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Dr Stephen Best: Can we throw away our specs?
Ophthalmologist Stephen Best is with Jim to talk about the latest 'cure' for poor eyesight being touted on social media. Audio
Mediawatch: Media applauds old school move on NCEA
With news the pupil assessment system is on the way out, many applauded the return to old school ways, but said less about what might be lost. Video
Mediawatch: 'Surprise' rise in Trump's trade tariff?
Many recent stories claimed the hike to a 15 per cent US tariff on our exports was 'a surprise.' But was it?
NCEA not achieved, Tariff ‘surprise,’ magazines on the block
Mediawatch looks at how the media graded NCEA as 'not achieved' after the government proposed dumping it this week. And the headlines said Trump's 15 per cent tariff was 'a surprise.' But was it? Some… Audio
Ditching screen-time guilt could help families connect, psychologist says
Like many parents, Andrew* and Maggie* battled with their child over his creeping device time.
Loving the island, hating the behaviour: Reality TV's Achilles heel
This just-finished season of reality TV show Love Island UK kicked off with misogyny and bullying - and soaring viewership.
Reality TV's Achilles' heel
This just finished season of reality TV show Love Island UK kicked off with misogyny and bullying - and record viewership. Audio
Group Chat: Sydney Sweeney, Love later in life and more
The topics dominating your group chats .. today Kate Rodger and Olivia Wilson are here with a veritable buffet of issues from the continuing fallout over American Eagle's Sydney Sweeney ad, some… Audio
Midweek- Reality TV, RNZ tweaks, Donnell goneburger
Public purse picking up part of the bill for local reality TV, RNZ tweaks Morning Report, Hayden Donnell goneburger from Mediawatch, Colin taught a French lesson. Audio
36 Lloyd Burr | The Pike River Report
As politicians lost interest in seeking a resolution for the Pike River families, Lloyd Burr took up their cause. His tireless reporting exposed injustice and turned a waning news story into a… Audio
Alan Niven, the NZ born manager of Guns n Roses
Kiwi born Alan Niven helped shape one of the most explosive, chaotic, and mythic rises in rock history as the manager of Guns n Roses from 1986 through 1991. Audio
'Songs from the Shaky Isles: A History of Popular Music in NZ"
Gareth Shute's new book 'Songs from the shaky isles: A short history of popular music in New Zealand' was released yesterday. Audio
Update on Oz with Brad Foster
Adding to the trans-Tasman rivalry, two New Zealanders won at Australia's TV Awards, the Logies. Sam Neill and Guy Montgomery were winners on the night. Audio
Book Critic: Julia Alvarez & Josephine Baker
Book critic Bill Hastings gives his latest recommendations; Julia Alvarez, The Cemetery of Untold Stories (Little Brown, 2025) and Josephine Baker, Fearless and Free - A Memoir (Penguin Random House… Audio
Tech Tuesday with Tim Batt: YouTube using AI to check users age
Tech giant Google is taking action to verify how old YouTube users are. It says it will use AI to estimate the age of users and then show them age appropriate content. The move comes after Australia… Audio
Taking Disney magic to the ice
How do you make Disney magic even more magical? You put it on ice, of course. Audio
Mediawatch: MEX folds after 160 years
After 160 years in print, the Marlborough Express rolled off the presses for the final time last week. Mediawatch investigates if it's a change that's been coming - and could be coming for other local… Audio
Notes from a Fish 'a surreal comedy crime caper'
Notes from a Fish is a surreal comedy crime caper set in the murky world of the exotic fish black market. Audio
Mediawatch: The politics of PayWave
Waving goodbye to PayWave fees in a cost-of-living crisis seemed like a win for the government, until the media checked it out.
Temuera Morrison on his new show Chief of War
Temuera Morrison joins Jim to talk about the Apple TV+ series and what it was like to shoot on the beaches of Hawaii. Audio
