All episodes
Thursday, 18 September 2025
- 9:05 Public Service Commissioner on striking teachers
- 9:20 Fishing industry moves on updating decades-old stock data
- 9:30 Scuba instructor brings her love of the sea to Art in the Park
- 9:45 UK: Trump's state visit, polling crisis for Labour, migration
- 10:05 Philippa Wright: the wool lady
- 10:35 Book review: Kings of This World by Elizabeth Knox
- 10:45 Around the motu: Peter de Graaf in Northland
- 11:05 Economy contracted in Q2
- 11:12 Tech: Shape of US TikTok deal, how we're using AI assistants
- 11:25 Parenting: raising assertive children
- 11:45 Screentime: A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, The Longest Walk
Wednesday, 17 September 2025
- 9:05 Should KiwiSaver be split 50:50 when you get divorced?
- 9:20 Retiring mayor calls for limit on time on council
- 9:30 Should Fiordland Wapiti get special interest status?
- 9:45 Australia: Roblox roadblocks, senator sacked, climate costs
- 10:05 Kate Moodabe's decades-long fight for health equity
- 10:35 Book review: Bird of the Year by Forest and Bird
- 10:45 Around the motu: James Pocock in Gisborne
- 11:05 Music with Kirsten Zemke: Pop & harmonica
- 11:30 How immigration has evolved in Aotearoa
- 11:45 Can AI help with your personal finance?
Tuesday, 16 September 2025
- 9:05 Auckland's East Tamaki - how to kick start the local economy
- 9:30 Teaching to care in a trauma-informed way
- 9:35 New observatory and high-tech telescope in Wairarapa
- 9:45 US correspondent David Smith
- 10:05 Diplomacy and David Harland's life long work for peace
- 10:30 Commerce Act changes to stamp out predatory pricing: government
- 10:35 Book review: The Anatomy of Sand by Mikaela Nyman
- 10:45 Around the motu: Simon Wilson in Auckland
- 11:05 Business commentator Calida Stuart-Menteath
- 11:25 Spring gardening with Xanthe White
- 11:45 Sports-chat with Marc Hinton
Monday, 15 September 2025
- 9:05 Set net fishing temporarily banned to help yellow-eyed penguins
- 9:15 New voice for Wellington city water consumers
- 9:35 Skin cancer doctors urge reform for screening post-op patients
- 9:45 Foreign correspondent Debora Patta in Johannesburg
- 10:05 Craig Hudson on work wellbeing
- 10:35 Book review: Seascraper by Benjamin Wood
- 10:45 Around the motu: Samantha Gee in Nelson
- 11:05 Political commentators Gareth Hughes and Ben Thomas
- 11:30 SCOFF: The South Island food festival into its sixth year
- 11:45 Urban Issues with Bill McKay
Friday, 12 September 2025
- 9:05 Who should make decisions over conservation land?
- 9:20 Finding out how old New Zealand's infrastructure really is
- 9:30 Personalised 3-D printed bone support and orthotics
- 9:45 Pacific correspondent Caleb Fotheringham
- 10:05 The incredible story behind Chloe Adams' debut fiction novel
- 10:30 When Lord Grantham came to Palmerston North
- 10:35 Book review: Ara by Dr Hinemoa Elder
- 10:45 Around the motu: Chris Hyde in Hawkes Bay
- 11:05 Music with Jeremy Taylor
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was: 100 metres backwards in heels
Thursday, 11 September 2025
- 9:05 IRD responds to concerns about its student loan crackdown
- 9:20 Good sh*t: the capsule that could change obesity treatment
- 9:30 New dry slope a "game changer" for snow sports athletes
- 9:45 UK: Labour deputy race, UK envoy's Epstein links
- 10:05 What drew freelance freedom fighters to Ukraine's frontlines
- 10:35 Book review: Olveston by Jane Ussher and John Walsh
- 10:45 Around the motu: Ché Baker in Southland
