All episodes
Tuesday, 18 November 2025
- 9:05 Psychiatrist and Clinical Psychologist workforce warnings
- 9:20 Dunedin building company raises houses in flood prone suburb
- 9:35 Demand for kiwi avoidance training for dogs soars
- 9:45 USA correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben
- 10:05 The battle that created and destroyed an Australian hero
- 10:30 Dawn Aerospace CEO wins Prime Minister's space prize
- 10:35 Book review: The Land of Sweet Forever by Harper Lee
- 10:45 Around the motu: Michael Tweed in Whanganui
- 11:05 Business commentator Dan Brunskill
- 11:20 The Collector: Auckland Museum's longest serving curator
- 11:45 All Blacks, and Silver Ferns lose to England
Monday, 17 November 2025
- 9:05 ACC plans to get thousands of people off weekly compensation
- 9:25 Conquering all 23 Great Rides in 30 days
- 9:35 The art exhibition showcasing prisoners' shoes
- 9:45 South Africa correspondent Debora Patta
- 10:05 Christian Hartinger using metals for new cancer drugs
- 10:30 Manufactured feed to cut livestock methane
- 10:35 Book review: Attention by Anne Enright
- 10:45 Around the motu: Tom Hunt in Wellington
- 11:05 Political commentators Tim Hurdle and Peter Dunne
- 11:30 Award winning family recipes
- 11:45 Urban Issues with Bill McKay
Friday, 14 November 2025
- 9:05 Advocate doubts new police oversight role
- 9:20 The price of building goods staying stable
- 9:30 Should NZ register recreational boats?
- 9:45 Asia correspondent Ed White
- 10:05 The pair of donor lungs powering Kath Cross
- 10:35 Book review: Dead and Alive by Zadie Smith
- 10:45 Around the motu: Jared McCulloch in Queenstown
- 11:05 Music reviewer Grant Smithies?
- 11:30 Sports commentator Dana Johanssen
- 11:45 The week that was
Thursday, 13 November 2025
- 9:05 What powers would an Inspector General of Police have?
- 9:20 'Dark patterns' pushing people to spend more
- 9:30 Shoddy window products being passed off as compliant
- 9:45 UK: Trump's BBC deadline, Starmer's leadership under pressure
- 10:05 The choir that requires no experience - just a love of music
- 10:35 Book review: Hoods Landing by Laura Vincent
- 10:45 Around the motu: Jonathan Leask in Ashburton
- 11:05 Tech: Chatfishing, Meta's scam profits, datacentres in space
- 11:25 Parenting: Can learning to swim make your child smarter?
- 11:45 Screentime: Train Dreams, Dead of Winter, Spinal Tap 2
Wednesday, 12 November 2025
- 9:05 Louise Nicholas 'disgusted' by poice exec cover up
- 9:15 Funds don't prioritise charities that work with sexual abuse survivors
- 9:30 Discovery offers hope for osteoarthritis sufferers
- 9:45 Liberal climate policy, Sussan Ley leadership in doubt
- 10:05 Simon Winchester's new book
- 10:30 Dad with stage four cancer still finding time to help kids without a father figure
- 10:35 Book review: Rangatiratanga and Gentlemanship by Grant Hodgson
- 10:45 Around the motu: Lee Scanlon reports from Westport
- 11:05 Music with Kirsten Zemke: Afrobeats
- 11:30 The artist and beekeeper who made a real-life Beehive
- 11:45 How workplace emails can land workers
Tuesday, 11 November 2025
- 9:05 Released Israeli hostage Eli Sharabi
- 9:30 What's at stake at COP30 climate summit
- 9:45 US correspondent David Smith
- 10:05 Lee-Anne Duncan: the huge impact of losing a parent too young
- 10:30 Remembrance Day and the grave of a Gallipoli veteran
- 10:35 Book review: Ancient Myths and Legends Without Men by Mara Gold
- 10:45 Around the motu: Piers Fuller in Wairarapa
- 11:05 Business commentator Nicholas Pointon
- 11:30 Garrison World: historian Charlotte Macdonald
- 11:45 Sports with Marc Hinton
Monday, 10 November 2025
- 9:05 Simon Bridges: 'Auckland business sentiment is lifting'
- 9:25 Country's most beloved ceramics museum closes
- 9:35 Blood service warns of national shortfall
- 9:45 Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney
- 10:05 Temuera Morrison on his new travelogue show Earth Oven
- 10:30 Sculpture competition to mark re-opening of Art Gallery
- 10:35 Te Pati Maori Mps expelled from party
- 10:40 Book review: The Loft by Marlen Haushofer
- 10:45 Around the motu: Amy Williams in Auckland
- 11:05 Political commentators Andrew Kirton and Brigitte Morten
