All episodes
Tuesday, 25 October 2022
- 9:05 Rishi Sunak to become new UK Prime Minister
- 9:15 Sweeping review of electoral rules includes voting age and longer term
- 9:30 Zincovery: The Kiwi startup seeking to green up zinc industry
- 9:45 USA correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben
- 10:05 Simon Gault on food fame, health battles and a passion for flying
- 10:35 Book review: Nina Simone's Gum by Warren Ellis
- 11:05 Political commentators Gareth Hughes & Brigitte Morten
- 11:25 Business commentator Pattrick Smellie
- 11:45 Media commentator Andrew Holden
Friday, 21 October 2022
- 9:07 Truss gone. Who's next?
- 9:20 Researchers working on breath test for bowel cancer
- 9:38 Reptiles and amphibians of Aotearoa
- 9:50 Pacific correspondent Koroi Hawkins
- 10:07 Women in Architecture in NZ across the ages
- 10:35 Book review: Liberation Day by George Saunders
- 11:07 Music reviewer Grant Smithies
- 11:35 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:50 The week that was
Thursday, 20 October 2022
- 9:05 Mining sector safety body says Kiwis still too tolerant of workplace injury
- 9:30 The ethics of studying animal emotions
- 9:45 UK: Truss loses second minister amid extraordinary scenes
- 10:05 Two former Football Ferns tackle midlife head-on
- 10:35 Book review: A Heart Full of Headstones by Ian Rankin
- 11:05 Tech: NZ's dirty online secret, SpaceX plane, Musk vs Twitter
- 11:25 How to help teens navigate the challenges of social media
- 11:45 Screentime: A Question of Justice, Shantaram, The Vow: Part II
Wednesday, 19 October 2022
- 9:05 Sisters Theresa and Angela launch the Gattung Foundation
- 9:30 Wood makes solid construction comeback
- 9:45 Australia: Jerusalem change, Medicare fraud, rape trial
- 10:05 Annie Proulx : How swamps can protect us and the planet
- 10:35 Book review: People Person by Joanna Cho
- 11:05 Jazz pathways through NZ: gems from Wellington Jazz Festival,
- 11:20 The might and reach of Waiau Toa, the Clarence River
- 11:45 Science: Ocean warming, heavy metal planets, VR wine
Tuesday, 18 October 2022
- 9:05 Changes to ADHD care overdue as more adults diagnosed
- 9:25 What's really happening with whitebait?
- 9:45 US correspondent Ron Elving
- 10:05 QI researcher Dan Schreiber on the world's strangest theories
- 10:35 Book review: Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
- 10:57 All's Well That Ends Well? Reprieve for Shakespeare programme
- 11:05 Inflation higher than expected
- 11:10 Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson : Elon Musk and Twitter
- 11:30 Consumer news: Credit card rewards plummet
- 11:30 Money expert Liz Koh : Age gap couples and managing finances
Monday, 17 October 2022
- 9:05 Truss troubles: UK PM's leadership already in jeopardy?
- 9:20 Does our EV charging network need powering up?
- 9:30 Tips for employers: how to recruit in a tight labour market
- 9:45 Europe: Italian coalition's cracks, Russian war recruits killed, Slovakia gay bar shooting
- 10:05 Kevin Iro - from league champion to ocean champion
- 10:35 Book review: The Axeman's Carnival by Catherine Chidgey
- 11:05 Political commentators Gareth Hughes & Liam Hehir
- 11:30 The Food Saver's A-Z : waste hacks, storage tips, swaps and shortcuts
- 11:45 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Friday, 14 October 2022
- 9:05 Land based salmon farm - the way of the future?
- 9:25 Mindfulness programme in schools results in less anxiety, more focus
- 9:35 How many friends do you have, and how many do you really need?
