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Funding boost for new chronic back pain research
1:25 PM.Senior research fellow at the University of Otago Dr Divya Adhia is working on a new solution, and has just received a $600,000 funding boost she hopes to alleviate long term back pain. Dr Divya talks… Read more Audio
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Newest heli bike park in Aotearoa ready to open
1:15 PM.This summer keen mountain bikers will have a pristine new trail to ride on the central plateau of the North Island. Thomas Orr's family has been working for five years on this project, the Kaimanawa… Read more Audio
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How comedy connects communities, Jesse David Fox's view
3:10 PM.Jesse David Fox says comedy is now a cultural force and an art form. More than entertainment, comedy it connects people and influences politics. Read more Audio
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Music feature: Jazz tours in Aotearoa in bygone days
2:30 PM.For today's music feature we're zeroing in on a period when some of the biggest names in jazz history made their way onto our shores. There are many highlights to talk about from these decades, and… Read more Audio
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Update on Oz with Brad Foster
2:20 PM.Brad Foster reports on an unlikely candidate for the top job at Optus following the CEO's resignation yesterday and, as we approach summer, how six young trainee lifesavers saved a family on the New… Read more Audio
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Book Critic: Claire Mabey
2:10 PM.Today Claire talks to Jesse about Spoiled Fruit, The Vintner's Luck and The Observologist by Giselle Clarkson, the artist who creates our critter of week t-shirt art. Audio
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Tech Tuesday with Daniel Watson
1:45 PM.Today Dan talks to Jesse about Apple agreeing to improve texting between iPhones and Androids. He's also got a list of his favourite tech for Xmas gifts. Read more Audio
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Mixing Olympic qualification with movie star encounters, Logan Ullrich's story
1:35 PM.It's been a big couple of years for rower Logan Ullrich. The 23 year old graduated from the University of Washington - UW - and in September qualified for the Paris Olympics. He also visited the set… Read more Audio
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'There is a deep sense of peace in this whare'
1:25 PM.Five thousand balls of wool and a "kaupapa of joy" have been woven together to create what might be the most heartwarming building in Aotearoa. Read more Video, Audio
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Overseas insurers reconsidering cover for EVs
1:15 PM.There's been some alarming research on the electric and hybrid vehicles around the world, with insurers reconsidering whether they will cover them due to the cost of repairs and the increased fire… Read more Audio
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Meeting the contributors of the Oxford English Dictionary
3:10 PM.Linguist, lexicographer, and Oxford professor Sarah Ogilvie discovered the names of the contributors of the very first Oxford Dictionary in a small black book tied with a cream ribbon in the basement… Read more Audio
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Expert Feature: Bike repairs
2:30 PM.Our expert guest today is all about about bicycle maintenance, and how to keep your two-wheeler road worthy throughout the year. Josca Craig-Smith from Josca Bicycle Repairs in Mt Albert talks to… Read more Audio
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Made in NZ: Soul Shoes
2:20 PM.For the past fifty years a shoe maker in the small seaside town of Raglan has been selling his hand made shoes all over the world. Business has been booming with founder Rob Galloway expanding his… Read more Audio
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Television Critic: Linda Burgess
2:10 PM.Today Linda talks to Jesse about New Zealand television drama staring Robyn Malcolm, After The Party. She's also been watching The Crown on Netflix and Gone Fishing on TV1. Audio
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What we don't know about glow-in-the-dark animals
1:40 PM.A Australian Zoologist Linda Reinhold has been studying fluorescence in mammals using road kill. She speaks to Jesse. Read more Audio, Gallery
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Bubble Man embarks on tour of Australasia
1:35 PM.Eran Backler's also known as Bubble man, and has just started his tour of Aotearoa showing off his skills with bubbles and giving audiences a chance to enjoy his multi-award winning show. Read more Audio
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Australasia's first cult awareness conference
1:15 PM.Australasia will host its first ever cult awareness conference next year. It's called Decult, and is being organised by journalist and author of Cult Trip: Inside the World of Coercion and Control… Read more Audio
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Critter of the Week: Alexander Beetle
3:35 PM.The Alexander beetle is a beautiful iridescent green beetle that is only found in Canterbury. It's a fierce predator of critters smaller than itself and has long slender legs which are excellent for… Read more Audio
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Weekend Stuff: Garden rambles
3:25 PM.This week gardening guru Lynda Hallinan talks to Jesse about garden ramble season where private gardeners open up their properties for the public to view. She's off to Paeroa tomorrow for their… Read more Audio
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Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
3:16 PM.Charlotte Ryan, host of Music 101 here on RNZ each Saturday afternoon from 1pm talks about what's happening on the music scene over the weekend, what's coming up on her show tomorrow and because… Read more Audio
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Spaghetti Taormina
3:08 PM.Today Julie Biuso has a delicious, exotic but easy to make recipe from Sicily. She shares how to make Spaghetti Taormina, a fabulous way to make the most of eggplant season coming up. Read more Audio
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NZ Live: Troy Kingi
2:20 PM.On the new album Time Wasters, Troy Kingi uses his voice as an instrument layered over ambient music "to give it a bit more balls". The multi-talented Māori musician and actor performs the… Read more Video, Audio
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Film Review with Sam Hollis
2:10 PM.Today Sam talks to Jesse about Saltburn and Sanctuary. Audio
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Freaky Friday
1:45 PM.Time for Freaky Friday, one of our favourites times of the week. If you've got a story you'd like shared on air email us or text 2101. Today we've got two Freaky Friday stories to share with you… Read more Audio
