Identity
Masterchef contest headlines 2025 Indian Independence Day plans
A suite of culinary, commerce and cultural events has been planned in Auckland, Wellington, Hamilton and Whangārei.
Govt orders Sport NZ to scrap transgender inclusion guidelines
NZ First's spoken about defunding sporting bodies that support trans inclusion - but its 2023 manifesto also spoke about making people healthier by promoting exercise and sport programmes including… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Thursday 24th July 2025
In today's episode, polytechnics are cutting more than 500 courses and nearly a thousand jobs so they can stand alone financially once mega-institute Te Pukenga closes; A year into a four-year… Audio
Government orders Sport NZ to scrap transgender inclusive guidelines
What started off as a review under a previous minister has turned into an order to ditch the guidelines completely. Audio
Academic on scrapping of transgender guidelines for Sport NZ
An academic involved in the process of creation of Sport NZ's guidelines for making community sport more inclusive for transgender people, says it's disappointing they've now been scrapped. University… Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Thursday 24th July 2025
In today's episode, the government has directed Sport NZ to scrap its guidelines for how to make community sport more inclusive for transgender people; A scathing review of Nelson Hospital has found… Audio
Labour on removal of trans-inclusive sport guidelines
Labour says the removal of trans-inclusive community sport guidelines is kicking the rainbow community while it's down. Labour MP Shanan Halbert spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Govt directs sport NZ to scrap transgender guidelines
The government has directed Sport NZ to scrap its guidelines for how to make community sport more inclusive for transgender people. Sports Minister Mark Mitchell spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
The burden of choosing the perfect baby name
Linguistics professor Laurel MacKenzie joins Jim to discuss why and how names come and go from popularity. Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Friday 4 July 2025
In today's episode, Nominations have officially opened today for local elections, and with it, the Far North mayor has started a campaign for his district to keep the Maori wards, Fresh rain has been… Audio
Are we a group of Kiwi, or Kiwis?
After being stumped during Midweek Mediawatch with Hayden Donnell, Emile Donovan calls up Nights' resident sociolinguist, associate professor Julia de Bres from Massey University, to weigh in on… Audio
Final resting place of Cook's HMS Endeavour confirmed
The final resting place of Captain Cook's lost ship, the HMS Endeavour, has been confirmed - closing the book on a maritime mystery that's endured for 250 years. The Australian National Maritime… Audio
Religious groups call for govt to toughen hate speech laws
Islamic Sikh and Buddhist groups are urging the government to strengthen hate speech laws in the wake of Saturday's protest march by Destiny Church attacking what it calls foreign religions. Minister… Audio
David Seymour
Deputy PM, David Seymour, on why he pushed pay equity reforms through so quickly. Plus, his reasons for introducing the Regulatory Standards Bill, and why he thinks nearly all the submissions made… Video, Audio
One in six New Zealanders experienced discrimination last year - survey
Seventeen percent of adults reported experiencing discrimination, with racial discrimination the most common.
Does the South Island deserve dedicated representation in Parliament?
Dunedin academic Dr Duncan Connors is proposing a special parliamentary committee be established for the entire South Island, to redress the feeling that the South misses out when it comes to funding… Audio
Minister defiant after redrafting public service survey
The Public Service Minister Judith Collins insisted questions about a person's religion and gender identity be taken out of workforce survey done by independent Public Service Commission. Political… Audio
The $20 Challenge
Three people, one week and just $20 each of disposable income. In the second part of Why We Spend, Katy Gosset embarks on a money saving experiment to test her own spending triggers. Joining her for… Audio
US military to start kicking out transgender troops next month
The US Supreme Court's ruling this week cleared the way for a ban to take effect.
Why We Spend And How to Stop
Why do we spend more than we need to? Is it mood, FOMO, the desire to impress? Or maybe some tricky behavioural triggers we're not even aware of? Katy Gosset gets to the heart of the matter with a… Audio
