All episodes
Friday, 16 May 2025
- 9:05 Big changes foreshadowed for social service funding
- 9:20 Andrew Little's return to the political fray
- 9:30 GIVE WAY! The musical about road rules
- 9:45 Asia correspondent Ed White
- 10:05 How new weight loss drugs work - and their downsides
- 10:35 Book review: Universality by Natasha Brown
- 10:45 Around the motu: Jonathan Leask in Ashburton
- 11:05 New music with Grant Smithies
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was
Thursday, 15 May 2025
- 9:05 BNZ says $2.2 billion coming into mortgage holders pockets
- 9:20 Are the rules for online alcohol deliveries too loose?
- 9:30 The UK company that wants to recycle all of Britain's EV batteries
- 9:45 UK correspondent Matt Dathan
- 10:05 Erna Walraven : one of the first female zookeepers in Australia
- 10:30 Plans for biggest inland port in Milburn
- 10:35 Book review: Nobody's Fool by Harlan Coben
- 10:45 Around the motu: Libby Kirkby McLeod in Hamilton
- 11:05 Government announces $190 million social investment fund
- 11:15 New technology: Tony Grasso
- 11:30 The challenges and triumphs of solo motherhood
- 11:45 Screentime: La Cocina, The Four Seasons, Choir Games
Wednesday, 14 May 2025
- 9:05 Are competition laws working when it comes to the electricity
- 9:25 MFAT updates US travel advice for New Zealanders
- 9:35 AI, drones and helicopters being used to manage power lines
- 9:45 Australia correspondent Bernard Keane
- 10:05 Bestselling author on his international mission
- 10:30 Rare endemic New Zealand snail been filmed laying an egg
- 10:35 Book review: 1985: A Novel by Dominic Hoey
- 10:45 Around the motu: Logan Savory in Southland
- 11:05 Music with Kirsten Zemke
- 11:20 From fast-fashion to self-made advocate: designer Tara Viggo
- 11:45 Personal finance: do you have savings for a rainy day ?
Tuesday, 13 May 2025
- 9:05 Work wanted: the thousands who can't get enough hours
- 9:20 Restoring the fortunes of our struggling wool industry
- 9:30 Unlocking the secrets of the "superagers"
- 9:45 USA correspondent Ron Elving
- 10:05 Jack Hobbs: "Plants are good for us!"
- 10:30 Kiwisaver figures show more withdrawals for hardship than homes
- 10:35 Book review: The Book of Guilt by Catherine Chidgey
- 10:45 Around the motu: Peter de Graaf in Northland
- 11:05 Business commentator Victoria Young
- 11:20 Dame Valerie Adams on her advocacy for tamariki
- 11:45 Sports chat with Sam Ackerman
Monday, 12 May 2025
- 9:05 Predator Free 2050: what next for the national pest eradication plan?
- 9:20 David Parker: "I'll always advocate for tax reform"
- 9:45 Europe correspondent Thomas Sparrow in Germany
- 10:05 Jaye Pukepuke's redemption from criminal to role model
- 10:35 Book review: Bound: A memoir of making and remaking by Maddie Ballard
- 10:45 Around the motu: Amy Williams in Auckland
- 11:05 Political commentators Peter Dunne and Sue Moroney
- 11:30 Award winning cheeses out of Hōhepa Hawke's Bay
- 11:45 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Friday, 9 May 2025
- 9:05 The first American Pope Leo XIV
- 9:25 Pay equity expert on Government changes
- 9:45 Greenhouse growers put hope in geothermal heat
- 9:55 Pacific correspondent Koroi Hawkins
- 10:05 Jo Haanstra on growing tech companies
- 10:35 The heart surgeon, his wife and the film maker: Paula Whetu Jones
- 10:40 Book review: The Homemade God by Rachel Joyce
- 10:45 Around the motu: Ian Allen in Marlborough
- 11:05 Music reviewer Jeremy Taylor
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was with Te Radar and Donna Brookbanks
Thursday, 8 May 2025
- 9:05 Medical Council concerns over increased political control vs clinical independence in the workforce
- 9:20 Independent electricity retailer bemoans Manawa decision
- 9:40 Update on Glen Innes fire
- 9:45 UK correspondent Harriet Line
- 10:05 Mysteries, ghosts, fires, avalanches and crevasses: the history of Tongariro National Park
- 10:30 Tourism operators show their wares at annual conference
- 10:40 Book review: The Mademoiselle Alliance by Natasha Lester
- 10:45 Around the motu: Jesse Archer in Taupo
- 11:05 New technology with University of Auckland Law Professor
- 11:20 How to talk to children about keeping safe
- 11:45 Film and TV Review with Tom Augustine
Wednesday, 7 May 2025
- 9:07 Auckland supercity 15 years on: success or failure?
