Mark Leishman
Pacific Dance Festival
After three years of absence, the vibrant sounds and dance traditions of the Pacific Islands are about to grace the stages of Auckland's theatre scene. Audio
Midweek Mediawatch - a potentially toxic election season
In this week's Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Mark Leishman about racist abuse of journalists and the potential for more of it in a toxic election campaign. Also: an eyebrow-raising Media… Audio
Midweek Mediawatch - a potentially toxic election season
In this week's Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Mark Leishman about racist abuse of journalists and the potential for more of it in a toxic election campaign. Also: an eyebrow-raising Media…
AudioThinking about a career change?
Changing jobs can be a challenge at any stage of life - but how do you know when it's time, and how do you go about making changes? Audio
Museum marks century of military aviation
Christchurch's Air Force Museum of New Zealand is making preparations to celebrate the centenary of the formation of the New Zealand Permanent Air Force and opening of Wigram as our first military air… Audio
Volunteers needed to help protect whio
Efforts to protect whio on Taranaki Maunga are so successful the blue ducks have set up home in other rivers, meaning the battle to control pests has to spread with them. Audio
What are fog cannons, and how do they work?
The Government is pouring $11 million into its fog cannon subsidy scheme in an effort to deter ramraids and burglaries. Audio
US TikToker travelling NZ
Carly Koemptgen from Seattle, whose TikTok username is @chasing.carly, won a promotion to land the "world's best job" travelling Aotearoa and Australia creating content for six months. Audio
Logic and paradoxes
What is logic, and what's a paradox? And what's more, how do you define a logical paradox? Zach Weber is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Otago. Audio
Pondering permaculture?
Permaculture is the true definition of living off the land - it's more than just growing vegetables, but creating entire self-sufficient ecosystems. Audio
Showcase: Climate change in the Pacific
Islands to Arks is an interactive showcase aimed at educating people about climate change in the Pacific - featuring a wave machine, cyclone simulator and augmented reality sandbox. Audio
City's last video store to close doors after 40 years
The credits are rolling for one of the last video stores in the South. After almost 40 years in the business United Video - the last video and DVD store in Invercargill - is closing its doors. Audio
Consultation open on English/te reo Māori road signs
Inroads are being made to get te reo Maori and English signage up. Bilingual signs were recently unveiled in Heretaunga, Hastings. Te Matawai is leading the project alongside Waka Kotahi. Audio
Jazz with Fergus Barrowman
Nights regular Fergus Barrowman joins the show with some of his jazz favourites. Audio
Out Lately with Finn
Finn Johansson descends upon the studio and blesses us with a selection of music. Audio
Emergency mobile alert system test
Mobile phones nationwide will ring noisily on Sunday evening as if an emergency were happening - a test-run for when the real deal unexpectedly hits. But how does it work, and will everyone receive… Audio
Short-Cut with Dan Slevin
Dan Slevin joins the show with weekend viewing recommendations. Tonight he features the revealing documentary called STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie, which chronicles the actor's journey with… Audio
The ancient history of kissing
To quote the lyrics of a certain song about puckering up: "It started with a kiss..." But when did we humans actually start smooching? Researchers have discovered that the earliest recorded kiss dates… Audio
How a message in a bottle found its way home
Forty five years ago a message in a bottle was dropped into the Tasman Sea and was recently found washed up in southern New South Wales. The lucky finder was local man Luke Hamilton who uncovered a… Audio