All episodes
Thursday, 19 October 2023
- 9:05 NZ private sector vulnerable to espionage: SIS head
- 9:25 Médecins Sans Frontières on the huminatarian crisis in Gaza
- 9:40 The power of dung beetles on Kiwi farms and the push to spread them further
- 9:45 UK: By-election challenge for Tories, row over pension increase
- 10:05 The play with its roots in longest-running property claim
- 10:35 Book review: Don Binney: Flight Path by Greg O'Brien
- 10:45 Around the motu: Kelly Makiha in Rotorua
- 11:05 Tech: Wartime tech trouble, Google's massive cyber attack
- 11:25 Parenting adult children, how roles change
- 11:45 Screentime: Raised by Refugees s2, The Strangest of Angels, Totally Killer
Wednesday, 18 October 2023
- 9:07 Wellington bar owners angry over liquor licensing delays
- 9:40 How sunlight can protect against depression and anxiety
- 9:52 Australia: Voice vote - will anything follow it?
- 10:07 Guy Cotter: 'Mount Everest is my church, my temple'
- 10:42 Book review : Nga Kaihanga Uku
- 10:47 Around the motu: Susan Botting in Northland
- 11:07 Music with Kirsten Zemke: Songs from space
- 11:35 Beekeeping: how to handle honey bee pests and diseases
- 11:45 Science: Why we love fatty foods, AI reveals Herculaneum scroll
Tuesday, 17 October 2023
- 9:05 Israel-Gaza: Urgent need for supplies, but borders closed
- 9:20 Businesses fear slow summer from Cathedral Cove track closure
- 9:45 US correspondent Ron Elving joins from Washington D.C.
- 10:05 New Yorker cartoonist Maddie Dai on her move into filmmaking
- 10:35 Book review: The Twat Files by Dawn French
- 10:45 Around the motu: Logan Savory in Southland
- 11:05 Business Correspondent Gyles Beckford
- 11:10 Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson
- 11:30 The story behind NZ's longest-operating general store
- 11:45 Sports with Glen Larmer
Monday, 16 October 2023
- 9:05 Political commentators Neale Jones, Tim Hurdle
- 9:30 Rugby World Cup update with Joe Porter
- 9:45 Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney
- 10:05 The quest to find the right breast cancer treatments
- 10:35 Book review: The Goodbye Cat by Hiro Arikawa
- 10:45 Around the motu: Diane McCarthy in Whakatane
- 11:05 Craig McCulloch reports from Parliament following the election
- 11:30 Sam Low's new cookbook Modern Chinese
- 11:45 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Friday, 13 October 2023
- 9:05 Election 2023: Labour leader Chris Hipkins
- 9:35 The Kiwi triathlete proving 'somebody with MS can still be active'
- 9:45 Asia correspondent Elizabeth Beattie
- 10:05 Shipwreck detective Dr Maddy McAllister
- 10:35 Book review: Transposium by Dani Yourukova
- 10:45 Around the motu: Kirsty Pickett in Fiordland
- 11:05 New music with Jeremy Taylor
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was with Te Radar and Michele A'Court
Thursday, 12 October 2023
- 9:05 Questions over effectiveness of child support system
- 9:25 Study warns AI industry could use more energy than The Netherlands by 2027
- 9:35 New Zealand Liberation Museum finally opens in Le Quesnoy, France
- 9:45 UK: Reaction to Israel-Gaza, Starmer glitter-bombed, Luton
- 10:05 Las Meninas mystery: New book imagines secret behind famous painting
- 10:35 Book Review - The Observationalist: A handbook for mounting very small expeditions
- 10:45 Around the motu: Georgina Campbell in Wellington
- 11:05 Tech: FTX crypto fraud trial, generative AI and how much
- 11:30 Renee White: how to be a more peaceful parent
- 11:45 Screentime: Anatomy of a Fall, Shepherdess
Wednesday, 11 October 2023
- 9:05 Auckland sinkhole: What's the fix and long-term damage?
