Jesse Mulligan
Great album: Living in the USA by Linda Ronstadt
Today's Great Album is from an artist who, over a five decade long career, has scored eleven Grammy Awards, three American Music Awards, two Academy of Country Music awards, and an Emmy. She has… Audio
Sound Archives: the 1930 Lions tour
On June 21st 1930, the All Blacks met a touring British side for their first test at Carisbrook in Dunedin. It was shocking weather with driving snow, but still a crowd of 28,000 people turned out. Video, Audio, Gallery
The increasing popularity of Yoga
Of yoga was considered a sport - it would be the biggest one in terms of participation numbers. Audio
National MP Todd Barclay to leave Parliament at end of term
National MP Todd Barclay won't stand as a candidate for the 2017 election and will leave Parliament at the end of the term. Audio
Saving Penguins Through Kaitiakitanga
A leading penguin expert is changing the way we look at conservation. Professor John Cockrem, of Massey University, is making it his goal to help the world's smallest penguin flourish again around our… Audio
West Side Story star performs "Maria"
Kevin Hack plays Tony in the next big stage production to hit Auckland - Westside Story. The production has it's gala premiere on Thursday night at The Civic. Video, Audio
Favourite album: Rocket to Russia - Ramones
Rocket to Russia is the third studio album by American punk band the Ramones. It came out on November 4, 1977 and reached number 49 on the US Billboard charts. Audio
Great Album - Together Alone by Crowded House
Together Alone is the fourth studio album by the band Crowded House. Geoff Simmons chats about this album between songs. Audio
Great Movie Soundtrack: The Big Chill
It's the last of our great movie soundtracks and we thought we'd go out with a bang! The Big Chill was released in 1983, and featured soul and R&B hits from the 60's and 70's Audio
Great Movie Soundtrack: Romeo and Juliet (1996)
William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet: Music from the Motion Picture is the soundtrack to the 1996 film of the same name. Audio
Great Movie Soundtrack: Jackie Brown
Today's great album, is from the soundtrack to the American crime thriller "Jackie Brown", the 3rd feature film directed by Quentin Tarantino. A trademark of those early Tarantino movies is the… Audio
The Dunning-Kruger effect
The theory called the Dunning Kruger Effect suggests that people have very little insight into their own gaps in knowledge and expertise, so are they are less inclined to challenge information… Audio
Expert feature: the Tōtara
Philip Simpson has dedicated an entire book to one tree – the Tōtara. He talks about the historic uses and symbolism of our second largest native tree. Audio, Gallery
The Future of Our Regions
This afternoon we look at the Westland District, population 8,760 and one of the most sparsely populated parts of the country. Audio
Television Critic: Melenie Parkes
Freelance writer, Blogger and TV Critic, Melenie Parkes has a viewing tip for travelers on long haul flights in today's TV Critique. Audio
Favourite album: The Forrest Gump Soundtrack
The soundtrack to the 1994 Oscar winning film peaked at number 2 on the US Billboard charts that year. Audio
Hidden Figures: Winter Weather
Lillian Grace of Figure NZ shares some winter weather statistics with us, including our rainiest and sunniest cities. Audio
Expelled students visit Nepal
25 expelled students from Christchurch were taken to Nepal last year on an initiative from the YMCA to help turn their lives around, called Project Hope. Video, Audio
Call for BMI scale to be customised for different ethnicities
Associate professor Scott Duncan is the head of research of AUT's school of sport and recreation. He has just completed a study of 1676 adolescent girls and is concerned at the findings based on using… Audio