All episodes
Friday, 6 June 2025
- 9:08 Reductions hitting one of the country's largest hospices
- 9:25 Why drivers don't stop at train crossings
- 9:38 Water cremations approved for first time
- 9:50 Pacific correspondent Koroi Hawkins
- 10:05 Film follows paraplegic former kayak instructor's journey
- 10:32 Sky City sues Fletchers for losses over building delay
- 10:45 Book review: Heart Lamp: Selected Stories by Banu Mushtaq
- 10:50 Around the motu: John Freer in Coromandel
- 11:05 New music with Jeremy Taylor
- 11:34 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:48 Comedians Te Radar and Donna Brookbanks
Thursday, 5 June 2025
- 9:05 The Health Minister Simeon Brown on his plans
- 9:30 From council tree to dinner table - chairbler calls for change
- 9:45 UK: Defence spending, winter fuel payment U-turn
- 10:05 Debut novel by Wellington author secures worldwide publishing
- 10:35 Book review: This Compulsion in Us by Tina Makereti
- 10:45 Around the motu: Ellen Curnow in Westport
- 11:05 Tech: Porn site pulled amid age stoush, Auckland makes bid
- 11:25 How pre-schoolers can misunderstand adults - and how to help
- 11:45 Screentime: Conan O'Brien Must Go, The Surfer, Mountainhead,
Wednesday, 4 June 2025
- 9:05 Transpower chair calls for major reform of electricity market
- 9:20 Closing the gaps for our tradies
- 9:45 Australia: Mushroom case, defence spending, wages up
- 10:05 Clare Turnbull on her struggles with food
- 10:35 Book review: Never Flinch by Stephen King
- 10:45 Around the motu: Amy Williams in Auckland
- 11:05 Music with Kirsten Zemke: Songs that are out of this world
- 11:20 Against the Odds: The Kiwi women who fought to become doctors
- 11:45 Science: How sitting shrinks your brain, crime from the cradle
Tuesday, 3 June 2025
- 9:05 How vulnerable customers are handled by telcos
- 9:20 PM's new science advisor John Roche
- 9:30 Needy data centres showing up in water-scarce areas
- 9:45 US correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben
- 10:05 Two doctors, one diary and a health system in crisis
- 10:30 Stuff and TradeMe to merge
- 10:35 Book review: The Question of Palestine by Edward Said
- 10:45 Around the motu: Alisha Evans in Tauranga
- 11:05 Business commentator Dileepa Fonseka
- 11:25 From a tragic accident to a sporting dream
- 11:45 Sports-chat with Joe Porter
Friday, 30 May 2025
- 9:05 FENZ complaints system neither independent, nor fair: Union
- 9:20 Study finds link between low Vitamin D in babies
- 9:35 Government goes for gas stake
- 9:45 Asia correspondent Ed White
- 10:05 How we make things - and how we could do it better
- 10:35 Book review: Gabriele by Anne Berest and Claire Berest
- 10:45 Around the motu: Robin Martin in Taranaki
- 11:05 Music reviewer Grant Smithies
- 11:30 Sports commentator Dana Johanssen
- 11:45 The week that was with Irene Pink and Te Radar
Thursday, 29 May 2025
- 9:05 FENZ apologises to volunteer firefighter after 10 year battle
- 9:20 OCR cut but warnings about inflation, unemployment
- 9:30 Tracking apps and their use in coercive relationships
- 9:45 UK correspondent Hugo Gye, Political Editor of The i Paper
- 10:05 The award winning film Southern Alps traverse
- 10:30 FENZ National Commander apologises for complaint failings
- 10:35 Book review: Air by John Boyne
- 10:45 Around the motu: Kirsty Pickett in Te Anau
- 11:05 New technology with Mark Pesce
- 11:30 Raising literacy among boys - one principal's secret
- 11:45 Screentime: with James Croot, Stuff's film and TV reviewer
Wednesday, 28 May 2025
- 9:05 Private company to process building consents
- 9:20 When might the planned 24/7 health service eventuate?
- 9:45 Domestic jets are returning to Hamilton airport after 25 years.
