All episodes
Wednesday, 18 August 2021
- 9:10 Delta outbreak in NZ - what can we learn from NSW?
- 9:31 Nationwide nurses strike action suspended
- 9:41 Sounds Air to fly electric passenger planes
- 9:54 Australia correspondent Karen Middleton
- 10:07 The Big Bike Trip: from Bali to Buckingham Palace
- 10:32 Big demand for testing centres in Coromandel
- 10:42 Book review: Ten Acceptable Acts of Arson
- 11:09 Music with Yadana Saw
- 11:35 How to approach writing a memoir
- 11:45 Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles
Tuesday, 17 August 2021
- 9:09 Joe Biden defiant as chaos and fear grips Afghanistan
- 9:36 Why are port workers' vaccination rates falling short?
- 9:54 USA correspondent Ron Elving
- 10:06 Matt Chisholm: my battle with the booze and depression
- 10:32 Health Minister gives green light to nurses' pay equity talks
- 10:37 Long Long Players, Writers on the Albums That Shaped Them
- 11:07 Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson
- 11:30 Invisible: New book exposes prejudice toward NZ Indians
- 11:50 How to pay off your mortgage faster
Monday, 16 August 2021
- 9:08 Taliban take Kabul, Afghan president flees
- 9:22 US reaction to the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan
- 9:31 Shortage of building timber "worst in living memory"
- 9:52 Middle East correspondent Sebastian Usher
- 10:06 Dancing for life: Kura Te Ua
- 10:39 Book review: The Turnout by Megan Abbott
- 11:06 Political commentators Jones & Thomas
- 11:30 All taste no waste vegies
- 11:47 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Friday, 13 August 2021
- 9:09 Sir David Skegg - how we can gradually re-open to the world
- 9:35 Air NZ delays capital raise....again
- 9:45 10,000 pairs of shoes for children in the Pacific
- 9:50 Pacific correspondent Moera Tuilaepa-Taylor
- 10:10 What culture does with women's bodies
- 10:40 Book Review from Unity Books - Assembly by Natasha Brown
- 11:10 Music reviewer Grant Smithies
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:50 The week that was with Te Radar and Karen O'Leary
Thursday, 12 August 2021
- 9:09 Farmers frustrated over unreliable pollution tool
- 9:35 Patients lose as private health insurers take control - senior specialist
- 9:50 UK correspondent Matt Dathan
- 10:10 Tā Mark Solomon - leadership and life
- 10:35 Covid vaccine for eligible ages from 1 September
- 11:07 Book review - What You Made of It by C.K. Stead
- 11:15 Technology commentator Mark Pesce
- 11:25 Why do some children have imaginary friends?
- 11:50 Film and TV reviewer Tamar Munch
Wednesday, 11 August 2021
- 9:09 Genesis Energy pushes back at blame from Minister
- 9:25 1 in 3 sheep and beef farms to forestry
- 9:42 Wellington's electric ferry to launch next month
- 9:51 Australia correspondent Annika Smethurst
- 10:07 Tracing the origins of handshaking
- 10:38 Book review: The Enemy Within by Tim Ayliffe
- 11:06 Music with RNZ's Charlotte Ryan
- 11:25 Enough: Children's book focuses on community and giving back
- 11:50 Gut bug transfer, Covid's effects on the brain
Tuesday, 10 August 2021
- 9:09 Stark warning on global warming in latest IPCC report
- 9:33 Rest home care subsidy thresholds still unclear - lawyer
- 9:48 USA correspondent Kelsey Snell
- 10:06 Power cuts on coldest night: what's going on?
- 10:16 Singer songwriter and new Arts Laureate Maisey Rika
- 10:41 Book review: Coastwatcher by David Hill
- 10:46 Energy Minister demands answers after power outages
- 11:06 NZ's post-Covid re-entry plan - what does it mean for business?
- 11:49 Mediaworks culture review: What happens now to "boys' club"?
- 2:10 What really grinds your gears? Top five consumer complaints
Monday, 9 August 2021
- 9:09 Kiwi journalist on what really happened to BA Flight 149
- 9:39 Teenage boys and peer group pressure
- 9:50 Wildfires hit southern Europe, Belarus faces isolation
- 10:07 Max Richter: genre defying composer & pianist
- 10:38 Book review: The Piano Girls by Elizabeth Smither
- 11:07 Politics: Nats unity challenged by gay conversion vote
- 11:38 The nutritional power of avocado powder
- 11:50 Reverse Doughnut: The problem with Tauranga
Friday, 6 August 2021
- 9:09 Not-for-profit aged care at "crisis point"
- 9:25 Detecting lazy eye in pre-schoolers
- 9:40 Raising the curtain on contemporary dance
- 9:51 Asia correspondent Ed White - China's tech crackdown
- 10:10 Coming Home in The Dark 26 years on
- 10:38 Book review - Moth by Melody Razak
- 11:06 New music with Jeremy Taylor
- 11:33 Sports commentator Dana Johannsen - Olympics
- 11:47 The week that was
Thursday, 5 August 2021
- 9:09 Could NZ run out of fuel if Marsden Pt oil refinery is closed?
