All episodes
Monday, 9 November 2020
- 9:09 US election result, Democrats Biden-Harris victorious
- 9:25 Huge rise in Aucklanders driving to work vs bus or cycle
- 9:43 Family trusts. To keep or to wind-up?
- 9:51 EU welcomes Biden win, hopes for better relations
- 10:07 Collecting correspondence and detecting Dickens
- 10:37 Book review - Remote Sympathy by Catherine Chidgey
- 11:06 Political commentators Jones & Sherson
- 11:39 Regenerative farming & delicious produce: Durham Farms
- 11:51 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Friday, 6 November 2020
- 9:08 US Election on a knife-edge
- 9:23 Senator Heidi Heitkamp - how rural America has voted
- 9:39 Republican campaign legal challenges to voting mount
- 9:50 Pacific correspondent Koro Vaka'uta
- 10:07 The Ardi Saga: the epic feud over our oldest known human ancestor
- 10:42 Book review - Landmarks by Grahame Sydney and Owen Marshall
- 11:06 Music reviewer Grant Smithies
- 11:30 Sports commentator Dana Johannsen
- 11:47 The week that was
Thursday, 5 November 2020
- 9:08 US election: Trump campaign takes legal action
- 9:20 US election: What happens now?
- 9:36 US election: The legal challenges explained
- 9:53 UK PM urged to relax rules, Bashir's Diana interview questioned
- 10:06 US Election: Joe Biden addresses the nation
- 10:21 From hostage in Sierra Leone to human rights advocate
- 11:06 Book review - Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart
- 11:11 Facebook's Project Aria, home surveillance, snack snitches
- 11:25 Helping children manage their feelings
- 11:48 I Am Woman, Fireball, The Good Fight
Wednesday, 4 November 2020
- 9:09 US election 2020: Can the polls pick a winner?
- 9:31 'Pandemic era:' Report links biodiversity crisis & pandemics
- 9:45 Research on restoring estuaries garners award
- 9:52 Australia's richest increase wealth, state borders still closed
- 10:06 Group therapy and banishing shame: Christie Tate
- 10:37 Book review - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
- 11:06 Aotearoa music: Let's get live and loud
- 11:36 Tu Meke! Artist Flox on bringing art to a younger generation
- 11:50 Siouxsie Wiles: how octopuses taste
Tuesday, 3 November 2020
- 9:08 Māori council calls for police change over cannabis arrests
- 9:35 Time to recognise farmers for their carbon sequestration?
- 9:45 USA correspondent - eve of the US election
- 10:06 Surf's up from Ahipara to Riverton
- 10:35 Book review - Navigating the Stars by Witi Ihimaera
- 11:05 Sustainable Finance Forum roadmap, business eyes up new Cabinet
- 11:31 Hip-hop artist Rei on exploring the importance of te reo
- 11:45 Media in the Trump years, BBC's impartiality rules
Monday, 2 November 2020
- 9:08 New ministerial line up announced at 1pm
- 9:19 Urgent roadmap for mental health needed: Commissioner
- 9:41 End of Life Choice Act: almost two thirds in favour
- 9:52 Canada correspondent Salimah Shivji
- 10:11 New Zealand's oldest knife making company
- 10:40 Book review - The Harpy by Megan Hunter
- 11:07 Political commentators Mills & Morten
- 11:32 Seed to cup. Northland coffee growing entrepreneurs
- 11:49 What to look for when buying an apartment
Friday, 30 October 2020
- 9:08 Concerning language skills of new entrants
- 9:30 New Zealand's first fully electric plane
- 9:47 OE cancelled? How about a backyard roadie?
- 9:53 Asia correspondent Elizabeth Beattie
- 10:06 Busted: Investigator Ron McQuilter on his biggest cases
- 10:37 Book review - Dance Prone by David Coventry
- 11:07 New music with Jeremy Taylor
- 11:31 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:50 The week that was
Thursday, 29 October 2020
- 9:08 Climate impact: How will the new government deal with managed retreat?
- 9:39 Hundreds of mesh injury claims may be reassessed: ACC
- 9:50 Covid casts a shadow over Christmas in the UK
- 10:10 Spearfisher, diver and underwater videographer Sam Wild
- 10:40 Book review - A Song For The Dark Times by Ian Rankin
- 11:06 Focus on telco consumer rights, should you get a 5G phone?
