All episodes
Thursday, 3 July 2025
- 9:05 Weather warnings across many parts of the country
- 9:20 Local Government embracing AI to cut costs
- 9:30 Women's homelessness less visible than men's
- 9:45 UK: Chancellor's tears in Parliament, Welfare Bill watered down
- 10:05 Linus O'Brien on his dad Richard's journey to create The Rocky Horror Show
- 10:35 Book review: Slowing the Sun by Nadine Hura
- 10:45 Around the motu: Jonathan Leask in Ashburton
- 11:05 Tech: What AI is doing to our brains
- 11:25 Parenting: How to look after your children's teeth
- 11:45 Screentime: Jurassic World: Rebirth, F1: The movie, The Sender
Wednesday, 2 July 2025
- 9:05 Foodstuff's North Island gets warning from Commerce Commission
- 9:15 Ports and maritime select committee inquiry underway
- 9:35 NZ Game developers are confident of continued growth
- 9:45 NZ-funded methane satellite goes missing
- 9:50 Australia: 'Bomb cyclone' hits east coast
- 10:05 John Clarke to Fred Dagg to dad. A daughter's documentary tribute
- 10:35 The need for trees in increasingly hot New Zealand cities
- 10:45 Around the motu: James Pocock in Gisborne
- 11:05 Book review: My Sister by Emmanuelle Salasc
- 11:10 Twentieth-century film music styles: A long generational shift
- 11:30 $10,000 coat could help more customers access quality clothing
- 11:45 Earth traps more heat, star-navigating moths, chemo gene test
Tuesday, 1 July 2025
- 9:05 The complex task of establishing fitness to stand trial
- 9:20 New recycling rules one year on
- 9:30 Underfunded: fighting invasive seaweed in Fiordland
- 9:45 US correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben
- 10:05 Former war surgeon finds solace in wild trout fishing
- 10:35 Book review: 2024 by Josh Dawsey, Tyler Pager & Isaac Arnsdorf
- 10:45 Around the motu: Jared McCulloch in Queenstown
- 11:05 Business correspondent Dan Brunskill
- 11:25 Does New Zealand need a common will repository?
- 11:45 Sport with Joe Porter
Monday, 30 June 2025
- 9:06 Where to now for Polytechs?
- 9:25 Little change in gender based deaths - report
- 9:35 Google rolls out its Gemini chatbot to Kiwi kids
- 9:50 Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney
- 10:10 One doctor's diagnosis after a decade in the health service
- 10:45 Around the motu: Tom Hunt in Wellington
- 11:05 Political commentators Gareth Hughes and Fletcher Tabuteau
- 11:30 A juicy history of the fruit industry's evolution and politics
- 11:45 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Friday, 27 June 2025
- 9:05 Flooding in Nelson/Tasman and watch in Marlborough
- 9:20 Retirement Commission launches a new calculator to help make savings last
- 9:45 Asia correspondent: Ed White
- 10:05 David Riley: The Reading Warrior
- 10:30 The Nelson students behind a ballwear pop-up shop
- 10:35 Book review: Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton
- 10:45 Around the motu: Jimmy Ellingham in Palmerston North
- 11:05 New music with Grant Smithies
- 11:30 Sports commentator: Dana Johannsen
- 11:45 The week that was with Elizabeth Easther and Pinky Agnew
Thursday, 26 June 2025
- 9:05 Tamaki Makaurau MP Takutai Tarsh Kemp has died
- 9:10 Big science sector shake up coming into force next week
- 9:20 Growing up in state houses assessed
- 9:35 Are spiders an untapped resource for horticulture pest-control?
- 9:45 UK correspondent Dan Bloom
- 10:05 Rock climbing great Beth Rodden
- 10:35 Book review: The Name of the Sister by Gail Jones
- 10:45 Around the motu: Logan Savory in Southland
- 11:05 Tech: What's going on in NZ telecoms?
