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Thursday, 23 October 2025
- 8:10 Weather update with reporter Lauren Crimp
- 8:20 The case for home economics in school
- 8:35 Philosophy Now: A cruel God?
- 9:25 UK's former schools minister Sir Nick Gibb
Wednesday, 22 October 2025
- 8:10 Latest on the extreme weather
- 8:15 Should we end school zoning?
- 9:08 Metservice on weather warnings and watches
- 9:10 Science with Ezzy Pearson
- 9:25 What can we learn from Lebron James' longevity
Tuesday, 21 October 2025
- 8:10 Former FBI investigator on brazen Louvre jewel heist
- 8:30 Why we go bananas for bananas
- 8:40 Shower Thoughts: Could I survive being lost at sea?
- 9:25 Mazbou Q on spreading the joy of hip hop
Monday, 20 October 2025
- 8:15 Rubbish collection plan causes a stink
- 8:20 Small Histories of New Zealand with Emma Kay
- 8:35 Sports with Jamie Wall
- 9:25 The science of earworms
- 9:50 World News from the BBC
Friday, 17 October 2025
- 8:10 Most successful season on record for Otago toroa
- 8:20 This Weekend: Celebrating 10 years of the Dunedin Tweed Ride
- 8:25 This Weekend: Bananagrams Bananza
- 8:40 Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
- 9:25 Out Lately with Finn Johansson
Thursday, 16 October 2025
- 8:10 Guyon Espiner reflects on Jim Bolger's years in politics
- 8:25 What is more efficient - filling the kettle with cold water or hot water?
- 8:35 Myth Takes with Ben Jackson
- 8:45 Who invented the mince and cheese pie?
- 9:25 The rise of 'Healthization'
Wednesday, 15 October 2025
- 8:10 The new Mayor in favour of rates rises
- 8:30 Big news from New Zealand's coolest sport
- 9:15 Twenty- five years of art from New Zealand indie music
- 9:25 Explainer: The world of gemstones
Tuesday, 14 October 2025
- 8:10 Are our political leaders unlikable?
- 8:20 Community book fair left with hefty bill
- 8:30 News from Europe
- 8:45 Shower Thoughts: What is life like without vision?
- 9:25 New device set to reduce plastics pollution at beaches
Monday, 13 October 2025
- 8:10 Could compulsory voting be an answer to dismal turnout for Local Body Elections?
- 8:25 Dame Gaylene Preston on Pike River film
- 8:35 Sports with Jamie Wall
- 8:45 BBC World News
- 9:25 New report recommends decriminalisation of illicit drugs
Friday, 10 October 2025
- 8:10 Napier launches dog-friendly status with 'pawrade'
- 8:20 This Weekend: National Bookshop Day
- 8:40 Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
Thursday, 9 October 2025
- 8:10 Helen Clark on Gaza peace agreement
- 8:30 Talking semicolons with Julia de Bres
- 8:45 Meet New Zealand's longest-serving councillor
- 9:25 Poet Serie Barford on new poetry collection and facing death
Wednesday, 8 October 2025
- 8:10 Reflecting on the term of Tory Whanau
- 9:20 Counting the cost of infrastructure attacks
- 9:25 Two years on from the war in Gaza
Tuesday, 7 October 2025
- 8:10 Better times ahead or is stagflation here to stay?
- 8:30 A new type of gambler
- 8:45 Shower Thoughts: How do we know what dinosaurs looked like?
- 9:25 What shapes our political leanings?
Monday, 6 October 2025
- 12:00 Sunscreens feeling the heat
- 12:00 Small Histories of New Zealand with Emma Kay
- 12:00 Sport with Jamie Wall
- 12:00 BBC World Service
- 12:00 How hard is it to speak with a New Zealand accent?
Friday, 3 October 2025
- 8:10 First International Flight from Wellington, 75 years ago today
- 8:20 The Weekend
- 8:30 One of the world's most popular video games
- 8:40 Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
- 9:25 Out Lately with Finn Johansson
Thursday, 2 October 2025
- 8:10 Is it time to bring back oral exams?
- 8:30 Celebrating 60 years of Porirua!
- 8:45 The Chalet in Arthur's Pass is up for sale
- 9:25 2025's Silver Scrolls shortlist, reviewed
Wednesday, 1 October 2025
- 8:10 Government announces energy sector "shake-up"
- 9:15 Jane Wrightson on her time as the Retirement Commissioner
Tuesday, 30 September 2025
- 8:10 Could new tariffs put New Zealand's film industry at risk?
- 8:30 Why is it so hard to sculpt a face?
- 8:40 European correspondent Christian Smith
- 8:50 Shower Thoughts: Can I increase my spice tolerance?
- 9:25 Raybon Kan on 30 years of comedy
Monday, 29 September 2025
- 8:10 Earthquake building overhaul set to save billions
- 8:30 We've always complained about daylight saving time!
- 8:40 Sports with Jamie Wall
- 8:50 BBC World Service with Rob Hugh-Jones
- 9:25 The race for the Irish presidency
Friday, 26 September 2025
- 8:10 You can't park there, mate
- 8:20 Ultramarathon record holder on long distance walking
- 8:40 Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
- 9:30 Out Lately with Finn Johansson
Thursday, 25 September 2025
- 8:10 Can low voter turnout numbers be solved?
- 8:20 Making the outdoors accessible for everyone
- 8:30 Philosophy Now with Dan Weijers
- 9:25 The dangers of driving while distracted
- 9:35 How do touchscreens actually work?
Wednesday, 24 September 2025
- 8:10 The legalities of using the insanity defence in NZ courts
- 8:20 Local coffee businesses facing blend of issues
- 9:25 Science with Ezzy Pearson
Tuesday, 23 September 2025
- 8:12 Who will the new Reserve Bank governor be?
- 8:29 Is it hygienic to sit on public toilet seats?
- 8:37 Why do pets seem to prefer human food over their own
- 8:46 Shower Thoughts: Treadmill or Outside?
- 9:25 A chat with New Zealand's chief censor Caroline Flora
Monday, 22 September 2025
- 8:15 Hayden Donnell on why Wayne Brown might surprise you
- 8:30 Weird Sports with Tim Miller
- 8:40 Regular Sports with Jamie Wall
- 8:53 BBC World Service with Rob Hugh-Jones
- 9:25 Why Astrology Still Captures Our Imagination
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