- 11:05 Tech: Doctors and AI, wifi heartrates, cleaning up AI slop
- 11:15 Cathedral reopening touted
- 11:25 Parenting: Why cooking and baking with children is a good idea
- 11:45 Screentime: The Paper, Highest 2 Lowest, Subject
Wednesday, 10 September 2025
- 9:05 IRD cracks down on overseas student debt
- 9:30 UN's top official on natural hazards visits
- 9:35 New effort to boost financial knowledge
- 9:45 Australia: ANZ staff cut, migration row, Roberts-Smith appeal
- 10:05 The womanising Russian spy who helped rescue MI5
- 10:35 Book review: Lest They Have Eyes by Bonivon Dyer
- 10:45 Around the motu: Ian Allen on Marlborough
- 11:05 Music with David Wilson: A capella around the world
- 11:20 Keeping you on your toes: Podiatrist Simon Wheeler
- 11:45 Science: Bumblebee puzzle buddies, waterproof spider nests
Tuesday, 9 September 2025
- 9:05 LIM warning for homeowners from property lawyer
- 9:20 Tech hub in the capital creates jobs
- 9:30 How author school visits can boost kids' reading and writing
- 9:45 USA correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben
- 10:05 Zoë Rankin on her thriller novel 'The Vanishing Place'
- 10:30 Marakopa update
- 10:35 Book review: The Traitors Circle by Jonathan Freedland
- 10:45 Around the motu: Kelly Makiha on Rotorua
- 11:05 Business commentator Oli Lewis
- 11:30 US author Bonivon Dyer
- 11:45 Sports correspondent Glen Larmer
Monday, 8 September 2025
- 9:05 Waikato incident: RNZ's crime correspondent Sam Sherwood
- 9:10 What's behind this season's lower cruise ship numbers?
- 9:20 Super Fund continues strong performance
- 9:30 Rare Employment Court ruling against employment advocate
- 9:45 Europe: Govt building hit in Kyiv, deadly cable car crash investigated
- 10:05 New doco Joy, Full & Fearless shines light on beloved author
- 10:35 Book review: A Particularly Nasty Case by Adam Kay
- 10:45 Around the motu: Keiller MacDuff in Christchurch
- 11:05 Political commentators Morten and Jones
- 11:10 Police press conference in Hamilton
- 11:30 Sorrell, dandelion and Thistle: A guide to edible weeds
- 11:45 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Friday, 5 September 2025
- 9:05 NZ Rugby Chair David Kirk on challenges for the game
- 9:35 Teen develops app to help navigate accessibility roadblocks
- 9:45 Ok boomer where are you? The annual Matuku count is on again
- 9:50 Asia correspondent Elizabeth Beattie
- 10:05 Community opera The Monster in the Maze debuts in New Zealand
- 10:35 Book review: Universality by Natasha Brown
- 10:45 Around the motu: Jesse Archer in Taupo
- 11:05 New music with Grant Smithies
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was
Thursday, 4 September 2025
- 9:05 Former High Court judge details concerns among judiciary
- 9:20 Households, businesses face gas connection conundrum
- 9:30 The charity training teachers in desperately needed subjects
- 9:45 UK: Deputy PM in hot water over house tax
- 10:05 How the CIA is faring under Donald Trump
- 10:30 Jump in number of people being deported
- 10:35 Book review: Empathy by Bryan Walpert
- 10:45 Around the motu: Kirsty Pickett in Te Anau
- 11:05 Tech: AI Slop, Open AI sued over suicide linked to ChatGPT
- 11:25 The pros and cons of handing out awards to children
- 11:45 Screentime: The Buccaneers, Little Disasters, The Roses
Wednesday, 3 September 2025
- 9:05 Funding boost for eating disorder services
- 9:15 Local cloud storage competitor sceptical of Amazon's data centre claims
- 9:35 Is major change needed in managing Conservation Estate?
