All episodes
Thursday, 2 October 2025
- 9:05 Energy Minister on reform of electricity system
- 9:20 Concerns remain over eligible investor provisions
- 9:40 Dame Jane Goodall - extract of interview from 2017
- 9:45 Aid flotilla to Gaza intercepted
- 9:45 UK: Labour conference, Reform polling high, new 'spy register'
- 10:06 The chessmaster who grew up in a cult
- 10:35 Book review: The Welcome of Strangers by Atholl Anderson
- 10:45 Around the motu: Jonathan Leask reports on Mid Canterbury
- 11:05 Tech: BBC staff targeted, brewery hacked, nursery data stolen
- 11:25 Parenting: "What job do you want when you leave school?"
- 11:45 Screentime: The Pitt, The Ballad of Wallis Island
Wednesday, 1 October 2025
- 9:06 Govt targets back-up and LNG in electricity moves
- 9:31 Kiwi's AI start-up aims to take gruntwork out of online tasks
- 9:40 Architects give old ideas new life in award-winning design
- 9:50 Australia: Albanese world tour, another Optus outage
- 10:07 Psychologist and TV host Nigel Latta dies
- 10:12 How a network of women judges rescued their Afghan counterparts
- 10:40 Book review: Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York
- 10:48 Around the motu: Mike Tweed from the Whanganui Chronicle
- 11:07 Music with Ian Chapman: Songs to celebrate new humans
- 11:30 How much do our pets understand?
- 11:47 Employment law: What are your rights when facing redundancy?
Tuesday, 30 September 2025
- 9:05 Earthquake building standards dumped
- 9:25 The space operations growing in Southland
- 9:40 Majority of NZ trained doctors staying here for eight years
- 9:45 US correspondent David Smith
- 10:05 Debut novel draws inspiration from a Kiwi colonial adventuress
- 10:35 Scientists explore new way to rid land of wilding pines
- 10:35 Book review: Good Things by Samin Nosrat
- 10:45 Around the motu: Kelly Mahika from the Rotorua Daily Post
- 11:05 Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson
- 11:30 Mark Broatch on the mammoth task of finding 100 words that make us Kiwi
- 11:45 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
Monday, 29 September 2025
- 9:05 Mayor says aged care crisis in Wairoa being ignored
- 9:20 Financial Ombudsman sees spate of complaints about guarantors
- 9:30 The special facade protecting the nation's archival treasures
- 9:45 South America correspondent Daniel Schweimler
- 10:05 Shaun Johnson's life in league
- 10:35 Book review: What We Can Know by Ian McEwan
- 10:45 Around the motu: Tess Brunton in Dunedin
- 11:05 Political commentators Peter Dunne and Lianne Dalziel
- 11:30 The all-woman team behind NZ's original macaron bakery, J'aime
- 11:45 Urban Issues with Bill McKay
Friday, 26 September 2025
- 9:05 Primary sector wants training pipeline secured
- 9:20 Call for urgent action over "rural connectivity crisis"
- 9:30 Wellington literary journal on world stage
- 9:45 Pacific correspondent Koroi Hawkins
- 10:05 From cop to crime fiction: Rob Rattenbury
- 10:35 Book review: Dead Ends by Laura Borrowdale
- 10:45 Around the motu: Alisha Evans based in Tauranga
- 11:05 Music reviewer Jeremy Taylor
- 11:30 Sports commentator Dana Johanssen
- 11:45 The week that was with Te Radar and Michele A'Court
Thursday, 25 September 2025
- 9:05 Concerns over airtight new builds and potential moisture risk
- 9:30 New portal lets Aucklanders assess beach conditions
- 9:35 Kiwi edtech founders backing new startups
- 9:45 UK correspondent Harriet Line
- 10:05 Jack Toohey and rebellious hope
- 10:30 Fonterra makes $1 billion
- 10:35 Book review: Circle of Days by Ken Follett
- 10:45 Around the motu: Libby Kirby McLeod from Hamilton