- 11:30 Parenting: How to talk to your children about conflict and war
- 11:45 Screentime: Sirens, Playing Nice, Long Bright River
Wednesday, 25 June 2025
- 9:05 Concerns over future of disability transport fund
- 9:20 Mapping every tree in New Zealand
- 9:35 Otago scientist explores experimental phage therapy
- 9:45 Australia: Iran bombing reax, YouTube exempt
- 10:05 Tim Wigmore's definitive guide to test cricket
- 10:05 New campaign targets young men's problem gambling
- 10:35 Book review: Base Notes: The Scents of a Life by Adelle Stripe
- 10:45 Around the motu: Tess Brunton in Dunedin
- 11:05 Music with Ian Chapman: The Dunedin Beat goes on
- 11:20 Are you ready for a disaster?
- 11:45 Personal finance: Date night budgeting
Tuesday, 24 June 2025
- 9:05 Public transport fares rising
- 9:20 What will new 'smart' implants mean for hearing loss patients
- 9:40 MidEast conflict: Iran strikes US airbase in Qatar
- 9:50 USA correspondent David Smith
- 10:05 Partnering to save some of New Zealand's threatened species
- 10:30 What makes a 'Strong Town' - Chuck Marohn
- 10:40 Book review: Letters by Oliver Sacks
- 10:50 Around the motu: Mike Tweed in Whanganui
- 11:05 Business commentator Calida Stuart-Menteath
- 11:25 Busting pet myths with Kat Littlewood
- 11:45 Sports-chat with Sam Ackerman
Monday, 23 June 2025
- 9:05 World waits for Iran's response to US bombing
- 9:20 Auckland's rain radar 'vulnerable' at end of life
- 9:35 Google search changes turning web into 'wild west'
- 9:50 Germany: New chancellor's controversial Israel remarks
- 10:05 How Debbs Murray found freedom and safety
- 10:35 Book review: The Unquiet Grave by Dervla McTiernan
- 10:45 Around the motu: Simon Wilson in Auckland
- 11:05 Political commentators Dale Husband and Ben Thomas
- 11:30 Food: From a Corrections gig to Taco Bandit
- 11:45 Urban Issues: The case for keeping the Gordon Wilson flats
Thursday, 19 June 2025
- 9:08 NZ pausing funding to Cook Islands
- 9:20 Farmers, vets say product approval too slow
- 9:20 Providers say it's time to rethink alternate education
- 9:45 UK correspondent Matt Dathan
- 10:05 Equine therapy: Anna Baigent's rehabilitation journey
- 10:35 Political editor Jo Moir on Cook Islands funding latest
- 10:40 Breakthrough for diagnosing Parkinson's disease
- 10:47 Book review: The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest
- 10:50 Around the motu: Diane McCarthy in Whakatane
- 11:05 Tech: One NZ, latest cybercrime numbers,
- 11:30 Parenting - How to talk to children about death
- 11:47 Screentime: Materialists, DocEdge film fest, The Gilded Age
Wednesday, 18 June 2025
- 9:06 Government reveals new powers in RMA reform
- 9:20 Where to next, for the Kiwi economy
- 9:27 Security steps to take before throwing out your old laptop?
- 9:50 Australia: Officer shot, mushroom wrap, Trump dump
- 10:07 Dogs, pigs and birds - one of Australia's leading Film Trainers
- 10:34 Census scrapped
- 10:37 Volunteers transform Mangemangeroa Reserve
- 10:45 Book review: The Passengers on the Hankyu Line by Hiro Arikawa
- 10:50 Around the motu: Libby Kirkby McLeod in Hamilton
- 11:07 Music with Yadana Saw
- 11:29 An expert on how to manage conflict and aggression
- 11:47 Science: Everest's xenon cheats, native forest carbon
Tuesday, 17 June 2025
- 9:07 Matt Doocey on new suicide prevention plan
- 9:28 Legal reform needed to deal with body corporate problems
- 9:49 New vaping laws banning disposables come into force today
- 9:49 Women's rugby and its players - a new documentary
- 10:06 USA correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben
- 10:14 Te Kahukura Boynton: achieving financial freedom
- 10:35 Book review: Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte
- 10:40 New Zealanders' perceptions of China turned negative
- 10:47 Around the motu: Jesse Archer in Taupo
- 11:06 Business commentator Victoria Young
- 11:28 Vogel's Think Big
- 11:48 Sports chat with Glen Larmer
Monday, 16 June 2025
- 9:08 Decision time for councils on water
- 9:30 Update on Iran-Israel conflict
- 9:40 Phone use in gyms
- 9:45 Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney
- 10:08 The stars behind new Matariki roadrip movie KOKA
- 10:35 Book review: Without Fear or Favour
- 10:50 Around the motu: Tim Brown in Christchurch
- 11:06 Political commentators Tim Hurdle and Neale Jones
- 11:30 Discovering the superpower of cranberries - on the West Coast
- 11:45 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Friday, 13 June 2025
- 9:05 Expanding investment in voluntary nature credits
- 9:25 New facility to recycle construction waste near Huntly
- 9:35 New music for the silent Len Lye film, Tusalava
- 9:45 Asia correspondent Ed White
- 10:05 The story of identical twins born in China
- 10:35 Book review: Towards Modernism: The Walter Cook Collection
- 10:45 Around the motu: Ian Allen in Marlborough
- 11:05 Music reviewer Grant Smithies
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 A few laughs to end the week with Michele A'Court and Pinky Agnew
Thursday, 12 June 2025
- 9:07 The pluses and minuses in 12 month prescriptions
- 9:26 The push to power farms by solar
- 9:32 Are we wasting an opportunity to capitalise on our waste?