- 9:25 Insurers concerned over rise in lithium-ion battery fires
- 9:35 Police officer maps all lost people
- 9:47 Australia correspondent Karen Middleton
- 10:07 Equal Pay Amendment Bill debated under urgency
- 10:17 Glasgow comedian Rosco McClelland
- 10:32 Turning a talk-fest into action: what next for Auckland
- 10:40 Book review: Te Moana o Reo: Ocean of Languages
- 10:47 Around the motu: Jimmy Ellingham
- 11:10 Music with Maggie Tweedie
- 11:30 Kiwi author's Sherryl Jordan's final book reveals her methods - and her struggles
- 11:45 Technology with Allan Blackman
Tuesday, 6 May 2025
- 9:05 Prison officers union on full prisons and underfunded support services
- 9:20 82,000 smokers need to quit by year end to meet Smokefree 2025 goal: researcher
- 9:35 Technological play laboratory for adults
- 9:45 US correspondent Ximena Bustillo
- 10:05 Tim Friede injected himself with snake venom 856 times
- 10:35 Book review: The Secret Painter by Joe Tucker
- 10:45 Around the motu: David Hill in North Canterbury
- 11:05 Members bill to ban social media for u16s
- 11:05 Business commentator Dan Brunskill
- 11:20 Shoshana McCallum on her darkly funny Comedy Fest show
- 11:45 Sports correspondent Joe Porter
Monday, 5 May 2025
- 9:05 Councils and insurers continue to lead climate adaptation decisions
- 9:35 Calls to keep plain language law as it heads for repeal
- 9:45 Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney
- 10:05 Professor Martin Stiles on fixing heartbeats
- 10:35 Book review: Girl on Girl: How Pop Culture Turned a Generation of Women Against Themselves by Sophie Gilbert
- 10:45 Around the motu: Mike Tweed in Whanganui
- 11:05 Political commentators Brigitte Morten and Lianne Dalziel
- 11:30 How a trip to Spain inspired a cookbook
- 11:45 Urban Issues with Bill McKay
Friday, 2 May 2025
- 9:05 Chaotic winds lead to flight backlog out of capital
- 9:15 The possible consequences of simplifying early childhood
- 9:35 Open source library software used worldwide
- 9:50 Asia correspondent Ed White
- 10:10 Screenwriter Angela Franklyn: overcoming adversity
- 10:35 Canterbury and Wellington weather updates
- 10:35 Book review: 38 Londres Street by Phillipe Sands
- 10:45 Around the motu: Tom Hunt in Wellington
- 11:05 New music with Grant Smithies
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was
Thursday, 1 May 2025
- 9:05 Whakapapa ski field prepares for season ahead
- 9:30 Child trafficking law change within reach?
- 9:45 UK: Local elections, Net Zero row, Kneecap fight
- 10:05 Southland aunty teaching others to find a feed
- 10:40 Book review: Wonderland by Tracy Farr
- 10:45 Around the motu : Keiller MacDuff in Christchurch
- 11:05 Tech correspondent Peter Griffin
- 11:25 Separating parents: mediation to stay out of court
- 11:45 Screentime: Warfare, Drop, Sinners, Small Things Like These
Wednesday, 30 April 2025
- 9:05 Physician associates - health workforce solution?