- 11:05 Tech: How dark patterns are messing with your privacy
- 11:25 Parenting: Teenagers, anxiety & perfectionism
- 11:45 Screentime: One Battle After Another, Task, and more
Wednesday, 24 September 2025
- 9:05 Age assurance experts on how social media bans for young users can work
- 9:25 Auckland business' solution for construction waste
- 9:35 Parking providers asked to step up on policing mobility park abuse
- 9:45 Australia: Deadly outage, Trump snub, ban backlash
- 10:05 Geologist Anjana Khatwa
- 10:35 Book review: The Elements by John Boyne
- 10:45 Around the motu: Jimmy Ellingham
- 11:05 Music with Maggie Tweedie
- 11:30 Breaking down the data: what we make, sell, consume and earn
- 11:45 Science: This year's top Ig Nobel winners
Tuesday, 23 September 2025
- 9:05 New residence pathways announced, NZ First unhappy
- 9:15 The future of Golden Bay's Te Waikoropupu Springs
- 9:30 Social media ban would backfire - Law Association
- 9:45 US correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben
- 10:05 Chef Al Brown and his new book "Hooked - Learning to Fish"
- 10:35 Book review: The Impossible Fortune by Richard Osman
- 10:45 Around the motu: David Williams from Christchurch
- 11:05 Business commentator Dan Brunskill
- 11:30 How an Art Deco sculptor inspired a Kiwi's debut novel
- 11:45 Sports correspondent Joe Porter
Monday, 22 September 2025
- 9:05 Aerospace and aviation sectors want CAA to sharpen up
- 9:20 Save as you spend: Feijoa founders
- 9:35 ER nurse's surprising side-hustle:
- 9:45 Foreign correspondent Seamus Kearney
- 10:05 The inside story of Patagonia's founder
- 10:35 Book review: Homework: A Memoir by Geoff Dyer
- 10:45 Around the motu: Robin Martin
- 11:05 Political commentators Liam Hehir and Dale Husband
- 11:30 Tamarillos on toast and in curry?
- 11:45 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Friday, 19 September 2025
- 9:05 Health workforce regulation changes progressing
- 9:20 New ADHD medication soon available
- 9:30 Smart glasses, fruit measuring & a cricket bowling machine
- 9:45 Asia: turmoil in Nepal, and an AI political leader in Japan
- 10:05 Pulitzer Prize winner Caroline Fraser
- 10:35 Book review: Ruth by Kate Riley
- 10:45 Around the motu: Ellen Curnow on the West Coast
- 11:05 New music with Grant Smithies
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was
Thursday, 18 September 2025
- 9:05 Public Service Commissioner on striking teachers
- 9:20 Fishing industry moves on updating decades-old stock data
- 9:30 Scuba instructor brings her love of the sea to Art in the Park
- 9:45 UK: Trump's state visit, polling crisis for Labour, migration
- 10:05 Philippa Wright: the wool lady
- 10:35 Book review: Kings of This World by Elizabeth Knox
- 10:45 Around the motu: Peter de Graaf in Northland
- 11:05 Economy contracted in Q2
- 11:12 Tech: Shape of US TikTok deal, how we're using AI assistants
- 11:25 Parenting: raising assertive children
- 11:45 Screentime: A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, The Longest Walk
Wednesday, 17 September 2025
- 9:05 Should KiwiSaver be split 50:50 when you get divorced?
- 9:20 Retiring mayor calls for limit on time on council
- 9:30 Should Fiordland Wapiti get special interest status?
- 9:45 Australia: Roblox roadblocks, senator sacked, climate costs
- 10:05 Kate Moodabe's decades-long fight for health equity
- 10:35 Book review: Bird of the Year by Forest and Bird
- 10:45 Around the motu: James Pocock in Gisborne
- 11:05 Music with Kirsten Zemke: Pop & harmonica
- 11:30 How immigration has evolved in Aotearoa
- 11:45 Can AI help with your personal finance?