- 9:35 Closing a loophole in Harmful Digital Communications Act
- 9:50 UK correspondent Harriet Line
- 10:10 Wild dads: Zoo expert Erna Walraven on animal paternal behaviour
- 10:40 Book review - Mrs March by Virginia Feito
- 11:10 Technology commentator Bill Bennett
- 11:26 Jacinta Tynan's Single Mother's Social Club
- 11:45 The Panthers, Head High, Justice of Bunny King
Wednesday, 4 August 2021
- 9:09 Lisa Carrington - Paddling into the history books
- 9:25 James Hardie claimants' lawyer calls for building product inquiry
- 9:40 Allied health professionals say they're under-utilised
- 9:50 Australia Correspondent Karen Middleton
- 10:10 Journalist Jessica Mudditt on her time in Myanmar
- 10:40 Book review - The Foghorn's Lament: The Disappearing Music of the Coast
- 10:55 Unemployment falls to 4 per cent
- 11:10 Music with Jess Fu
- 11:25 Beachcombing the seashores of the Southern Hemisphere
- 11:45 What impact is the property market and Covid having on separations?
Tuesday, 3 August 2021
- 9:09 Bereaved, unvaccinated and stranded in NSW
- 9:20 Consternation over equity of MIQ allocations
- 9:24 Horticulture and wine industries: Get RSE workers in asap
- 9:41 Geography's affect on young people's mental health
- 9:52 USA correspondent Ron Elving - Delta cases multiply
- 10:06 Reserve Bank signals further crackdown on mortgage lending
- 10:16 Robert Hillman on his new novel and giving voice to others
- 10:40 Book review - Great Works by Oscar Mardell
- 11:08 Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson
- 11:34 New book helps young Kiwis understand the 1981 Springbok Tour
- 11:48 Financial Planner Liz Koh - How to do a budget and stick to it
Monday, 2 August 2021
- 9:09 Terminally ill and in MIQ limbo
- 9:33 New research into extracting energy from waves
- 9:48 Africa correspondent Debora Patta
- 10:10 The importance of play for young and old
- 10:43 Book review - The Memory Thief by Leonie Agnew
- 11:10 Political commentators Morten & Te Pou - the latest poll
- 11:40 How to make the ultimate burger
- 11:50 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Friday, 30 July 2021
- 9:08 Hospice nurses seek pay parity with DHB colleagues
- 9:36 Fun diggity dog - pests become pooch toys
- 9:48 Pacific correspondent Moera Tuilaepa-Taylor
- 10:10 Promoting te reo through bi-lingual children's books
- 10:41 Book Review - Wild Souls
- 11:06 Music reviewer Grant Smithies
- 11:32 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:49 The week that was
Thursday, 29 July 2021
- 9:08 Draft report into the supermarket sector released
- 9:20 Proposed changes to surrogacy law
- 9:35 SeaChange - Kiwi company building a hydro-foil ferry
- 9:46 Supermarket shakeup
- 9:50 UK correspondent Hugo Gye
- 10:08 Maryam Master: Entertaining kids on stage, screen and with a new novel
- 10:40 Book review - The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell
- 11:07 Technology commentator Sarah Putt
- 11:30 Healing anger and aggression in children
- 11:50 Film and TV reviewer Chris Schulz
Wednesday, 28 July 2021
- 9:08 Covid vaccine: we can do it here?
