All episodes
Monday, 5 February 2024
- 9:05 Immigration has some Auckland high schools bursting at the seams
- 9:25 Business buoyancy as new shops pepper the centre of Hawera
- 9:35 The Blenheim company turning wood chips into graphite for EV batteries
- 9:45 Middle East correspondent Sebastian Usher
- 10:05 Doco series finds defective builds still plaguing New Zealand
- 10:35 Book review: Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood
- 10:45 Around the motu: Kim Bowden covering Queenstown Wānaka & Cromwell
- 11:05 Political commentators Dale Husband and Ben Thomas
- 11:30 Ōkato's Chocolate Lady - a character worthy of Wonka
- 11:45 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Friday, 2 February 2024
- 9:05 Winter is coming, but how prepared is the country's energy system?
- 9:20 Fishily: New social media app connecting skippers with fishing buddies
- 9:35 Kaikōura's new zipline adds to upbeat vibe
- 9:45 Asia correspondent Elizabeth Beattie
- 10:05 The online friendship which helped an Afghan refugee's journey to New Zealand
- 10:35 Book review: Three of the best from 2023
- 10:45 Around the motu: David Hill in North Canterbury
- 11:05 New (and sometimes old) music with Jeremy Taylor
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was with Te Radar and Irene Pink
Thursday, 1 February 2024
- 9:05 'I'm sorry': Mark Zuckerberg apologises for harm on Facebook + Instagram
- 9:20 Old recycling system binned as standardisation rolled out nationwide
- 9:40 BNZ offers first home loans on Māori-owned land
- 9:45 UK: N Ireland deal, tax cut warning, Rishi's diet
- 10:05 Yamoussa Bangoura brings Africa to life in a high-energy circus show
- 10:35 Book review: Two of the best from 2023 - The Fraud by Zadie Smith and Penance by Eliza Clark
- 10:45 Around the motu: Kelly Makiha in Rotorua
- 11:05 Tech: Taylor Swift deepfakes, streaming price hikes, Musk's Neuralink
- 11:25 How to help children imagine the future, and plan for it
- 11:45 Screentime: One Life, How to Have Sex, Love on the Spectrum
Wednesday, 31 January 2024
- 9:05 First-ever Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey outlines his priorities
- 9:20 Light rail scrapped: What are Auckland's transport priorities now?
- 9:45 Australia: PM booed at tennis, shark attack, flooded summer
- 10:05 Children's author R.A. Spratt on writing comedy for a young audience
- 10:35 Book review: Three of the best from 2023
- 10:45 Around the motu: Libby Kirkby-McLeod in Hamilton
- 11:05 Dave Wilson: Music from the harp
- 11:20 Body care business Anihana founder Sophie Cooper on a busy few years
- 11:45 SMART$: New tool teaching teens financial literacy
Tuesday, 30 January 2024
- 9:05 More cameras on fishing boats - but is the system working?
- 9:25 Don't meddle with NZ Super: Actuaries report
- 9:35 The 93-year-old Irishman defying ageing
- 9:45 USA correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben
- 10:05 Bettany Hughes: The audaciousness of the Seven Wonders of the World
- 10:35 Book review: Three of the best from 2023
- 10:45 Around the motu: David Williams in Christchurch
- 11:05 James Shaw steps down from Green Party leadership
- 11:05 Business commentator Victoria Young
- 11:25 Getting the most from your vegetable garden year round
- 11:45 Sports-chat with Marc Hinton
Monday, 29 January 2024
- 9:08 Self ordered medical tests 'concerning and unnecessary': GPs
- 9:35 Earthquake-prone building regulations unaffordable for some
- 10:07 Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney
- 10:18 The cancer con that captured a global audience
- 10:41 Book review: Three of the best from 2023
- 10:49 Around the motu: John Freer in Coromandel
- 11:07 Political commentators Neale Jones and Brigitte Morten
- 11:35 Making cooking more affordable
- 11:46 Urban Issue with Bill McKay
Friday, 26 January 2024
- 9:05 Auckland Anniversary weekend floods: residents out of homes one year on
- 9:20 NIWA forecasters use AI to predict impacts of extreme weather
- 9:45 Pacific correspondent Koroi Hawkins
- 10:05 Julian Borger's new book explores a hidden family past of escaping Holocaust
- 10:35 Book review: Three of the best from 2023
- 10:45 Around the motu: Georgina Campbell in Wellington
- 11:05 Music reviewer Grant Smithies
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was with Te Radar and Donna Brookbanks
Thursday, 25 January 2024
- 9:05 Financial turmoil and job losses across universities spell trouble for science sector
- 9:25 Predicting the spread of wildfires in Aotearoa
- 9:45 UK: Leadership snipes, budget watchdog criticises chancellor's spending plans
- 10:05 Mazbou Q - the rap scientist breaking down hip-hop
- 10:35 Book review: Three of the best from 2023 - Victory City by Salman Rushdie, The Librarianist by Patrick deWitt, and Somebody's Fool by Richard Russo
- 10:45 Around the motu: Tess Brunton in Dunedin
- 11:05 Tech: The good, the bad and the weird at
- 11:25 Parenting: Boundaries, where to draw the line
- 11:45 Screentime: True Detective s4, Death and Other Details
Wednesday, 24 January 2024
- 9:05 Australia to ban engineered stone due to silicosis risk for workers: Should NZ follow suit?