- 9:25 Climate change and its impact on our deadliest natural hazard
- 9:45 Australia: Mideast fallout, referendum nears, the President and the paper baron
- 10:05 The life of pioneering conservationist Richard Henry
- 10:35 Book review: Light Over Liskeard by Louis de Bernieres
- 10:45 Around the motu : Matthew Rosenberg in Gisborne
- 11:05 Music with Charlotte Ryan
- 11:20 What should you feed your pet?
- 11:45 Creative ways of getting some extra cash together
Tuesday, 10 October 2023
- 9:05 Nurse training facility sits empty, despite sector shortages
- 9:20 Southland man's journey to read in his late 50s
- 9:45 USA correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben
- 10:05 Our fascinating, yet forgotten forest
- 10:35 Book review: The Running Grave by Robert Galbraith
- 10:45 Around the motu: Jean Edwards in Christchurch
- 11:05 Business commentator Victoria Young
- 11:30 Untold stories: Tom Clarke on the missing pieces of NZ history
- 11:45 Sports-chat with Sam Ackerman
Monday, 9 October 2023
- 9:05 Drugs, guns and money: the escalation of gangs in NZ
- 9:25 Buyout for flood-hit Auckland homes
- 9:45 Middle East correspondent Sebastian Usher
- 10:05 Julian Dennison and Erana James on their new film Uproar
- 10:30 Book review: Cheri by Jo Ann Beard
- 10:45 Around the motu : Mike Tweed in Whanganui
- 11:05 Political commentators Morton and Jones
- 11:25 Tina Duncan: 60 years of cooking for others and still loving it
- 11:45 Urban issues with Bill McKay
Friday, 6 October 2023
- 9:05 Privacy Commission: facial recognition technology not justified
- 9:20 Independent bookstores hail new sales hub
- 9:45 Pacific correspondent Koroi Hawkins
- 10:05 Sir Wayne Smith on new memoir about his rugby career
- 10:40 No-fly climate scientist faces sack over long trip home
- 10:45 Tess Brunton in Queenstown on airport bomb threat
- 11:05 Book review: The Book Collector: Reading and Living with
- 11:10 Music reviewer Grant Smithies
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was with Te Radar and Donna Brookbanks
Thursday, 5 October 2023
- 9:05 Using facial recognition technology to combat retail crime
- 9:20 Two-thirds of NZ's monitored river sites rated poorly for harmful E. coli
- 9:45 UK: Tory conference, HS2 scrapped, Braverman irks
- 10:05 Lessons from the United States' tertiary education system
- 10:35 Book review: Modern New Zealand Cricket Greats
- 10:45 Around the motu: Robin Martin in Taranaki
- 11:05 Tech: AT hack, boost to Aussie ID app, Digital Health Week
- 11:25 Helping your kids do their best in exams
- 11:45 Screentime: Henry Sugar, Who Killed Jill Dando, Uproar
Wednesday, 4 October 2023
- 9:08 Reaction to new forestry slash regulations
- 9:32 The battle for milk supply in Waikato
- 9:46 Walkway to nowhere: The stoush over a popular Auckland track
- 9:55 Australia: Foreign student exploitation, bushfires, Voice vote
- 10:13 Luke Newman on being a third generation Dracula
- 10:30 Book review: Snorkelling the Abyss by Jan Jordan
- 10:45 Around the motu: Chris Hyde in Hawke's Bay
- 11:07 Music as a form of interspecies interaction
- 11:32 Colourful and characterful fish of Aotearoa
- 11:46 Anti-matter falls 'down', first Nobel winners announced
Tuesday, 3 October 2023
- 9:05 Agribusiness-Government joint venture aims to cut farm emissions by 30%
- 9:25 More money for Ruapehu ski fields
- 9:30 Call to ban mixed-gender hospital rooms
- 9:45 US correspondent Ron Elving
- 10:05 Why women put themselves last - and why they should not
- 10:35 Book review: The Girl in the Eagle's Talons by Karin Smirnoff
- 10:45 Around the motu: Logan Savory in Southland
- 11:05 Business with Rebecca Stevenson
- 11:20 Bookworm Tony Eyre on his passion for second-hand books
- 11:45 Sports commentator Glen Larmer
Monday, 2 October 2023
- 9:05 Wellington business leaders worry as public sector cuts bite