- 9:50 Australia correspondent Bernard Keane
- 10:05 NASA senior scientist Dr Nicky Fox
- 10:25 The young grower winning awards
- 10:35 Book review: The Buried City by Gabriel Zuchtriegel
- 11:05 In praise of the humble recorder
- 11:20 "I'm retired and I don't know what to do with myself"
- 11:45 Personal Finance with Liz Koh
Tuesday, 27 May 2025
- 9:05 Learning support budget fails to deliver genuine reform: researcher
- 9:20 Going deep: finding the next Rocket Lab
- 9:30 Ships to pay for their emissions
- 9:45 USA correspondent Ron Elving
- 10:05 Kelly Tarlton: NZ's great treasure hunter
- 10:35 Book review: Ocean: Earth's Last Wilderness by Sir David
- 10:40 Posties upset about not delivering to hospitals
- 10:45 Around the motu: Chris Hyde in Hawke's Bay
- 11:05 Business commentator Dan Brunskill
- 11:30 Xanthe White: "I have never made a garden without native plants in it"
- 11:45 Sports correspondent Marc Hinton
Monday, 26 May 2025
- 9:05 Traffic light sanction for jobseeker beneficiaries
- 9:20 The growing international links of NZ gangs
- 9:35 Deepfakes more realistic and easier to make: what can you do?
- 9:45 Foreign correspondent Sebastian Usher
- 10:05 The Hamills take on the world
- 10:35 Book review: Tackling the Hens by Mary McCallum
- 10:45 Around the motu: David Williams in Christchurch
- 11:05 Dissecting the budget: Liam Hehir & Neale Jones
- 11:30 The family recipes spicing up Dunedin life
- 11:45 The wonders of the Denniston Plateau
Friday, 23 May 2025
- 9:05 Budget 2025: Finance Minister Nicola Willis
- 9:30 Putting the fun in maths
- 9:45 Pacific news: geopolitics, military operations and deep-sea
- 10:05 Game Changers: how board games are making a comeback
- 10:35 Book review: The Names by Florence Knapp
- 10:45 Around the motu: Samantha Gee in Nelson
- 11:05 New music with Jeremy Taylor
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was
Thursday, 22 May 2025
- 9:05 Budget 2025: How will the numbers add up?
- 9:20 Younger workers don't want leadership roles: survey
- 9:35 Lessons from Australia's energy transition
- 9:50 UK correspondent Natasha Clark- political editor for LBC
- 10:05 AI and the 'next big thing' in astronomy
- 10:40 Book review: Always Home, Always Homesick by Hannah Kent
- 10:45 Around the motu: Tess Brunton in Dunedin
- 11:05 New technology with commentator Bill Bennett
- 11:25 Tips and tricks for parenting a strong-willed child
- 11:45 Screentime: with Perlina Lau
Wednesday, 21 May 2025
- 9:05 Should businesses pay cyber ransoms?
- 9:25 ADHD advocates on global shortage of medication
- 9:30 The business turning old vineyard post into farm fencing
- 9:45 Australia correspondent - Karen Middleton
- 10:05 Arnold Dix helped rescue 41 workers trapped in a Himalayan mining tunnel
- 10:35 Book review: Kimi the Kekeno's Big Adventure by Shelley Burne-Field
- 10:45 Around the motu: Jared McCulloch in Queenstown
- 11:05 Music with Yadana Saw
- 11:20 Au Pair agency offers companionship for the elderly
- 11:45 Science with Laurie Winkless
Tuesday, 20 May 2025
- 9:05 Should banks be allowed to put fees on open banking?
