All episodes
Thursday, 8 December 2022
- 9:05 Does the country have adequate fuel reserves?
- 9:20 Scientific explanation for why some people are mosquito magnets
- 9:30 Psychedelic therapies for mental illness draw closer
- 9:45 UK: More strikes for Xmas, Matt Hancock resigns and more Harry & Meghan
- 10:05 Godwits and shorebirds from the Firth of Thames
- 10:30 Around the motu: Robin Martin in Taranaki
- 10:35 Book review: The Next Girl by Pip Drysdale
- 11:05 Tech: OpenAI's new chatbot, facial recognition in supermarkets
- 11:25 Protecting teens from excess alcohol and drugs
- 11:40 Fire and Emergency "deepening trauma for complainants": review
- 11:45 Screentime: Educators 3, Love, Lizzo, Zootopia+
Wednesday, 7 December 2022
- 9:05 Bad aviation fuel batch: Where does it leave NZ?
- 9:20 AUT Vice-Chancellor Damon Salesa on 170 academic staff cuts
- 9:30 Matt Petersen: Accelerating climate change enterprise in California
- 9:45 Australia: Covid PM, AUSMIN talks, nappy trial, dud tree
- 10:05 Understanding Zealandia - the continent underneath us
- 10:30 Around the motu: Andrew McRae in Hamilton
- 10:35 Book review: Landlines by Raynor Winn
- 11:05 Music with Dave Wilson: The gift of song
- 11:20 How to choose the best breed of dog for your household
- 11:45 What the older generation can teach us about money management ?
Tuesday, 6 December 2022
- 9:05 'Huge distress': Post-grads students feel impact of AUT staff cuts
- 9:30 Discarded hazardous household items causing rubbish and recycling truck fires
- 9:45 USA correspondent Ron Elving
- 10:05 New documentary looks into FIFA's murky history
- 10:30 Around the motu : Tom Kitchin in Hawkes Bay
- 10:35 Book review: The Glass House by Brooke Dunnell
- 11:05 Business commentator Pattrick Smellie
- 11:25 Tips for Christmas on a budget
- 11:45 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
Monday, 5 December 2022
- 9:05 Warmer seas impact on Maori customary and commercial fishing
- 9:30 Wellington co-housing project complete: what did they learn?
- 9:45 Germany correspondent Thomas Sparrow
- 10:05 Food for a happy gut: Tim Spector
- 10:30 Around the motu: Samantha Gee in Nelson
- 10:35 Book review: Bushline by Robbie Burton
- 11:05 Political commentators Hughes & Morten
- 11:30 Handmade sausages with a special touch of history
- 11:45 Urban issues : Designing Disorder
Friday, 2 December 2022
- 9:05 Beware of DNA ancestry tests: Genomics Aotearoa
- 9:30 Counting success: How a South Auckland school switched up maths and got results
- 9:45 Pacific correspondent Koroi Hawkins
- 10:05 Celeste Ng: creating a realistic dystopia in Our Missing Hearts
- 10:30 Around the motu : Todd Niall with a spotlight on Auckland
- 10:35 Book review: What Writers Read: 35 Writers on Their Favourite Book edited by Pandora Sykes
- 11:05 Music reviewer Grant Smithies
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman : the Halberg legacy, FIFA
- 11:45 The week that was
Thursday, 1 December 2022
- 9:05 New Zealand's drug laws remain some of the toughest
- 9:30 HomeGround: the life-changing building in the city of sails
- 9:45 UK correspondent Matt Dathan
- 10:05 Andris Apse: photography and mystery
- 10:30 Around the motu: Jimmy Ellingham in Manawatu
- 10:40 Book review: We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman
- 11:05 Tech: Aussie tax breaks put heat on NZ game makers
- 11:30 Developing social skills in pre-schoolers
- 11:45 Screentime: Banshees of Inisherin, Willow, Three Pines
Wednesday, 30 November 2022
- 9:05 Court staff industrial action slowing down already swamped system
- 9:30 Inspiring teachers to grow and develop their skills
- 9:45 Australia: Govt confident on passing IR bill, Nationals to oppose Indigenous Voice
- 10:05 Concussed 30 times: former rugby international wants rules changed
- 10:30 Around the motu: Tim Brown in Dunedin
- 10:35 Book review: Whatever Next? by Anne Glenconner
- 11:05 Music with Charlotte Ryan
- 11:20 The making of Te Papa's 'Gallipoli: The Scale of Our War'
- 11:45 Science: Bedtime procrastination, 'splash-free' urinal
Tuesday, 29 November 2022
- 9:05 InternetNZ says sorry amid fallout from Maori threat video
- 9:30 Turning grape waste into carbon-busting biochar
- 9:45 US correspondent Ron Elving : "Kanye brought him"
- 10:05 Taking therapy to TikTok: Dr Julie Smith
- 10:30 Around the motu: news from Tairawhiti Gisborne
- 10:35 Downfall: The Destruction of Charles Mackay by Paul Diamond
- 11:05 Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson
- 11:30 Self-awareness when working with people at the end of life
- 11:45 Sports chat: Latest from the Football World Cup
Monday, 28 November 2022
- 9:05 Reading Recovery's refresh - will it satisfy its critics?
