Search Results
Related tags:
Displaying items 4076 - 4100 of 4672 in total
-
Short sleepers sought
Do you get fewer than 7 hours sleep a night? Then Massey University needs you. It is researching why some people are short changed on the zeds. Audio
-
The Future of Our Regions: Kaikoura
We continue our series looking at the future of our regions, the challenges they face now, and their blueprint for the future. And no region has had as many challenges to face in the last 5 months or… Audio
-
-
The world inside our skin
Why do our tummies rumble? Do vitamin supplements do anything? Is CrossFit bad for my back? These are the questions medical doctor and senior editor at the Atlantic James Hamblin gets all the time. So… Audio
-
Leaving Kaikōura for good
Belinda Girl has lost her home and business after the November Kaikōura earthquake. She's nominated 'The Boy from New York City' by Manhattan Transfer to cheer her up. Audio
-
Short Story Club
Audio 20 Apr 2017The story for this week is Fishing Boy by Bonnie Etherington. Audio
-
Alternative medicine: quackery or therapy?
There is a perception that alternative or complementary medicines are safe. Is this the case? Audio
-
Using synthetic cannabis is 'playing Russian roulette'
People are better off smoking natural cannabis than playing Russian roulette with synthetics, the director of the New Zealand Drug Foundation says. Audio
-
Professor Caveman
They call him professor caveman. Bill Schindler, is teaching lessons from 200 millennia ago to millennials. He wants them to ditch the smartphones and comforts of modern life to live like Neolithic… Audio, Gallery
-
The Expats: Marian Fountain
A sculpture by NZ-born artist Marian Fountain was unveiled at Wellington Quarry Museum in Arras, France on 9 March. It recognises the 500 New Zealand tunnellers who worked in the Arras quarries… Audio, Gallery
-
Short Story Club!
The first story is The Poet's Wife by Bill Manhire. Clare Mabey discusses it with Jesse. Email us your thoughts once you've read it! jesse@radionz.co.nz (Put Short Story Club in the subject line) Audio
-
A Walk in My Shoes
Aucklander, Kate Chandulal is just 13 years old, but has already published a book. It's called A Walk in my Shoes - and it's about her life, which is quite different from the lives of most kids her… Audio
-
Jim Gaffigan: fatherhood, laziness and food
As a father of 5 who embraces laziness and the middle age spread that comes with that, Jim Gaffigan was destined to be a comedian. Video, Audio
-
Bookmarks with Royd Tolkien
Audio 12 Apr 2017Film Producer and Great Grandson of a famous author, Royd Tolkien is on a Quest. He is back in New Zealand to complete the bucket list his younger brother was unable to. Today he talks to Jesse about… Audio
-
Maggie Barry: Opening time capsule 'took some doing'
A mysterious time capsule discovered during construction work on Bowen Campus has been opened today. Audio, Gallery
-
Christchurch - our underground story
The author of a children’s book which explains the Christchurch rebuild is fundraising to have more copies printed after the first 1000 sold out in weeks. Audio
-
We don't know how lucky we are. Tom Scott on his mate, John Clarke
Satirist, comedian and writer John Clarke has died, aged 68. Audio
-
First NZ degree in vegan cuisine
Hugo Hughes is the first graduate from AUT's culinary arts school to specialise in vegan cooking. Audio
-
The power of the elite philanthropists
Most of us have heard about the generosity of philanthropists like Bill and Melinda Gates, or Mark Zuckerberg who have pledged to give away the majority of their wealth. But outside the media… Audio
-
The Death of Expertise
Alternative facts did not start with Donald Trump. For years, emotion has played a bigger role than reason in many public debates. But the rejection of rationalism and faith in experts is getting… Audio
-
A cure for smelly armpits?
Chris Callewaert, a post doctoral scholar from the University of California, San Diego has disovered that replacing the underarm bacteria of a very smelly person, with the bacteria from a less smelly… Audio
-
Expert feature: the History of English Part 2
Last week we focussed on Early and Middle English with Mark Amsler, an Associate Professor Comparative Literature at the School of Cultures, Languages and Linguistics at the University of Auckland. He… Audio
-
The Future of our Regions: Northland
The chair of the Northland Regional Council Bill Shepherd talks with us about the future of Northland. Audio
-
Television Critic: Linda Burgess
Short story and television script writer Linda Burgess critiques "The Missing" (TVNZ-1 Tues 9:30pm) and the Living Channel's "Great Canal Journeys" which features Actors, husband and wife team… Audio
-
FBI art detective on the Parnell Art Heist
Robert Whitman founded the FBI's Art Crime Team, and in the past he's been dubbed "the most famous art detective in the world". He discusses the Parnell Art heist at the weekend. Audio