Karyn Hay
Bird's eye view of convoy protest
Karyn talks to local resident, Chris Roberts who has been watching the protest activity and endured the disruption. Audio
Convoy protest doomed to fail - Minto
Veteran protestor John Minto says the Freedom Convoy lacks a strategy and an objective and is therefore bound to fail. We're in our third night of protestors camping out on the lawn at Parliament and… Audio
Buller water levels lower than feared
Civil Defence in Westport is closely watching the Buller River, after high tide hit at 7pm. Floodwaters have cut off the town today,prompting a state of emergency to be declared as homes were… Audio
Midweek Mediawatch: divining the polls a shaky science
In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about commentators reading the tea leaves over the latest political poll, Sean Plunket's new online talkback station… Audio
Midweek Mediawatch: divining the polls a shaky science
In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about commentators reading the tea leaves over the latest political poll, Sean Plunket's new online talkback station…
AudioCalling London with Rich Preston
BBC correspondent Rich Preston has the latest from world news Audio
Australia counts its koalas and there are surprisingly few left
There used to be millions of koalas in Australia. Now there are just 90 thousand in Queensland and NSW. A new report says that'll drop to 63,000 by 2032 and is calling for koalas to be declared… Audio
School goes gender neutral with its head boys and girls
Is the concept of head boy and head girl an outdated naming ritual no longer fit for purpose? Lincoln High School says it is, and they gave it away a few years ago -- they now have a gender-neutral… Audio
Rio Tinto sees a future in New Zealand...
The Tiwai Point aluminium smelter has done an about turn and now wants to keep operating past 2024 - when it was expected to close. The majority owner, Rio Tinto issued a statement today saying the… Audio
The Through Line
Karyn Hay resurrects The Through Line, an hour long music feature connecting one track to another. Karyn takes us on a musical journey from Aldous Harding to Leonard Cohen, think six degrees of… Audio
21 gun salute for the Queen
A 21 gun salute will fire off at midday today in Wellington to mark the beginning of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. Lieutenant Colonel Dean Gerling, commanding officer of the 16th Field Regiment in the… Audio
Ali Harper sings Carole King
Christchurch based singer Ali Harper says the songs of Carole King are the perfect tonic to the past two years. Harper is the star of A Natural Woman at Wellington's Circa Theatre which celebrates… Audio
Children's author Ruth Paul
Award winning Kiwi author Ruth Paul has seen her children's books translated into Maori, French, Spanish, Mandarin and Korean. She's written and illustrated 25 books and her latest one is about a lion… Audio
Peter Fitzsimons, are Australians ready to ditch the monarchy?
Former Australian rugby player and author Peter Fitzsimons is the chair of the Australian Republic Movement. He has launched a new campaign called the "Australian Choice" model. The idea is to… Audio
Richard Mills
If your favourite fruit has gone for the season - what have you got still to look forward to? Summer fruit enthusiast Richard Mills gives his tips on what is the best fruit to eat right now. Audio
Kate Sylvester, is fashion facing an uncertain future?
After three decades in fashion one of New Zealand's leading designers, Kate Sylvester, says for the first time in her career she doesn't know what to expect in the year ahead. She says planning… Audio
Maggie Barry
If you are using this day off to tend to the garden we have expert advice and some inspiration for you from Maggie Barry. Audio
Professor Yen-Jie Lee, a glimpse into the dawn of time
Tiny particles from the dawn of time have been spotted at Switzerland's Hadron Collider. The so called 'X particles' are thought to have existed for just fractions of a second after the Big Bang… Audio
SPCA needs more people to foster animals
The SPCA needs more people to foster animals, especially cats. More of them are breeding during summer. Laura Millar is the Support Services Manager at the SPCA in Mangere. She says if more people… Audio
George McLeod, Kiwi chef in Portugal making great meals with scraps
If you're into fine dining how do fermented food scraps and the beef normally used for dog food sound? A young kiwi chef, George McLeod, moved from London to Lisbon at the start of the pandemic and… Audio
