Anna Thomas

PPE - personal protective equipment - has been essential to our COVID-19 response. Where is all the used material going?  Audio

First created in New Zealand in the 1970s- reading recovery has helped more than 300-thousand children improve their reading abilities.  Perry Rush from The Learning Circle talks to Anna about… Audio

Real pirates don't wear boots or puffy shirts or carry cutlass swords in their mouths. But some kept diaries that describe in detail their adventures. Writer and artist Keith Thomson has turned those… Audio

You might have heard names like Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Billie Holiday, but for many jazz can seem like an intimidating genre to plunge into. But where do you start? RNZ's resident jazzman Nick… Audio

Today Claire talks about a new book she's discovered by Daniel Mendelsohn. It's called 'Three Rings: A Tale of Exile, Narrative and Fate". Audio

Today Dan Watson of Vertech IT Services talks to Anna about keeping your PC safe from colleagues' pranks and ways to remember your passwords. Audio

There is a new edition of the 'Checklist of the Birds of New Zealand" - but this time with much greater prominence to Maori bird names. Audio

Do you find yourself blubbering at movies? It could be a sign of your emotional strength.

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Tanya Levin was just 14 when her family joined a small Pentecostal church in the suburbs of Sydney, which went on to become the megachurch Hillsong with branches in 30 countries. She talks to Anna… Audio

Today's expert is all about how you can avoid stains. Peter Cheyne shares a simple trick. Audio

Sydney based Brad Foster talks to Anna about what's been happening across the ditch. Audio

Linda Burgess talks to Anna about the latest Masterchef NZ series, Hacks and Kid Sister. Audio

Rosemary Penwarden has been driving around Otago in a self-converted electric car for the last 3 years. Audio

More than 500 million people streamed in to watch the defamation trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard. While the jury deliberates its verdict, we talk to clinical psychologist Dougal Sutherland… Audio

Many of us may not want to think about the billions of micro-organisms that exist in our homes... but a new study by Campaign for Wool NZ and AgResearch is aiming to do just that. Audio

In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Anna Thomas about some kooky Australian election coverage, a bold new stance on car reviewing from BusinessDesk, a memo from Stuff… Audio

Anna Thomas and panellists Alexia Russel and Fryderyk Kublikowski discuss their favourite kiwi tracks for NZ Music Month, grocery prices and native birds returning to urban forests. Audio

Anna Thomas and panellists Alexia Russel and Fryderyk Kublikowski discuss funding to tackle the scourge of domestic violence, congestion charges in our major cities and procrastination. Audio

Anna Thomas and panellists Alexia Russel and Fryderyk Kublikowski speak to those at today's opening of the Ancient Egyptian Temple Garden at the Hamilton Gardens. Audio