- 10:05 Journalist Jared Savage on organised crime
- 10:30 Ditched fines bring people back to public libraries
- 10:40 Book review: Flashlight by Susan Choi
- 10:45 Around the motu: Piers Fuller reports from the Wairarapa
- 11:05 Music with Ian Chapman: The best non-cheesy wedding songs
- 11:20 The doulas helping people treat death as a journey
- 11:45 NZ's most common poisoning scenarios (+ how to handle them)
Tuesday, 2 September 2025
- 9:05 Donation tax credit hike could boost charitable giving: report
- 9:25 Country's first autism research centre opens
- 9:35 How the world's measurement body wants to upsize
- 9:45 US correspondent David Smith
- 10:05 Kiwi's memoir details close calls as Vietnam War medic
- 10:30 Amazon opens data centres, promises 1000 jobs
- 10:35 Book review: Fires Which Burned Brightly
- 10:45 Around the motu: Jonathan Leask reports from mid Canterbury
- 11:05 Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson
- 11:25 Voices of those who built Manapouri hydro power station
- 11:45 Sports with Sam Ackerman
Monday, 1 September 2025
- 9:05 Plans for Conservation Minister to make all decisions
- 9:20 High-quality timber producers nervous over US tariffs
- 9:35 Cheap Govt loans for regional airlines
- 9:45 Foreign correspondent Thomas Sparrow in Germany
- 10:05 Knee trouble? Our expert explains how to keep yours moving
- 10:30 Lightship: Australasia's largest lightwall launches its new season
- 10:35 Book review: The Stars Are a Million Glittering Worlds
- 10:45 Around the motu: Tess Brunton in Dunedin
- 11:05 Political commentators Tim Hurdle and Gareth Hughes
- 11:30 Anna Cameron: the cook behind 'Just a Mum's Kitchen'
- 11:45 Urban Issues with Bill McKay
Friday, 29 August 2025
- 9:05 Aucklanders digest plans to accommodate 2 million new homes
- 9:20 Warnings Kiwis risk going blind from easily treated condition
- 9:35 A record-breaking year for pest control in Pukenui Forest
- 9:45 Pacific correspondent Koroi Hawkins
- 10:05 Tales of horror and heroism in Cyclone Gabrielle podcast
- 10:30 Cuts to War Memorial Carillon
- 10:45 Around the motu: Jimmy Ellingham in Manawatu
- 10:55 Police briefing on fugitive dad Tom Phillips
- 11:05 Music reviewer Jeremy Taylor
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 Corgi racing & confusing roundabouts
Thursday, 28 August 2025
- 9:05 Auckland CBD shop vacancy rate highest in country
- 9:20 Three club ski fields call it a day for 2025
- 9:30 The impact city lights and sounds have on birdsong
- 9:45 UK: Reform's deportation plan, energy prices, record hot summer
- 10:05 KiwiFibre founders find fresh success on Forbes list
- 10:30 Big Sing Finale gets underway in Dunedin
- 10:35 Book review: Nor The Years Condemn by Robin Hyde
- 10:45 Around the motu: Kelly Makiha from the Rotorua Daily Post
- 11:05 Tech: Phishing, Operation Serengeti, Insider's kill switch
- 11:25 Parenting: How to help 'covid babies' as they start school
- 11:45 Screentime: The Thursday Murder Club, Pee Wee as Himself, Devo
Wednesday, 27 August 2025
- 9:05 Huge unmet demand for hearing treatment
- 9:20 Carolyn Cooper says govt has no plan for ageing population
- 9:35 A new home in the Hutt for world's biggest marine collection
- 9:45 Australia: Iran expulsions, police murdered
- 10:05 Natalie Kyriacou: Nine levers of change to help save the world
- 10:35 Book review: Terrier, Worrier: A Poem in Five Parts
- 10:45 Around the motu : Mike Tweed in Whanganui
- 11:05 Music with Yadana Saw
- 11:25 When the world came to Dunedin
- 11:45 Money: House price debate + the increasing cost of insurance
Tuesday, 26 August 2025
- 9:05 Pet food exporters still barred from China
- 9:20 Report on the growing divide of the self-employed
- 9:30 Robotaxis: are we ready for an autonomous driving future?
- 9:45 USA correspondent David Smith
- 10:05 From therapist to award winning farmer, Diane Strugnell
- 10:30 Far north literary talent showcased in inaugural festival
- 10:35 Book review: Murderland by Caroline Fraser
- 10:45 Around the motu: John Freer on the Coromandel Peninsula
- 11:05 Business correspondent Dan Brunskill
- 11:30 Consumer: What's happening to small power retailers?
- 11:45 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
Monday, 25 August 2025
- 9:05 The water bills are coming
- 9:30 How helpful is the prohibition of recreational drugs?