- 9:30 Cornerstone of Christchurch theatre returns to the city
- 9:45 Australia: Election campaign draws to close
- 10:05 Shilo Kino: 'Writing this book was a form of medicine'
- 10:35 Book review: The Paris Express by Emma Donoghue
- 10:45 Around the motu: Alisha Evans in Tauranga
- 11:05 Music: Short, long, short - what's going on?
- 11:20 Where heart meets art: Wellington's hand-crafted cremation urns
- 11:45 Where house sellers made 100% gains within 5 years
Tuesday, 29 April 2025
- 9:05 Are taxpayers getting bang for buck?
- 9:30 This year's 40-Hour Challenge
- 9:45 USA correspondent Ron Elving
- 10:05 Flaxmere's biggest champion: Henare O'Keefe
- 10:35 Book review: Preachers, Pastors, Prophets: The Dominican Friars of Aotearoa
- 10:45 Around the motu: Piers Fuller in Wairarapa
- 11:05 Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson
- 11:30 Wetapunga: Older than dinosaurs and a little weird looking
- 11:45 Sports-chat with Marc Hinton
Monday, 28 April 2025
- 9:05 closure of one-of-a-kind psychotherapy day programme
- 9:20 Trump vs the Judiciary: is a constitutional crisis looming?
- 9:45 Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney
- 10:05 Derek Leask, on his atlas of the New Zealand wars
- 10:35 Book review: Vanishing World by Sayaka Murata
- 10:45 Around the motu:Diane McCarthy in Whakatane
- 11:05 Political commentators Gareth Hughes and Ben Thomas
- 11:30 The award winning meat raised locally for urban consumption
- 11:45 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Thursday, 24 April 2025
- 9:05 Medical Council investigates complaints over medicinal cannabis
- 9:20 Consumer advocate says bank protections 'half-baked'
- 9:30 How might the US's planned withdrawal from the WHO
- 9:45 UK: Uniting the right, wooing Trump on trade, driving test wait
- 10:05 Belinda Robinson: Unforgetting the past
- 10:35 Book review: Strangers in Time by David Baldacci
- 10:45 Around the motu: Tess Brunton in Dunedin
- 11:05 Tech: Could Google be broken up?
- 11:25 Parenting: what 13-year-olds feels about school
- 11:45 Screentime:
Wednesday, 23 April 2025
- 9:05 Are student loan interest rates, penalties blocking returns?
- 9:20 Criminals missing out on potential rehabilitation
- 9:30 Why air ambulances need doctors onboard
- 9:45 Australia: Election latest, tariff twist, Virgin travails
- 10:05 Addicted to screens: How to use tech without it using you
- 10:35 Book review: Audition by Katie Kitamura
- 10:45 Around the motu: Alexa Cook in Hawkes Bay
- 11:05 Music with Yadana Saw
- 11:20 How to choose the best shoes for your feet
- 11:45 Science: which farm animal is smartest?
Tuesday, 22 April 2025
- 9:05 The Passing of a Pontiff: World mourns death of Pope Francis
- 9:20 The choices being made for Wellington's heart - Civic Square
- 9:30 Long battle over anti-seizure medication risk to the unborn
- 9:50 US correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben
- 10:05 Back to Timor: doco on veterans' return
- 10:30 Who will replace the Pope?