- 9:48 UK: AUKUS, Spending review, Israel criticism, Gibraltar deal
- 10:07 Sherpas missions to retrieve climbers from Mt Everest
- 10:34 On the ground at Fieldays: Tractor manufacturer Case IH
- 10:40 The Tear Bottle: A Graphic Story of Love and Things
- 10:47 Around the motu: Piers Fuller in Wairarapa
- 11:32 How technology can help improve access to justice
- 11:32 Bedtime: how to get your kids to bed without nightly drama
- 11:47 Screentime: Code of Silence, Ocean with David Attenborough
Wednesday, 11 June 2025
- 9:08 Are property valuations still the best way to allocate rates?
- 9:25 Healthy homes standards in full next month
- 9:35 Study reveals high rates of opioid use in NZ pregnancies
- 9:45 Australia: Watchdog takes dating site to court
- 10:06 Paleontologist Emily Bamforth digs for thousands of dinosaurs in Canada
- 10:35 Book review: Poor Ghost! by Gabriel Flynn
- 10:35 New highway replacing Manawatu Gorge road is now open
- 10:45 Around the motu: Kelly Makiha in Rotorua
- 11:05 How music can let you be your true self
- 11:35 Are young people having less sex? Why it matters
- 11:40 Fieldays exhibitor Shelley Houston on her leather alternative
- 11:45 What causes dizziness and vertigo?
Tuesday, 10 June 2025
- 9:05 Regional council says new wastewater rules too lenient
- 9:25 Geoengineering: what is it and why is the UK funding trials
- 9:35 Simon Strombom on his drive to maintaining the graves
- 9:45 US correspondent David Smith
- 10:05 Spirituality, science and the Amazon
- 10:35 Book review: A Beautiful Family by Jennifer Trevelyan
- 10:45 Around the motu: David Hill in North Canterbury
- 11:05 Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson
- 11:30 How a motorbike trip sparked a novel set on the Otago
- 11:45 Sports correspondent Sam Ackerman
Monday, 9 June 2025
- 9:05 Reserve Bank chief economist Paul Conway
- 9:20 Services of private mediators on the rise
- 9:30 Big Aussie energy retailer says sorry to customers over carbon offset claims
- 9:45 South America correspondent Daniel Schweimler
- 10:05 Creative writer Abby Letteri on the nature of horses
- 10:30 NZ Rugby CEO Mark Robinson steps down after six years
- 10:35 Book review: Northbound: Four seasons of solitude
- 10:45 Around the motu: Tom Hunt in Wellington
- 11:05 Political commentators Brigitte Morten and Gareth Hughes
- 11:30 The Auckland company doing great things with food nobody else wants
- 11:45 Urban issues with Bill McKay
Friday, 6 June 2025
- 9:08 Reductions hitting one of the country's largest hospices
- 9:25 Why drivers don't stop at train crossings
- 9:38 Water cremations approved for first time
- 9:50 Pacific correspondent Koroi Hawkins
- 10:05 Film follows paraplegic former kayak instructor's journey
- 10:32 Sky City sues Fletchers for losses over building delay
- 10:45 Book review: Heart Lamp: Selected Stories by Banu Mushtaq
- 10:50 Around the motu: John Freer in Coromandel
- 11:05 New music with Jeremy Taylor
- 11:34 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:48 Comedians Te Radar and Donna Brookbanks
Thursday, 5 June 2025
- 9:05 The Health Minister Simeon Brown on his plans
- 9:30 From council tree to dinner table - chairbler calls for change
- 9:45 UK: Defence spending, winter fuel payment U-turn
