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The destiny of Destiny Church
17 May 2019The self-proclaimed Bishop continues to dominate our news cycles. His latest venture, the Man-Up Prison programme drew crowds of thousands outside parliament. Audio
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Mining company : "We have good motives here"
21 May 2019The overseas mining company seeking to expand its operation next to a fossil rich geological site of international significance in Otago, says it has good motives, and is surprised by the negative… Audio, Gallery
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Breaking down the Zero Carbon Bill
20 May 2019What New Zealand is aiming for with its Zero Carbon Bill, and why our country is unique when it comes to dealing with methane-producing cows. Audio
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Annabel Crabb - Australia Decides 2019
18 May 2019Annabel Crabb is the ABC's Chief Political Writer and presenter of Back in Time for Dinner, The House and the highly acclaimed Kitchen Cabinet series on ABC TV. She is also a regular contributor and… Audio
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Mediawatch for 19 May 2019
19 May 2019The Christchurch Call and response; media staff at their companies' top table; flipping Tip Top gives media an ice cream headache. Audio
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Brad Smith: Ardern's leadership helping to 'galvanise the world'
19 May 2019Microsoft President Brad Smith talks to Paul Brennan about the Christchurch Call in Paris and the steps the tech sector has signed up to in order to stop the spread of extremism online. Audio
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Earthquake damage insurance: Dr Megan Woods
20 May 2019Does earthquake insurance need a fundamental rethink as private insurers trim their books and EQC gets out of contents insurance? Kathryn Ryan speaks with the minister responsible for the Earthquake… Audio
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Selling the family home when couples break-up
20 May 2019Court ordered sales of houses in divorce cases appear to be on the rise as the cost of breaking up, takes a financial toll on separating couples. Auckland family lawyer, Jeremy Sutton has noticed an… Audio
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Worrying times for kākāpō
15 May 2019A spate of kākāpō chicks deaths from a fungal pneumonia caused by aspergillosis has DOC's Kākāpō Recovery Team very worried. Two further adult deaths bring the population to 144 birds with 73 living… Audio
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'13 Minutes to the Moon': the moon landing reconsidered
18 May 2019Almost 50 years ago, in July 1969, the US astronauts Michael Collins, Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong went to the Moon on Apollo 11 and then all safely came back to Earth again. A new BBC series called… Audio
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Updating the research on Traumatic Brain Injuries
A new initiative to bridge the gap between research and clinical care for Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) has been announced by Auckland University of Technology. Currently, 36,000 New Zealanders… Audio
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Father threatens to sue Oranga Tamariki
20 May 2019A father is threatening to sue Oranga Tamariki over how it investigated social workers who provided a judge with misleading information about him. His case triggered a ministerial rebuke and review of… Audio
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Forestry 'gold rush' underway in Wairoa
17 May 2019Warnings a modern day gold rush is underway as productive farm land is sold to make room for lucrative forestry. Farmers and community leaders in Wairoa have become the latest group to raise concerns… Audio
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Stephanie Johnson: our complex relationship with Australia
22 May 2019Award winning writer Stephanie Johnson talks with Kathryn Ryan about her new non-fiction book, West Island, a portrait of five twentieth-century New Zealanders who found fame and notoriety in… Audio
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Brexit to Trexit? Commons leader quits after May holds on
9:08 am todayUK correspondent Matt Dathan joins us for the latest in British politics: leader of the House of Commons Andrea Leadsom has resigned after Prime Minister Theresa May resisted pressure on her to step… Audio
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Petition calls for tighter rules on animal breeding
20 May 2019As another case of unethical puppy farming has come to light, a petition with 11,000 signatures is supporting an animal welfare organisation demanding better dog breeding and sale legislation. Audio
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Rising US-Iran tensions - 'pushing towards war'
20 May 2019Middle East correspondent Sebastian Usher talks to Kathryn about deteriorating US-Iran relations, with the Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif saying people around Donald Trump are "pushing… Audio
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Crusaders accused of homophobic abuse in Cape Town
21 May 2019A South African man who says he and his friends were mocked by Crusaders rugby players at a Cape Town McDonald's, is standing by claims they displayed threatening and homophobic behaviour.
Crusaders… Audio
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Tips for raising independent kids
11:27 am todayCEO of Spectrum Education Karen Boyes says the job of mums and dads is to ensure that kids can parent themselves by age 18 - and that one day, they leave home! She says the path towards this starts as… Audio
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Donna Farhi - Yoga's culture of abuse
4 May 2019One of the world’s most famous yoga masters was to some a beloved teacher and a guide to enlightenment. To others, he was a sexual predator and a bully. Audio
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MOZART: Piano Concerto No 21 in C K467
1 May 2019Your free classical podcast this month is Piano Concerto No 21 by Mozart, featuring German pianist Lars Vogt as both soloist and conductor with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Audio
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Tourism growth goals & Xero turns first profit
21 May 2019Business commentator Rod Oram looks at the tourism sector's strategy for future growth, and Xero turns in its first profit, with its record share price making its founder a billionaire. Audio
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Deepfakes - when you shouldn't believe your eyes
21 May 2019Media commentator Gavin Ellis speaks to Kathryn about a new study out this morning which says we should resist rushing into new laws to control "deepfakes". Also, Colin James has just celebrated half… Audio