- 9:45 Asia correspondent Ed White
- 10:05 Understanding and communicating with whales: Tom Mustill
- 10:35 Book review: The Book of Goose by Yiyun Li
- 11:05 New music with Jeremy Taylor
- 11:30 Sports commentator Dana Johannsen - RWC, T20 & more
- 11:45 The week that was with
Thursday, 13 October 2022
- 9:05 Gas and electricity rising for Contact, Genesis customers
- 9:30 Art in good company: the corporate contribution
- 9:45 UK: More market meltdown, cut-price coronation
- 10:05 Down the rabbit hole: how online conspiracy theories take hold
- 10:35 Book review: Undoctored by Adam Kay
- 11:05 Tech: Targeted ads, Iran & Starlink, laughing robots
- 11:25 Parenting: Motherfood, Vanessa Clarkson
- 11:45 Screentime: Amsterdam, Catherine Called Birdy, Rosaline,
Wednesday, 12 October 2022
- 9:05 Ruapehu Alpine Lift governance 'appalling': shareholders
- 9:30 Taranaki freight business turns to coastal shipping
- 9:45 Australia: Fraudster's jewellery auctioned, sport anti-
- 10:05 Queen of country music, Tami Neilson
- 10:35 Book review: The Crown in Vogue by Robin Muir and Josephine
- 11:05 Music: Cosmically great songs about space
- 11:20 Scott Bainbridge on digging into New Zealand's biggest swindle
- 11:45 Auckland Theatre Company releases 2023 lineup ahead of 30th
Tuesday, 11 October 2022
- 9:05 Ukrainian cities hit by biggest Russian attack since
- 9:25 Farmers to pay for emissions from 2025
- 9:30 California's potential for NZ's agri-food sector
- 9:45 US: Tough crime talk, dope pardons, CHIPS money
- 10:05 Australian Queen of Crime Jane Harper on her new book Exiles
- 10:35 Book review: Best of Friends by Kamila Shamsie
- 11:05 Business commentator Nikki Mandow
- 11:30 Children's entertainer Jason Gunn on his new book 'Jason Mason'
- 11:45 Media: Canada seeks deal with tech giants, TVNZ/RNZ merger
Monday, 10 October 2022
- 9:05 Wayne Brown takes Auckland's top job: What now?
- 9:25 Proposed new Central Otago airport 'unnecessary'
- 9:45 Brazil: Bolsanaro vs Lula - an unexpected twist
- 10:05 Hinemoa Elder: finding connection through ancient wisdom
- 10:35 Book review: Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout
- 11:05 Political commentators Brigitte Morton & Gareth Hughes
- 11:25 A guide to good home cooking
- 11:45 Urban issues with Bill McKay
Friday, 7 October 2022
- 9:08 Copper land-lines to go, concerns for vulnerable
- 9:30 Tauranga - can a new plan breathe life into it
- 9:50 Pacific correspondent Koroi Hawkins
- 10:07 Being a junior doctor at Auckland's Middlemore Hospital
- 10:30 Investigation underway into power cable fault
- 11:06 Book review: The Story of Russia by Orlando Figes
- 11:12 Music reviewer Grant Smithies?
- 11:32 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:49 The week that was
Thursday, 6 October 2022
- 9:10 Major power distributor wants Energy Ministry
- 9:30 US-Pacific partnership deal signed amid China concerns
- 9:45 UK: Truss promise, Tory conference, Royal Family back to work
- 10:10 Elephant conservationist Francoise Malby-Anthon
- 10:35 Book review: Do Let's Have Another Drink by Gareth Russell
- 11:05 Your cameras are ours, Google surveillance, cyborg cockroaches
- 11:30 Study skills teach life skills
- 11:45 AMC+ launches, Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, Andor
Wednesday, 5 October 2022
- 9:10 Soaring energy demands: What is the master plan?
- 9:10 Music: The 'epic' playlist - what makes yours?
- 9:30 Stadium concerts return to Auckland
- 9:50 Australia: Parliament rape trial, rates rise, data breach
- 10:10 Tripp Mickle on what happened at Apple after Steve Jobs' death
- 10:30 Book review: The English Text of the Treaty of Waitangi
- 11:30 The Certainty Myth: tips for coping with anxiety
- 11:45 Nobel Prize for Physics, trees + warming, mystery extinct fish
Tuesday, 4 October 2022
- 9:05 Auckland rail upgrades: train lines shut for months
- 9:25 The inside word on True Justice
- 9:45 USA correspondent Ron Elving
- 10:05 The World in 2050: How to Think About the Future
- 10:35 Book review: Fairy Tale by Stephen King
- 11:05 Business commentator Nikki Mandow
- 11:30 Legally blind PhD student Michael Whittaker
- 11:45 Money expert Liz Koh : Financial resilience
Monday, 3 October 2022
- 9:05 Banning throw-away plastics
- 9:30 The need to screen teenagers for hearing loss
- 9:45 Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney : Putin escalates Ukraine war with illegal annexations
- 10:05 From free range Kiwi kid to founding global healthcare company Orion Health
- 10:35 Book review: All The Broken Places by John Boyne
- 11:05 Political commentators Brigitte Morten & Lamia Imam
- 11:30 Eggplant Boys: cooking for the joy and conversation
- 11:45 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Friday, 30 September 2022
- 9:05 The company retrofitting social housing in the UK to make it warmer
- 9:30 The kiwi behind driverless delivery business, Nuro
- 9:45 Asia correspondent Ed White
- 10:05 Book review: Abominations by Lionel Shriver
- 10:20 Shanny Campbell: working in 26 countries in 26 years
- 11:05 New music with Jeremy Taylor
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was
Thursday, 29 September 2022
- 9:05 Air NZ's bumpy new route to NYC
- 9:30 Restaurant cancellation fees "could become the norm"
- 9:45 UK: Economic meltdown, Labour ready for power, royal TV row
- 10:05 Daughter's tribute to Soul legend at Wellington's Jazz Festival
- 10:35 Book review: He Reo Tuku Iho: Tangata Whenua and Te Reo Maori
- 11:05 Tech: Optus' giant data breach, anti-porn 'shameware', Vodafone rebrand
- 11:25 Strengths and needs in our schools: survey
- 11:45 Film & TV: Bad News, Wakefield, WHANAU 2021
Wednesday, 28 September 2022
- 9:10 Mahsa Amini protests: a turning point for Iranian women?