- 11:30 From Thailand to Kapiti: Sone's Sauces
- 11:45 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Friday, 7 November 2025
- 9:05 Amendments being rushed through for Fast Track Approval law
- 9:20 The amateur Waikato sumo wrestlers with big dreams
- 9:30 The huge art exhibition helping to support Women's Refuge
- 9:45 Pacific correspondent Koroi Hawkins
- 10:05 Taking Predator Free Wellington to the world stage
- 10:30 New independent supermarket for Upper Hutt
- 10:35 Book review: The Eleventh Hour by Salman Rushdie
- 10:45 Around the motu: Alexa Cook in Hawkes Bay
- 11:05 Music reviewer Jeremy Taylor
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was
Thursday, 6 November 2025
- 9:05 Govt de-links ETS from Paris
- 9:20 Otago survey finds healthcare failing long covid patients
- 9:40 Chch physicist's examination turns NZ X-ray history on its head
- 9:45 UK: More prisoners escape, Chancellor pours fuel on tax fire
- 10:05 Historian Alison Bashford on hand reading
- 10:30 Top chef excited by Michelin guide expanding to NZ
- 10:35 Book review: Case Studies: A story of plant travel
- 10:45 Around the motu: James Pocock in Gisborne
- 11:05 Tech: Microsoft's Azure outage, hackers choosing to wipe
- 11:25 "No one will play with me" - teaching kids about friendship
- 11:45 Screentime: Bugonia, It: Welcome to Derry, Down Cemetery Road
Wednesday, 5 November 2025
- 9:05 More concerts for Eden Park?
- 9:20 Up to 30 fireworks fires already: FENZ
- 9:25 Countries with poor human rights records
- 9:30 The biggest contributor to landfills - soil
- 9:45 Australia: Spy threat, streamers to pay, inflation warning
- 10:05 'Writing my truth is like climbing another summit'
- 10:30 New research highlights how much YouTube kids are watching
- 10:35 Book review: Whenua: Maori Purakau of Aotearoa
- 10:45 Around the motu: Ian Allen
- 11:05 Music with Maggie Tweedie
- 11:20 Curious and contested Kiwi placenames
- 11:45 Science:
Tuesday, 4 November 2025
- 9:05 Former cabinet minister condemns veterans' agency
- 9:20 An AI scribe being rolled out in EDs to save time
- 9:35 Measles made me blind: woman urges people to vaccinate
- 9:45 USA correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben
- 10:05 New Zealand's first marine reserve celebrates 50 years
- 10:35 Book review: Amity by Nathan Harris
- 10:45 Around the motu: Jonathon McKenzie, editor of the Waikato Times
- 11:05 Business Commentator Victoria Young
- 11:30 Ellie Smith on her play inspired by time spent in care homes
- 11:45 Sports correspondent Glen Larmer
Monday, 3 November 2025
- 9:05 Chain of responsibility laws not protecting truck drivers
- 9:20 Potential Pharmac trim to list of medicines awaiting funding
- 9:45 Middle East correspondent Sebastian Usher
- 10:05 Animal sights, and senses explained
- 10:30 When will Dame Noeline get her team back?
- 10:35 Book review: Clown Town by Mick Herron
- 10:45 Around the motu: RNZ's Keiller MacDuff in Christchurch
- 11:05 Political commentators Dale Husband and Liam Hehir
- 11:30 Samoan chef dines out on top international food award
- 11:45 Urban issues with Bill McKay
Friday, 31 October 2025
- 9:05 Asbestos fears after fire shut Palmerston North schools
- 9:20 Plunket urges whanau to vaccinate as measles cases climb
- 9:30 The youth court is leading the way for neurodiverse people
- 9:45 Asia correspondent Ed White
- 10:05 Why Sally Millington's doing 52 new things each year
- 10:30 Solve for Tomorrow winners tackle race-tracking and mountain bike safety
- 10:35 Book review: Outliers by Michael Jackson
- 10:45 Around the motu: Robin Martin in Taranaki
- 11:05 New music with Grant Smithies
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was
Thursday, 30 October 2025
- 9:05 New flood data shows where to prioritise climate adaptation
- 9:20 Solar companies want Govt supply contracts
- 9:30 Saving the 'dying' Raukumara Conservation Park
- 9:45 UK: Hadush Kebatu, asylum barracks, tax rises
- 10:05 The arborist refusing to cut down trees
- 10:35 Book review: Hardship and Hope by Rebecca Macfie
- 10:45 Around the motu: Kelly Makiha from the Rotorua Daily Post
- 11:05 Is increasing use of AI damaging students' learning ability?
