Kim Hill
Thousands march in Brussels over climate change
Thousands have taken to the streets of Brussels to demand action on climate change.
It's the first climate march to take place in the city for more than 18 months, due to the pandemic. In that time… Audio
Top Stories for Monday 11 October 2021
Auckland's daily Covid case numbers could hit triple figures by the end of the month, we hear from the Prime Minister on the Covid-19 response, the government takes a punt on new treatment drug for… Audio
Reservation Dogs' Devery Jacobs: 'We weren't super sacred and stoic all the time'
Reservation Dogs is a new dark comedy series co-created by NZ filmmaker Taika Waititi and Native American filmmaker Sterlin Harjo. The show focuses on four Native American teenagers living on a… Video, Audio
Sir Billy Connolly's windswept and interesting life: 'it's gone terribly right'
It was while working as a welder in the Glasgow shipyards that Billy Connolly discovered he had a knack for comedy. With his fearless and outspoken approach to life - which includes his wardrobe - the… Video, Audio
Listener Feedback for 9 October 2021
Feeback from listeners to the Saturday Morning programme. Audio
Chris Price & Bruce Foster: the life of the mysterious lobster
The lobster is a creature that likes darkness, preferring to live its days being hidden away from sight. But the enigmatic crustacean undergoes a thorough literary, historical, artistic, and… Audio, Gallery
Playing Favourites with East Coast musician Rob Ruha
After pressing pause on live performances a few years ago, musician Rob Ruha is ready to share new music with the world again. Following the career-high of opening for Phil Collins at his rain-soaked… Video, Audio
Miles Benton: diagnosing serious illnesses cheaper and faster
Dr Miles Benton had the idea for portable, bedside sequencing in hospitals when his son was born eight weeks premature. He knew there was technological capability to have a diagnosis within the hour… Audio
Doireann Ní Ghríofa: the story of how we haunt each other
Doireann Ní Ghríofa's prose debut A Ghost in the Throat eludes easy definition: at once a memoir, a piece of scholarship and autobiographical-fiction. The book combines Ní Ghríofa's own story with her… Audio
Chris Dunphy: is there a greener future for logistics in New Zealand?
Coastal shipping and green hydrogen-powered trucking are part of the future for freight in New Zealand believes Chris Dunphy, the new director of Move Logistics - formerly known as TIL Logistics - one… Audio
Top Stories for Friday 8 October 2021
Top stories this morning... Northland holds its breath after a person in Whangarei tests positive for Covid The Government bows to pressure from business leaders who want fast-acting covid tests… Audio
Covid-19: Harry Tam says he travelled to Auckland to help get gang members vaccinated
A life member of the Mongrel Mob who travelled into Auckland during lockdown says he worked to get people tested and vaccinated.
Harry Tam says he was given a travel exemption after being asked to… Audio
Mercury Energy investigating fire on wind turbine
Mercury Energy is investigating the cause of a fire at one of its wind turbines on the Tararua Range near Palmerston North.
The fire, which set plumes of smoke into the sky near Aokautere, was left… Audio
Covid-19: Tamihere not excited for vaccination 'Super Saturday'
The head of the Te Whānau O Waipareira in West Auckland says the just-announced Super Saturday event is likely to fail to mop up stragglers on the vaccination front.
The Government yesterday… Audio
Covid-19: Any risk for kids returning to school likely to come from adults
Auckland's winding road to an eventual relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions, and a reopening, is worrying some parents.
Schools are tentatively able to open their doors on 18 October, but that comes… Audio
Covid-19: Mongrel Mob Waikato spokesperson not happy with gang portrayal
A spokesperson for the Waikato Mongrel Mob isn’t happy with the way gangs are being portrayed as Covid-19 spreads through the community.
Yesterday, the Covid-19 Response Minister, Chris Hipkins, said… Audio
Covid-19: Auckland school reopening plans worry teachers
A teacher backlash is building over government plans to reopen Auckland's classrooms after the school holidays.
Union leaders have told RNZ their Auckland members are astonished they could be back in… Audio
Covid-19: Don't let delta rip through the community just yet - Covid-19 modeller
A Covid-19 modeller says it looks as though Delta is here to stay, but New Zealand shouldn't let it spread too far.
The virus is continuing to spread in the community, and two people have now died in… Audio
Covid-19: Vaccination centre open overnight to reach shift workers
An Auckland vaccination centre will "pull an all-nighter" on Friday, in a bid to reach night-shift workers.
The Tamaki Vaccination Centre in Morrin Rd, St Johns, led by Ngati Whatua Orakei, will open… Audio
Covid-19: National accuses government of negligence over vaccine procurement
National is accusing the Government of being "negligent" about the vaccine rollout after ignoring a Pfizer offer for weeks.
Pfizer offered to supply millions of doses by Christmas 2020, but officials… Audio