- 9:20 Incurable side effect of cancer treatment in the spotlight
- 9:45 USA correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben
- 10:05 From Nazi Germany to Patagonia, lawyer Philippe Sands on his
- 10:35 Book review: Before the Winter Ends by Khadro Mohamed
- 10:45 Around the motu: Kelly Makiha in Rotorua
- 11:05 Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson
- 11:30 The Metre Convention turns 150: We meet New Zealand's
- 11:45 Sports correspondent Glen Larmer
Monday, 19 May 2025
- 9:05 Learning Support in schools "at breaking point" : report
- 9:20 Spreading a council scheme using office blocks for affordable housing
- 9:30 A scientific breakthrough for flea and tick treatment
- 9:45 Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney
- 10:05 History from a Marlborough graveyard
- 10:30 NZDF staff to wear locally made socks
- 10:35 Book review: AUP New Poets 11 by Xiaole Zhan, Margo Montes de Oca and J. A. Vili, Edited and introduced by: Anne Kennedy
- 10:45 Around the motu: Tom Hunt in Wellington
- 11:05 Political commentators Gareth Hughes and Tim Hurdle
- 11:30 Wellington hospo stalwart shakes up bakery business
- 11:45 Lest we forget our heritage halls
Friday, 16 May 2025
- 9:05 Big changes foreshadowed for social service funding
- 9:20 Andrew Little's return to the political fray
- 9:30 GIVE WAY! The musical about road rules
- 9:45 Asia correspondent Ed White
- 10:05 How new weight loss drugs work - and their downsides
- 10:35 Book review: Universality by Natasha Brown
- 10:45 Around the motu: Jonathan Leask in Ashburton
- 11:05 New music with Grant Smithies
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was
Thursday, 15 May 2025
- 9:05 BNZ says $2.2 billion coming into mortgage holders pockets
- 9:20 Are the rules for online alcohol deliveries too loose?
- 9:30 The UK company that wants to recycle all of Britain's EV batteries
- 9:45 UK correspondent Matt Dathan
- 10:05 Erna Walraven : one of the first female zookeepers in Australia
- 10:30 Plans for biggest inland port in Milburn
- 10:35 Book review: Nobody's Fool by Harlan Coben
- 10:45 Around the motu: Libby Kirkby McLeod in Hamilton
- 11:05 Government announces $190 million social investment fund
- 11:15 New technology: Tony Grasso
- 11:30 The challenges and triumphs of solo motherhood
- 11:45 Screentime: La Cocina, The Four Seasons, Choir Games
Wednesday, 14 May 2025
- 9:05 Are competition laws working when it comes to the electricity
- 9:25 MFAT updates US travel advice for New Zealanders
- 9:35 AI, drones and helicopters being used to manage power lines
- 9:45 Australia correspondent Bernard Keane
- 10:05 Bestselling author on his international mission
- 10:30 Rare endemic New Zealand snail been filmed laying an egg
- 10:35 Book review: 1985: A Novel by Dominic Hoey
- 10:45 Around the motu: Logan Savory in Southland
- 11:05 Music with Kirsten Zemke
- 11:20 From fast-fashion to self-made advocate: designer Tara Viggo
- 11:45 Personal finance: do you have savings for a rainy day ?
Tuesday, 13 May 2025
- 9:05 Work wanted: the thousands who can't get enough hours
- 9:20 Restoring the fortunes of our struggling wool industry
- 9:30 Unlocking the secrets of the superagers
- 9:45 USA correspondent Ron Elving
- 10:05 Jack Hobbs: "Plants are good for us!"
- 10:30 Kiwisaver figures show more withdrawals for hardship than homes
- 10:35 Book review: The Book of Guilt by Catherine Chidgey
- 10:45 Around the motu: Peter de Graaf in Northland
- 11:05 Business commentator Victoria Young
- 11:20 Dame Valerie Adams on her advocacy for tamariki
- 11:45 Sports chat with Sam Ackerman
Monday, 12 May 2025
- 9:05 Predator Free 2050: what next for the national pest eradication plan?
