Paul Brennan
Bookmarks - Andre Lovatt
On Bookmarks today, the newly appointed Chairman of "Regenerate Christchurch", the agency set up by central and local government co-ordinate the city's post-quake recovery. Andre Lovatt has a… Audio
Nga Taonga/Sound Archives - Sarah Johnston
It's undoubtedly the most famous shipping disaster of them all, and inspired one of the biggest movies of all time, 104 years ago this Friday, the White Star liner 'Titanic' sank on her maiden voyage… Audio
Photosynthesis: Prof Robert Furbank
Australian scientists are hoping to supercharge the growth of crops like wheat and rice by harnessing the power of a special kind of photosynthesis. Audio
STIs and monogamy
Enjoying a long and happy marriage? Well you can thank sexually transmitted infections for that. A new study out of Canada suggests monogamous societies may have evolved to combat the spread of STIs.
…The Week In Review for week ending Fri April 8 2016
A review of the week's news including... more than 180 jobs will be lost after Fisher and Paykel announces the closure of its East Tamaki factory, the leak of more than 11 million documents revealing… Audio
The Week In Review for week ending Fri April 1 2016
A review of the week's news including... the Associate Health Minister promises a more tolerant approach towards minor drug offences in the coming years, Housing New Zealand is stepping up its testing… Audio
Best Of The Week - 1 April 2016
Highlights from RNZ National's programmes for the week ending Friday 1 April, this week.. the war on drugs is deemed a failure, how can media respond in ways that doesn't give the perpetrators of… Audio
The Week In Review for week ending Fri Mar 25 2016
A review of the week's news including... the country votes to keep its current flag, New Zealand's largest company doubles its profit while dairy farmers are squeezed, eight years in prison for the… Audio
The Week In Review for week ending Fri Mar 18 2016
A review of the week's news including... a top laboratory that says Steel and Tube's test results for critical quake strengthening steel mesh cannot be trusted, Britain has announced a new tax on… Audio
Best Of The Week - 18 March 2016
Highlights from RNZ National's programmes for the week ending Friday 18th March, this week... playwright and screen writer Anthony McCarten, a chat about Tiny Ruins' latest EP 'Hurtling Through', how… Audio
The Week In Review for week ending Fri Mar 11 2016
A review of the week's news including... Four police officers are shot and injured in the Bay of Plenty, after seven hours of deliberation a jury finds Russell John Tully guilty of murder and… Audio
The Week In Review for week ending Fri Mar 4 2016
A review of the week's news including... Tributes flow to two distinguished New Zealanders who died this week, cricket legend Martin Crowe and noted Maori academic, writer and activist Dr Ranginui… Audio
The Week In Review for week ending Fri Feb 26 2016
A review of the week's news including... an update from our reporter in Fiji covering the aftermath of Cyclone Winston, a petition about to be presented on the steps of Parliament will call for a new… Audio
Best Of The Week - 26 February 2016
Highlights from RNZ National's programmes for the week ending Friday 26 February. This week..... the war on drugs, we hear from the chair of a West Yorkshire voluntary gardening initiative called… Audio
The Week In Review for week ending Fri Feb 19 2016
A review of the week's news including... Seventy thousand commuters find their own way to work in Auckland on Friday, the shaking in Christchurch isn't over yet, the Salvation Army says some… Audio
Best of The Week for 19 February 2016
This week..... Just how does newspaper coverage of politicians affect the way we think about them? a look at the impact of US presidential candidate Bernie Sanders spending and tax proposals on the… Audio
Best Of The Week - 19 February 2016
Highlights from RNZ National's programmes for the week ending Friday 19 February. This week..... Just how does newspaper coverage of politicians affect the way we think about them? a look at the… Audio
Late Edition for 17 February 2016
Child, Youth and Family denies massaging child abuse statistics. A rare account of prison life during World War Two by a conscientious objector and in Dateline Pacific, Kiribati people getting ready… Audio