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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."
The Pre-Panel for 26th September 2024
Today on the pre-panel, Wallace Chapman joins Jesse Mulligan to preview tonight's show and discuss yesterday's chocolate debate. Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Thursday 26 September 2024
On today's episode, parents could face prosecution if their child misses school 15 days in a year as part of the coalition's truancy crackdown, iwi affiliation data released today on the Maori… Audio
CTI star Spankie Jackzon forced out by injury, how is she now?
"I might be a 6ft 4 man but like, I'm a delicate peach."
Extra Coldplay tickets released for NZ shows
Missed out on tickets for the Music of the Spheres World Tour? There's a second chance to get into the November shows in Auckland.
Remembering Eddie Low
RNZ has just received the news that New Zealand musician Eddie Low has died. Eddie Low was an Award-winning singer, entertainer, songwriter, composer known as the 'voice in a million'. He was a member… Audio
Surtitle partnership diversifying the language of opera
The great works of opera can now be enjoyed in real time by blind and low vision music lovers. Audio
The new not-for-kids Batman spin-off filled with F-bombs and death
A grim, gritty reinvention of The Penguin starring Colin Farrell may be Gotham City's darkest moment yet. Video
Tramping this spring? Why not clean a hut?
If you're planning on heading out into New Zealand's backcountry this spring - why not adopt a hut? Audio
The most and least common birthdays in New Zealand
Over 16,000 New Zealanders will celebrate their birthday on 27 September, the most common birthday in the country. Audio