- 11:25 Parenting: How to keep your kids safe this Halloween
- 11:45 Screentime: Boots, Frankenstein, The Hack
Wednesday, 29 October 2025
- 9:05 Firefighters frustrated with station delays
- 9:20 Top scientist calls out woeful funding arrangements
- 9:30 Helping thousands in need: Wellington City Mission
- 9:45 Australia: Watchdog sues Microsoft, Albanese's US success
- 10:05 Why is the world so transfixed with art heists?
- 10:30 Farmers in Southland juggling power supply
- 10:35 Book review: Twist by Colum McCann
- 10:45 Around the motu: Kirsty Pickett on Southland
- 11:05 'The ants are my friends’ (and other misheard lyrics)
- 11:25 Maori Land March, 50 years on
- 11:45 Why you shouldn't leave your retirement saving to chance
Tuesday, 28 October 2025
- 9:08 ACC stops payments to record numbers of long-term clients
- 9:35 Costly fender benders going unrepaired
- 9:45 Trees continue to frustrate lines companies
- 9:50 USA correspondent David Smith
- 10:10 Sam the Trap Man on returning Aotearoa to its roots
- 10:44 Book review: Wreck by Catherine Newman
- 10:48 Around the motu: Tom Hunt with the The Post
- 11:15 Political commentators Neale Jones and Brigitte Morten
- 11:30 The rising cost of living : breaking down the numbers
- 11:44 Sports chat with Sam Ackerman
Friday, 24 October 2025
- 9:05 Worksafe survey indicates violence and burnout for police and ambulance
- 9:20 Calls for nurses to do limited colonoscopies
- 9:30 Rotorua biofactory for new fuels, proteins
- 9:45 Pacific correspondent Koroi Hawkins
- 10:05 Thrills and heartbreak in Fiordland: The Hollows Boys
- 10:35 Book review: He Puawai A Natural History of New Zealand Flowers
- 10:45 Around the motu: Alisha Evans is Sun Live's Local Democracy
- 11:05 Music reviewer Jeremy Taylor
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was
Thursday, 23 October 2025
- 9:05 Transpower on massive South Island outage
- 9:10 Life skills course for intellectually disabled people dumped
- 9:30 Nick James at Wellington Airport
- 9:35 Legal warning over Govt AI use
- 9:45 UK: Grooming gang chaos, Prince Andrew case gets political
- 10:05 The award-winning doctor fighting for fairness in our healthcare system
- 10:30 Anna Sargent in North Canterbury
- 10:35 Book review : Vagabond by Tim Curry
- 10:45 Around the motu: Libby Kirkby McLeod in Hamilton
- 11:05 Tech: AWS outage, Labour's gaming subsidies, Netflix + AI
- 11:25 Weather update in Methven and Hanmer Springs
- 11:30 Parents the best role models for active life
- 11:45 Screentime: Mr Scorsese, Roofman, Pike River
Wednesday, 22 October 2025
- 9:05 Treasury boss issues grim warning on long term state of the books
- 9:20 The Hunterville locals who bought their local pub
- 9:30 Amid a charity funding squeeze, could payroll giving be the way to go?
- 9:45 Australia: Trump's Rudd ribbing, China clash, Barnaby defection
- 10:05 The mathematician who tried to game the National Lottery
- 10:30 Food waste app with 'surprise bags' launches in NZ
- 10:35 Book review : House of Day, House of Night by Olga Tokarczuk
- 10:45 Around the motu: Southland Tribune editor Logan Savory in Invercargill
- 11:05 Music with Maggie Tweedie: New music from Aussie bands
- 11:20 Celebrating New Zealand's flowering plants
- 11:20 An update on the Kaikoura fires
- 11:45 Science: Who won the 2025 Nobel Prizes for science?
