Life And Society
The death of Sir Jon Trimmer
Late this morning the family of ballet and dancing kaumatua Sir Jon Trimmer confirmed that he had died aged 84 after a battle with cancer. We speak to choreographer Loughlan Prior who had worked… Audio
Until debt do us part: Majority fail to consider retirement income during separation
A failure to take KiwiSaver contributions into consideration as relationship property is a reason some of those splitting later in life find themselves worse off, new research finds. Audio
Majority don't consider retirement income during separation
Until debt do us part. New research from the Retirement Commission shows nine out of ten people don't consider their retirement income when going through a separation.
And yet more than half of those… Audio
First Up - The Podcast, Thursday 26 October
On today's First Up pod - hospitals in Gaza are stopping all but life-saving operations, with fuel supplies needed to power medical equipment running low, South African rugby officials have come out… Audio
Rugby League in New Zealand: From exclusion to corporate sponsorship
Ryan Bodman has spent the past few years researching, writing and thinking about Rugby League's impact on social movements and working class culture. His book Rugby League in New Zealand: A People's… Audio
Why people over 65 are better off in NZ than Australia if they want to work
Analysis - If Australia adopted NZ's approach, it could have an extra 500,000 willing workers, Peter Martin writes
ASIA: Art Stories in Aotearoa | Trailer
Kadambari Raghukumar profiles 18 diverse Asian-origin NZ artists working in fine arts, music, dance, theatre, multimedia, and design. Video
Welcome to the jungle: Taranaki Garden Festival goes tropical
Visitors to the festival this year are being encouraged to go a bit tropical with bromeliads, palms, orchids and even the humble banana being embraced this year.
How divorce coaches help people end relationships with dignity
Auckland divorce coach Bridgette Jackson knows from personal experience how difficult it can be to end a relationship with dignity and without regrets. Her business Equal Exes supports individuals and… Audio
What is the secret to human happiness?
Dr Robert Waldinger has been studying human happiness and the secret to it for decades. He is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and Director of the the Harvard Study of Adult… Audio
First Up - The Podcast, Wednesday 25 October
On today's First Up pod - Bushfires are burning throughout Queensland, Cyclone Lola is bearing down on Vanuatu, as unrest in the Middle-East intensifies, experts are battling a war of another kind -… Audio
Wonderful World of TradeMe with Tiana Barns
This week on TradeME one of the country's smallest cars and Tairua's landmark, landlocked ferry, producer Jeremy Parkinson talks with Tiana Barns about a piece of designer jewelery raising funds for… Audio
Rotorua council and police trespass homeless refusing to leave reserves
Nine homeless people in Rotorua have rejected offers of help - and could face being trespassed from the city's reserves.
Microsoft's Clippy is back, kind of, and now powered by AI
A ChatGPT-style AI assistant embedded into Microsoft Office apps will become available to all from 1 November.
Holiday weekend travellers warned to play it safe on beach drive
Motorists hitting New Zealand's longest drivable beach will be reminded of the rules before they hit the sand this long weekend.
Gardening with Lynda Hallinan
Lynda shares her tips on the best way to get rid of slugs and snails and further pest control in the garden. Audio
Freaky Friday
It's that time of the week again where we indulge in your strangest and spookiest stories. We've been loving putting Freaky Friday together and we love all the submissions we recieve. If you've got a… Audio
The Week that Was with Te Radar and Michele A'Court
The Week that Was with Te Radar and Michele A'Court Audio
Small towns with big histories
What do Ongaonga, Puponga, Whangaroa, Whangamomona and Tuatapere have in common? They're all small towns with big histories. Peter Janssen and Elizabeth Anderson have been on an epic journey to… Audio
A culture worth keeping?
Hazing rituals at Otago University are getting more extreme, with even those all in favour of the student culture asking if they've gone too far. Audio
