National
This Weekend: New Zealand Cheese Festival
Cheese masterclasses, tastings and discussions will be wheeling their way over to Clos Henri vineyard in Marlborough this weekend for the fourth annual New Zealand Cheese Festival. Audio
The Panel with Mike Williams & Ali Jones (Part 1)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Mike Williams & Ali Jones discuss the latest with the State of Emergency in Dunedin & the four day submission window for the Crown Minerals… Audio
Latest Census data released
The latest census data shows one in 20 New Zealanders identifies as part of the rainbow community. Reporter Lauren Crimp spoke to Jemima Huston. Audio
Otago braces for heavy rain
One to two months worth of rain may be headed for Otago on Thursday afternoon. Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio
Wild weather hits Coromandel peninsula, knocks out power
Power is out to one hundred properties in Whitianga after wild and wet weather hit the Coromandel overnight. Thames-Coromandel Civil Defence Controller Gary Towler spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Heavy rain and severe thunderstorms forecast
Severe thunderstorms could be hitting parts of the North Island and the lower south is also preparing for some pretty heavy rain. MetService meteorologist John Law spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Aotearoa's "for-purpose" sector in demand but underfunded
Increased demand for services, a strained funding environment and a cost-of-living crisis impacting those working on the front line are some of the findings from Community Networks Aotearoa's 2024… Audio
The Pre-Panel for 2nd October 2024
Wallace Chapman joins Mark Leishman with a heads up on The Panel. And producer Sam Hollis returns with round two of his James Bond music quiz. Audio
Politics by Night with Thomas Coughlan
The deputy political editor of the New Zealand Herald looks at the government's renewed focus on infrastructure, the fallout from the decision to pause the new hospital build in Dunedin and Prime… Audio
The Panel with Jo McCarroll & Richard Pamatatau Part 2)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Jo McCarroll & Richard Pamatatau discuss whether we value heritage buildings, as a beautiful 1920s Epsom villa is in danger of being demolished and… Audio
The Pre Panel for October 1st 2024
Today on the pre-panel, Wallace Chapman joins Mark Leishman to preview tonight's show. Plus producer José Barbosa joins the panel to discuss the odd attractions that you were dragged along too. Audio
Book Critic: the latest Jackson Brodie crime novel
Catherine Ross discusses two crime novels and something completely different. Audio
Scaffolding the Timaru Basilica
A local company has won a national award for its work erecting scaffolding Sacred Heart Basilica in Timaru. Audio
Sports with Kayla Hodge
Tonight, the Black Ferns latest loss, this time to Ireland, the Silver Ferns and their less-than-ideal start to the series with England, and exciting times for women's basketball in New Zealand. Audio
Kim Dotcom: Why has New Zealand spent 12 years trying to extradite him?
The only thing standing between the tech mogul and extradition is a judicial review, after an extradition order was signed by Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith in August. Audio
Can you rescue your abandoned barbecue from winter?
My old Weber has been sitting out on the deck all winter. Uncovered, unloved, untethered from a gas bottle and a safe winter refuge for all manner of critters.
Midday Report Essentials for Thursday 27 September 2024
On today's episode hundreds of workers at Alliance Group's Smithfield meatworks in Timaru have lost their jobs under a proposal to close the processing plant. The 600 staff were called into a surprise… Audio
Rocker Jon Toogood's 'personal carnage' was brutal
He was locked in Melbourne while his mother was dying in Wellington. "It was traumatic… it was all very surreal."