Tuesday, 21 October 2025
- 9:05 Road workers abused regularly: new report
- 9:20 The banned cricketer educating athletes on the risks of matchfixing
- 9:35 Landlords respond to research criticism on occupancy limits
- 9:45 USA correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben
- 10:05 The Northland enterprise where disabled people are thriving
- 10:30 Family loss leads to mental health support in schools
- 10:40 Book review: Eat Wilde by Sophie Merkens
- 10:45 Around the motu: RNZ's Manawatu reporter, Jimmy Ellingham
- 11:05 Business correspondent Dan Brunskill
- 11:30 Attempting to conquer all 23 Great Rides in 30 days
- 11:45 Sports' with Joe Porter
Monday, 20 October 2025
- 9:05 Lawyers seek urgent action over data-storage risks
- 9:20 Call for miscarriages to be recorded in official data
- 9:35 Engineer calls for greater use of wastewater heat
- 9:45 Foreign correspondent Seamus Kearney in Europe
- 10:05 What is pain and how does it work?
- 10:30 Airbrushed visa photos causing Immigration NZ headaches
- 10:35 Book review: The Vanishing Place by Zoë Rankin
- 10:45 Around the motu: Torika Tokalau in Auckland
- 11:05 Political commentators Ben Thomas and Andrew Kirton
- 11:30 How to become an epic fruit grower at home
- 11:45 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Friday, 17 October 2025
- 9:05 Open banking regulations announced, start Dec 1
- 9:20 Groups welcome Minister's revisiting of online gambling bill
- 9:30 The young choral composer finding success overseas
- 9:45 Asia correspondent Ed White
- 10:05 Tony Lindsay - Santana lead vocalist for 25 years
- 10:30 Health NZ releasing new immunisation campaign
- 10:35 Book review: Gloam by Jack Mackay
- 10:45 Around the motu: Tess Brunton in Dunedin
- 11:05 Music with Grant Smithies
- 11:30 Sports commentator Dana Johannsen
- 11:45 The week that was
Thursday, 16 October 2025
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- 9:05 'A man of integrity': Tā Tipene O'Regan reflects on Jim Bolger
- 9:20 How good gut bugs could help you sleep
- 9:30 New Zealand arts and literary journal marks its 250th issue
- 9:45 UK correspondent Natasha Clark
- 10:05 Sandy and Robin Toy: caring for Kahurangi
- 10:30 Waitomo flooding update
- 10:35 Book review: The Last Living Cannibal by Airana Ngarewa
- 10:45 Around the motu : Peter de Graaf in Northland
- 11:05 Richard Griffin reflects on Jim Bolger
- 11:15 Tech: Data back-up + what AI 'workslop' does in the workplace
- 11:25 Parenting: when toddlers aren't talking yet
- 11:45 Screentime: The Woman in Cabin 10, A House of Dynamite and more
Wednesday, 15 October 2025
- 9:05 Crucial vote looms for farmer-owned meat processor
- 9:20 Farming community restores degraded waterways
- 9:35 Melissa Hannan: teaching women what's under the hood
- 9:45 Australia correspondent Annika Smethurst
- 10:05 Ion Man: Bill Buckley on magnets, mechanics, and motorsport
- 10:30 Science funding body announced
- 10:35 Book review: Feathers of Aotearoa by Niels Meyer-Westfeld
- 10:45 Around the motu: RNZ's Samantha Gee in Nelson
- 11:05 Music with Dave Wilson: Hit songs written for films
- 11:20 Book about the lives of some of the world's greatest hunters
- 11:45 Money with Susan Edmunds
Tuesday, 14 October 2025
- 9:05 Pike River prosecution decision "before Christmas"
- 9:20 ACC to tighten up on medical certificates and time off work
- 9:40 World leaders sign Gaza ceasefire deal at Egypt summit
- 9:45 USA correspondent David Smith
- 10:05 Boxing back Parkinson's disease
- 10:35 Book review: Eddie Sparkle's Bridal Taxi by Frankie McMillan
- 10:45 Around the motu: Jared McCulloch reports from Queenstown
- 11:05 Business commentator Hamish McNicol
- 11:30 Konae: New guide helps people access their care records
- 11:45 Kiwi women achieve new heights in MTB, Ironman