- 10:35 Book Review - A Thousand Threads by Neneh Cherry
- 10:45 Around the Motu: Simon Wilson in Auckland
- 11:05 Business commentator Maria Slade
- 11:30 Our fair trading laws can deal with greenwashing claims
- 11:45 Sports commentator Glen Larmer
Thursday, 17 April 2025
- 9:05 Cyclone Tam update
- 9:20 The departing head of the Islamic Women's Council
- 9:30 What to look out for while Easter shopping
- 9:45 UK: Court sets legal definition of 'woman'
- 10:05 British poet Lemn Sissay on his 'experiment in hope'
- 10:35 Book review: Silken Gazelles by Jokha Alharthi
- 10:45 Around the motu: John Freer in Coromandel
- 11:05 Tech with Mark Pesce
- 11:05 Inflation up on higher food prices
- 11:25 How to do co-parenting well
- 11:45 Screentime with Tamar Munch
Wednesday, 16 April 2025
- 9:05 Advocates for neurodivergent and disabled students applaud potential redirected funding
- 9:20 Kiwi architecture firm's plans for its low-cost, fast build 'Living House'
- 9:30 ACC costs for white tail spider bites rise this summer
- 9:45 Australia: Labor leads polls, housing policies detailed
- 10:05 Paul Hawken tells the story of carbon
- 10:35 Book review: Outrageous Fortunes by Lucy Sussex and Megan Brown
- 10:45 Around the motu: James Pocock in Gisborne
- 11:05 Music with Dave Wilson: Queer Men in Jazz
- 11:25 Getting more women working in trees
- 11:45 Personal finance: The impact to New Zealand of changeable tariffs
Tuesday, 15 April 2025
- 9:05 Frustration at Hamilton's wastewater limits
- 9:20 Bremworth's new chair: we are at a crucial crossroads
- 9:45 USA correspondent Ron Elving
- 10:05 Modern homesteading in Central Otago
- 10:30 Auckland school parents' group launches no smartphone initiative
- 10:35 Book review: Death At The White Hart by Chris Chibnall
- 10:45 Around the motu: Ellen Curnow in Westport
- 11:05 Business correspondent Dan Brunskill
- 11:30 Tatiana Goded's new novel draws on her experience
- 11:45 Sports-chat with Sam Ackerman
Monday, 14 April 2025
- 9:05 High prices, disconnection fees hamper homes with gas
- 9:20 Surge of interest in new investment visa
- 9:30 Researchers at Victoria University find new antibiotic
- 9:45 Middle East correspondent Sebastian Usher
- 10:05 Irish actor Ciarán Hinds on the power of telling war stories
- 10:35 Book review: Surplus Women by Michelle Duff
- 10:45 Around the motu: Kirsty Pickett in Te Anau
- 10:55 A peak at Christchurch's long awaited stadium
- 11:05 Political commentators Sue Moroney and Liam Hehir
- 11:30 From oligarchs and superyachts to fish and chips in Grey Lynn
- 11:45 Urban Issues with Bill McKay
Friday, 11 April 2025
- 9:05 Organised crime and mental health: Police Commissioner
- 9:30 Plans for a kanuka based, Maori-led industry
- 9:45 Pacific correspondent Koroi Hawkins
- 10:05 Thriving ecosystem revealed after Antarctic iceberg sheared
- 10:35 Book review: Happy Land by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
- 10:45 Around the motu: Jared McCulloch in Queenstown
- 11:05 Music reviewer Jeremy Taylor
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was
Thursday, 10 April 2025
- 9:05 US Trade tarriff chaos: some paused, sharp rise for China
- 9:35 Legal scholar concerned about use of artificial intelligence in court
- 9:40 Nelson Jewellery Week shines amid closures of craft and design
- 9:50 UK: 'Calm' reaction to tariffs, Universal theme park plans
- 10:05 Wordle editor Tracy Bennett on why we're hooked on the puzzle
- 10:35 Book review: Atlas of the New Zealand Wars by Derek Leask
- 10:45 Around the motu: Robin Martin in Taranaki
- 11:05 Tech: Bad cyber dog, Australian super funds attack
- 11:30 Parenting: The transition to fatherhood: joys and challenges
- 11:45 Screentime: Dying for Sex, The Grand Tour, The Amateur
Wednesday, 9 April 2025
- 9:05 Litany of issues with Maori Land Court digitisation
- 9:20 Construction costs flat after pandemic surge
- 9:30 Streaming in schools doesn't lift achievement: educator
- 9:45 Trump fallout, Darwin Port, medical drone trial, Mokbel free
- 10:05 Rachel Paris attracts Hollywood interest with debut thriller
- 10:35 Book Review: Lynn Freeman
- 10:45 Around the motu: Libby Kirkby-McLeod in Hamilton
- 11:05 Music with Kirsten Zemke: Girl Power
- 11:20 Can you change your partner's behavior? Should you try?
- 11:45 Science: GE wolf back from extinction - or is it?
