Lynn Freeman
Sports commentator Dana Johannsen - unravelleing the ETNZ mess
Dana talks to Lynn about the murky waters surrounding Emirates Team NZ's finances, the details of plans for a North versus South rugby match and there's more drama in the Warriors camp. Audio
Music review with Grant Smithies
Rough, raw, dirty and loud, the new compilation from Auckland's 1: 12 Records was released last week "just in time to kick-off your first Level 1 house party". We'll hear two tracks from that today… Audio
Book review - The Winter Agent by Gareth Rubin
Jane Westaway reviews The Winter Agent by Gareth Rubin, published by Penguin Books NZ. Audio
From Uganda to Auckland - A dance teacher's journey
Dr Alfdaniels Mivule Basibye Mabingo could technically be described as a dance teacher - but his lessons are wider than that. Audio, Gallery
Pacific correspondent Koro Vaka'uta
RNZ's Pacific news editor talks to Lynn about Fiji looking to a "Bula Bubble" as country faces economic crisis. Audio
Ted talks - Smart toys and the security risk to children
They might look cute and inviting, but a researcher is warning consumers to look carefully at the smart toys they're buying for children. Audio
Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigner Bonnie Leung
More mass pro-democracy demonstrations are expected in Hong Kong this weekend over the Beijing-imposed security law which critics say ends freedoms guaranteed for 50 years after British rule ended in… Audio
Cervical cancer - smearing smears
A prominent women's health expert says women are needlessly getting cervical cancer. Audio
Film and TV reviewer Chris Schulz
Film and TV reviewer Chris Schulz looks at hard-hitting British comedy I May Destroy You, documentary Lenox Hill, which follows four doctors working at the renowned New York hospital and Will… Audio
Parents - stop talking and start listening!
Education consultant and parenting coach Joseph Driessen talks with Lynn Freeman about why listening to children is such a key skill for parents. Audio
Parents - stop talking and start listening!
When a child is telling you about something that's bothering them, don't rush in with advice, says parenting consultant Joseph Driessen. It's a skill that can take some practise, but 'reflective… Audio
Technology commentator Bill Bennett
Technology commentator Bill Bennett joins Lynn to talk about Quibi, the short form version of Netflix that serves up content in quite bites (hence the name). Audio
Health Minister David Clark resigns
Health Minister David Clark has resigned. RNZ's political editor Jane Patterson talks to Lynn Freeman from the Press Gallery. Audio
Book review - Te Manu Huna a Tane
Leilani Tamu reviews Te Manu Huna a T�ne: The Hidden Birds of T�ne edited by Jennifer Gillam and Eugene Hansen. This book is published by Massey University Press. Audio
Mia Walsch - a memoir of sex work, drugs, mental illness and friendship
Mia Walsch was 19 when she began work in the sex industry. She'd just been fired from a job at an insurance company and saw an ad in the newspaper offering good money for erotic massage - no sex. Audio
UK correspondent Hugo Gye
UK correspondent Hugo Gye joins Lynn to talk about how, as most of England prepares to emerge from lockdown, the city of Leicester finds itself under renewed strict measures to combat a covid… Audio
Teenage inventor, future scientist
Thomas James' wheelie-bin moving robot has clinched him the Prime Minister's Future Scientist prize. Audio
Trade in Moa bones to be banned
The sale of Moa bones on on-line sites like Trade Me and elsewhere is set to be outlawed. Audio
Where's the housing for young people sleeping rough?
More than half the 41,000 homeless people in New Zealand are under the age of 25. The figure is from the 2013 census and is an estimate only. Audio
Science correspondent Siouxsie Wiles
Science correspondent Siouxsie Wiles joins Lynn to look at how researchers have built a lab-based system to mimic deep-sea volcanic eruptions and compared their findings with data from the eruption of… Audio
