All episodes
Friday, 15 November 2019
- 9:09 Australia enters era of disaster: bushfires and drought
- 9:39 Digital Curriculum 2.0: Is New Zealand ready?
- 9:51 Asia correspondent Ed White
- 10:06 Kieran Read reflects on his rugby career
- 10:37 Book review - The Topeka School by Ben Lerner
- 11:06 Music reviewer Jeremy Taylor
- 11:32 Sports commentator Brendan Telfer - Super Rugby
- 11:48 The week that was
Thursday, 14 November 2019
- 9:05 Public phase of Presidential impeachment enquiry
- 9:15 Could RNZ as we know it be a thing of the past?
- 9:25 What will our energy future look like by mid-century?
- 9:45 Nigel Farage backs off Tory seats, Britain floods, model found
- 10:05 Designing women: Anne Salmond on her career in architecture
- 10:35 Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
- 11:05 Should we really trust big tech with our health data?
- 11:25 Beyond the Bump: Coping with the mental turmoil of becoming mum
- 11:45 Bellbird, Ailo's Journey and Castle Rock
Wednesday, 13 November 2019
- 9:10 Retirement village contracts to be simplified: sector
- 9:25 School shake up 'will make things fairer'
- 9:36 Kaitiakitanga & rahui: adding colour to Maori concepts
- 9:47 Catastrophic bushfires and climate change brawling
- 10:06 What's it like to be a dog?
- 10:38 Book review - Pākehā Settlements in a Māori World
- 11:06 Longer story songs, music and unpleasure
- 11:28 Saving Kākāpō with fertility boosting rimu fruit
- 11:47 Reflections on the recent Brexit chapter
Tuesday, 12 November 2019
- 9:05 Threat to surf life saving clubs: action 20 years too late
- 9:25 Sydney residents "not ready" for catastrophic fires: researcher
- 9:35 Determinants for academic success among LGBT students
- 9:52 US correspondent David Smith
- 10:05 The birth of Netflix
- 10:35 Book review - Somewhere Becoming Rain by Clive James
- 11:05 Business Commentator Rebecca Stevenson, workplace relationships
- 11:30 How big could NZ's population get?
- 11:45 Media Commentator Gavin Ellis
Monday, 11 November 2019
- 9:05 What's the best way to stop young people viewing porn?
- 9:20 Why New Zealanders are living longer
- 9:45 German correspondent Thomas Sparrow - Berlin Wall
- 10:05 Chronic kidney disease: the silent killer - Rob Walker
- 10:35 Book review - Deeplight by Frances Hardinge
- 11:05 Political commentators Hooton & Williams
- 11:30 Garden to Table : 10 years on
- 11:45 Urban issues with Bill McKay - What is post-modernism?
Friday, 8 November 2019
- 9:05 Huge data gaps undermining environmental protection: PCE
- 9:20 Vaka: Tokelau's response to climate change
- 9:45 Pacific correspondent Johnny Blades - measles in Samoa
- 10:05 The Land Gardeners - cut flowers & compost fit for a farm
- 10:35 Book review - The Toll by Neal Shusterman
- 11:05 New music with Grant Smithies
- 11:30 Sports commentator Brendan Telfer - speculation on new AB coach
- 11:45 The week that was with James Elliott & Pinky Agnew
Thursday, 7 November 2019
- 9:05 Gender bias report. Senior doctors "making up for being female"
- 9:30 Concerns over lead in Canada's water supplies
- 9:45 Boris Johnson launches his election campaign
- 10:05 Sinéad Gleeson: sickness, health, motherhood & writing
- 10:35 Book review - Wearing Paper Dresses by Anne Brinsden
- 11:05 Driverless cars, 2nd digital divide and gangster phones
- 11:25 Tertiary education: an overwhelming choice?
- 11:45 Official Secrets, Sorry We Missed You, The Aeronauts
Wednesday, 6 November 2019
- 9:08 Ponzi scheme victims ‘angry’ at proposed changes
- 9:22 Businesses need to take workplace wellness more seriously
- 9:39 Auckland band The Beths on their international success
- 9:52 Melbourne Cup, equal pay for Matildas and ScoMo's protest ban
- 10:07 Paediatrician and composer, Louise Webster
- 10:41 Book review - Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
- 11:07 Music: Michael Kiwanuka, Bat for Lashes, SoccerPractise
- 11:31 RV There Yet? Don and Marilyn Jessen
- 11:49 Measles long-term impact, tsunami fungus and bendy materials
Tuesday, 5 November 2019
- 9:08 Council moves to return Foulden Maar to public ownership
- 9:17 The anti-trust case against Facebook
- 9:38 Up the wall: New research into sound-proofing
- 9:53 Public hearings into Trump impeachment move closer
- 10:07 New Zealand business: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
- 10:38 Book review - Bruny by Heather Rose
- 11:10 Business commentator Rod Oram
- 11:31 Exotic garden plants a 'ticking time bomb'
- 11:46 Media commentator Gavin Ellis
Monday, 4 November 2019
- 9:08 UK polling expert on Britain’s Brexit framed election
- 9:21 Climate emissions targets. How are we tracking?
