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Just fed-up farmers? Or 'radical right in gumboots'?
Groundswell took over about 70 centres nationwide - briefly and pretty peacefully - in last weekend’s Mother of All Protests. But the picture the media painted of who they really are and what they… Audio
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Dr Chris Smith: why does the vaccine wane?
Our regular commentator, Cambridge University consultant clinical virologist Dr Chris Smith joins us with the latest Covid-19 science, and to answer your questions. Audio
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The Great Resignation alarm bells for employers
26 Nov 2021AUT Human Resource Management Professor Jarrod Harr's warning to employers "Ignore the Great Resignation phenomenon at your peril, and start future proofing your businesses". The findings of AUT's… Audio
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Hymns on Sunday, 28 November 2021
28 Nov 2021Plenty of Advent hymns today to mark the first Sunday in this season of the liturgical year. It’s a time of waiting and expectation leading up to Christmas. Audio
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The Weekend Panel with Ali Jones and Dr Chris Gallavin
28 Nov 2021Joining us on the Weekend Panel this morning are PR consultant Ali Jones and Dr Chris Gallavin, who is chief executive of the Sisters of Compassion Group. Among other topics, they'll be discussing who… Audio
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The worrying aspects of the bipartisan housing plan
29 Nov 2021The new bipartisan bill on housing intensification was welcomed by all - until the detail was revealed. Audio
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Ken Follett: 'I think about my characters when I go to sleep'
28 Nov 2021Master storyteller Ken Follett is one of the best-selling authors of the past 50 years, with over 178 million sales of his 32 books in print. The Welsh writer's latest book, Never, marks a return to… Audio
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National Party board president Peter Goodfellow needs to resign - David Carter
26 Nov 2021Former National Party MP David Parker wants to see party president Peter Goodfellow resign from his role after yesterday's leadership debacle.
National MPs will elect the party's fifth leader in four… Audio
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How brain magnets can help relieve depression
Depression is the leading cause of disability around the world, with World Health Organisation global estimates suggesting that 5% of adults worldwide suffer in some way. Around half of those people… Audio
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Epstein's crimes "loom large" in Maxwell trial
28 Nov 2021Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend of the late paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein, is about to go on trial in Manhattan for sex trafficking charges after 15 months on remand. Prosecutors… Audio
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Changes fail to improve Maori, Pacific tertiary pass rates
29 Nov 2021Years of work and hundreds of intitiatives aimed at improving pass rates for Maori and Pacific tertiary students have achieved virtually nothing. In a briefing to the Education Minister Chris Hipkins… Audio
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Forager of the foreshore: mudlarking on the River Thames
28 Nov 2021There was a time when Mudlark-artist Nicola White was part of the high-pressure banking world in London, but she reached a point in her life when she wanted to do something she was really passionate… Audio
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Season 2 | Special - National Party bust up: 26th November 2021
26 Nov 2021Burning down the house! In this special episode, Party People delves into the National Party leadership bust up and discuss the possible contenders. Video, Audio
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Why does government policy sometimes fail to deliver?
29 Nov 2021From combating Covid, to climate change action, plans for water reform, child poverty and the housing crisis - public policy attempts to solve a myriad problems. So why do some policies succeed and… Audio
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Peter Boghossian on starting up anti-woke, anti-elite school
30 Nov 2021Philosophy Professor Peter Boghossian speaks tells Jesse why he started a university that is proudly anti-woke. Audio
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Covid-19: Taranaki vaccination events moved due to safety concerns
30 Nov 2021Vaccination events in Taranaki are being shifted indoors or abandoned as vaccinators come under physical and verbal attack from people opposed to the jab.
The District Health Board says police are… Audio
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Bridges burned, Collins crushed, Reti takes the reins
Late on Wednesday night’s not prime time for political news to break, but Judith Collins' late-night kneecapping of rival Simon Bridges kicked off the chain of events that left her on the backbenches… Audio
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USA correspondent Ron Elving
America is gripped by Omicron panic, the latest Covid 19 variant. And Ron says inflation is also causing concern as dissent and disunity roils both major political parties. Eyes are also on the… Audio
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The young kiwi who charmed the rich and famous then disappeared
The story of young West Coast entrepreneur Jake Millar is an extraordinary one of tragedy, success, money, the high life, and now, a disappearance. Audio
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'Most qualified' candidate for National Party leadership overlooked - commentator
26 Nov 2021A political commentator says one of the best candidates for the National Party leadership is being overlooked.
Dr Shane Reti is just hours into his role as interim leader of the National Party after… Audio
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Nashville Babylon 27 November 2021
27 Nov 2021On this week's Nashville Babylon Mark has new music from the Delines and Charlie Parr, classic ska and reggae courtesy of the Mellow Cats and the Heptones plus a birthday tune for Randy Newman. Audio
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Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles
11:45 am todayScience commentator Dr Siouxsie Wiles joins Kathryn to talk about infections in immunocompromised people, and a new study which shows why it's a good reminder to be cautious and keep using masks, even… Audio
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Fears of regression as Omicron spreads around world
29 Nov 2021The Omicron Covid variant is spreading across the world, and with it fear of a major step-back in the pandemic.
More than a dozen people now have it in the Netherlands, eight in France, three in the… Audio
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Rates are rising: Adrian Orr
25 Nov 2021Kathryn is joined by Reserve Bank Governor, Adrian Orr, to discuss the central bank's decision to raise the official cash rate by 25 basis points (0.25 pct) to 0.75 percent as it looks to get strong… Audio