- 9:20 David Parker: "I'll always advocate for tax reform"
- 9:45 Europe correspondent Thomas Sparrow in Germany
- 10:05 Jaye Pukepuke's redemption from criminal to role model
- 10:35 Book review: Bound: A memoir of making and remaking by Maddie Ballard
- 10:45 Around the motu: Amy Williams in Auckland
- 11:05 Political commentators Peter Dunne and Sue Moroney
- 11:30 Award winning cheeses out of Hōhepa Hawke's Bay
- 11:45 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Friday, 9 May 2025
- 9:05 The first American Pope Leo XIV
- 9:25 Pay equity expert on Government changes
- 9:45 Greenhouse growers put hope in geothermal heat
- 9:55 Pacific correspondent Koroi Hawkins
- 10:05 Jo Haanstra on growing tech companies
- 10:35 The heart surgeon, his wife and the film maker: Paula Whetu Jones
- 10:40 Book review: The Homemade God by Rachel Joyce
- 10:45 Around the motu: Ian Allen in Marlborough
- 11:05 Music reviewer Jeremy Taylor
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was with Te Radar and Donna Brookbanks
Thursday, 8 May 2025
- 9:05 Medical Council concerns over increased political control vs clinical independence in the workforce
- 9:20 Independent electricity retailer bemoans Manawa decision
- 9:40 Update on Glen Innes fire
- 9:45 UK correspondent Harriet Line
- 10:05 Mysteries, ghosts, fires, avalanches and crevasses: the history of Tongariro National Park
- 10:30 Tourism operators show their wares at annual conference
- 10:40 Book review: The Mademoiselle Alliance by Natasha Lester
- 10:45 Around the motu: Jesse Archer in Taupo
- 11:05 New technology with University of Auckland Law Professor
- 11:20 How to talk to children about keeping safe
- 11:45 Film and TV Review with Tom Augustine
Wednesday, 7 May 2025
- 9:07 Auckland supercity 15 years on: success or failure?
- 9:25 Insurers concerned over rise in lithium-ion battery fires
- 9:35 Police officer maps all lost people
- 9:47 Australia correspondent Karen Middleton
- 10:07 Equal Pay Amendment Bill debated under urgency
- 10:17 Glasgow comedian Rosco McClelland
- 10:32 Turning a talk-fest into action: what next for Auckland
- 10:40 Book review: Te Moana o Reo: Ocean of Languages
- 10:47 Around the motu: Jimmy Ellingham
- 11:10 Music with Maggie Tweedie
- 11:30 Kiwi author's Sherryl Jordan's final book reveals her methods - and her struggles
- 11:45 Technology with Allan Blackman
Tuesday, 6 May 2025
- 9:05 Prison officers union on full prisons and underfunded support services
- 9:20 82,000 smokers need to quit by year end to meet Smokefree 2025 goal: researcher
- 9:35 Technological play laboratory for adults
- 9:45 US correspondent Ximena Bustillo
- 10:05 Tim Friede injected himself with snake venom 856 times
- 10:35 Book review: The Secret Painter by Joe Tucker
- 10:45 Around the motu: David Hill in North Canterbury
- 11:05 Members bill to ban social media for u16s
- 11:05 Business commentator Dan Brunskill
- 11:20 Shoshana McCallum on her darkly funny Comedy Fest show
- 11:45 Sports correspondent Joe Porter
Monday, 5 May 2025
- 9:05 Councils and insurers continue to lead climate adaptation decisions
- 9:35 Calls to keep plain language law as it heads for repeal
- 9:45 Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney
- 10:05 Professor Martin Stiles on fixing heartbeats
- 10:35 Book review: Girl on Girl: How Pop Culture Turned a Generation of Women Against Themselves by Sophie Gilbert
- 10:45 Around the motu: Mike Tweed in Whanganui
- 11:05 Political commentators Brigitte Morten and Lianne Dalziel
- 11:30 How a trip to Spain inspired a cookbook
- 11:45 Urban Issues with Bill McKay
Friday, 2 May 2025
- 9:05 Chaotic winds lead to flight backlog out of capital
- 9:15 The possible consequences of simplifying early childhood
- 9:35 Open source library software used worldwide
- 9:50 Asia correspondent Ed White
- 10:10 Screenwriter Angela Franklyn: overcoming adversity
- 10:35 Canterbury and Wellington weather updates
- 10:35 Book review: 38 Londres Street by Phillipe Sands
- 10:45 Around the motu: Tom Hunt in Wellington
- 11:05 New music with Grant Smithies
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was
