Children
Seven fun classical pieces for kids of all ages
Heard enough Baby Shark to last a lifetime? Wishing you could escape into childhood right now? RNZ Concert has the answer. Here are the best pieces of classical music written with children in mind.
Drawing inspiration from kids and slime
Christchurch-based author Belinda O'Keefe has just been announced as the winner of the Storylines Tom Fitzgibbon award for her book A Recipe for Disaster. She joins the show to discuss winning the… Audio
Covid-19: Kiwis now more concerned about becoming seriously ill
Research NZ continues to take the pulse of the nation through the Covid-19 lockdown. Emanuel Kalafatelis joins the show to reveal the results of the latest survey, which shows Kiwis are more worried… Audio
Getting teens to toe the Covid line
Families around the country are trying to figure out how to cope in the next month. How will teenagers and young people - whose friends and social contacts are so important - manage in isolation? How… Audio
Lockdown
The whole country is bracing go into isolation. We break down what you need to know. Plus, tips and tricks to keeping children calm and happy. Audio
Widow shares journey of healing after Christchurch mosque attack
New podcast Widows of Shuhada shares the journey of four Muslim women widowed by the Christchurch mosque attacks that took place a year ago. Farah Talal is one of those women. She joins the show with… Audio
Divorced & separated: managing access visits
Parenting coach and educator Joseph Driessen talks with Kathryn about how divorced and separated parents can best handle the emotions caused by access visits - for themselves and their children. Audio
How gardening creates a time warp
Gardening is more than a relaxing hobby. It's good for your health, whatever age you are. Dr Harriet Gross is a psychology professor at Lincoln University in the United Kingdom. She explains why… Audio
China correspondent: "The world's most populous country is on hold"
The outbreak of the coronavirus in China has impacted the world's most populous country in almost every way possible, leaving it in a shut-down state. Globe and Mail Beijing correspondent Nathan… Audio
Hospitals are inhospitable for parents with sick children
Victoria University has spoken to the parents and families of children who are repeatedly hospitalised. Dr Karen McBride-Henry has led the research and talks about what they have uncovered. Audio
Getting Kiwi kids moving in 2020
Exercise New Zealand is calling for a combined effort at the beginning of the 2020 school year to get children to be more active. Audio
Apartners: Living happily ever apart
Filmmaker Sharon Hyman has lived just down the road from the love of her life, David, for 20 years. The couple live happily apart as 'apartners'. Sharon's second film, Apartners: Living Happily Ever… Audio
'Harry and Meghan were safer from the press in England'
They left the UK seeking a more private life, but Prince Harry and Meghan have only upped the ante in their relationship with the media by heading to North America. Celebrity snapper Giles Harrison… Audio
How to survive the (last of the) school holidays
As many parents know the summer school holidays seem to stretch on FOREVER. With two weeks or so of the break left to go, ideas of what to do might be thin on the ground by now. Maria Foy runs a blog… Audio
Innovation helps diagnose infants
Samantha Hughes is a young designer who's identified a need in the healthcare system for a new approach to designing equipment that's often impractical. Audio
Parents of kids with disabilities, summer without support
School's out for the long summer holidays this week, and while everyone else is getting a break, what let-up is there for families of disabled children? Chair of advocacy group Disability Connect… Audio
3MM: Tommy Kapai Wilson on making a difference this Xmas
Succinct opinions from New Zealanders. Judging by the advertising that's already arrived it's not too early to start discussing Christmas, and here's Tommy Wilson from Tauranga's Te Tuinga Whanau… Audio
Mixing languages to build confidence and raise achievement
Kathryn meets Dr Corinne Seals, a senior lecturer in Applied Linguistics and Language Studies at Victoria University, who has been researching how to help multilingual pre-schoolers improve their… Audio, Gallery
Fat shaming to tackle childhood obesity doesn't work
Fatshaming as a way of tackling childhood obesity is being discouraged as before school checks being questions on measuring child's BMI. Audio
Tonga New Zealand sports partnership working well - Tonga Netball CEO
The Tonga Netball Association says a partnership with New Zealand netball is working well and comments likening NZ aid to 'welfare' are inaccurate. Audio