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Shifting advertising strategies towards larger, more polluting vehicles is being blamed for a boom in the number of SUVs and utes on New Zealand roads. An environmental sociologist says the rising… Audio

Last year's lockdown saw the virtual closure of our film industry for months, and no films meant no film music. But one group of composers turned the lack of outside work to their advantage. They… Video, Audio

Twenty years after the US invaded Afghanistan in pursuit of Al Qaeda, it suddenly pulled its troops out this week.  It’s the end of the longest war in modern history in which 3500 New Zealanders also… Video, Audio

Donald Trump’s company the Trump Organization and its longtime chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg have been hit with a slew of criminal charges including conspiracy, grand larceny, and multiple… Audio

The Covid death toll in Fiji has risen to 39, with six more deaths due to the Delta variant and an additional 636 cases in the past 24 hours. Kathryn speaks to Sun Fiji News' Suva chief Jyoti Pratibha… Audio

From eating a rock, to a sock.. to chowing down on a pack of sewing pins... and a puffer fish. Southern Cross has released a list of its most unusual pet insurance claims of 2020. The insurer paid out… Audio

New Zealand’s ‘COVID-naive’ population will offer unique data to global research as part of a new clinical study looking at how our bodies respond to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. Audio

Every debate is equal but are first and third readings more equal than others? Probably not. We have the firsts and thirds for the week.  Audio

Huge strides in the care of pre-term babies have been made in the last few decades. Prof. Frank Bloomfield reports on this history, and current research, in this Raising the Bar 2021 highlight. Audio

Protein scientist and writer Danyl McLauchlan joins Kim to tackle life's big questions, ideas and thinkers. This week he's discussing the current relevance of Nicky Hager's 1996 book Secret Power in… Audio

The Panel speaks to Rex Ward, a Wellington referee who is in refereeing into his 80s. Audio

A psychiatrist who worked in New Zealand in the 1970s says many people employed at psychiatric hospitals back then often had no relevant qualifications.

David Baron's given evidence to the inquiry… Audio

Today we're celebrating the moon with an eclectic range of songs about this celestial beauty. We put the request out to listeners for their favourite moon-related songs and received a big response… Audio

Three young expats forced home to New Zealand due to Covid-19 struggle with isolation and having to invent new life plans. Audio

In a Covid-19 era of fevered concern about health, why is health education in schools not done better? Assoc. Prof Katie Fitzpatrick considers why at Raising the Bar 2021. Audio

In South Africa there's a saying: 'You're not a real Springbok until you've played the All Blacks'. It's a testament to one of the fiercest rivalries in rugby history - that between South Africa and… Audio

Sarah Helm, the Executive Director of the NZ Drug Foundation, joins the show to discuss how we should be reshaping our drug laws - and in some cases looking at decriminalisation. Audio

The Prime Minister has received her first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine today, saying it was "pretty pain free".

At the same time there is still some frustration and worry amongst over-65s in… Video, Audio

The sequel to the popular Hitman's Bodyguard is called The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard - starring once again... Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L Jackson and Salma Hayek. Video, Audio

The government will formally apologise for the Dawn Raids it says 'terrorised' Pacific families in their own homes.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern described the police raids and spot checks as… Audio

Since the 1950s researchers have known psychedelic drugs could have medical applications, but what of research today? Associate Professor Suresh Muthukumaraswamy talks at Raising the Bar 2021. Audio

A brown girl is in the ring. Dr Jemaima Tiatia-Seath (the co-Head of the School of Māori Studies and Pacific Studies) explores life as a Pasifika academic. A highlight from Raising the Bar 2021. Audio

Nick checks out two brand new albums, both by bass players, and both with the surname Holland. Audio

Five years ago, Rosemary Hepözden started learning ballet for the first time in her life at the age of 60. Recently she's been working on her pirouette - a notoriously difficult ballet turn. Video, Audio

The National Library which digitises newspapers, magazines and all sorts of other things so anyone can access them is partnering with Christchurch newspaper The Press. Emerson Vandy explains the… Audio