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Dr Becky Smethurst: Black Hole gazing We all know what a black hole is don't we? They suck everything in and there's no light or time in the middle. At least that's how they work in films. Our guest… Audio

Science commentator Dr Siouxsie Wiles joins Kathryn to look at the new study that's examined the brains of people who'd had a Covid infection and found a worrying reduction in the size of their grey… Audio

NZ and the Russian 'Scare' of the 1880s:137 years later the evidence of this national panic can still be seen across NZ. Victoria University of Wellington Historian Dr Grant Morris talks to Jesse. Audio

Mahsa joins Kathryn to look at how the first week of the academic year is shaping up during the omicron outbreak, and what university students' experience of online learning has been. The theme of… Audio

On Monday the Ministry of Health issued a statement advising that of the 20.000 swabs taken in Auckland, about 80 to 90 percent of those who turned up didn't need to.

Royal NZ College of GPs Dr Bryan… Video, Audio

Historian Dr Grant Morris talks to Jesse about the Parliament lawn and the protests, celebrations, ceremonies and picnics he's seen there over the past two decades. Audio

On the morning of Saturday 12 February, Jeremy Glenn of The Upbeats woke up to a rather exciting out-of-the-blue email. The Christchurch drum-and-bass artist learnt that a track he'd written with his… Video, Audio

Dr Willem de Lange, from Waikato University, joins us to talk about the science behind tsunami and answer listeners' questions.  Audio

Sydney-based New Zealander Dr Matt Baker returns for a chat about some of the latest science news.  Audio

Immunisation Advisory Centre director Dr Nikki Turner joins Checkpoint to discuss why booster shots were brought forward from four to three months after a second dose of the Covid-19 Pfizer vaccine.

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Directed by New Zealander Briar March, new documentary Mothers of the Revolution tells the story of one of the longest protests in history. Between 1981 and 2000, thousands of women came together at… Video, Audio

The government has outlined its staged approach to the highly transmissible Omicron variant that is already in the community. There were 56 new cases on Wednesday.

As infections spread, the isolation… Video, Audio

Dr Mahsa Mohaghegh is a computer engineer and the director of Women In Technology at AUT, and the founder of She Sharp. She's also today's Bookmarks guest. Audio

The doctor accused of torturing children at Lake Alice psychiatric hospital in the 1970s has died.

Selwyn Leeks was 92 years old.

Dr Leeks was accused of using electric shocks and paralysing drugs… Audio

The Director-General of Health says some parts of the covid traffic light system could need to be strengthened or adjusted if there's an Omicron outbreak in the community.

The government's due to… Audio

Every year a list comes out. It's a special list of recordings and books which have entered the public domain and are no longer covered by copyright! This year a raft of cultural products from 1921… Audio

The Omicron variant has cause chaos across the world, plunging many countries who thought they were on the cusp of controlling Covid-19 back into full public health response mode. The transmission… Audio

It's been another summer of shark sightings and shark researcher, Dr Riley Elliott, joins Jesse to explain what we're seeing. Audio

From today, all international arrivals into New Zealand will need to provide a negative Covid-19 test within 48 hours of their departure, down from the previous 72 hours.

Director of Public Health… Audio

Our next guest is someone who has dedicated her working life to helping women in need. Dr Ang Jury has become an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to victims of family and sexual… Video, Audio

Dr Grant Morris on how to choose a summer holiday history reading list and some specific recommendations. Audio

To most people Scrabble might seem a fun game to break out during the summer holidays, but for Alastair Richards it's serious business. Audio

The Government is pumping hundreds of millions of dollars into upgrading 24 hospitals throughout the country.

The Health Minister Andrew Little says 30 intensive care beds will be added. 

But vice… Audio