Labour Day Podcast Options

9:08 AM.Maungarongo (Ron) Te Kawa of Ngati Porou has arrived in Karasjok - the Norwegian Arctic circle. The contemporary takatāpui fabric artist is in the midst of a residency in Norway and was behind a… Read more Audio

8:35 AM.Happywhale.com - a global database of of marine mammal images - harnesses the power of citizen science and rapid advancements in AI, to track some of the ocean's largest and most endangered creatures… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.In a few short years, Dave Wood has established himself as a breathing and mindset guru. But his path from die-hard Piha surfer to one of the most sort after coaches in elite sport has been far from… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.Josephine is a double ended Fairlie locomotive at Toitū Otago Settlers Museum. Emile Donovan crosses to Mary Dawson at the birthday celebrations and 50 Years of Steam exhibition. Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Nick Tipping join Emile Donovan and gives away that we can expect a new piece to come out on top on Settling the Score this year!  Read more Audio

11:35 AM.The sun has just set for the last time until February at Scott Base. Emile Donovan checks in with Summer Field Trainer Blake McDavitt about what they did to celebrate and how the science has been… Read more Audio

11:10 AM.Some singers seem to slot very naturally into acting, whereas with others it's very clear music is their forte. Emile Donovan gets nostalgic with film and TV reviewer James Croot, and looks at the… Read more Audio

10:50 AM.It's five years to the day since Fats Domino died. Dr Kirsten Zemke joins Emile Donovan to talk about his influence on modern rock and roll. Read more Audio

10:08 AM.Private investigator and former police detective Tim McKinnel explores New Zealand white collar crime in his new documentary: Crime: Need vs. Greed. It airs on TVNZ 1 tomorrow, Tuesday 25th October… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.Tourists often ask where they can go to eat authentic New Zealand food, but it probably isn't the closest takeaway store. We live in a diverse and multi-cultural society, and our food habits reflect… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.The art community has been divided over whether artificial intelligence art is "the death of art." Jason Allen won the Colorado Fine Art Competition digital category with his AI generated piece called… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.It's harder than you think to write a good quiz, there are nuances and tricks to the trade. Believe It Or Not are New Zealand's largest quiz provider and Brendan Lochead joins Emile to tell their… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.Qatar's FIFA World Cup starts next month and some have claimed it's the most infamous sporting event since Adolf Hitler hosted the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Thousands of migrant workers have died working… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Emile Donovan crosses live to some of the worst hit flood zones in NSW and Victoria to check how the communities are holding up under the La Nina weather. Read more Audio

11:38 AM.In the 1970s striking carved panels were found in Taranaki while ditches were being dug. They disappeared from the area, and were discovered when art collector George Ortiz in Geneva decided to sell… Read more Audio

11:04 AM.It's not just spring, it's Labour Weekend, and that always means gardening and planting. Tune in for your spring gardening tips with two of the country's best. Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Moana Maniapoto is a familiar name from her work with Moana and the Tribe, or prior to that, Moana and the Moahunters The entertainer and singer has also been, for 35 shows, the host of Te Ao with… Read more Audio

10:20 AM.Cantabrians who follow sport on the radio were sad to hear last month that one of the stalwarts of local broadcasting down the years had called it quits. Brian had covered every Olympic Games since… Read more Audio

10:04 AM.Living in Auckland in Level 3 for so long has been taxing - and continues to be. No wonder some people have been venting their frustrations on social media - even though doing so probably doesn't do… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Planned obsolesence isn't a new concept - most of us probably get a new phone every year or two, without necessarily thinking about the impact on the environment, or how we might've prolonged the… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.More than a decade after commiting to make poet Hone Tuwhare's final home a creative residence - his whanau is almost finished restoring and refurbishing the property. In 1992 poet Hone Tuwhare bought… Read more Audio

9:06 AM.At the end of August, a true veteran of the entertainment industry died at the ripe old age of 91 - actor Ed Asner. Ed Asner appeared in movies and TV shows from the mid 1950s onwards - but became a… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.The lockdown in August and the lockdown dragging on in Auckland has seen people turn to books for an escape This despite bookshops unable to sell books during level 4, and only post them to online… Read more Audio

8:11 AM.A couple of stunning results in Dubai and in Manchester. Pakistan has blown away India in the T20 World cup, winning by 10 wickets, while Liverpool humiliated Manchester United in the English Premier… Read more Audio