- 9:35 Breeding the methane out of sheep
- 9:51 Sydney lockdown's, protests bring out the disgruntled
- 10:09 The rural Maine restaurant with a global following
- 10:40 Book review - The Spirit of the Mountains
- 11:06 Music with RNZ's Yadana Saw
- 11:25 Shebiz: Southland specialised software & the family behind it
- 11:50 Science commentator Allan Blackman
Tuesday, 27 July 2021
- 9:09 Parents say school closure leaves children educationally homeless
- 9:35 Reducing your risk of dementia as cases soar
- 9:50 USA correspondent Susan Davis
- 10:10 The power of geography and how it constrains political leadership
- 10:40 Book review - This Life by Quntos KunQuest
- 11:10 Business commentator Pattrick Smellie
- 11:30 Choreographer Merenia Gray pays tribute to her extraordinary mother
- 11:50 Media commentator Andrew Holden
Monday, 26 July 2021
- 9:08 Buy now, pay later services boom, calls for greater regulation
- 9:37 Time to failure: Building to withstand climate change
- 9:50 Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney
- 10:13 Emma Lewisham: skincare entrepreneur
- 10:40 Book review - The Stranding by Kate Sawyer
- 11:06 Political commentators Mills & Thomas
- 11:37 The perfect seasoning with Marcus Peters
- 11:48 Urban issues, the landscape for renters
Friday, 23 July 2021
- 9:09 A fairer system for booking MIQ?
- 9:27 Tunnelling in Auckland that will ultimately lead to cleaner water
- 9:40 Vaccine Alliance Aotearoa making progress towards a Pacific vaccine
- 9:50 Asia correspondent Elizabeth Beattie
- 10:10 A love song to the guitar
- 10:40 Book review - Enough Horizon: The life and work of Blanche Baug
- 11:07 New music with Jeremy Taylor
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:50 The week that was with Elisabeth Easther and James Elliott
Thursday, 22 July 2021
- 9:05 Three mayors on three waters: running hot or cold?
- 9:20 Citizen scientists help Monarch butterfly discovery
- 9:45 UK correspondent Matthew Parris
- 10:05 Slam poet Te Kahu Rolleston
- 10:35 Book Review - Featherhood by Charlie Gilmour
- 11:05 Cybersecurity blame, big tech themes and a big boost for Kiwi clean tech
- 11:20 How to talk to stroppy tweens who know it all
- 11:45 Behind the Attraction, Dr Death, Pursuit of Love
Wednesday, 21 July 2021
- 9:08 Dairy farms face labour squeeze ahead of calving season
- 9:30 Downgrade in anti-trafficking rankings a 'wake up call'
- 9:47 Australia correspondent Karen Middleton
- 10:11 Sailors on the global hunt for conservation projects to share
- 10:38 Book review - Ethel Rosenberg: A Cold War Tragedy by Anne Sebba
- 11:06 Music with Charlotte Ryan
- 11:27 How to turn around a toxic work culture
- 11:49 Arts with Mark Amery
Tuesday, 20 July 2021
- 9:08 Flood protection won't work in climate-changed environment
- 9:28 Insurance expert: Floods a wakeup call to two-thirds of Kiwis
- 9:39 Natural state? Water purity measure corrected
- 9:50 USA correspondent Ron Elving
- 10:10 Soiled: our relationship with the ground
- 10:38 Book review - Brutal: The 100-year fight for world rugby supremacy
- 11:06 Rebecca Stevenson: MIQ blues
- 11:27 Maybe Baby: the assisted fertility journey
- 11:41 Financial Planner Liz Koh - The Bank of Mum and Dad
Monday, 19 July 2021
- 9:09 Devastating flooding on the West Coast and Marlborough
- 9:25 Are school exclusions happening under the radar?
- 9:53 Canada Correspondent Salimah Shivji
- 10:11 Rupa Maitra on the many strings to her bow
- 10:44 Book review: Things Are Against Us by Lucy Ellmann
- 11:06 How is a 1 in 100 year event calculated?
- 11:26 Political commentators Mills & Thomas
- 11:44 Feasting on recycled food
- 11:52 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Friday, 16 July 2021
- 9:08 Mass rural protest across the country
- 9:42 New research finds surprising presence of microplastics
- 9:50 Pacific correspondent Moera Tuilaepa-Taylor
- 10:08 Esther Freud: I Couldn't Love You More
- 10:38 Unity Books review: We Run the Tides by Vendela Vida
- 11:06 Consumer Price Index numbers just out
- 11:10 Music reviewer Grant Smithies
- 11:35 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:48 The week that was
Thursday, 15 July 2021
- 9:08 Interest rates and inflation - shifting sands, what next
- 9:35 Plunket - failing Māori and Pasifika whānau
- 9:43 Olympic business - How and why new sports make it into the Game
- 9:50 UK correspondent Harriet Line
- 10:08 A practical guide to burnout
- 10:35 Book review - Gaps in the Light by Iona Winter
- 11:07 Technology commentator Tony Grasso
- 11:25 The challenges of parenting adult children
- 11:25 The challenges of parenting adult children
- 11:50 Film and TV reviewer Tamar Munch