- 9:35 NZ designed re-useable walls snapped up by Australian banks
- 9:45 Foreign correspondent Seamus Kearney
- 10:05 The profound ways music influences our mind
- 10:30 Device locations to be available to first responders
- 10:35 Book review: Become Unstoppable by Gilbert Enoka
- 10:45 Around the motu: Simon Wilson in Auckland
- 11:05 Political commentators Gareth Hughes and Ben Thomas
- 11:30 The food truck bringing New York bagels to Queenstown
- 11:45 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Friday, 22 August 2025
- 9:05 MPs back calls for urgent reform of advance directive system
- 9:25 Uncertainty over what replaces copper for rural households
- 9:35 Robert Sullivan confirmed as new Poet Laureate
- 9:45 Asia correspondent Ed White
- 10:05 Tackling the global chemical waste problem
- 10:35 Book review: The Middle of Nowhere by Rosemary Baird
- 10:45 Around the motu: Robin Martin in Taranaki
- 11:05 New music with Grant Smithies
- 11:30 Sports commentator Dana Johannsen
- 11:45 The week that was with Te Radar and Donna Brookbanks
Thursday, 21 August 2025
- 9:05 Young and vulnerable people more likely be radicalised online
- 9:30 Influenza symptom reports climb
- 9:40 Solar solution for schools - energy analyst
- 9:50 UK correspondent Dan Bloom
- 10:05 Cliff Barnes' life of fishing and misadventures
- 10:35 Book review: The Golden Sister by Suzanne Do
- 10:45 Around the motu: David Hill in North Canterbury
- 11:05 Technology with Bill Bennett
- 11:25 The 'emotional gym' : growing your child's resilience muscle
- 11:45 Screentime: Eddington, Relay, The Naked Gun
Wednesday, 20 August 2025
- 9:05 How one-day schools help gifted and neurodivergent children
- 9:20 Homeowner confusion over natural disaster insurance cover
- 9:35 NZ biotech company gets Jaguar deal
- 9:45 Australia: Qantas fined, Israel cancels visas
- 10:05 Gilbert Enoka on teams, leadership and tools for success
- 10:35 Book review: Holding the Heavy Stuff by Ben Sedley
- 10:45 Around the motu: Alisha Evans in Tauranga
- 11:05 Music with Ian Chapman: Songs for the dearly departed
- 11:20 30 years of quality over quantity as a fine jeweller
- 11:45 Science with Allan Blackman
Tuesday, 19 August 2025
- 9:05 Building liability better shared, lawyer says
- 9:15 Poorly managed forests said to be affecting neighbouring farms
- 9:35 Global study explores how hot homes affect health
- 9:45 US correspondent David Smith
- 10:05 Grant Robertson opens up about his life
- 10:35 Book review : Poetry Aotearoa Yearbook 2025: Breath
- 10:45 Around the motu: RNZ's Libby Kirkby McLeod
- 11:05 Business commentator Hamish McNicol
- 11:35 Is Big Tech more powerful than government?
- 11:45 Sports-chat with Marc Hinton
Monday, 18 August 2025
- 9:05 Businesses call for government help in the face of soaring gas prices
- 9:20 Farmers say many exotic forests are making bad neighbours
- 9:35 Ka kite, Aratere: Interisland ferry retired after 26 years
- 9:45 Foreign correspondent Sebastian Usher
- 10:05 W*nkernomics: Aussie comedians' deep dive into workplace bullsh*ttery
- 10:30 Contact Energy's net profit jumps 41%
- 10:35 Book review: Chemistry by Damien Wilkins
- 10:45 Around the motu: David Williams in Christchurch
- 11:05 Political commentators Tim Hurdle and Lianne Dalziel
- 11:30 The Hungry Cook Olivia Galletly on her tried and true home favourites
- 11:45 Urban Issues with Bill McKay
Friday, 15 August 2025
- 9:05 A myriad of organisations concerned about impact of new gambling bill
- 9:20 The New Zealand money invested in weapons
- 9:35 Kapiti group plants Miyawaki forest
- 9:55 Pacific correspondent Koroi Hawkins
- 10:05 Kate Burton on her film star dad, Richard
- 10:20 The faith-driven amateur boxer ready to represent Sāmoa
- 10:35 Book review: Death and Other Occupational Hazards
- 10:45 Around the motu: Chris Hyde in Hawkes Bay
- 11:05 Music with Jeremy Taylor
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was: Comedians Pinky Agnew and Te Radar
