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9:25 PM.Award-winning author Michelle Rahurahu (Ngāti Rahurahu, Ngāti Tahu-Ngāti Whaoa) joined Emile Donovan to discuss her writing, upbringing and share her whakataukī this week. Read more Audio

8:30 PM.Former Wellington Mayor Justin Lester is leading a campaign to have overlooked cricketer Ewen Chatfield instated as a lifetime member of New Zealand Cricket. He joined Emile Donovan to explain his… Read more Audio

10:18 PM.Ever wondered what it takes to win the Eurovision song contest? The BBC's Sam Spencer spoke to music aficionados, vocal coaches and songwriters to get their expert advice. Read more Audio

9:35 PM.Our resident reviewer, Dan Slevin gives his thoughts on The Salt Path (in cinemas), Nonnas (Netflix) and Mirror (YouTube).  Read more Audio

8:30 PM.If you're in the Manawatū, check out the SFX Makeup workshop tomorrow at Palmerston North's Centrepoint Theatre - entry is free for local students aged 13 to 18 years. Read more Audio

10:50 PM.Some good news to come out of President Trump's tariff wars - local brewers like Taranaki's Three Sisters - are reporting an increase in beer sales to China. Why are our brews so popular?  Read more Audio

10:30 PM.Imagine if the SIS declared one of NZ's elected parties an extremist organisation - sparking calls to have it banned. Historian Katja Hoyer explains why this is happening in Germany. Read more Audio

10:18 PM.Butter, cheese and milk are the biggest drivers of the rise in food prices, with butter alone soaring 65%. NZX dairy analyst Rosalind Crickett tells us why. Read more Audio

9:35 PM.Antti Tuomainen writes grisly crime novels from his home in one of the happiest countries on Earth: Finland -- only he makes them funny. Deeply, darkly funny. Read more Audio

8:30 PM.The use of the C-word has sparked quite a debate this week. Language expert, Andreea Calude explains the evolution of swearing.   Read more Audio

10:50 PM.A bus service with a difference has been breaking records for patronage down in Timaru and it's now set to become a permanent feature of the city's transport system.

MyWay by Metro the city's on… Read more Audio

10:40 PM.It is the biggest night in New Zealand literature -- the 2025 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards.

We will be crossing live to the winner of the General Non-fiction category. Read more Audio

10:30 PM.New Zealand's pay equity claim system has been cancelled -- and all thirty-three claims will be started again from scratch.

The goal of pay equity legislation was to give deals to work forces that… Read more Audio

10:18 PM.
Te Pāti Māori MPs will be temporarily suspended from Parliament for "acting in a manner that could have the effect of intimidating a member of the House" after performing a haka during the first… Read more Audio

8:30 PM.It is getting colder but the cold does not dissuade people who swear by the restorative powers of open ocean swimming. 

And hey, it might just work for you.

Simon Olliver is the president of the… Read more Audio

10:45 PM.On Sunday, the failed Soviet Cosmos 482 crashed back down to earth fifty-three years after it was launched into orbit. But this isn't the first time pieces have crashed through the atmosphere ... even… Read more Audio

10:30 PM.CAR T-cell therapy is giving hope to cancer patients around the world. While not currently available in New Zealand, a clinical trial is underway at Wellington's Malaghan Institute. Read more Audio

10:18 PM.Private helipads are becoming more common. In 2019, New Zealand's civilian helicopter fleet was six times bigger per capita than that of the U.S.
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9:35 PM.Yes, we write programmes to instruct computers but how do we get them to "understand" those instructions in the first place? Read more Audio

9:25 PM.What changes to immigration rules might mean for Kiwis, the expected appointment of MI6's first female chief and how Pink Floyd are sitting top of the charts. Read more Audio

8:30 PM.The Cannes Film Festival says it will no longer tolerate nudity on its red carpet but what about closer to home? Turns out being nude in public is NOT illegal in New Zealand. Not by itself, anyway ...

10:45 PM.BBC World journalist Jonathan Frewin joins Emile Donovan to explain the big events making headlines internationally, including Donald Trump's first major foreign trip of his term to Saudi Arabia… Read more Audio

10:30 PM.Sports writer Richard Irvine joins Emile Donovan to debrief the weekend in sport. Read more Audio

10:18 PM.With Air New Zealand prices soaring, aviation commentator Irene King joins Emile Donovan to explain all the different components that make-up the price of a flight: from dynamic inputs like demand to… Read more Audio

9:35 PM.Professor Anina Rich from Macquarie University in Sydney joins Emile Donovan to take a scientific journey through synesthesia: a phenomenon where ordinary interactions with sounds and symbols can… Read more Audio