- 9:30 Displaced Afghans' difficult start in NZ
- 9:45 Auckland correspondent Simon Wilson
- 10:05 Election 2023: National leader Christopher Luxon
- 10:35 The Kiwi YouTuber with a huge enthusiasm for tiny houses
- 11:05 Political commentators Morten and Moroney
- 11:30 Tamarind chutney from Jenny's Kitchen
- 11:45 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Friday, 29 September 2023
- 9:05 Parnell's gigantic sinkhole & huge job of fixing it
- 9:15 Unprecedented demand on Canterbury's child mental health services
- 9:30 Indian cultural institution celebrates 25 years
- 9:45 Asia correspondent Emily Feng
- 10:05 Kim Crotty: From prisoner to playwright
- 10:35 Book review: Articulations by Henrietta Bollinger
- 10:45 Around the motu: John Freer in Coromandel
- 11:05 New music with Jeremy Taylor
- 11:30 Sports commentator Dana Johannsen
- 11:45 The week that was with Te Radar and Irene Pink
Thursday, 28 September 2023
- 9:05 Gabrielle cleanup: Silt mountains, limited funds
- 9:25 Hold onto your hats, westerlies set to stay with El Niño
- 9:30 Concerns hype around Ozempic as weight loss tool pushing people into fad dieting
- 9:45 UK: Wootton suspended, oil-field consented
- 10:05 How to balance food production and population expansion
- 10:35 Book review: Ngā Kupu Wero by Witi Ihimaera
- 10:45 Around the motu: Jonathan Leask in Ashburton
- 11:05 Protestors head to Parliament
- 11:10 Tech: Cryptocurrencies inquiry report, AI biases - or huma
- 11:25 Navigating the tween years
- 11:45 Screentime: Still Up, The Creator, Hypercinema
Wednesday, 27 September 2023
- 9:05 'Our court buildings are a shambles': advocates & lawyers
- 9:20 Fears over falling funding for wilding pine control
- 9:45 Australia: Shock resignation, Qantas crisis, Voice voting
- 10:05 Angie Morris: Former police diver turned Motueka restaurateur
- 10:35 Book Review - Beatrix & Fred by Emily Spurr
- 10:45 Around the motu: Alisha Evans in Tauranga
- 11:05 Music with Ian Chapman: A selection of Kiwi protest music
- 11:30 Good as Gold! Matt Elliott looks at the best and worst
- 11:45 Personal finance: Habits, addictions and debt
Tuesday, 26 September 2023
- 9:05 Fears over diesel spill near penguin habitat
- 9:15 Push to address poor writing outcomes in education
- 9:30 More EVs hit the road but still just 2% of fleet
- 9:45 US correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben
- 10:05 Heather Morris on her new book of sisterhood and survival
- 10:35 Book Review: Rewi Ata haere, kia tere by Jade Kake and
- 10:45 Around the Motu: Peter de Graaf in Northland
- 11:05 Business commentator Victoria Young
- 11:30 Unpacking digital infidelity with sex therapist Jo Robertson
- 11:45 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
Monday, 25 September 2023
- 9:05 Call for banks to fast-track account name matching
- 9:35 Melanoma immunotherapy recruits for clinical trial
- 9:45 Africa correspondent Debora Patta
- 10:05 Why We Sweat with science writer Sarah Everts
- 10:35 Book Review: The Fraud by Zadie Smith
- 10:45 Around the Motu: David Hill in Canterbury
- 11:05 Political commentators Hurdle and Husband
- 11:35 Kai Cycle: Growing Kai in urban spaces
- 11:45 Urban Issues with Bill McKay
Friday, 22 September 2023
- 9:30 Queenstown state of emergency
- 9:35 Vintage aircraft of WWI still flying high
- 9:50 Pacific correspondent Koroi Hawkins
- 10:05 The scientific diver removing Undaria by hand
- 10:40 Book review: Learned by Heart by Emma Donoghue
- 10:50 Around the motu: David Williams in Christchurch
- 11:05 Music reviewer Grant Smithies
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was with Te Radar and Irene Pink
- 12:05 Auckland Airport warns passengers to expect delays as holidays start
Thursday, 21 September 2023
- 9:05 Queenstown locals frustrated over water situation
- 9:20 Phone + power + Netflix: are “bundled” plans good for customers?