- 9:25 Wellington's water woes: What's the long-term solution?
- 9:45 Australia: 'Golden visa' scrapped, former PM calls it quits
- 10:05 Chris Kraus' life brought to the stage by Eleanor Bishop and Karin McCracken
- 10:35 Book review: Three of the best from 2023 - Prophet Song by Paul Lynch, Puppets of Spelhorst by Kate Dicamillo, and Tsunami by Ned Wenlock
- 10:45 Around the motu: Alisha Evans in Tauranga
- 11:05 Gyles Beckford: Consumer Price Index
- 11:05 Music with Charlotte Ryan
- 11:10 Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau on managing city's water shortages
- 11:20 The Timaru delicacy now on Australasian Costco shelves
- 11:45 Science: No-needles diabetes meds, carbon cost of bottom trawling
Tuesday, 23 January 2024
- 9:05 What's top of mind for Health Minister Dr Shane Reti as Te Whatu Ora navigates 2024
- 9:25 Kumara in the Kaipara rebounds after Cyclone Gabrielle
- 9:45 USA correspondent Ron Elving
- 10:05 Grammy award winner Arooj Aftab
- 10:35 Book review: Three of the best from 2023
- 10:45 Around the motu: Logan Savory in Southland
- 11:05 Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson
- 11:30 Holidayzzzzz: Getting kids back into a good sleep routine
- 11:30 Holidayzzzzz: Getting kids back into a good sleep routine
- 11:45 Sports-chat with Glen Larmer
Monday, 22 January 2024
- 9:05 'Tipping point' for several councils as double-digit rates rises loom
- 9:25 Retail crime: How tech can aid - and thwart - offenders
- 9:45 Germany correspondent Thomas Sparrow
- 10:05 Author Jane Smiley's personal reflections
- 10:35 Book Review - Three of the best from 2023: Blood and Dirt
- 10:45 Around the Motu: Chris Hyde in Hawkes Bay
- 11:05 Political commentators Gareth Hughes & Ben Thomas
- 11:25 Kai and kindness
- 11:45 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Friday, 22 December 2023
- 9:08 2023 in review - Part 1
- 9:20 Why star student Leo Guo is Sydney bound
- 9:35 Life on a line hundreds of metres up with Gavin Alexander Lewis
- 9:45 2023 in review - Part 2
- 10:09 Ultra-runner Jon Nabbs on his 7500km Canada journey
- 10:30 Jeremy Taylor's best music for 2023
- 11:05 Nota Bene sing Chrismas songs
- 11:09 Haere Ra, 2023 - Part 1
- 11:20 Travels with the Ladies in Red
- 11:32 Ardie Savea on 2023 and being in a new kids' book
- 11:42 Haere Ra, 2023 - Part 2
- 12:00 Best of Nine to Noon 2023
Thursday, 21 December 2023
- 9:05 Sluggish economy, spending cuts loom
- 9:25 Christmas lights draw street vendors, to the ire of residents
- 9:35 Pathfinder's John Berry on helping others find their way to
- 9:45 UK correspondent Harriet Line
- 10:05 Mum's toughness prepared top cop for fighting crime
- 10:35 Book review: Day by Michael Cunningham
- 10:45 Around the motu : Todd Niall in Auckland
- 11:05 The biggest tech stories of 2023
- 11:25 Bossy eldest, creative second: does birth order matter?
