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Music with Grant Smithies
The debut album from Chicago trio Horsegirl is released today, and it's a rough and ready noise-pop ripper. We'll hear two tracks from it, plus a great new single from Wellington band Let's Planet and… Audio
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Today's sports news: What you need to know
In today's sports news - Force too good for Moana Pasifika, Gilbert banned for the rest of Super Rugby and Semenya offered to show her genitals to officials.
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Looking at the business behind the pandemic
Just as the world is starting to go into the first of many lockdowns, reporter J David McSwane tagged along on a private jet with a businessman on a mission to buy medical face masks for the… Audio
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The oddities of the English language
In Dr Arika Okrent's latest book, Highly Irregular: Why Tough, Through, and Dough Don't Rhyme - and Other Oddities of the English Language, the linguist examines the weirdness of the English language… Audio
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Wheat importers in Asia scramble for supplies after Indian export ban
Traders say the ban could drive global prices to new record peaks, hitting poor consumers in Asia and Africa particularly hard.
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Today's sports news: What you need to know
In today's sports news - Fox second in Belgium, frustrating regatta for NZ SailGP and NZ squash players roll on at World Champs.
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Exploring Generational Change in Dhaba on Devon Avenue
Audio 15 May 2022Traditions under threat from changing attitudes and new generations who have different expectations, is one of the ideas being investigated in a new play being presented by Auckland's Prayas Theatre… Audio
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Chelsea sale agreed to end Abramovich era
Chelsea Football Club has confirmed that terms have been agreed with a consortium led by Los Angeles Dodgers part-owner Todd Boehly and backed by Clearlake Capital over the acquisition of the English…
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School counts cost of coaxing kids back to class after Covid-19
Fed up with students not turning up, an Auckland college has hired attendance navigators and taken out radio ads to try get kids into the classroom.
New PPTA numbers show 60,000 students are missing… Video, Audio
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Trump-backed candidate wins Republican nomination for Ohio US Senate seat
Author and venture capitalist JD Vance beat six other candidates in a race that set a record for the most money, $US66m, ever spent on an Ohio election.
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Protests across US over abortion rights; Supreme Court leak probed
Protesters rallied under the slogan "off our bodies" in cities across the United States, demanding abortion rights be protected after the leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion that would overturn the…
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Today's sports news: What you need to know
Latest- Cane heads home for baby, Federer sets return date, Djokovic cleared to play Wimbledon, record crowds expected for Open Championship, F1 teams strip paint to go faster, NBA Finals roll on.
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Kevin Day: 'Football fans feel they've lost the game'
Comedian Kevin Day is a staunch fan of Crystal Palace football club and self-described hopeless football romantic. He is also the co-host of The Price of Football podcast which digs into the influence… Audio
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Perlina Lau's must-see TV
Audio 14 Apr 2022Perlina Lau casts her eye over six shows to put on your favourites list for April. Video
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The weird wonders of Wikipedia
Neuroscience student Annie Rauwerda loves trivia that's both educational and funny and Wikipedia is her favourite source. A couple of years ago in lockdown, the 22-year-old started sharing screenshots… Audio
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'A paradigm shift?': Shock result could spark physics revolution
Scientists find a sub-atomic particle's mass is at odds with a theory underpinning modern physics.
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Lost and Found: Sampling the Samples
This week on Lost and Found, Yadana Saw shares originals and versions that have been sampled and covered by other artists. Tonight you'll hear Willie Nelson, Sade next to Nubya Garcia. Video, Audio
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Today's sports news: What you need to know
In today's sports news - Sadowski-Synnott wins in backcountry, Liverpool close the gap on City, England make a good start in Barbados and King beaten in Cairo.
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Music with Yadana Saw
Audio 9 Mar 2022Yadana Saw shares a couple of new songs from local artists, including one who has recently been on tour with Harry Styles, and uplifting, rousing gospel reissue from influential Chicago preacher… Audio
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Noise pollution: How the world has forgotten to listen
In her new book, 'Of Sound Mind: How Our Brain Constructs a Meaningful Sonic World,' Dr Nina Kraus examines the partnership of sound and brain, highlighting the relationship between the hearing brain… Audio
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Squash star Paul Coll caps off big week in style
New Zealand squash player Paul Coll has again showed his fighting qualities to clinch his first tournament victory as world No 1.
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Today's sports news: What you need to know
In today's sports news - All Blacks test venues locked in, player to miss Women's Cricket World Cup games with Covid, Team New Zealand thinking of Ukraine and Abramovich to sell Chelsea
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'Dream come true': More history for squash star Paul Coll
A New Zealand men's squash player is officially the world number one ranked player for the first time.
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Davos Man: the billionaires who looted the world's economies
"Davos Man: a member of the global billionaire class that controls the majority of the world's wealth". In his new book, New York Times global economics correspondent Peter S. Goodman contends that… Audio
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Laureus World Sports Awards finalists named
Simone Biles, Tom Brady, Robert Lewandowski and Emma Raducanu among finalists for the 2021 Laureus World Sports Awards.
