All episodes
Tuesday, 17 March 2020
- 1:18 Michael Baker on how to self-isolate effectively
- 1:35 Book launches move online
- 1:39 Tricky family histories
- 2:02 Covid-19: Government economic stimulus package - Checkpoint special
- 2:30 The music of Judy Garland
- 3:08 Molly Harris Olson
- 3:30 Voice of the Kakapo 7: Dark days
Monday, 16 March 2020
- 1:17 Killing Covid19 with kindness
- 1:29 NZ poet selling her depression
- 1:36 Kōhanga reo renovation for a bright future
- 1:48 Great NZ Album
- 2:08 Television Critic Linda Burgess
- 2:22 Why do we love movie remakes?
- 2:33 The Weta Professor, Steve Trewick
- 3:08 How climate change affects your mental health
Friday, 13 March 2020
- 1:11 First song: St Martins live in Christchurch
- 1:21 Covid19 myths and how to avoid them
- 1:33 Tapu te Ranga Marae documentary hitting screens
- 1:40 Cancelling the trip of a lifetime
- 1:44 Festival Reviews with Mark Amery
- 1:52 Making New Zealand Home: Ives Rose
- 2:08 Film Review with Ali Ventura
- 2:20 NZ Live: Drax Project
- 3:07 Highwater's Fried Chicken sandwich
- 3:13 Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
- 3:23 Time to plant winter veges
- 3:31 Critter of the Week: the Suter's skink
Thursday, 12 March 2020
- 7:00 Eyewitness: Apec 1999 and the crisis in East Timor
- 1:09 First song: The Closer I Get To You
- 1:17 Sustainable development not possible with current attitudes
- 1:25 Big Little Lies author Liane Moriarty is coming to Auckland
- 1:37 New Zealand Dance Company looks ahead
- 1:45 Great album
- 2:14 Music Critic: Dianne Swann
- 2:29 Crimes NZ: the Mr Asia story
- 3:12 Your Money with Mary Holm
Wednesday, 11 March 2020
- 1:18 Sustainable beef farming in Queensland and New Zealand
- 1:28 New Zealand Poetry Yearbook 2020 hits shelves
- 1:38 Ngā Taonga Sound Archives: Revisiting "A Strange Land"
- 1:52 No such thing as a "girl's beer"
- 2:08 Podcast Critic: Paul Bushnell
- 2:18 Bookmarks with author Damien Wilkins
- 3:08 Steven Levy on Facebook's inside story
- 3:30 Voice of the Kākāpō 6: Kākāpō chicks
Tuesday, 10 March 2020
- 1:17 Market update
- 1:28 Rebuilding 'collapsed' agricultural soil
- 1:38 Te Puna Market in Henderson
- 1:40 Responding to drought in Waikato
- 1:49 The rise of skateboarding in New Zealand
- 2:08 Pip Adam - conversation is a form of creation
- 2:20 Gareth Shute on the retro influenced North Shore Sound
- 3:08 Nina Mingya Powles - the Dumpling Queen who celebrates food
- 3:30 Voice of the Kākāpō 5: Kākāpō sperm takes to the air
Monday, 9 March 2020
- 1:16 Drought hit Hawkes Bay farmer call for help
- 1:30 How much does kindness matter when it comes to politics?
- 1:40 Young kiwi filmmaker Keziah Manabat
- 1:46 Great NZ Album
- 2:07 Caitlin Cherry's TV picks
- 2:24 The community trapping pests along Ōrari River
- 2:38 The fragile and beautiful world of seaweed
- 3:08 The billionaires trying to buy immortality
Friday, 6 March 2020
- 1:09 First song: Paper Thieves - Oh Man
- 1:15 Talking to tamariki about COVID-19
- 1:22 Eco-friendly cardboard caskets on offer
- 1:30 Wellington and Auckland Arts festival reviews with Mark Amery
- 1:45 Ministry of health COVID-19 briefing
- 1:52 NIWA's annual glacier survey not hindered by ash and dust
- 2:09 Graeme Tuckett's film picks
- 2:22 NZ Live: Nadia Reid
- 3:06 VJ Cooks - No-Bake Chocolate Easter Egg Slice
- 3:14 Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
- 3:20 How to lay artificial grass
- 3:35 Critter of the Week The New Zealand pea crab
Thursday, 5 March 2020
- 1:09 First song: The Vibes - Real World
- 1:17 Economic impact of Covid-19 in New Zealand
- 1:30 Emilia brought back to life on stage
- 1:37 Ministry of Health releases details on third case of Covid 19
- 1:42 Retirees take to the stage to poke fun at rest home life
- 1:46 Great album:
- 2:10 Tony Stamp's music choices
- 2:26 Crimes NZ: Peter Plumley-Walker and the dominatrix
- 3:14 Simon Wilson - trying to sort out Auckland issues
- 3:22 NZ and the 1890 influenza pandemic
Wednesday, 4 March 2020
- 1:15 Fighting coronavirus myths as second case of Covid-19 confirmed in New Zealand
- 1:24 How to make companies fit for purpose with climate change
- 1:32 Dancer Vincent Farane returns to New Zealand stages
- 1:39 Aoteroa non fiction thrives
- 1:48 Is the new Christchurch stadium worth it?
