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James Sneyd - Mathematics and Music
Audio 12 Jun 2014Auckland University professor of applied mathematics talks about his Royal Society lecture "Mathematics and Music: the beauties of pattern". James is an avid jazz violinist who has taught in… Audio
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Jason Padgett, who became mathematical genius after an assault
Jason Padgett has acquired savant syndrome - he became a mathematical genius after a vicious assault 12 years ago. Prior to being brutally attacked he had no aptitude for maths, but when he recovered… Audio
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Playing Favourites with Clemency Montelle
Senior Lecturer of Mathematics at the University of Canterbury, and a Rutherford Discovery Fellow reading original texts in the Exact Sciences in Greek, Latin, Sanskrit, Arabic, and Cuneiform. Audio
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Sport: U20 World Cup berth on the line for Fiji, Vanuatu in 'virtual final'
Fiji coach Ravinesh Kumar says his players are treating Thursday's Oceania Under 20 football clash against Vanuatu as a virtual final.
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Jacques Roubaud - French poet, essayist and novelist
French writer and poet Jacques Roubaud is described as a senior statesman of European literature and world poetry. His latest translated book, Mathematics, pays homage to one of the great passions of… Audio
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After the boom, the pinch
Younger generations are footing the bill for benefits that they themselves are likely to miss out on – and some economists predict a revolution.
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West Ham ensure survival with victory over Spurs
The New Zealand football captain Winston Reid's English club West Ham United made absolutely certain of Premier League safety with a 2-0 win over 10-man Tottenham Hotspur - their third...
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Teaching in spotlight at NZ summit
Nearly 400 education ministers and teacher representatives from around the world converged on Wellington recently for an International Summit on the Teaching Profession. Education correspondent John… Audio
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Give Giggs Man Utd job full time: Ferguson
Manchester United legend Sir Alex Ferguson believes Ryan Giggs should take on manager's job full-time in the wake of David Moyes sacking. That's according to a report on the Daily...
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The Panel with Michele A'Court and Stephen Franks (Part 2)
Audio 18 Mar 2014Topics - Wellington is the New Zealand city most workers would like to shift to - but Waikato is where they're the happiest. A Rudolf Steiner school on the Kapiti Coast has been investigated by the… Audio
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Breakers confirmed as champs no more
The New Zealand Breakers' mathematical chances of a playoffs place in the Australian basketball league ended on the weekend, when results they needed to go their way didn't. First the...
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Breakers coach says Bruton is the best
The Breakers coach Dean Vickerman says retiring guard CJ Bruton is the greatest basketball player he's ever been involved with, as the veteran prepares for the final two games of...
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Teacher unease emerging about new plan
Some primary-school staff are starting to oppose the Government's plan to create new roles for some teachers and principals who will be paid more to raise student achievement. Audio
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Teachers wary of new test requirement in American Samoa
The president of the Federation of Teachers in American Samoa, Peni Te'o, says some of his colleagues are anxious about a new mandatory test. Five hundred public school teachers are...
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American Samoa's Education Dept struggles keeping teachers
American Samoa's education director says high rates of attrition among teachers is creating an urgent need to fill vacancies, which could be putting school children at a disadvantage. The…
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Breakers beat Townsville
The New Zealand Breakers have scored a come-from-behind 102-99 win over the Townsville Crocodiles in their ANBL basketball clash on the North Shore. Trailing by as many as 11 points...
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Equality, or elitism?
The international rankings of New Zealand universities suggest we must ask ourselves whether we're happy for just one or two to be of global standing.
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Prime Number Champ
How a fascination for natural numbers greater than one that have no positive divisors other than one and itself, led to the discovery of what is still currently the largest known of one of these -… Audio
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New intelligence
With humanity's knowledge available in its entirety online, are our minds better or worse off since the digital boom?
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School groups welcome new roles
The Government's plan to create highly-paid jobs for top performing teachers and principals appears to have hit the right note with the education sector. Audio
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In the madding crowd
Top tips for making the most out of your next music festival.
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Mathematicians solve 40-year-old riddle
Audio 24 Dec 2013Professor Geoff Whittle from Victoria University was one of a team who solved Rota's conjecture - a famous mathematical problem. Audio
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Fishing and Mathematics
Michael Plank explains how mathematical modelling suggests that big fish, rather than small fish, should be thrown back Audio
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Scientists concerned at poor student maths and science results
The Association of Scientists says students are missing out on highly paid jobs because of their poor performance in maths and science. Audio
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An enquiry based approach to learning maths
Audio 5 Dec 2013Professor Glenda Anthony is Co-Director of the Centre of Excellence for Research in Mathematics Education at Massey University. She is developing a proactive enquiry-based approach to teaching and… Audio