- 11:28 Raising teenage boys
- 11:51 The Undoing, My Next Guest, Taskmaster NZ
Wednesday, 28 October 2020
- 9:07 Controversy over Wellington's future ferry terminal
- 9:34 MacDiarmid Institute receives $48m for science research
- 9:51 Victoria reopens, recession over, scandals galore
- 10:06 Flexing her Goddess Muscle: Pasifika poet Karlo Mila
- 10:36 Book review - Trio by William Boyd
- 11:06 Who's in the running for a Silver Scroll this year?
- 11:25 Does the new Parliament reflect New Zealand's diversity?
- 11:48 What impact has Covid-19 had on artists?
Tuesday, 27 October 2020
- 9:08 Contingencies for cash-strapped universities
- 9:40 Pharmac responds to concerns about medication shortages
- 9:54 USA correspondent Ron Elving - who will be President?
- 10:07 Ego and relationships: Professor of Psychotherapy Keith Tudor
- 10:40 Book review - To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini
- 11:06 Political commentators Mills & Morten
- 11:36 Two Raw Sisters on going plant-first in the kitchen
- 11:50 Media commentator Andrew Holden
Friday, 23 October 2020
- 9:08 Fears over drugs shortages
- 9:35 ASMR - a 'brain-gasm' caused by sounds, sights, or touch
- 9:47 Fire at Wellington airport
- 9:50 Pacific correspondent Moera Tuilaepa-Taylor
- 10:08 Polynesian Panther Melani Anae
- 10:40 Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass by Lana Del Ray
- 11:08 Music reviewer Grant Smithies
- 11:30 Sports commentator Dana Johannsen
- 11:45 The week that was
Thursday, 22 October 2020
- 9:08 New Covid fears in Auckland
- 9:30 Crunch time for fruitpicker shortage, warnings of export losses
- 9:46 The shoes made from pineapple husks, algae, and wool
- 9:50 'Tier three' trouble, Brexit breakthrough and football wars
- 10:08 Jo Brand on being 'gobby' & writing mental illness
- 10:35 Book review - Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman
- 11:09 TikTok launches bug bounty program
- 11:30 Children and self-control
- 11:45 Quibi, The Third Day, The Haunting of Bly Manor
Wednesday, 21 October 2020
- 9:08 Surgeons call for action on bowel cancer screening for Māori
- 9:34 Changing kids' perceptions of science and maths
- 9:48 Victoria's Premier's judgment questioned over travelling Kiwis
- 10:06 Author Ayad Akhtar on identity in a post 9/11, Trump America
- 10:37 Book review - The Tunnel of Dreams by Bernard Beckett
- 11:06 Music with Kirsten Johnstone
- 11:31 Youth Worker Talei Bryant: Find Your Fish
- 11:51 John Snow memorandum, tough tardigrades, foul fish
Tuesday, 20 October 2020
- 9:09 Infrastructure projects - massive spend and massive challenges
- 9:43 DC/AC - adapting the grid to renewables
- 9:51 USA correspondent Susan Davis
- 10:07 How author Tania Roxborogh is luring kids into Māori mythology
- 10:37 National's caucus gathers post its election defeat
- 10:42 Book review - The Survivors by Jane Harper
- 11:06 Business and the government in the new term
- 11:30 Tamatea/Dusky: The birthplace of New Zealand conservation
- 11:50 Media commentator Andrew Holden
Monday, 19 October 2020
- 9:08 A new political landscape - commentators Sherson & Jones
- 9:34 Where to now for the Greens?
- 9:48 Africa Correspondent, Debora Patta
- 10:07 Some Kind of Heaven, retirement living Florida-style
- 10:34 Book review - Te Mahi Oneone Hua Parakore
- 11:09 Post-election analysis from RNZ’s Political Editor
- 11:31 Fancy fungi - Ohau Gourmet Mushrooms
- 11:48 Spring is in the air: two festivals to look forward to
Friday, 16 October 2020
- 9:06 Election 2020: Jacinda Ardern
- 9:49 Asia correspondent Elizabeth Beattie
- 10:06 Birds of NZ, Oscar Thomas
- 10:38 Book review - Memorial Drive by Natasha Trethewey
- 11:06 Music with Jeremy Taylor
- 11:30 Sport with Sam Ackerman
- 11:47 The Week that was
Thursday, 15 October 2020
- 9:06 Election 2020: National leader Judith Collins
- 9:46 UK's 19,700 daily cases, will Boris walk away from Brexit?