- 2:09 Denise Garland's podcast picks
- 2:26 Bookmarks: Jason Gunn
- 3:10 Sarah Quigley's Divorce Diaries
- 3:30 Voice of the Kākāpō 4: Promise
Tuesday, 3 March 2020
- 1:09 First song: Marianne Leigh
- 1:17 World could lose half its sandy beaches by 2100
- 1:29 Teaching te reo Māori in Whakatū
- 1:41 Freelancing in the world of the gig economy
- 1:50 Feilding robotics students head to the world championships
- 2:08 Lisa Glass on books with things in common.
- 2:20 The music of Danger Mouse
- 3:08 Last Seen - America's biggest art heist
- 3:30 Voice of the Kākāpō 3: Nest checks
Monday, 2 March 2020
- 1:15 Jonathan Boston: 'We've got a multiplicity of problems'
- 1:24 Roxburgh cinema could be setting a world record
- 1:40 International Women's Day on RNZ Concert
- 1:50 Great NZ Album - Cool Bananas
- 2:20 Television Critic: Robert Kelly
- 2:20 Poetry confessions thrive in NZ primary schools
- 2:30 How to keep your pot plants alive
- 3:10 Growing old in a French way
Friday, 28 February 2020
- 1:13 "Fair for Rare" Campaign launched today
- 1:25 Composting toilets "Little Green Dunny"
- 1:37 Essays in Love turned into a stage play by local writers
- 1:47 Making New Zealand Home: Eliana Rubashkyn
- 2:07 Ali Ventura's movie selections
- 2:22 NZ Live: Arjuna Oakes
- 3:09 Smoked Sweetcorn Chowder by Homegrown Kitchen
- 3:19 Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
- 3:25 How to maintain your lawns
- 3:31 Critter of the Week Grays River grass moth
Thursday, 27 February 2020
- 1:09 First song: Navvy - No Hard Feelings
- 1:18 Wellington water infrastructure problems
- 1:26 Honey bee brains and human brains work in a similar way
- 1:36 Westport man makes kitset bamboo bikes
- 1:47 Great album
- 2:14 Music Critic: Brad Warrington
- 2:31 Crimes NZ: David Dougherty's wrongful conviction
- 3:11 Your Money with Mary Holm
Wednesday, 26 February 2020
- 1:08 First song: Louisa Nicklin
- 1:17 Bowel Cancer NZ lobbying for a younger screening age
- 1:27 Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year
- 1:37 Ngā Taonga Sound Archives: Breakfast table battles
- 1:52 Festival Review: Mark Amery
- 2:08 Podcast Critic: Alix Higby
- 2:19 Bookmarks: John Hawkesby
- 3:08 The Good Lad Initiative - growing good men
- 3:30 Voice of the Kākāpō 2: Whenua Hou, kākāpō island
Tuesday, 25 February 2020
- 1:14 What does Harvey Weinstein verdicts mean for women in NZ?
- 1:26 Local school children release dung beetles on Mahia Peninsula
- 1:37 Kaylene Pohatu's nerves ahead of her first karanga
- 1:52 Is the drink no water diet dangerous?
- 2:08 Claire Mabey's three very different books
- 2:23 The music created at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio
- 3:07 Louisa Hope on surviving the terror at the Lindt Cafe
- 3:45 Voice of the Kākāpō 1: Kākāpō - night parrot
Monday, 24 February 2020
- 1:09 First song: Merk- H.N.Y.B.
- 1:19 Call to crack down on "greenwashing"
- 1:28 The life of Graeme Allwright remembered
- 1:36 DIY composting toilets in a time of drought
- 1:47 Great NZ Album
- 2:10 TV selections this week - Caitlin Cherry
- 2:24 Sexual assault survivor on why women don't go to the police
- 3:08 Barbara Arrowsmith-Young - you can change your brain
Friday, 21 February 2020
- 1:10 First song: Thomas Oliver - Coffee
- 1:17 Are the humanities under attack?
