Life And Society
Your Money with Mary Holm
Money Expert Mary Holm joined Jesse to discuss all things debt. Audio
Podcast Critic - Missing in the Amazon & Heavyweight
Ximena Smith joined Jesse to review Missing in the Amazon - a new 6-part investigative series from The Guardian about journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous rights advocate Bruno Pereira who went… Audio
Super Rugby final welcomed by business
The cowbells might not be ringing out from the Stadium but Christchurch is expecting a full house for a super sport weekend. Despite the ban on the infamous Waikato instrument, the final between the… Audio
Parenting - How to talk to children about death
Whether it is a close family member, pet or someone they don't personally know, like a famous person who has died, children experience death and parents will be asked about it. Audio
Around the motu: Diane McCarthy in Whakatane
Diane McCarthy is an Eastern Bay of Plenty Local Democracy Reporter with the Whakatane Beacon. Audio
Psychedelic use doubles in NZ
A new report from the Drug Foundation highlights that in 2023 and 2024, 3.1 percent of adults reported taking psychedelics like LSD, psilocybin and ketamine. In 2017 and 2018 only 1.3 percent of… Audio
Auckland supermarket in ruins after huge fire
A supermarket boss says the first look inside a popular shopping spot ravaged by fire in central Auckland was a confronting scene. 24 hours after a massive blaze broke out New World Victoria Park… Audio
Father of Dunedin student killed at house party calling for early liquor store closure
The father of Sophia Crestani, who was crushed to death at an over-crowded Otago student house party, is calling for a liquor store in the heart of Dunedin's student quarter to shut an hour earlier… Audio
Traditional Census form to be scrapped from 2030
New Zealanders have filled out their last traditional Census form, with the five-yearly count to be scrapped from 2030. The census, which has existed in a similar format for more than 70 years, will… Audio
Chiefs fans banned from bringing cow bells to Super Rugby final
Chiefs fans have been told that cow bells are not welcome at the Super Rugby Pacific final in Christchurch on Saturday. The Waikato supporters are known for enthusiastically ringing the metal bells… Audio
Role of volunteers recognised
The work of volunteers - valued at $6.4 billion a year - is being highlighted for Volunteer Week. Audio
Super Rugby final: Chiefs fans told to download virtual cowbell
It's the battle of the bell - as the Chiefs encourage their fans to download a virtual cowbell to ring out at the final amid a stoush with the Crusaders. Chief's CEO Simon Graafhuis spoke to Charlotte… Audio
Volunteers transform Mangemangeroa Reserve
Over 25 years, a volunteer group in East Auckland has quietly achieved something remarkable - a transformation of the Mangemangeroa Reserve from farmland into thriving native bush. Audio
Census scrapped
The Census is to be scrapped, in the biggest change to how New Zealand counts its population in more than 70 years. Audio
How to approach parent - teacher interviews
As term two draws to a close, some schools are gearing up for parent teacher interviews. Former principal at Baradene College and is now an education consultant Sandy Pasley spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
The best books of 2025 so far
Here is a small selection of favourites so far, that includes a new novel from Nobel winner Han Kang, two local memoirs, and the start of two new fiction series that are going to take off.
Wonderful World of TradeMe with Emma Bacon
Scooby and Shaggy's mystery Machine could be yours on TradeMe this week - Emma Bacon is here to tell us all about it Audio
Funeral costs in the spotlight
Even funeral directors believe death could be done better, but how to achieve that is up for debate.
Funeral costs in the spotlight
Even funeral directors believe death could be done better, but how to achieve that is up for debate Audio
Shower Thoughts: Can you be sarcastic through sign language?
Can you stutter in sign language? Does New Zealand Sign Language have the equivalent of mispronunciation, mistakes or sarcasm? Professor of NZSL studies Rachel McKee joins Emile Donovan. Audio
