Media
Photographer Kirsten Lewis shows the messy reality of parenting
Voted one of America's best photographers, Colorado-based Kirsten Lewis spent 15 years capturing the complex yet fulfilling roller-coaster ride of parenting. Audio
Out and About: Trashathon
Nothing but back-to-back trash cinema played for 12 Hours at the Hollywood Avondale in May 2025, both José Barbosa and Corey Fuimaono attended, survived, and review the inaugural Trashathon. Audio
New film Kōkā
A new film celebrating Māori identity, wāhine, and the beauty of te ao Māori, hits the big screen today. Audio
'We wanted to fill a gap that we felt': Young duo finds niche in film industry
Two young wāhine have kicked-off their new production company, showing young people it is possible.
Police Association president criticises leaking of investigation info
Chris Cahill addressed leaks in relation to Jevon McSkimming's investigation in his latest column in the Police News magazine.
A-Z of Aotearoa: Billy T James
In today's installment of A-Z of Aotearoa Ian Mune, Lauren Whitney and Hoani Hotene joined Jesse to remember kiwi icon Billy T James. Audio
Podcast Critic - Missing in the Amazon & Heavyweight
Ximena Smith joined Jesse to review Missing in the Amazon - a new 6-part investigative series from The Guardian about journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous rights advocate Bruno Pereira who went… Audio
Underwater musical experience
If you were at a particular public pool in Melbourne this week you may have seen an unusual sight. Saturate, is an underwater musical experience staged as part of the city's Rising festival. It… Audio
Ep 3 Animals and Nature
New Zealand’s landscapes are beautiful but also volatile. Earthquakes have shattered our towns, volcanoes have darkened our skies, and mountain avalanches have taken lives. Natural disasters have… Audio
Midweek- A troubling story about a troubled trans teen 's death
RNZ challenged over a troubling tale of transgender teenager who died alone with anorexia, ZB Ryan Bridge's performs a hot-take talk radio turnaround on the economy, RNZ open up voluntary redundancy… Audio
Scott Beard
Top cop Scott Beard on child abuse, the Grace Millane case, and how tech is changing crime Plus, how increased surveillance is taking its toll on homicide investigators, and how a simple hand signal… Video, Audio
TV Critic Dom Corry
TV reviewer Dom Corry joins Jesse to look at some recommendations. Audio
Tributes pour in for Maurice Gee
The death of Maurice Gee has prompted many New Zealanders to pay tribute to the late novelist. Te Awhi Rito Reading Ambassador Kate de Goldi spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Are media managing decline? Or settling on a sustainable structure?
Greg Hywood ran the Australia's Fairfax Media that bought most of this NZ's newspapers for more than $1 billion in 2003 - and sold them back for just a dollar 17 years later. Video
Local election promises, Greg Hywood, play about the past
Some local election hopefuls are already pitching policies publicly. Are media checking them out before putting them in the news? Also: an Aussie once in charge of our papers talks about where the… Audio
Kate Summerscale The Peepshow
The real-life stranger-than-fiction story of serial killer Reg Christie rocked London in the 1950s. Audio
Ian Urbina: The Outlaw Ocean
Pulitzer-prize winning investigative journalist and author of New York Times bestseller The Outlaw Ocean, Ian Urbina is director of non-profit The Outlaw Ocean Project based in Washington D.C… Audio
Film Review: Dom Corry
Our film regular Dom Corry reviews Australian shark and serial killer thriller Dangerous Animals, romantic drama Materialists starring Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal, and live action… Audio
Tenzing Norgay movie to be filmed at Aoraki/Mount Cook
The movie is about Sherpa Tenzing Norgay's world-first summit of Mount Everest with Sir Edmund Hillary.
Students hope prisoners' newsletter 'removes some stigma'
The new publication is being delivered to inmates at prisons in Canterbury.