- 1:27 Vintage clothing in a disposable world
- 1:35 Help Is On The Way: TV doco remembers the 2011 Christchurch earthquake
- 1:50 Making New Zealand Home: Alaa Sukkar
- 2:10 Graeme Tuckett's weekend film picks
- 2:20 NZ Live Andrew Fagan and The People
- 3:08 Julie Biuso's stunning Rigatoni
- 3:16 Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
- 3:25 How to get plants for free
- 3:35 Critter of the Week the bar-tailed godwit
Thursday, 20 February 2020
- 1:10 First song: Lawrence Arabia - Malade
- 1:26 Approaching male mental health in times of personal crisis
- 1:27 Louise Hardman shredding plastic for a brighter future
- 1:39 Building bridges in the lower Waikato
- 1:47 Great album
- 2:17 Simon Sweetman's music picks for the week
- 2:28 Crimes NZ: Gail Maney
- 3:16 How we can avoid human extinction
- 3:25 The ‘Three Waters’ in NZ history?
Wednesday, 19 February 2020
- 1:11 First song: Caleb Isaacs
- 1:18 Wellington water infrastructure concerns
- 1:27 How to be smart about watering in a drought
- 1:37 Nga Taonga Sound Archives - WWII sound recordings
- 1:55 Jury finishes first day of deliberations in Weinstein trial
- 2:10 Podcast Picks - Katy Atkin
- 2:23 Bookmarks with Moana Maniapoto
- 3:08 Dr Azra Raza: We can do better with cancer treatment
Tuesday, 18 February 2020
- 1:10 First song: Wulfie - Paralysed
- 1:18 What is the Serious Fraud Office?
- 1:25 Francine Zuckerman tells new stories of Munich 1972
- 1:35 Moving 250 Western Springs geese to new homes
- 1:49 Lisa West on casting the limelight on Aotearoa's bugs
- 2:09 Book Critic
- 2:22 Doris Day- the best voice of a generation
- 3:08 Just Mercy - Bryan Stevenson on helping death row inmates
- 3:30 Goer: episode 5
Monday, 17 February 2020
- 1:14 Helen Clark - Ghosts of governments past
- 1:24 Trapping in the Ruahine ranges
- 1:39 Open Farms initiative bringing townies into the country
- 1:47 Great NZ Album
- 2:08 Linda Burgess - TV choices
- 2:19 Water infrastructure problems across New Zealand
- 2:28 Better laid than never: how to raise your own hens
- 3:08 The 'honour killing' of "Pakistan's Kim Kardashian"
Friday, 14 February 2020
- 1:17 Conspiracy theorist's secret hunt for giants in Waikato
- 1:25 Fraser Grut: the Kiwi filmmaker capturing 10,000 dreams
- 1:37 Reducing the amount of birds killed flying into buildings
- 1:50 Making New Zealand Home: Fatumata Bah
- 2:08 Ali Ventura's film choices
- 2:22 NZ Live: Molly Payton
- 3:06 Jess Daniell's Valentine's Vegan Chilli Chocolate Mousse
- 3:16 Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
- 3:23 How to put up a shade sail
- 3:32 Critter of the Week The Bryde’s Whale
Thursday, 13 February 2020
- 1:10 First song: Wells*
- 1:17 Award winning NZ author gives Margaret Atwood event thumbs down
- 1:27 Food science writer on Gwyneth's Goop Lab series
- 1:34 Unity Books shortlisted for International Bookstore of the year
- 1:45 Great album: Elton John & Ray Cooper
- 2:10 Colin Morris' Music selection
- 2:25 Crimes NZ: Teina Pora
- 3:15 Your Money with Mary Holm
Wednesday, 12 February 2020
- 1:14 How to help kiwi during hot, dry weather
- 1:22 Capturing and sharing a king tide
- 1:31 Ngā Taonga Sound Archives: Wellington’s forgotten shipwreck
- 1:49 Coronavirus - Chinese students unable to get to NZ uni's
- 2:08 Ellie Jay's podcast picks
- 2:24 Bookmarks with Sheba Williams
- 2:53 Deal to store tonnes of aluminium dross is called off
- 3:09 Rick Wilson - Saving America from Trump
- 9:06 Using local yeasts to make distinctive NZ beers & wine
