All episodes
Thursday, 27 November 2025
- 9:05 Principals: Schools shouldn't have to pay asbestos sand cleanup costs
- 9:20 Parole conditions limited under Supreme Court precedent
- 9:30 Buying a house with Bitcoin: What do you need to know?
- 9:45 UK: Chancellor delivers her Budget - what's in it?
- 10:05 Backyard fight clubs: thuggery or a way to heal?
- 10:30 Waipukarau gets cash back
- 10:35 Book review: The Mushroom Tapes by Helen Garner
- 10:45 Around the motu: James Pocock
- 11:05 Tech: Chip war, AI recipe slop, 2025 local tech highlights
- 11:25 Parenting: What's going on in the teen brain?
- 11:45 Screentime: Death by Lightning, The Chair Company, The Lowdown
Wednesday, 26 November 2025
- 9:05 The regional council jobs that might now be done by mayors
- 9:25 Tackling the problem of abandoned boats
- 9:35 Endometriosis app creator Juliet Oliver
- 9:45 Australia: Costly weather website, food delivery drivers' wages
- 10:05 Willy Marsh on guiding dogs, and saving birdlife
- 10:30 Cloud cover keeps heat watch at bay for eastern Otago
- 10:35 Book review: Good Things Come and Go by Josie Shapiro
- 10:45 Around the motu: Peter de Graaf in Northland
- 11:05 Music with Ian Chapman: Guess the artist
- 11:20 Mow or no mow? Lawn alternatives
- 11:45 Hayfever season: What are the triggers, traits and treatments?
Tuesday, 25 November 2025
- 9:05 ACC explains plan to remove thousands from weekly compensation
- 9:25 The Hawkes Bay startup offering tikanga guidance to companies using AI
- 9:45 USA correspondent David Smith
- 10:05 Underwater cameraman Andrew Penniket on a lifetime below the surface
- 10:35 Book review: Super-Frog Saves Tokyo by Haruki Murakami
- 10:45 Around the motu: Samantha Gee from Nelson
- 11:05 Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson
- 11:30 Consumer: Yeah Nah awards, Fair Trading Act changes
- 11:45 ABs season end, Lawson mistake
Monday, 24 November 2025
- 9:07 Fears over the future of community pharmacists
- 9:30 Can roadside drug testing really detect impairment?
- 9:45 Foreign correspondent Seamus Kearney
- 10:10 Sir Richard Faull and the wonders of the human brain
- 10:40 Book review: New Zealand Photography Collected
- 10:47 Around the motu: David Williams in Christchurch
- 11:07 Political commentators Gareth Hughes and Ben Thomas
- 11:33 Experiencing food in India
- 11:47 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Friday, 21 November 2025
- 9:05 Recreational fishers protest set for Auckland tomorrow
- 9:20 Pet bonds from next month
- 9:35 From plastic provider, to plastic recycler
- 9:45 Pacific correspondent: Tonga election update
- 10:05 The dentist leading the way with a trauma-informed response
- 10:35 Book review: Beasts of The Sea by Iida Turpeinen
- 10:45 Around the motu: Jesse Archer in Taupo
- 11:05 New music with Jeremy Taylor
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was
Thursday, 20 November 2025
- 9:05 Concerns over FENZ plan to cut specialist wildfire roles
- 9:15 Palestinian journalist Plestia Alaqad on capturing the early days of the war in Gaza
- 9:30 Auckland wetland retoration project wins international award
- 9:45 UK: Russian spy ship in UK waters, asylum crackdown
- 10:05 Maegen Blom: Winning with mussels
- 10:35 Book review: Nash Falls by David Baldacci
- 10:45 Around the motu: Torika Tokalau in Auckland
- 11:05 Tech: More friends, more division, super-scaled fakery
- 11:25 Things to consider before gifting a child a phone for Christmas
- 11:45 Screentime: Pluribus, Die My Love
Wednesday, 19 November 2025
- 9:10 Police move to next phase of mental health pull-back
- 9:25 Report warns gas mismanagement could cost $7.3 billion
- 9:35 Push to help employers be more inclusive, solve shortages
- 9:45 Australia: Toxic sand, Liberal chaos, Pacific COP quest
- 10:10 Map Men Mark Cooper-Jones and Jay Foreman on cartography quirks and catastrophes
- 10:35 Book review: An Eccentric History in Batik by Dinah Priestley