- 9:30 Sophie Fern: Are New Zealand's cute and cuddly native species being favoured over those less charismatic?
- 9:45 Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney
- 10:05 The Kiwi YouTuber taking down the crypto scammers from his Christchurch home
- 10:30 Around the motu - regional wrap from Whanganui
- 10:40 Book review: The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty
- 11:05 Political commentators Hughes & Hehir
- 11:30 The thrill of fresh asparagus
- 11:45 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Friday, 25 November 2022
- 9:05 Proposal for rural GP training in home town
- 9:35 Tim Finn's Tahitian opera Ihitai Avei'a
- 9:50 Asia correspondent Ed White
- 10:05 Dr Michael Mosley: Just One Thing
- 10:35 Book review: Unstoppable Us, Volume 1 by Yuval Noah Harari
- 11:05 New music with Jeremy Taylor
- 11:35 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was
Thursday, 24 November 2022
- 9:05 Recession looming: how deep, how long and who'll be worst off?
- 9:20 Ecotricity answers the big EV questions
- 9:35 Fueling athletes of all ages
- 9:45 UK: Top court delivers blow for Scottish nationalists
- 10:05 Debut mystery novel set on Stewart Island /Rakiura
- 10:35 Book review: My American Chair by Elizabeth Smither
- 11:10 Tech: What's really going on at Twitter HQ?
- 11:30 Brick wall or jellyfish? What kind of parent are you?
- 11:45 Screentime: 1899, Pepsi, Where's My Jet? Spirited
Wednesday, 23 November 2022
- 9:05 Chris Hipkins: Polytech semester finishing, Te Pukenga waiting
- 9:25 Mt Ruapehu update: will life pass holders stump up?
- 9:35 Meta's planned changes for kids' safety - will they work?
- 9:50 Australia correspondent Chris Niesche
- 10:05 NZ's natural beauty: geologically speaking
- 10:40 Book review: Ancestry by Simon Mawer
- 11:05 Music to get you in a flap: Songs about chickens
- 11:30 New Zealand's islands: from topics to ice
- 11:45 Social media adding pressure to Christmas spending
Tuesday, 22 November 2022
- 9:05 Open banking: How it works and where to next?
- 9:25 Meta unveils teen safety measures
- 9:30 Efforts to preserve photographer Peter Bush's life's work
- 9:45 USA correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben
- 10:05 Doppelgangers : does everyone have a double somewhere?
- 10:35 Book review: Starry Messenger by Neil DeGrasse Tyson
- 11:05 Business commentator Pattrick Smellie
- 11:30 Tiaki: saving our unloved endemic species
- 11:45 Sports-chat with Joe Porter
Monday, 21 November 2022
- 9:05 Our electric future: 99% renewable by 2030?
- 9:25 Swim for Life - Swim It Forward
- 9:45 Africa correspondent Debora Patta - the brutality of drought and starvation in Somalia
- 10:05 Actor Morgana O'Reilly's love letter to her body
- 10:35 Book review: Cinema Speculation by Quentin Tarantino
- 11:05 Political commentators Gareth Hughes & Liam Hehir
- 11:30 Pizza prowess
- 11:45 Auckland Harbour crossing and the latest news on RMA reforms
Friday, 18 November 2022
- 9:05 Bootcamps: back to the future or cracking down on youth crime?
- 9:20 100 Years of Correspondence School
- 9:45 Pacific correspondent Koroi Hawkins
- 10:05 Tutankhamun: Pharaoh, Icon, Enigma
- 10:35 Book review - Nevada by Imogen Binnie
- 11:05 Music reviewer Grant Smithies
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was
Thursday, 17 November 2022
- 9:07 How are businesses progressing in lowering emissions?
- 9:32 New eating disorder centre already 'overwhelmed' with interest
- 9:46 UK: Deputy PM faces bullying complaints
- 10:07 The data behind the game of cricket
- 10:35 Book review: Life: What Nat to Do by Nat's What I Reckon
- 11:07 Tech: Crypto collapse spooks sector
- 11:28 The difference between normal anxiety and anxiety disorder
- 11:50 Screentime: Brave New Zealand World, Mandrake, Rogue Heroes
Wednesday, 16 November 2022
- 9:05 David Parker on sweeping RMA changes
- 9:30 Polish officials react to missile strike
- 9:40 Scoot or bike and ride: Trial of new way to connect to public transport
- 9:45 Australia: Medibank hack, China meeting, more floods, Djokovic scores
- 10:05 Deconstructing a British identity to sell Australasian goods
- 10:35 Book review: Now Is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson
- 11:05 Music with Kirsten Zemke: Whistling songs!
