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Ben Lowings: unsung Pacific explorer David Lewis
28 Nov 2020David Lewis might be the greatest explorer you've never heard of. Born in England in 1917, but raised in New Zealand and Rarotonga, Lewis' exploits included climbing 19 South Island peaks, kayaking… Audio
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NZ Live: Modern Māori Quartet
27 Nov 2020Three years since they last appeared on Afternoons, The award-winning Modern Māori Quartet are back to entertain us with their stories, and of course their terrific music. Audio
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Family tramping: tips for getting kids into the backcountry
26 Nov 2020Father of three, and Federated Mountain Clubs executive member Jamie Stewart shares ways for families to get out into the wilderness this summer. Audio, Gallery
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WATCH: Dolly Parton speaks to RNZ's Kim Hill
21 Nov 2020The legendary singer, songwriter, actor, author, and humanitarian Dolly Parton is 75 years old and presides over a multi-million dollar music, entertainment and philanthropic empire.Her book… Video, Audio
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Reining in runaway housing prices: who can do what?
The Finance Minister, Grant Robertson wrote to the Reserve Bank yesterday asking it to consider what it can do to keep house prices in check, when it considers monetary policy.This is in addition to… Audio
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Sarah McMullan's best of TV in 2020
26 Nov 2020Film and TV reviewer Sarah McMullan looks back on her favourites on the box this year. Audio
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The power of being an outsider
26 Nov 2020Olga Khazan grew up as a Russian Jewish immigrant in the bible belt oil town of Midland, West Texas. Throughout her childhood all she wanted to was to fit in and be as Amercian as her classmates. Even… Audio
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Hymns on Sunday, 29 November 2020
29 Nov 2020We're marking the First Sunday in Advent with some great seasonal hymns, including O come, Emmanuel and Come, thou long-expected Jesus. Audio
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Mediawatch for 29 November 2020
Opposition potshots at the media messenger; Crux's bold bid to sell itself to its readers; the moose is out there? Mysterious animals beguile media. Audio
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Animal rights march clashes with Christmas Festival
8:40 am todayThe Wellington City Council has apologised to families attending the city's Christmas Festival for a double booking which saw an animal rights march take place at the same time.
People have… Audio
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The baggage our tourists bring
27 Nov 2020The tourism industry has some big decisions to make, and it's had an enforced break to think about them. But with vaccines on the horizon we'd better hurry on policies that decide what type of… Audio
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Transition Engineering conference: Susan Krumdieck
25 Nov 2020Engineering, tech, business and science are coming together to talk about renewable energy systems and how to transition to net zero within ten years. The Convergence for a carbon transition 2020-2030… Audio
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Regen Agriculture a Rehash?
Regenerative agriculture is becoming a popular catch phrase in New Zealand. Soil scientist Doug Edmeades says it's an overseas designed concept suitable for dust bowls in North America and Australia… Audio
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Port congestion: the cost to business
Shipping companies are charging more to get goods into and around the country due to delays at the log-jammed Ports of Auckland. Audio
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Goodbye Phone, Hello World with Paul Greenberg
23 Nov 2020Best-selling science author Paul Greenberg tells Jesse Mulligan why he decided to ditch his smartphone. Audio
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Reserve Bank inflated house prices to boost economy- Economist
Kiwibank's chief economist says the Reserve Bank inflated house prices on purpose in their efforts to boost the post-pandemic economy.
New Zealand's overheated housing market was the subject of a… Audio
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Intrapreneur Lydia Hascott on navigating career uncertainty
27 Nov 2020South Aucklander Lydia Hascott went to university not sure of what the end goal was. She talks to Kathryn about how she came to be the head of Intrapreneurship at the London-based Finance Innovation… Audio
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How to break out of the 'toxic money mindset'
Psychologist Ashley Whillans has surveyed thousands of adults around the world about time and money. Unsurprisingly, most people focus too much on working and making more money, and not enough on… Audio
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2PM LIVE: Muroki
28 Nov 2020Up and coming Raglan musician Muroki is on the verge of a massive career. Elton John is a fan, and he's the first artist to be signed to Benee's new label Olive. A singer/songwriter/musician/producer… Audio
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Wanted - a high profile dementia sufferer to come out of the shadows
26 Nov 2020Support for people with dementia is reaching few of them - yet four in five New Zealanders have some connection to the disease. Dementia sufferers need a champion. Audio
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Corrections Association defends 'cell busting' practice
26 Nov 2020The Corrections Association is defending tactics used to handle aggressive and unruly prisoners.
On Tuesday, RNZ revealed that two women from Auckland Women's Prison were kept in a segregation unit… Audio
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Corrections boss defends pepper spray use on asthmatic inmates
24 Nov 2020Corrections chief custodial officer Neil Beales is defending the use of pepper spay at Auckland Women's Prison even on inmates with asthma.
Beales said he could not address any of the specifics of… Audio
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Doug Wilson: Learning to live older
21 Nov 2020Medical academic, former pharmaceutical executive, and author of Ageing For Beginners, Doug Wilson's back, reporting in from the other side of 80. This week, like many other life stage transitions… Audio
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Common Ground - garden histories of Aotearoa
25 Nov 2020Matt Morris's passion for sustainability and gardening served as the catalyst for a PhD on Christchurch's extensive and proud green-fingered history. He has now broadened that out in his new book… Audio