Tuesday, 16 September 2025
- 9:05 Auckland's East Tamaki - how to kick start the local economy
- 9:30 Teaching to care in a trauma-informed way
- 9:35 New observatory and high-tech telescope in Wairarapa
- 9:45 US correspondent David Smith
- 10:05 Diplomacy and David Harland's life long work for peace
- 10:30 Commerce Act changes to stamp out predatory pricing: government
- 10:35 Book review: The Anatomy of Sand by Mikaela Nyman
- 10:45 Around the motu: Simon Wilson in Auckland
- 11:05 Business commentator Calida Stuart-Menteath
- 11:25 Spring gardening with Xanthe White
- 11:45 Sports-chat with Marc Hinton
Monday, 15 September 2025
- 9:05 Set net fishing temporarily banned to help yellow-eyed penguins
- 9:15 New voice for Wellington city water consumers
- 9:35 Skin cancer doctors urge reform for screening post-op patients
- 9:45 Foreign correspondent Debora Patta in Johannesburg
- 10:05 Craig Hudson on work wellbeing
- 10:35 Book review: Seascraper by Benjamin Wood
- 10:45 Around the motu: Samantha Gee in Nelson
- 11:05 Political commentators Gareth Hughes and Ben Thomas
- 11:30 SCOFF: The South Island food festival into its sixth year
- 11:45 Urban Issues with Bill McKay
Friday, 12 September 2025
- 9:05 Who should make decisions over conservation land?
- 9:20 Finding out how old New Zealand's infrastructure really is
- 9:30 Personalised 3-D printed bone support and orthotics
- 9:45 Pacific correspondent Caleb Fotheringham
- 10:05 The incredible story behind Chloe Adams' debut fiction novel
- 10:30 When Lord Grantham came to Palmerston North
- 10:35 Book review: Ara by Dr Hinemoa Elder
- 10:45 Around the motu: Chris Hyde in Hawkes Bay
- 11:05 Music with Jeremy Taylor
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was: 100 metres backwards in heels
Thursday, 11 September 2025
- 9:05 IRD responds to concerns about its student loan crackdown
- 9:20 Good sh*t: the capsule that could change obesity treatment
- 9:30 New dry slope a "game changer" for snow sports athletes
- 9:45 UK: Labour deputy race, UK envoy's Epstein links
- 10:05 What drew freelance freedom fighters to Ukraine's frontlines
- 10:35 Book review: Olveston by Jane Ussher and John Walsh
- 10:45 Around the motu: Ché Baker in Southland
- 11:05 Tech: Doctors and AI, wifi heartrates, cleaning up AI slop
- 11:15 Cathedral reopening touted
- 11:25 Parenting: Why cooking and baking with children is a good idea
- 11:45 Screentime: The Paper, Highest 2 Lowest, Subject
Wednesday, 10 September 2025
- 9:05 IRD cracks down on overseas student debt
- 9:30 UN's top official on natural hazards visits
- 9:35 New effort to boost financial knowledge
- 9:45 Australia: ANZ staff cut, migration row, Roberts-Smith appeal
- 10:05 The womanising Russian spy who helped rescue MI5
- 10:35 Book review: Lest They Have Eyes by Bonivon Dyer
- 10:45 Around the motu: Ian Allen on Marlborough
- 11:05 Music with David Wilson: A capella around the world
- 11:20 Keeping you on your toes: Podiatrist Simon Wheeler
- 11:45 Science: Bumblebee puzzle buddies, waterproof spider nests
Tuesday, 9 September 2025
- 9:05 LIM warning for homeowners from property lawyer
- 9:20 Tech hub in the capital creates jobs
- 9:30 How author school visits can boost kids' reading and writing
- 9:45 USA correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben
- 10:05 Zoë Rankin on her thriller novel 'The Vanishing Place'
- 10:30 Marakopa update
- 10:35 Book review: The Traitors Circle by Jonathan Freedland
- 10:45 Around the motu: Kelly Makiha on Rotorua
- 11:05 Business commentator Oli Lewis
- 11:30 US author Bonivon Dyer
- 11:45 Sports correspondent Glen Larmer
Monday, 8 September 2025
- 9:05 Waikato incident: RNZ's crime correspondent Sam Sherwood
- 9:10 What's behind this season's lower cruise ship numbers?
