Jesse Mulligan
Impact Award winner Courtney Davies
Courtney Davies has been a top chicken judge, represented Aotearoa as a Rural Ambassador, discovered four new viruses, and volunteered remotely by teaching six thousand people in Africa to date about… Audio
World Series of Birding - a bird spotting sport
The World Series of Birding. Every year, teams gather to try to identify the greatest number of bird species in a 24 hour period, all within the State of New Jersey in America. Former winner Dan… Audio
Expert feature: travel pitfalls and what to look for
Now that travel has opened up again many of us are opting to take a long-anticipated holiday away. Jon Duffy from Consumer NZ has some advice on what your rights are when it doesn't go to plan. Audio
Australian Correspondent Brad Foster
Today Sydney-based correspondent Brad Foster talks to Jesse about the disbelief amongst Australians over the Manly pride football jerseys. He also has an update on how they are faring with high COVID… Audio
Television Critic: Caitlin Cherry
This week Caitlin talks to Jesse about The Lincoln Lawyer and Janet King, which also a legal drama. Audio
Screen based lifestyles are bad news for our eyes
Our abrupt change to a lifestyle on screens means we're learning about the consequences as we live them. Dr Alex Muntz is an Ophthalmology research fellow at the University of Auckland, he speaks to… Audio
New gene therapy could block bad cholesterol
Here in New Zealand, the first person in the world was injected with new gene editing material designed to modify the DNA which produces bad cholesterol. Dr Ralph Stuart, speaks to Jesse about the… Audio
Seagrass restoration project aimed at fighting climate change
A new seagrass restoration project is being trialed with the hope it can then create an effective way to plant more of it around Aotearoa and help fight climate change. Cawthron Institute lead… Audio
Jim Wheeler on display at Following Nature exhibition
Jim Wheeler is a New Zealand bronze sculptor, who stops every few metres to examine various leaves, branches and roots. He fell in love with New Zealand's ancient native flora, and moved to Aotearoa… Audio
Kainga premiering at NZIFF tonight
A very special movie is premiering tonight at the New Zealand International Film Festival. It's a called Kainga. Shuchi Kothari is one of Kainga's producers, she talks to Jesse about the film. Audio
New research says napping is bad for your health
New research on a large scale has concluded that napping may in fact be bad for your health! Sleep specialist Dr. Raj Dasgupta, talks Jesse about the research. Audio
Your Money with Mary Holm
Mary talks today about growing women's financial wellbeing. She's been at at Financial Council summit on women and finances which was looking closely at the gender retirement gap. Mary shares what was… Audio
NZ Sporting History: Tall Blacks 2002 FIBA world cup
Today on NZ Sport History we're reflecting on a milestone achievement in the world of basketball. In 2002, the Tall Blacks flew to Indianapolis to compete in the FIBA World Championship. Player Ed… Audio
Remembering John Hore Grenell with Brendan Dugan
Brendan Dugan remembers the late country musician John Hore Grenell, of Whitecliffs, Canterbury. Audio
Music Critic: Tony Stamp
Today RNZ's own Tony Stamp talks about music from Te Kahureremoa. Audio
The downfall of wanted crypto-queen Dr Ruja Ignatova
There was a time when Dr Ruja Ignatova was like a rock star, with fans flocking to Wembley arena to hear her talk about Onecoin, her cryptocurrency she said would kill Bitcoin. Now she's on the FBI's… Audio
Bookmarks with Chris Parkin
Our guest on bookmarks today is businessman and philanthropist Chris Parkin. This year marks 10 years since he established the Parkin Drawing Prize, in which the winner is awarded $25,000. Audio
Podcast Critic: Kim Moodie
Today RNZ journalist Kim Moodie joins Jesse to talk about the podcasts she's been listening to. She tells Jesse about the Radiolab podcast and the New York Times' new first person podcast series. Audio