Karyn Hay
Police to investigate White Island volcanic eruption tragedy
The police are conducting an inquiry on behalf of the Coroner and in parallel with WorkSafe's investigation following the eruption of Whakaari White island Audio
I Didn't Know That: The Rosetta Stone
In our occasional series, I Didn't Know That, tonight Karyn talks to Brent Davis from University of Melbourne about a stone that helped unlock the secrets of hieroglyphs. Audio
Reopening the South Island roads
It's slowly becoming clear which roads are able to be repaired and reopened quickly in the South Island and which will take a bit longer. Audio
Why did White Island erupted so suddenly?
Professor in Environment at the Faculty of Science at the Auckland University, Professor Shane Cronin explains why White Island erupted so suddenly Audio
Five dead after Whakaari White Island erupts
Karyn Hay speaks with Jessie Chiang from RNZ News is in Whakatane where the injured were brought ashore. Audio
Midweek Mediawatch: compassionate coverage of Samoa's crisis contrasts with one crass cartoon
Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay about BoJo's no-shows in the UK; Air NZ's 'expert trolling,' casual racism forgiven - and how compassionate coverage of… Audio
NZ's Race Relations Commissioner on Samoa measles cartoon and casual anti-semitism
Protesters gathered outside the Otago Daily Times in Dunedin today to show their anger at a cartoon which poked fun at the measles epidemic in Samoa. Audio
Midweek Mediawatch: compassionate coverage vs crass cartoon
Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay about BoJo's no-shows in the UK; Air NZ's 'expert trolling,' casual racism forgiven - and how compassionate coverage of… Video, Audio
Midweek Mediawatch: compassionate coverage vs crass cartoon
Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay about BoJo's no-shows in the UK; Air NZ's 'expert trolling,' casual racism forgiven - and how compassionate coverage of…
Video, AudioDo It Yourself: Make your own cleaning products
In our occasional series we find out about things you can do yourself. Jane Anderson is a co-founder of Figgy & Co, which makes chemical-free cleaning products. You can get all their recipes off their… Audio, Gallery
World Health Organisation's overview of the measles in the
As the death toll from measles rises to 53 in Samoa, the Samoa government is shutting down its offices on Thursday and Friday to support the mass vaccination programme across the country. In Fiji… Audio
Gun owners' council denounces breach of firearms buy-back data
A privacy breach has shut down the police website for the national firearms buyback scheme but police say the gun buyback programme will continue. The police can't yet rule out whether any gun owners'… Audio
Midweek Mediawatch 27 Nov 2019
Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. Jeremy Rose is leaving RNZ at the end of the year and this will be his last appearance on Lately. He talks to Karyn Hay about the future of the media and some… Audio
Midweek Mediawatch 27 Nov 2019
Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. Jeremy Rose is leaving RNZ at the end of the year and this will be his last appearance on Lately. He talks to Karyn Hay about the future of the media and some…
AudioGoing bush for school
The Deep Green Bush School, just outside of Clevedon in south Auckland, has ditched the classroom for the outdoors. The nature-immersion school is the first of its kind to be registered with the… Audio
More drivers ignoring flashing lights and sirens of emergency services
The police in Auckland are increasingly concerned about the number of drivers who are ignoring the flashing lights and sirens of emergency services. Audio
I Didn't Know That Recycling: how far can you go?
Australian company Licella says it has created a system that can recycle all types of plastic, even items with neoprene and bits of wood in them. At present just 10 per cent of plastic is recycled in… Audio, Gallery
Pro-democracy voters win in Hong Kong
After almost six months of anti-government protests. Hong Kong's pro-democracy activists are celebrating sweeping wins in district council elections, as residents turned out in record numbers to vote.
…NZ needs to do something about domestic violence record
Today is international White Ribbon Day - it's the day when people wear a white ribbon to show that they do not condone violence towards women. Audio
The Rest is History: Evolution
It's time to dive into the week's news, in the past. This week our resident historian Robert Kelly is looking at the publication of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of the Species on the 24th of… Audio