- 9:20 Super Fund continues strong performance
- 9:30 Rare Employment Court ruling against employment advocate
- 9:45 Europe: Govt building hit in Kyiv, deadly cable car crash investigated
- 10:05 New doco Joy, Full & Fearless shines light on beloved author
- 10:35 Book review: A Particularly Nasty Case by Adam Kay
- 10:45 Around the motu: Keiller MacDuff in Christchurch
- 11:05 Political commentators Morten and Jones
- 11:10 Police press conference in Hamilton
- 11:30 Sorrell, dandelion and Thistle: A guide to edible weeds
- 11:45 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Friday, 5 September 2025
- 9:05 NZ Rugby Chair David Kirk on challenges for the game
- 9:35 Teen develops app to help navigate accessibility roadblocks
- 9:45 Ok boomer where are you? The annual Matuku count is on again
- 9:50 Asia correspondent Elizabeth Beattie
- 10:05 Community opera The Monster in the Maze debuts in New Zealand
- 10:35 Book review: Universality by Natasha Brown
- 10:45 Around the motu: Jesse Archer in Taupo
- 11:05 New music with Grant Smithies
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was
Thursday, 4 September 2025
- 9:05 Former High Court judge details concerns among judiciary
- 9:20 Households, businesses face gas connection conundrum
- 9:30 The charity training teachers in desperately needed subjects
- 9:45 UK: Deputy PM in hot water over house tax
- 10:05 How the CIA is faring under Donald Trump
- 10:30 Jump in number of people being deported
- 10:35 Book review: Empathy by Bryan Walpert
- 10:45 Around the motu: Kirsty Pickett in Te Anau
- 11:05 Tech: AI Slop, Open AI sued over suicide linked to ChatGPT
- 11:25 The pros and cons of handing out awards to children
- 11:45 Screentime: The Buccaneers, Little Disasters, The Roses
Wednesday, 3 September 2025
- 9:05 Funding boost for eating disorder services
- 9:15 Local cloud storage competitor sceptical of Amazon's data centre claims
- 9:35 Is major change needed in managing Conservation Estate?
- 10:05 Journalist Jared Savage on organised crime
- 10:30 Ditched fines bring people back to public libraries
- 10:40 Book review: Flashlight by Susan Choi
- 10:45 Around the motu: Piers Fuller reports from the Wairarapa
- 11:05 Music with Ian Chapman: The best non-cheesy wedding songs
- 11:20 The doulas helping people treat death as a journey
- 11:45 NZ's most common poisoning scenarios (+ how to handle them)
Tuesday, 2 September 2025
- 9:05 Donation tax credit hike could boost charitable giving: report
- 9:25 Country's first autism research centre opens
- 9:35 How the world's measurement body wants to upsize
- 9:45 US correspondent David Smith
- 10:05 Kiwi's memoir details close calls as Vietnam War medic
- 10:30 Amazon opens data centres, promises 1000 jobs
- 10:35 Book review: Fires Which Burned Brightly
- 10:45 Around the motu: Jonathan Leask reports from mid Canterbury
- 11:05 Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson
- 11:25 Voices of those who built Manapouri hydro power station
- 11:45 Sports with Sam Ackerman
Monday, 1 September 2025
- 9:05 Plans for Conservation Minister to make all decisions
- 9:20 High-quality timber producers nervous over US tariffs
- 9:35 Cheap Govt loans for regional airlines
- 9:45 Foreign correspondent Thomas Sparrow in Germany
- 10:05 Knee trouble? Our expert explains how to keep yours moving
- 10:30 Lightship: Australasia's largest lightwall launches its new season
- 10:35 Book review: The Stars Are a Million Glittering Worlds
- 10:45 Around the motu: Tess Brunton in Dunedin
- 11:05 Political commentators Tim Hurdle and Gareth Hughes
- 11:30 Anna Cameron: the cook behind 'Just a Mum's Kitchen'
- 11:45 Urban Issues with Bill McKay
Friday, 29 August 2025
- 9:05 Aucklanders digest plans to accommodate 2 million new homes
- 9:20 Warnings Kiwis risk going blind from easily treated condition
- 9:35 A record-breaking year for pest control in Pukenui Forest
- 9:45 Pacific correspondent Koroi Hawkins
- 10:05 Tales of horror and heroism in Cyclone Gabrielle podcast
- 10:30 Cuts to War Memorial Carillon
- 10:45 Around the motu: Jimmy Ellingham in Manawatu
- 10:55 Police briefing on fugitive dad Tom Phillips
- 11:05 Music reviewer Jeremy Taylor
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 Corgi racing & confusing roundabouts