- 10:05 Debut novel by Wellington author secures worldwide publishing
- 10:35 Book review: This Compulsion in Us by Tina Makereti
- 10:45 Around the motu: Ellen Curnow in Westport
- 11:05 Tech: Porn site pulled amid age stoush, Auckland makes bid
- 11:25 How pre-schoolers can misunderstand adults - and how to help
- 11:45 Screentime: Conan O'Brien Must Go, The Surfer, Mountainhead,
Wednesday, 4 June 2025
- 9:05 Ex-Transpower chair calls for major electricity reform
- 9:20 Closing the gaps for our tradies
- 9:45 Australia: Mushroom case, defence spending, wages up
- 10:05 Clare Turnbull on her struggles with food
- 10:35 Book review: Never Flinch by Stephen King
- 10:45 Around the motu: Amy Williams in Auckland
- 11:05 Music with Kirsten Zemke: Songs that are out of this world
- 11:20 Against the Odds: The Kiwi women who fought to become doctors
- 11:45 Science: How sitting shrinks your brain, crime from the cradle
Tuesday, 3 June 2025
- 9:05 How vulnerable customers are handled by telcos
- 9:20 PM's new science advisor John Roche
- 9:30 Needy data centres showing up in water-scarce areas
- 9:45 US correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben
- 10:05 Two doctors, one diary and a health system in crisis
- 10:30 Stuff and TradeMe to merge
- 10:35 Book review: The Question of Palestine by Edward Said
- 10:45 Around the motu: Alisha Evans in Tauranga
- 11:05 Business commentator Dileepa Fonseka
- 11:25 From a tragic accident to a sporting dream
- 11:45 Sports-chat with Joe Porter
Friday, 30 May 2025
- 9:05 FENZ complaints system neither independent, nor fair: Union
- 9:20 Study finds link between low Vitamin D in babies
- 9:35 Government goes for gas stake
- 9:45 Asia correspondent Ed White
- 10:05 How we make things - and how we could do it better
- 10:35 Book review: Gabriele by Anne Berest and Claire Berest
- 10:45 Around the motu: Robin Martin in Taranaki
- 11:05 Music reviewer Grant Smithies
- 11:30 Sports commentator Dana Johanssen
- 11:45 The week that was with Irene Pink and Te Radar
Thursday, 29 May 2025
- 9:05 FENZ apologises to volunteer firefighter after 10 year battle
- 9:20 OCR cut but warnings about inflation, unemployment
- 9:30 Tracking apps and their use in coercive relationships
- 9:45 UK correspondent Hugo Gye, Political Editor of The i Paper
- 10:05 The award winning film Southern Alps traverse
- 10:30 FENZ National Commander apologises for complaint failings
- 10:35 Book review: Air by John Boyne
- 10:45 Around the motu: Kirsty Pickett in Te Anau
- 11:05 New technology with Mark Pesce
- 11:30 Raising literacy among boys - one principal's secret
- 11:45 Screentime: with James Croot, Stuff's film and TV reviewer
Wednesday, 28 May 2025
- 9:05 Private company to process building consents
- 9:20 When might the planned 24/7 health service eventuate?
- 9:45 Domestic jets are returning to Hamilton airport after 25 years.
- 9:50 Australia correspondent Bernard Keane
- 10:05 NASA senior scientist Dr Nicky Fox
- 10:25 The young grower winning awards
- 10:35 Book review: The Buried City by Gabriel Zuchtriegel
- 11:05 In praise of the humble recorder
- 11:20 "I'm retired and I don't know what to do with myself"
- 11:45 Personal Finance with Liz Koh