- 10:10 Understanding Australia's dingos
- 10:37 Book review - Fire Front: First Nations poetry and power today
- 11:06 Mobile phones fuel discontent, encrypted messages, new iPhones
- 11:26 The importance of children playing outside
- 11:48 The Vow, Song Exploder, Totally Under Control
Wednesday, 14 October 2020
- 9:08 Lawyer: Covid-induced rent dispute measures need greater teeth
- 9:27 Advocating for tamariki
- 9:49 NSW Premier's secret, covid set-back, Pell and the Pope
- 10:10 Goat farming in the greater Auckland area
- 10:37 Book review - The Savage Coloniser Book by Tusiata Avia
- 11:07 Music with Graeme Downes
- 11:32 Lingerie for breast cancer survivors
- 11:50 Who speaks for children in the Family Court?
Tuesday, 13 October 2020
- 9:08 Spy agency boss on criminal cyber attacks
- 9:36 Business leaders unite in support of climate action
- 9:52 USA correspondent Ron Elving
- 10:09 Map for the Heart: Essays on Ida Valley life
- 10:37 Book review - The Living Sea of Waking Dreams
- 11:07 Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson
- 11:26 A thriving book exchange
- 11:47 Media commentator Andrew Holden
Monday, 12 October 2020
- 9:08 What's behind Auckland's rail network disruption?
- 9:37 Voters seek out online policy guide
- 9:50 Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney
- 10:08 Krump community: Ennaolla Paea on giving back through dance
- 10:36 Book review - All Our Shimmering Skies by Trent Dalton
- 11:07 Political commentators Sherson & Jones
- 11:32 Kids have fun in the kitchen with Egg & Spoon
- 11:50 Braiding Sweetgrass: celebrating a culture of gratitude
Friday, 9 October 2020
- 9:08 Early voters flock to the booth
- 9:25 Sustainable scarfies: Otago establishes 'green' flats
- 9:35 100 years of help and hope for Aucklanders in need
- 9:50 Pacific correspondent Moera Tuilaepa-Taylor
- 10:08 Riding the vegan wave: the BOSH! boys
- 10:40 Book review: Betty by Tiffany McDaniel
- 11:07 Music reviewer Grant Smithies
- 11:30 Sports commentator: Sam Ackerman
- 11:50 The week that was with Elisabeth Easther and Te Radar
Thursday, 8 October 2020
- 9:08 Drought worries rise as weather warms
- 9:30 The Kiwi researcher exposing the links between the religious right & Trump
- 9:50 UK correspondent Matthew Parris
- 10:10 Ringside with City Kickboxing's Eugene Bareman
- 10:40 Book review - Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
- 11:07 Tech's role in bushfire battle, Aussies invest in tech
- 11:25 Getting ready for NCEA exams: What can students and parents do?
- 11:50 Film and TV reviewer James Croot
Wednesday, 7 October 2020
- 9:08 Wage subsidy research looks at who took advantage
- 9:30 Recreational fishers support banning scallop dredging
- 9:50 Australia's Budget delivers $50b tax-cut windfall
- 10:07 Stan Walker on abuse, addiction, love and forgiveness
- 11:07 Book review - Vesper Flights by Helen Macdonald
- 11:12 Music with RNZ's Yadana Shaw
- 11:36 Combatting the dark thoughts in our brains
- 11:51 Diabetes drug-dementia link, and could Covid cause Parkinson's?
Tuesday, 6 October 2020
- 9:09 President Donald Trump to leave hospital
- 9:29 Lines companies want flashing lights & right-of-way
- 9:42 App ensures correct use of donated medical equipment
- 9:56 More electricity consumers looking to switch
- 10:07 Kay Douglas on how men can break their cycle of violence
- 10:39 Book review - The Discomfort of Evening
- 11:06 Fonterra sells Chinese farms, My Food Bag considers options
- 11:28 ABRZY on making rhymes since he was 17
- 11:48 Media commentator Andrew Holden
Monday, 5 October 2020
- 9:08 Could rapid antigen tests help open up our borders?
- 9:33 An update on President Trump's hospitalisation with Covid-19
- 9:39 Encouraging youth minorities to use their voices
- 9:51 German reunification at 30, embracing fresh air during Covid
- 10:06 How learning music can help all learning
- 10:38 Book review - The Animals in That Country by Laura Jean McKay
- 11:07 Political commentators Jones & Sherson
- 11:31 Celebrating 180 years of Wellington's Thistle Inn
- 11:48 Covid, community and co-housing