- 11:45 Screentime: The best TV shows of 2023
Wednesday, 20 December 2023
- 9:05 Hotel profits risk lagging behind inflation as tourism rebounds
- 9:15 Farmers in cyclone region say permanent road repairs failing
- 9:25 Tairua businesses celebrate key road reopening
- 9:35 Chiefs Manawa player Chelsea Semple on getting back on the
- 9:45 Australia correspondent Karen Middleton
- 10:05 Film and TV pioneer Robin Scholes recognised for
- 10:35 Book review: Life Done Differently by Lisa Jansen
- 10:45 Around the motu: Matthew Rosenberg in Gisborne
- 11:05 Christmas music with Ian Chapman
- 11:20 Choosing the right knife and looking after it
- 11:45 Personal finance with Liz Koh
Tuesday, 19 December 2023
- 9:05 Bid to reduce orthopaedic wait lists by offering physio instead
- 9:20 Humanitarian groups push for aid in Gaza as death toll grows
- 9:30 What to do when prizegiving leaves children empty handed
- 9:45 USA correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben
- 10:05 A tale of two cities: local leaders on a challenging year
- 10:35 Book review: Boy Swallows Universe TV Tie In by Trent Dalton
- 10:45 Around the motu: Chris Hyde in Hawke's Bay
- 11:05 Business commentator Victoria Young
- 11:30 How to avoid a fractious festive season
- 11:45 Sports-chat with Joe Porter
Monday, 18 December 2023
- 9:07 Intellectually disabled people neglected & forgotten: report
- 9:30 The man who built an app to compare supermarket food prices
- 9:45 South Africa correspondent Debora Patta
- 10:10 Food writer Kelsi Boocock on bringing the world to your kitchen
- 10:30 Book review: Why Memory Matters
- 10:46 Around the motu: David Williams in Christchurch
- 11:07 Political commentators Neale Jones and Brigitte Morten
- 11:30 The power of creativity: How to pick up a new hobby as an adult
- 11:45 Cutting red tape: New Government eyes RMA reform
Friday, 15 December 2023
- 9:05 Ferry mega-budget blow out: where to from here?
- 9:20 Ukraine has the green light for EU membership talks
- 9:30 'A lot to juggle': Mother of five gains PhD delving into vape marketing
- 9:45 Pacific correspondent Koroi Hawkins
- 10:05 In Laughing Memory: Nic Russell on finding a path through grief
- 10:35 Book review: Question 7 by Richard Flanagan
- 10:45 Around the motu: Diane McCarthy in Whakatane
- 11:05 Music reviewer Grant Smithies
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was with Te Radar and Michele A'Court
Thursday, 14 December 2023
- 9:07 Supermarket pricing data reveals cost confusion
- 9:33 Future Cook Strait travel in turmoil
- 9:45 Caitlin O'Reilly on her attempt to conquer seven channel swims
- 9:52 UK: Rwanda Bill passes first vote, Wales First Minister quits
- 10:07 'Loneliness is one of the most human of feelings'
- 10:34 Book Review: The Freedom of Emma Herwegh by Dirk Kurbjuweit
- 10:45 Around the motu : Kelly Makiha in Rotorua
- 10:55 GDP falls back against expectations
- 11:07 Tech: Sellafield hack, Russian attacks, scams numbers up
- 11:27 How children develop memories and understand time
- 11:45 Screentime: Leave the World Behind, Scrublands
Wednesday, 13 December 2023
- 9:07 Jump in mortgage arrears as interest rates bite
- 9:17 Far North Mayor Moko Tepania: 'It's been a hell of a year'
- 9:30 House in urgency: What's being rushed through?
