the week's news including... The Justice Minister says the two and half million dollars in compensation offered to Teina Pora is fair, the father of schoolboy unleashes a scathing… Audio
Late edition 17 June 2016
The medieval world of Game of Thrones Steve Braunias announces the winner of his writer's residency and in Dateline Pacific, PNG and Australia reject claims of food shortage on Manus Island Audio
The Week In Review for week ending Fri June 10 2016
A review of the week's news including... Calls for a review of New Zealand's immigration settings as the number of people settling here reaches record highs, we meet an eleven year old child who's… Audio
Late Edition for 10 June 2016
The risks of rising household debt;Tackling the problem of tubby toddlers. In Dateline Pacific, Papua New Guinea authorities yet to condemn the police for shooting students this week. Audio
Nights' Sport - Freediving
22 year old Kristine Zipfel will be competing at a freediving competition this weekend. We'll chat to her about her love for this simultaneuosly extreme and serene sport. Audio
Best of the Week - 10 June
This week...Media theorist, professor, from Queens Birthday graphic novelist Douglas Rushkoff on how the digital economy failed to live up to its promise and how we could still fix it, an economics… Audio
Late Edition for 9 June 2016
New hominid fossil find in Indonesia;JFK's other forgotten sister. In Dateline Pacific, the latest on the violent police attacks at the University of PNG. Audio
Nights' Culture - Contemporary Classical Music
RNZ Concert Sound Lounge guest host Charlotte Wilson raises the baton on contemporary classical music as well as recent releases of old masters. Audio
A natural undertaking
Funeral director Fiona King lifts the lid on the history of funerals in New Zealand and suggests we should be more DIY with taking care of our dead. Video, Audio
Late Edition for 8 June 2016
Do we need an organ donor register? The Kiwi researchers helping build a Mega telescope. A survey of chinese property investors reveals the reasons they're choose to buy in New Zealand and in Dateline… Audio
Nights' Overseas Report - Canada
Journalist for Medicine Hat News, Peggy Revell reports on the future for residents of Fort McMurray following the wildfires. Plus, how can you complete with Justin Trudeau? Both of Canada's opposition… Audio
Pug life – the cost of cute
Dogs bred to have short, wide heads, such as pugs and French and British bulldogs are prone to serious health complications including breathing difficulties, skin and eye conditions and digestive… Audio
The Week In Review for week ending Fri June 3 2016
A review of the week's news including... Relatives of a two-year-old girl shot dead at her home in Mangere speak of their grief and shock, Labour and the Greens are formalising their relationship, the… Audio