- 9:38 Light at the end of the tunnel: fewer pests, more skills
- 9:50 Tension high in Spain, EU snub to Albania and North Macedonia
- 10:07 Geoff Spearpoint: a love letter to the Southern Alps
- 10:41 Book review - Zealandia, the valley that changed a nation
- 11:07 Political commentators Hooton & Jones
- 11:32 Mercer Cheese: homemade Dutch cheese from the Waikato
- 11:47 From largest fish in the sea to loudest bird in the world
Friday, 1 November 2019
- 9:09 Auckland e-scooters get green light despite safety concerns
- 9:36 Volker Nock: drilling down into kauri dieback
- 9:48 Asia correspondent Ed White - swine fever outbreak
- 10:09 Where Power Stops: politicians and the limits of power
- 10:37 Book review - Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo
- 11:07 Music reviewer Jeremy Taylor
- 11:30 Sports commentator Clay Wilson - RWC
- 11:49 The week that was
Thursday, 31 October 2019
- 9:08 Big financial players' climate change call
- 9:35 Bird brained? Why memory matters for toutouwai
- 9:53 Grenfell report and is Brexit the main UK election theme?
- 10:07 How to make happy memories
- 10:41 Book review - The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
- 11:06 Tech woes to scare you for Halloween (and how to fix 'em)
- 11:21 What to do when your child is struggling to achieve
- 11:48 Tell Me Who I Am, The Unortho_docs and Apple TV's offerings
Wednesday, 30 October 2019
- 9:09 Autistic children waiting too long for support
- 9:35 UK to go to polls Dec 12
- 9:44 Sprained your ankle? DON'T ice it!
- 9:51 Uluru climb closes and backpacker murderer dies
- 10:06 UK forensic scientist Angela Gallop
- 10:40 Book review - Whitiki! Whiti! Whiti! E!
- 11:11 Music with RNZ's Charlotte Ryan
- 11:33 We are here - a contemporary atlas of Aotearoa
- 11:45 Making Art Public exhibition and support of women artists
Tuesday, 29 October 2019
- 9:09 Global investment funds driving increased fossil fuel investment
- 9:37 1 in 3 limiting meat consumption : survey
- 9:50 USA correspondent - Trump's reaction to death of ISIS leader
- 10:10 Māori art historian Ngarino Ellis
- 10:38 Book review - Inside Out by Demi Moore
- 11:06 Political commentators Hooton & Jones
- 11:30 Kāpiti chef gets inventive with indigenous ingredients
- 11:45 Media commentator Gavin Ellis
Friday, 25 October 2019
- 9:05 Johnson unlikely to get his way on early GE, says academic
- 9:20 Uni students invent buoy to detect riptides
- 9:30 NZ's top 100 day walks
- 9:45 Pacific correspondent Koro Vaka'uta - measles beyond borders
- 10:05 Life & death in Nepal: Rojita Adhikari
- 10:35 Book Review - Pūrākau: Māori Myths Retold by Māori Writers
- 11:05 Music with Grant Smithies
- 11:30 All Blacks vs England at the RWC
- 11:45 The Week That Was with Pinky Agnew and Elisabeth Easther
Thursday, 24 October 2019
- 9:09 Helter-smelter: What's behind the Tiwai Point review?
- 9:31 Farmers get their way on agricultural emissions
- 9:43 We need to talk about loneliness: researcher
- 9:51 Arrest after 39 bodies found in lorry in UK
- 10:10 The Hamilton boat builder & the America's Cup
- 10:42 Book review - On the Plain of Snakes by Paul Theroux
- 11:07 Online voting: yes or no? And Libra no more
- 11:27 Moving house: the impact on children
- 11:48 Jojo Rabbit, El Camino and Wellington Paranormal, season II
Wednesday, 23 October 2019
- 9:09 Auckland's Sky City burns. What does it mean for Aucklanders?
- 9:37 Brexit deal edges closer, timetable delayed
- 9:52 Australian media launch 'Right to Know' campaign
- 10:07 Sweet success. Baby health pioneer, Jane Harding
- 10:38 Sky City and Fletcher Building CEOs front over fire
- 11:07 Laurie Anderson to curate New Zealand Festival
- 11:28 Women mean business: Rethinking colonial entrepreneurs
- 11:50 How old is your brain?
