Paul Brennan
Feature album - Diesel and Dust
In 1973, 20-year-old Peter Robert Garrett answered an advertisement for a lead singer in an unnamed Sydney Band. The young man was living on his own having lost both parents in separate accidents over… Audio
Music trivia game
Three songs with one thing common to them all. What do you think it could be? Audio
Week In Review for week ending Nov 28 2014
A review of the week's news including... convicted murderer and child molester Phillip John Smith is deported from Brazil, the Prime Minister comes under fire following the release of the SIS inquiry… Audio
The Week In Review for week ending Nov 21 2014
A review of the week's news including... the visit to New Zealand of the Chinese President, Christchurch's earthquake recovery boss quits after a sexual harassment investigation, Andrew Little takes… Audio
The Week In Review for week ending Nov 14 2014
A review of the week's news including... A likely swift deportation from Brazil for a recaptured fugitive, domestic violence is estimated to be costing the country as much as 7 billion dollars a year… Audio
Best of the Week - 14 November 2014
Highlights from Radio New Zealand National's programmes for the week ending Friday 14 November. This week..... a conversation that 'wound up' climate change campaigners and skeptics, one of the… Audio
Feature Album - There's a Riot Goin' On
There's a Riot Goin' On is the fifth studio album by American funk and soul band Sly and the Family Stone, released November 20, 1971 on Epic Records. Recording sessions for the album took place… Audio
The Week In Review for week ending Nov 7 2014
A review of the week's news including... Greymouth residents who say the decision to leave the Pike River Mine sealed may allow people to move on, the Prime Minister lays out the threat to the… Audio
Week In Review for week ending Oct 31 2014
A review of the week's news including... a group of Auckland boys who boasted online in explicit detail how they got underage girls drunk and then had sex with them will not face any criminal charges… Audio
Feature album - H2O
Our feature album is 'H2O' by American music duo Daryl Hall & John Oates, (known as Hall & Oates), from 1982. It's one of their best records and features three top 10 US singles and has sold over 2… Audio
The Week In Review for week ending October 25 2014
A review of the week's news including... the brother of the Canadian Parliament's Sergeant at Arms who's been hailed a hero, police are taking the investigative journalist Nicky Hager to court, the… Audio
Late Edition for Wednesday 22 October
A review of the news from Morning Report, Nine to Noon, Afternoons and Checkpoint. Also hear the latest news from around the Pacific on Radio New Zealand International's Dateline Pacific. Audio
#Gamergate
Joystick ninja and GamePlanet editor Matt Maguire solves the riddles, beats the bad guys and saves the Earth countless times on a myriad of gaming platforms. We're in the midst of a full-blown… Audio
Teeth Talk
Did you know that humans form two sets of teeth over the course of their lives? Professor of Dental Epidemiology and Public Health, also editor of New Zealand Dental Journal, Murray Thomson from the… Audio
Late Edition for 20 October 2014
John Key raises the rhetoric on the fight against Islamic State and a British public health researcher says rugby has become too dangerous for children to play. Audio