- 9:30 Mapping the seabed: volunteers needed
- 9:50 Australia: No vax for 2024, Optus data breach, anti-corruption commission
- 10:06 Building on family ties in growing Auckland suburb: " Construction is in our DNA"
- 10:30 Book review: Sylvia and the Birds by Johanna Emeney & Sarah Laing
- 11:06 The unusual influences on David Bowie's music
- 11:35 The first winter at Vanda Station, 1969
- 11:50 Arts: New Zealand Opera's new-look MacBeth
Tuesday, 27 September 2022
- 9:05 Andrew Roth: "the most dangerous moment in Putin's 22 years in power"
- 9:30 The risk of sleepwalking into the next pandemic
- 9:45 USA correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben
- 10:05 Nash Edgerton: Writer, actor, producer, stuntman and director
- 10:35 Book review: Bliss Montage by Ling Ma
- 11:05 Political commentators Neale Jones & Tim Hurdle
- 11:30 Business commentator Pattrick Smellie
- 11:45 Media commentator Andrew Holden
Friday, 23 September 2022
- 9:05 Shipping news: the cost and challenge of getting goods to and from NZ
- 9:30 Winning student designs tackle real world problems
- 9:45 Pacific correspondent Koroi Hawkins
- 10:05 Jack Raglin: move into a good mood
- 10:35 Book review: The Myth of Normal by Gabor Maté
- 11:05 Music with Grant Smithies
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The Week that Was with Michele A'Court and Pinky Agnew
Thursday, 22 September 2022
- 9:05 Putin orders mobilisation of reservists - ratchets up
- 9:30 Pairing start-ups and NGOs with government to kickstart public
- 9:45 UK correspondent Matthew Parris
- 10:05 Dr Lachlan McIver: making life and death decisions
- 10:35 Book review - Ottolenghi Test Kitchen: Extra Good Things
- 10:43 M. bovis Cull
- 11:05 New technology commentator Tony Grasso
- 11:25 MPI announces M. bovis cull in Mid-Canterbury
- 11:30 What is developmental language disorder?
- 11:45 Film & TV: Gaslit, Sidney, Moonage Daydream
Wednesday, 21 September 2022
- 9:05 Solar farm approved for Waikato to power 30,000 homes
- 9:30 Black Ferns' performance coach on getting team World Cup ready
- 9:40 Lake Taupō volcano rumbles
- 9:45 Australia correspondent Karen Middleton
- 10:05 Scriptwriter turned best-selling thriller writer
- 10:35 Book review: The Trees by Percival Everett
- 11:05 Music with Charlotte Ryan : Laneway is back
- 11:20 One Hundred Havens: A history of the Marlborough Sounds
- 11:45 Science: Smelling Parkinson's, the Ig Nobels
Tuesday, 20 September 2022
- 9:05 Queen's biographer Robert Hardman on her final farewell
- 9:20 No evidence modern learning environments work: report
- 9:30 From the #MeToo movement: new workplace sexual harassment legislation
- 9:45 Renewed focus on US-Taiwan
- 10:05 Lauren Roche from troubled teen stowaway to GP and author
- 10:35 Book review - Haven by Emma Donoghue
- 11:05 John Deere & the right to repair; Patagonia founder gives away company
- 11:30 Grammy award-winning composer Eric Whitacre
- 11:45 Money expert Simran Kaur
Monday, 19 September 2022
- 9:07 Crisis in dementia care, as numbers set to triple
- 9:35 New bill aims to do away with bureaucratic gobbledygook
- 9:45 Europe: EU parliament slams Hungary as 'autocracy'
- 10:07 Inside the mind of con artists: Sohom Das
- 10:35 Book review - The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman
- 11:07 Political commentators: Neale Jones and Tim Hurdle
- 11:35 Easy recipes that keep the grocery bill down
- 11:45 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne