Training

Former animal services officer Betty Hall with great advice on understanding dogs, training puppies and getting canine harmony in the home. Audio

It's drilled into many of us that to shift kilograms, you need to start pounding the pavement. However, a new study out of Australia reports you can lose a percentage of body fat through strength… Audio

Two hundred police will be trained to the level of Armed Offenders Squad members as part of a major overhaul of the way police respond to violent offending.

The government and police bosses insist… Video, Audio

The recent Tokyo Olympic Games was the culmination of years of training as much as twice daily for hundreds of world-class athletes. But how often should ordinary, even reluctant, exercisers be… Audio

We like to think that we have evolved as a species to become more athletic over the centuries but the research may tell a different story. David Epstein is the author of The Sports Gene and  joins the… Audio

The Royal New Zealand Ballet are about to open a free show for kids and families - at Te Papa in the school holidays - The Ugly Duckling. It plays April 19 and 20. What makes this performance… Audio

Former pilots, cafe workers and ex sales people are just some of those looking at a career in agriculture after Covid-19 disrupted their lives. Country Life spent a day with the budding beekeepers… Audio, Gallery

Kathryn shares listener feedback on her interview with Fire and Emergency New Zealand Chief Executive Rhys Jones over safety standards at the National Training Centre. Audio

Fire and Emergency says it has made safety improvements at the National Training Centre in Rotorua, since a recruit was badly burned last February. The trainee professional firefighter, who spoke on… Audio

How do you figure out what sort of career to work towards? How do you know what to study to get there? And what if you choose a course or job you don't like? Self-knowledge is the best prerequisite… Audio

Training organisations dealing with an influx of people seeking government funded trades apprenticeships are calling for more clarity on the free stimulus initiative.The $320 million Targetted… Audio

The Shearing Contractors Association says it may have to recruit newcomers to the industry if shearers and shed workers form the northern hemisphere are unable to come in to New Zealand this year. Audio

The Musical Chair is designed for busy people, and this week's guest, league star Georgia Hale is certainly no exception, despite the fact her sporting season is currently in limbo due to the Covid-19… Audio

The Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race spans across 52 days around one New York City block. Sanjay Rawal is the director of the new film that examines the race and what drives people to take part. It's… Audio

The Aotea Centre is renaming its ASB theatre after our most famous opera singer and first-ever Grammy award winner, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa.  Audio

Dr Stacy Sims is an expert in how gender dictates athletes' training, nutritional, recovery and hydration needs. Working on the premise that women are not small men the exercise physiologist… Audio

New Zealand's world record freediver William Trubridge has just completed an underwater dive across the Cook Strait. He speaks to Jim about it. Audio

Why are women training to breaking point without eating enough ? What is it doing to their bodies? And what's being done to address the problem?  Audio

Thousands of students in Solomon Islands took time out to think about their futures earlier this month at a careers market day in the capital Honiara. Audio

A 40 percent drop in the number of people training to be teachers is being described as a 'ticking time bomb' by principals already struggling to find staff to fill classrooms. Audio