- 9:38 Wanaka's waterfront builds in puteketeke protection
- 9:50 Australia: Immigration review, Australia Day event cancelled
- 10:07 Wild creativity: How time spent outdoors transforms our lives
- 10:32 Book review: Doppelganger by Naomi Klein
- 10:47 Around the motu: Che Baker in Invercargill
- 11:07 Music with Charlotte Ryan
- 11:26 Website helping people with allergies navigate food labels
- 11:48 Science: Modifying power of eels
Tuesday, 12 December 2023
- 9:05 Would-be EV owners rush to buy as the clean car rebate ends
- 9:25 Aucklanders asked to conserve water this holiday season
- 9:45 USA correspondent Ron Elving
- 10:05 Award winning Kaikohe design studio
- 10:35 Book review: Behind the Seams by Dolly Parton
- 10:45 Around the motu: Lee Scanlon in Westport
- 11:05 Business commentator Dileepa Fonseka
- 11:30 Mental health platform Clearhead reaches 180,000
- 11:45 Sports-chat with Sam Ackerman
Monday, 11 December 2023
- 9:05 Auckland urban development: complex manoeuvrings in Mt Albert
- 9:25 Assisted dying two years on: is access equal for everyone?
- 9:45 Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney
- 10:05 Chadden Hunter: Biologist and wildlife filmmaker
- 10:35 Book review: Landfall 246: Spring 2023 Edited by Lynley Edme
- 10:45 Around the motu: Georgina Campbell in Wellington
- 11:05 Political commentators Jones & Hurdle
- 11:30 Recipes: Mother to sons
- 11:45 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Friday, 8 December 2023
- 9:05 Te Pukenga gone, Minister promises 8-10 polytechs will remain
- 9:20 Corrections union sounding alarm over staffing issues
- 9:40 What should I gift my child's teacher?
- 9:45 Asia correspondent Elizabeth Beattie
- 10:05 Alcoholism, rehab and the stigma of addiction
- 10:30 Book review: Crooked Plow by Itamar Vieira
- 10:35 Short Story winner: All Things Considered by Tim Saunders
- 10:45 Around the motu : Samantha Gee covering Nelson
- 11:05 New music with Jeremy Taylor
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was with Te Radar and Donna Brookbanks
Thursday, 7 December 2023
- 9:05 Queenstown mayor on town's boil water situation
- 9:20 Police Association on government's "back to basics" plan
- 9:35 Timaru brewery builds a wastewater plant to turn byproduct
- 9:45 UK: Boris at Covid inquiry, new Rwanda treaty, Ryanair outrage
- 10:05 Philippa Gregory: telling the stories of women missing from history
- 10:30 Book review: Reconnecting Aotearoa
- 10:35 Short Story winner: The Wanderer (a Ghost Story) by Richard Benefield
- 10:45 Around the motu: Libby Kirkby McLeod in Hamilton
- 11:05 Tech: Nuclear site hacked, satellites and telcos, Musk's fight
- 11:20 'He's just lazy': What not to say about a child's speech and
- 11:45 Screentime: New Christmas movies
Wednesday, 6 December 2023
- 9:05 International assessment of NZ teens' maths prowess shows slippage
- 9:20 Pharmacists dread to return to prescription co-payments
- 9:35 RBNZ to trial new cash systems in rural areas
- 9:45 Australia: Detention disaster, French deal, rates relief
- 10:05 Amanda Palmer: 'I nearly lost my mind in NZ'
- 10:30 Book review: The In-Between by Christos Tsiolkas
- 10:35 Short Story Winner: Bunnies in Space by Robert Fisherman
- 10:45 Around the motu: Peter Newport, Queenstown Lakes District
- 11:05 Music with Dave Wilson: Songs that empower
- 11:20 Record migration : NZ set to top OECD
- 11:45 Making your Christmas dollar go further
Tuesday, 5 December 2023
- 9:05 NZ's first centre for depression recovery to open in Wellington
- 9:20 Auckland flood recovery enters next phase as holiday season looms
- 9:45 USA correspondent Ximena Bustillo
- 10:05 Fighting for justice for victims of romance scams
- 10:30 Book review: A Memoir of My Former Self by Hilary Mantel
- 10:35 Short Story Competition winner: Love Like Lemons by Sam Reese
- 10:45 Around the motu: Alisha Evans in Tauranga
- 11:05 Business commentator Victoria Young
- 11:25 Turning homegrown herbs into homemade Xmas gifts
- 11:45 Sports-chat with Marc Hinton