Labour Day Podcast Options

11:30 AM.Film producers Ryan Bradley and Hattie Adams join Susana from vacation in Fiji to discuss the video. Read more Audio

11:08 AM.Director James Ivory has been making feature films for more than 70 years through the Merchant Ivory partnership with producer Ismail Merchant. Ivory and Merchant met in New York City in 1961, and… Read more Audio

10:50 AM.Daniel joins Susana to discuss what inspired his new collection of comics based around classic Kiwi scenes.  Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Former Tall Fern Tania Tupu is currently head coach of Wellington-based Tokomanawa Queens and also runs a successful jewellery business.  Read more Audio

10:08 AM.The book highlights the stories of those who got their hands dirty during the conservation movement's early days. Read more Audio

9:35 AM.Philosopher Mark Rowlands argues a dog's capacity for joy and meaning can help us better understand ourselves.  Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Since its foundation in 1983, Taki Rua Theatre has grown to become Aotearoa's unofficial national Maori theatre. Read more Audio

8:40 AM.The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) has just concluded in Samoa amidst the ongoing situation around sunken HMNZS Manawanui. Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Billy T and Fred Award-winning comedian Guy Montgomery has at least 50,000,000 fans. Well, that's according to the title of his 2024 standup tour. Read more Audio

11:50 AM.What piece of classical music will come out on top as the listener choice of the year on RNZ Concert's Settling The Score this year? The highly anticipated annual audience poll of favourite classical… Read more Audio

11:35 AM.Tom Forrest, better known as Outback Tom, has found global fame for his snappy and charming cooking videos with his grandad Steve - Outback Grandad. The pair's recipes for outback snacks - delivered… Read more Audio

11:10 AM.Drifting from one casual job to another, Phil Oakey had zero ambition to be in a pop group. His one instrument, a saxophone, lay abandoned on the floor. But in 1977, everything changed with a single… Read more Video, Audio

10:40 AM.What can the story of kūmara cultivation teach us about Aotearoa New Zealand's early history? Professor Paora Tapsell is the co-founder of the website www.maorimaps.com and a leader at the Māori… Read more Audio

10:08 AM.Dr Michael Brown is a music researcher who has spent countless hours listening to tracks you have likely never heard. But it's been an evolution for the boy from the Kapiti Coast to music research… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.We dive into the garden - for many of you, what Labour Weekend is all about. That's certainly true for Gill and Greg Miles. The pair are the owners - and curators - of a tropical garden oasis known as… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Maungarongo (Ron) Te Kawa of Ngati Porou has arrived in Karasjok - the Norwegian Arctic circle. The contemporary takatāpui fabric artist is in the midst of a residency in Norway and was behind a… Read more Audio

8:35 AM.Happywhale.com - a global database of of marine mammal images - harnesses the power of citizen science and rapid advancements in AI, to track some of the ocean's largest and most endangered creatures… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.In a few short years, Dave Wood has established himself as a breathing and mindset guru. But his path from die-hard Piha surfer to one of the most sort after coaches in elite sport has been far from… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.Josephine is a double ended Fairlie locomotive at Toitū Otago Settlers Museum. Emile Donovan crosses to Mary Dawson at the birthday celebrations and 50 Years of Steam exhibition. Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Nick Tipping join Emile Donovan and gives away that we can expect a new piece to come out on top on Settling the Score this year!  Read more Audio

11:35 AM.The sun has just set for the last time until February at Scott Base. Emile Donovan checks in with Summer Field Trainer Blake McDavitt about what they did to celebrate and how the science has been… Read more Audio

11:10 AM.Some singers seem to slot very naturally into acting, whereas with others it's very clear music is their forte. Emile Donovan gets nostalgic with film and TV reviewer James Croot, and looks at the… Read more Audio

10:50 AM.It's five years to the day since Fats Domino died. Dr Kirsten Zemke joins Emile Donovan to talk about his influence on modern rock and roll. Read more Audio

10:08 AM.Private investigator and former police detective Tim McKinnel explores New Zealand white collar crime in his new documentary: Crime: Need vs. Greed. It airs on TVNZ 1 tomorrow, Tuesday 25th October… Read more Audio