- 9:30 From the paddock to ocean calm for stressed out farmers and growers
- 9:45 UK: PM rolls back petrol car ban, King Charles in France, Russel Brand canned
- 10:05 Kiwi lawyer to head global wine body
- 10:35 Book review: Tramping in Aotearoa: New Zealand's Top 45 Tracks by Shaun Barnett
- 10:45 Around the motu: Libby Kirkby-McLeod in Waikato
- 10:55 Latest GDP figures: economy not a technical recession
- 11:05 Tech: Las Vegas casinos hit by cyber attack, new bank scam doing the rounds
- 11:06 Media briefed on Cryptosporidium outbreak
- 11:25 Parenting: Teaching Te Reo Maori in schools
- 11:45 Screentime: Telemarketers, Kairakau s3, 2nd Chance
Wednesday, 20 September 2023
- 9:05 Buy Now, Pay Later - young Kiwis at risk of unmanageable debt
- 9:20 Source of Cryptosporidium outbreak in Queenstown unknown
- 9:20 Timaru deputy mayor on major quake
- 9:30 Harnessing the power of sport as we age
- 9:45 Australia: Support for Airbnb crackdown, fire season warning
- 10:05 Scientists use sound to lure seabirds back to depleted areas
- 10:05 GNS Seismologist updates on Canterbury quake
- 10:35 Book review: The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff
- 10:45 Around the motu: Alisha Evans in Tauranga
- 11:05 Music with Kirsten Zemke: Songs about nostalgia
- 11:20 Author Gareth Ward on his hilarious new book about Ta
- 11:45 Science: Autoimmune vaccine hope, why cats love tuna, IgNobels
Tuesday, 19 September 2023
- 9:05 Stewart Island wharf impasse leaves businesses worried
- 9:30 New Zealanders becoming more dependent on private healthcare: report
- 9:45 US: The challenges facing the 2024 White House race
- 10:05 Amateur fossil hunter Leigh Love
- 10:35 Book review: The Dry Heart by Natalia Ginzburg
- 10:45 Around the motu: Che Baker in Southland
- 11:05 Business with Rebecca Stevenson
- 11:30 The difference women's suffrage has made in NZ
- 11:45 Sports chat with Joe Porter
Monday, 18 September 2023
- 9:05 Fiji beats Wallabies for first time in 69 years
- 9:15 Calls to continue Minor Ailments Scheme
- 9:30 Dunedin company helps global clients verify origin of materials
- 9:45 Europe: Protests in Italy over migration, Ukraine grain dilemma
- 10:05 Jennifer Beck on her life as a children's book author and a collector
- 10:35 Book review: Root Leaf Flower Fruit by Bill Nelson
- 10:45 Around the motu: Jimmy Ellingham in Palmerston North
- 11:05 Political commentators Neale Jones and Brigitte Morten
- 11:30 Prickly pearls: finger limes pop with zesty flavour
- 11:45 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Friday, 15 September 2023
- 9:05 NASA's UFO report: no evidence of aliens
- 9:20 Scabies becoming entrenched in Dunedin - Doctor
- 9:30 Hypercinema: The AI art installation which lets you be the hero
- 9:45 Asia correspondent Elizabeth Beattie
- 10:05 The librarian who conquered Foveaux Strait without a wetsuit
- 10:35 In the Shadow of the Wolf Queen by Kiran Millwood
- 10:45 Around the Motu: Kelly Makiha in Rotorua
- 11:05 Music with Jeremy Taylor
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was with Irene Pink and Te Radar
