Money
The Reserve Bank expects faster growth but lower inflation
The Reserve Bank now believes the economy can grow faster while generating less inflation. Audio
Robin Robilliard: hard country
Owner with her husband Garry of the Rocklands farm near Takaka, who has written the memoir, Hard Country: A Golden Bay Life. Audio
Alan Cooper: exploring human history
Director of the Australian Centre for Ancient DNA at the University of Adelaide who has been awarded a Laureate Fellowship by the Australian Research Council, using ancient micro biomes and genomes to… Audio
Markets Update for 5 September 2014
A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
John Lanchester: speaking money
British journalist and author whose new book is How to Speak Money: What the Money People Say - and What They Really Mean. Audio
Auckland ratepayers face stark choices in budget
Todd Niall is Radio New Zealand's Auckland correspondent. Audio
Markets Update for 28 August 2014
A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
Reed Kroloff: buildings and disasters
Architectural writer and commentator who will visit New Zealand for the WORD Christchurch Writers Festival. Audio
Charlotte Graham: Edinburgh festivals
Producer and presenter at Radio New Zealand in Edinburgh reporting on New Zealand’s presence at the various Festivals. Audio
Legalising marijuana
Arthur Baysting Songwriter, former APRA board member and advocate for children's rights, talking about cultural changes on the issue of marijuana and how New Zealand might benefit from these changes.
…Playing Favourites with Kristin Hersh
Founder of American group Throwing Muses, solo musician, and author of the memoir Paradoxical Undressing, who is visiting New Zealand for spoken word and singing events. Audio
Playing Favourites with Bob Harvey
Former advertising agency owner, political strategist, environmental campaigner, television producer, mayor, and subject of the new biography, Wild Westie. Audio
Ukraine is Not a Brothel filmmaker Kitty Green
Australian filmmaker whose new documentary, Ukraine is Not a Brothel, is screening at the New Zealand International Film Festivals Audio
Listen Please
Life in any of this country's hospital Intensive Care units must be tense and busy enough, without having to deal with patients who don't speak English. One emergency care doctor has come up with a… Audio
Boy in Pyjamas
It's nice to be cosy in bed on a winter's night isn't it? Spare a thought for some kids who might not manage that. In South Auckland people're trying to do something about that. Audio
Big Men producer and director Rachel Boynton
Producer and director of the documentary Big Men, about oil deals in Ghana and Nigeria, screening in the New Zealand International Film Festival. Audio
Nalini Singh: fantasy and romance
Auckland writer best known for her paranormal romance fantasy novels, including the New York Times bestselling Psy/Changeling series. Audio
NZ Society - Campbell Island Loss
Do you know much about Campbell Island? It's a chilly place on the way to the Antarctica with amazing birds and plants and some valuable archaeological stuff. Audio
Adam Hyde: book sprints and software
Founder of the Book Sprints process, which helps groups create books from scratch in three to five days. He is about to take up a position at the Public Library of Science in San Francisco. Audio