Tuesday, 22 October 2019
- 9:09 Brakes on Auckland? AT considers lower speed limits
- 9:35 Obesity challenging NZ's aged care sector
- 9:52 Trump's G7 host backtrack and Pelosi's trip to Jordan
- 10:07 Police announce independent bullying review
- 10:15 The Laundromat: Panama Papers real-life thriller
- 10:40 Book review - R. A. K. Mason: Uncollected Poems
- 11:07 Zero Carbon Bill report: How did business react?
- 11:22 Could Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles ever overtake battery EVs?
- 11:49 MediaWorks sale - the implications
Monday, 21 October 2019
- 9:09 Calls for change to laws on gene editing
- 9:44 TikTok: how proactive it is re children's safety?
- 9:53 US troops relocated from northern Syria, protests in Lebanon
- 10:09 Adaptive rock climber Craig deMartino
- 10:38 Book review - The Last of Her Kind by Sigrid Nunez
- 11:07 Political commentators Morten and Williams
- 11:30 Spring into summer: soil thermometers at the ready!
- 11:49 The legality of shark cage diving. Kennedy Warne
Friday, 18 October 2019
- 9:09 Temporary ceasefire agreed in Northern Syria
- 9:27 Organic entrepreneur Gary Hirshberg
- 9:44 Mediaworks to sell NZ TV operation
- 9:52 Asia correspondent Ed White
- 10:06 Security threat on Cook Strait ferry
- 10:10 Decades photographing NZ native trees
- 10:39 Book review - The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa
- 11:06 Music with Jeremy Taylor
- 11:31 Sports commentator Brendan Telfer
- 11:49 The week that was
Thursday, 17 October 2019
- 9:08 Govt prepares for returning jihadis with new law
- 9:29 Kiwisaver savvy? Just being in it doesn't mean you're sorted.
- 9:51 Brexit crunch talks appear to yield no deal
- 10:10 The battle to publish Dr Zhivago
- 10:39 Book review - Late in the Day by Tessa Hadley
- 11:07 'Edge computing', algos in the govt sector and Netflix results
- 11:27 Helping children get up and go
- 11:49 Joker, Zombieland: Double Tap and Halloween shows
Wednesday, 16 October 2019
- 9:08 Gang growth. More 'Underbelly' than "Once Were Warriors'
- 9:35 Growing bio-materials for eye surgery
- 9:50 Australia correspondent Karen Middleton
- 10:07 'Calm your collywobbles!' History Hustle's Joe Gillard
- 10:38 NZ Book review - Scented by Laurence Fearnley
- 11:08 A retrospective - and prospective - of Randy Newman
- 11:30 The only way is up - green walls: Mel Robinson
- 11:49 Employment law case: Morgan vs Tranzit Coachlines
Tuesday, 15 October 2019
- 9:05 Wild weather - NZTA: driving conditions may be hazardous
- 9:20 Megan Woods on the government's electricity reforms
- 9:40 NZ crime-busting software cracking global crimes
- 9:50 Trump's Syria backlash, impeachment hearings and Biles' brilliance
- 10:05 Hate crime victim and the power of forgiveness
- 10:40 Book Review - Girl by Edna O'Brien
- 11:05 AirNZ's new boss, Auckland's smart city ranking
- 11:30 Ben King - Boxfish: bringing underwater into clear view
- 11:45 Spark and Sky draw sport battle lines and shake up to the mag market?
Monday, 14 October 2019
- 9:09 NZ Rugby buys stake in Sky
- 9:17 What's the impact of scrapping power users' fixed low charge?
- 9:41 School principals' warning over "confusing" donation scheme
- 9:53 Crunch week for Brexit and Scottish independence hopes revived
- 10:09 Learning to love learning
- 10:40 Book review - Cold Fear by Mads Peder Nordbo
- 11:07 Political commentators Hooton & Mills
- 11:34 The Kiwi patisserie master making it big in London
- 11:49 How can we ensure our new houses are good quality?
Friday, 11 October 2019
- 9:09 Turkey threatens to send millions of refugees to Europe
- 9:29 Spark's ballsie business manoeuvrings
- 9:42 Could vertical evacuation structures help in a tsunami?
- 9:52 Pacific correspondent Moera Tuilaepa-Taylor
- 10:09 Pasifika practice. It's a family affair
- 10:40 Book review - The World That We Knew by Alice Hoffman
- 11:07 New music with Grant Smithies
- 11:31 RWC in turmoil
- 11:48 The week that was - who is Queen Shazza?