Life And Society
How to slow down and be productive
Work isn't working. We are so busy staying busy, with constant emails and new message apps, we end up exhausted says professor Cal Newport. Audio
Embracing random luck and the chance for a better life
How do random events impact the bigger events in our lives and the history of the world? Audio
Bennifer, Taylor Swift, Harry Styles: Why do we care about celebrity relationships?
Did Harry Styles and Taylor Russell break up? What's with the Bennifer divorce rumours? The news is filled with updates on celebrity relationships, but why are we so invested?
Zoning issues thwart mail delivery for new housing development
A misunderstanding over zoning has meant a new housing development north of Auckland has had no mail deliveries for a year. So when is rural actually rural? First Up's Leonard Powell finds out. Audio
“Iceland: Same, Same, Different”
The Pacific and Nordic regions couldn't be further from each other but in this episode Phil Vine's out to find discover some uncanny similarities between NZ and Iceland, and where we really are poles… Audio
The myth of daily bathing
There's no intrinsic health benefit to showering daily - in fact, it can even be bad for you, Matilda Welin tells Jim Mora. Audio
Modern irrationality rooted in cognitive biases, writer says
Every human has cognitive biases, but when they collide with digital information overload, bad things can happen, according to Amanda Montell. Audio
Aussie Lego Masters bring their RELICS exhibition to Auckland
In 2020, childhood friends Alex Towler and Jackson Harvey won the Australian reality show Lego Masters. Four years on, their elaborate retrofuturistic Lego exhibition RELICS: A New World Rises is… Video, Audio, Gallery
Blooming magic: Toby de Lacey - the Chelsea Flower Show
Gardeners flock to the 'Chelsea Flower Show' for ideas about cutting-edge garden design and to see fabulous floral displays. Floral designer Toby de Lacey - a regular behind the scenes - is also… Audio, Gallery
Midday Report Essentials for Friday 24 May 2024
On today's episode, dozens of vessels have been searching for a man believed to have gone overboard from a commuter ferry in Wellington Harbour Friday morning, a Wellington man en route back from New… Audio
Small eruption at Whakaari White Island
Plumes of smoke are visible at Whakaari - White Island after a small eruption on the island. GNS volcanologist Geoff Kilgour spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio
Nelson kids selling kindling to save for uni
Four siblings from Pigeon Valley, near Nelson, have spent the summer collecting wood from around their rural property and are kick-starting their savings by selling boxes of kindling. Audio
Can't get your HRT patch? What's going on and what you can do
"I feel tearful and worried"- one woman fears a return of brain fog and sudden onsets of rage if she can't fill her prescription.
Midday Report Essentials for 23 May 2024
On today's episode, a New Zealander stuck in New Caledonia says the lack of communication from the government about when she can be evacuated is making her anxious, a study has found a significant… Audio
Gaurav Sharma reunites with family after many years
RNZ has created an Asia unit, largely based here in Auckland to reflect the diversity in our communities and share their stories. Audio
Kelmarna Community Farm asking for help to survive
Central Auckland's Kelmarna Community Farm have been feeding the community and bringing the joy of gardening to urban residents for forty years. Audio
Metal detectorist finds AK-74s in Wellington
An AK-74, shotgun, machete and ammunition stashed deep in the ground was not what an amateur metal detectorist thought he'd find on his first outing. Dan O'Donnell spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio
First Kiwi Sikh climbs Mt Everest
Malkit Singh has become the first New Zealand Sikh to climb Mt Everest - he talked with Nathan Rarere from his hospital bed in Kathmandu Audio
Singapore Airlines 'very sorry for the traumatic experience'
Singapore Airlines is "very sorry for the traumatic experience" when flight SQ321 hit sudden extreme turbulence at 37,000 feet 10 hours after leaving London Heathrow en route to Singapore. Audio
