Life And Society
People pricers: How we put a dollar value on human life
What's a life worth? It's a calculation constantly being made by insurance actuaries, health economists - even Silicon Valley philanthropists. Audio
The Pre-Panel for 10 October 2024
Today on the pre-panel, Mark Leishman joins Jesse Mulligan to preview tonight's show and producer Jose Barbosa discusses spicy food: is it all in your head? Audio
That Dark Alley
So, who's going to tell my story? Daniella dismisses all the other contenders and takes over the mic. Telling how she rocked up to the Maritime Boxing Gym - a male bastion in the late 90's - welcomed… Audio
'An Island to Oneself' republished
New Zealander Tom Neale spent a total of 16 years living alone on a remote atoll in the Cook Islands. The newly republished edition of his book includes his daughter Stella's side of the story. Audio
Bookmarks with Briar Wilson
87 year old Briar Wilson is a dancer and she's performing in ASPiRE at the Q Theatre. Audio
Heading Off: travelling the world with kids
This family is visiting 25 countries over 12 months; all with kids in tow! Audio
Photographing a short life
Imagine being asked to document the most private and painful of moments Audio
Wellington historian wins $25k award
Have you ever heard of the prophet and outlaw Hakaraia Mihaka? Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Wednesday 9 October 2024
On today's episode, documents released by Te Whatu Ora on Tuesday revealed new details about the huge deficit facing our hospitals, the Defence Force says a salvage team is being put together to… Audio
Australia: Bipartisan condolence fail, Tourettes apology
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton looks at Parliament's failed attempt to mark the first anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel with a commemorative motion. Audio
Te Araroa Trail hiker back on feet after freak accident
Four years ago, Alan McCulloch was on the Te Araroa Trail when he was hit by a boat - but he's back on the trail and talked with Leonard Powell about his mission Audio
Wonderful World of TradeMe with Emma Bacon
Teddy bears, a Harley Davidson Electro-Glyde and a $4m Herne Bay villa - that's what TradeMe is serving up this week. Audio
It's swooping season, so how do you keep magpies at bay?
Emeritus Professor Gisela Kaplan from the University of New England is an expert in animal behaviour, and also literally wrote the book on Australian magpies. Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Tuesday 8 October 2024
In today's episode, a Coroner has found Sophia Crestani's death could have been avoided at an overcrowded Dunedin party, anti-prison advocates say the government's claim that there are no plans to… Audio
This teacher had a stroke at 40 - now he's off to World Triathlon Champs.
Michael Whitesmith's wife realised he was having stroke. "I sat down in the armchair, and my left side of my face had drooped, and the left side of my body wasn't moving as much as it would be… Audio
Fame, fortune and food: Tony Astle
For decades it was the place in New Zealand to be wined, dined...and seen. Antoine's was a fine dining restaurant in the heart of Auckland's Parnell run by chef Tony Astle and his wife Beth. Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Tuesday 8 October 2024
On today's episode, the government says it's supporting Samoa to understand and mitigate the risks from the fuel leaking out of the Navy's HMNZS Manawanui which sank at the weekend after hitting the… Audio
Expert Feature: the stunt woman
Patricia Tallman has been a stunt woman in movies like Austin Powers, Jurassic Park, and many more. Audio