- 11:30 GP-turned-crime writer Fiona Sussman on her new page-turner
- 11:45 Science: Could a gene mutation help free a convicted killer?
Tuesday, 15 November 2022
- 9:05 Concern over cruise passengers on public transport
- 9:20 Fairfax photo archive up for public sale
- 9:30 Porirua skills hub: helping families by removing barriers and judgement
- 9:45 USA correspondent Ron Elving - US midterms
- 10:05 The dad who turned his brain injury into a children's book
- 10:35 Book review: The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy
- 11:05 Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson
- 11:30 How to raise healthy happy hens
- 11:45 Sports commentator Steve Holloway
Monday, 14 November 2022
- 9:10 Farmers want changes to emissions pricing plan
- 9:30 Twitter users seek alternative to Musk-run platform
- 9:35 Contact Energy powers up its parental leave provisions
- 9:50 Europe correspondent: Istanbul explosion, Ukraine celebrates, Italy and France's war of words
- 10:05 Innovations in oyster farming from the Marlborough Sounds
- 10:35 Book review: Diary of a Tuscan Bookshop by Alba Donati
- 11:05 Political commentators Brigitte Morten and Neale Jones
- 11:35 Making low cost school lunches
- 11:50 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Friday, 11 November 2022
- 9:05 Disadvantage starts pre-birth: study
- 9:30 The splendour of NZ gardens
- 9:45 Asia correspondent Ed White
- 10:05 Jacqueline Bublitz on writing a breakthrough hit crime novel
- 10:35 Book review: Remainders of the Day: More Diaries from the Bookshop, Wigtown by Shaun Bythell
- 11:05 New music with Jeremy Taylor
- 11:30 Sports commentator Dana Johannsen : multi world cup action
- 11:45 The week that was
Thursday, 10 November 2022
- 9:07 The US midterm elections with correspondent Ron Elving
- 9:20 ACC investment fund goes green
- 9:35 Susan Marshall on her 5000km run
- 9:53 UK: Cabinet Minister quits, nurses go on strike
- 10:07 Bluey - the kids show adults love and the Kiwi connection
- 10:35 Book review: Tauhou by Kotuku Titihuia Nuttall
- 11:05 Tech: Facebook job cuts and the boom in generative AI
- 11:25 Getting kids outdoors adventuring
- 11:45 Screentime: The Crown, The English, Selena Gomez, Mister Organ
Wednesday, 9 November 2022
- 9:07 Stopping dishonest climate reporting in the private sector
- 9:30 Kylie Moore-Gilbert on the West's response to Iran crackdown
- 9:47 Australia: Migration scams, big election spenders
- 10:07 The forgotten women of medieval history
- 10:35 Book review: Invincible by WJ Moloney
- 11:07 Flying Nun Records - a wave of Kiwi music from 1981
- 11:30 Gondwana: how New Zealand came to be from a supercontinent
- 11:47 Ho ho help? Tips to help you stick to your Christmas budget
Tuesday, 8 November 2022
- 9:05 New insurance promises quick payouts after Pacific cyclones
- 9:30 Town meets country: NZ Agricultural Show set to open in Christchurch
- 9:45 US: Last round of campaigning ahead of Midterms
- 10:05 Acclaimed historian Ben Macintyre: Colditz Prison
- 10:35 Book review: A Guest at the Feast by Colm Tóibín
- 11:05 Business: Don't mention the 'r' word, Manaaki/Indigo saga
- 11:30 Photographing Stewart Island over 30 years
- 11:45 Sports correspondent Sam Ackerman
Monday, 7 November 2022
- 9:05 Tough times for egg lovers and farmers
- 9:30 Climate summit underway - compensation for poor nations on agenda
- 9:45 Middle East: Iran protests, Netanyahu comeback, Qatar human rights
- 10:05 The first Kiwis to sail around the world
- 10:35 Book review: Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson
- 11:05 Auckland City's massive budget hold
- 11:05 Political commentators Lamia Imam & Brigitte Morten
- 11:30 Whanaukai: feel-good baking to share aroha
- 11:45 Wobbles in Auckland's urban design progress
Friday, 4 November 2022
- 9:08 DOC permit allows kiwi to be killed on Bypass project
- 9:20 Firework risk sky high
- 9:32 Attracting millennials and Gen Z to philanthropy
- 9:50 Pacific correspondent Koroi Hawkins
- 10:07 Bringing down Wirecard: Germany's biggest scam?
- 10:35 Book review: The Story of Art Without Men by Katy Hessel
- 11:07 Music reviewer Grant Smithies
- 11:35 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:50 The week that was