America
Nerves and uncertainty over Trump's tariff plans
New Zealand isn't the target of Trump's tariff threats, but might just be collateral damage in a global economic war. Audio
The Republicans who say Trump's not their man
A growing number of Republicans say they don't recognise their party under Trump and they're voting to keep their home blue. Audio
What will the next POTUS mean for NZ?
How should New Zealand prepare for the new US President - either Trump or Harris? Audio
Former chief of staff speaks about Donald Trump
United States correspondent Todd Zwillich spoke to Lisa Owen about Donald Trump's longest serving chief of staff making scathing comments about the former president. An update on Rudy Giuliani, the… Audio
US: Hurricane season hitting Louisiana Coast
Unites States correspondent Todd Zwillich spoke to Lisa Owen about hurricane season bringing gnarly weather to the Louisiana Coast and how the region assumes the brace position when weather like this… Audio
US correspondent on Christmas in the USA
It's our last programme for the year so we're crossing to some of our international correspondents to look what's been happening on their patch and what might lie ahead.
Washington DC correspondent… Audio
USA correspondent Ron Elving
The United States is vowing to defend itself against a barrage of attacks on its military bases across the Middle East. Over the last three weeks, Iran-backed militia groups have attacked US bases and… Audio
Max Hastings: Today's lessons from the Cuban Missile Crisis
60 years ago, the Cuban Missile Crisis was deepening. Following the discovery of Soviet nuclear warheads in Cuba there was a 13-day stand-off, and the world was bracing itself for war between the… Audio
USA correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben
Danielle talks to Susie from Kansas where the state is due to hold a major vote on abortion. The Democrats have reached a climate deal, thanks largely to uber-centralist West Virginia senator Joe… Audio
The reason why America has become 'uniquely stupid'
Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt says he knows why the last 10 years in America have been "uniquely stupid". Perhaps unsurprisingly, he lays the blame squarely on social media platforms like… Audio
Hit and running across the USA: Nick Ashill
Nick Ashill is a Marketing Professor at Victoria University who is just about to resume an epic run across America - five years after he was seriously injured in a hit and run accident. Nick began his… Audio
Is America really broken beyond repair?
It's been yet another week to forget in the US, with the horrific shooting at Robb Elementary School prompting the New York Times to ask whether the tragedy was confirmation that "America may be… Audio
The US year in review with Karen Kasler
Our US correspondent Karen Kasler, who is the Ohio Statehouse Bureau chief, joins the show for the last time this year, talking about the state of America and the big stories that are in play there at… Audio
Investigative journalist Carol Leonnig lays bare Donald Trump's last year in office
Carol Leonnig is a national investigative reporter at The Washington Post, and a three-time Pulitzer Prize winner. Her latest book, co-written with Philip Rucker details the extraordinary actions of… Audio
US senators agree to extend debt ceiling to avoid default
Senators in the United States have agreed to extend the country's debt ceiling, less than two weeks before it was due to be reached.
Evan Osnos: 'Greed has always been part of America's formula'
When Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Evan Osnos was living away from the United States for a decade, he often found himself making a case for his home country, despite the grave mistakes it had made… Audio
Christina Lamb: reflecting on the last 20 years in Afghanistan
On the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, British war correspondent and author Christina Lamb finds herself back in Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul. Christina Lamb is chief foreign… Audio
US senate narrowly approves $3.5 trillion spending plan
The US Senate has approved a $US3.5 trillion spending blueprint for President Joe Biden's top priorities in a 50-49 vote along party lines.
Windows of Opportunity - the Story of Sky
One of Auckland's orginal squeegee stars, Sky, talks to Kadambari Raghukumar reflecting on his life growing up in the States to arriving in Auckland in the early 90s. Audio
Sebastian Junger on what it means to be free
American journalist Sebastian Junger's latest book ruminates on the concept of freedom and what it means to be free in a modern society. He had ample opportunity to do it during his 600-kilometre hike… Audio