- 10:45 Around the motu: Libby Kirkby-McLeod in Hamilton
- 11:10 Music with Dave Wilson: Romani songs
- 11:20 The MacLeods epic overland journey
- 11:45 Language learning + ageing, fuel CO2 levels hit record
Tuesday, 18 November 2025
- 9:05 Psychiatrist and Clinical Psychologist workforce warnings
- 9:20 Dunedin building company raises houses in flood prone suburb
- 9:35 Demand for kiwi avoidance training for dogs soars
- 9:45 USA correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben
- 10:05 The battle that created and destroyed an Australian hero
- 10:30 Dawn Aerospace CEO wins Prime Minister's space prize
- 10:35 Book review: The Land of Sweet Forever by Harper Lee
- 10:45 Around the motu: Michael Tweed in Whanganui
- 11:05 Business commentator Dan Brunskill
- 11:20 The Collector: Auckland Museum's longest serving curator
- 11:45 All Blacks, and Silver Ferns lose to England
Monday, 17 November 2025
- 9:05 ACC plans to get thousands of people off weekly compensation
- 9:25 Conquering all 23 Great Rides in 30 days
- 9:35 The art exhibition showcasing prisoners' shoes
- 9:45 South Africa correspondent Debora Patta
- 10:05 Christian Hartinger using metals for new cancer drugs
- 10:30 Manufactured feed to cut livestock methane
- 10:35 Book review: Attention by Anne Enright
- 10:45 Around the motu: Tom Hunt in Wellington
- 11:05 Political commentators Tim Hurdle and Peter Dunne
- 11:30 Award winning family recipes
- 11:45 Urban Issues with Bill McKay
Friday, 14 November 2025
- 9:05 Advocate doubts new police oversight role
- 9:20 The price of building goods staying stable
- 9:30 Should NZ register recreational boats?
- 9:45 Asia correspondent Ed White
- 10:05 The pair of donor lungs powering Kath Cross
- 10:35 Book review: Dead and Alive by Zadie Smith
- 10:45 Around the motu: Jared McCulloch in Queenstown
- 11:05 Music reviewer Grant Smithies?
- 11:30 Sports commentator Dana Johanssen
- 11:45 The week that was
Thursday, 13 November 2025
- 9:05 What powers would an Inspector General of Police have?
- 9:20 'Dark patterns' pushing people to spend more
- 9:30 Shoddy window products being passed off as compliant
- 9:45 UK: Trump's BBC deadline, Starmer's leadership under pressure
- 10:05 The choir that requires no experience - just a love of music
- 10:35 Book review: Hoods Landing by Laura Vincent
- 10:45 Around the motu: Jonathan Leask in Ashburton
- 11:05 Tech: Chatfishing, Meta's scam profits, datacentres in space
- 11:25 Parenting: Can learning to swim make your child smarter?
- 11:45 Screentime: Train Dreams, Dead of Winter, Spinal Tap 2
Wednesday, 12 November 2025
- 9:05 Louise Nicholas 'disgusted' by poice exec cover up
- 9:15 Funds don't prioritise charities that work with sexual abuse survivors
- 9:30 Discovery offers hope for osteoarthritis sufferers
- 9:45 Liberal climate policy, Sussan Ley leadership in doubt
- 10:05 Simon Winchester's new book
- 10:30 Dad with stage four cancer still finding time to help kids without a father figure
- 10:35 Book review: Rangatiratanga and Gentlemanship by Grant Hodgson
- 10:45 Around the motu: Lee Scanlon reports from Westport
- 11:05 Music with Kirsten Zemke: Afrobeats
- 11:30 The artist and beekeeper who made a real-life Beehive
- 11:45 How workplace emails can land workers
Tuesday, 11 November 2025
- 9:05 Released Israeli hostage Eli Sharabi
- 9:30 What's at stake at COP30 climate summit
- 9:45 US correspondent David Smith
- 10:05 Lee-Anne Duncan: the huge impact of losing a parent too young
- 10:30 Remembrance Day and the grave of a Gallipoli veteran
- 10:35 Book review: Ancient Myths and Legends Without Men by Mara Gold
- 10:45 Around the motu: Piers Fuller in Wairarapa
- 11:05 Business commentator Nicholas Pointon
- 11:30 Garrison World: historian Charlotte Macdonald
- 11:45 Sports with Marc Hinton
Monday, 10 November 2025
- 9:05 Simon Bridges: 'Auckland business sentiment is lifting'
- 9:25 Country's most beloved ceramics museum closes
- 9:35 Blood service warns of national shortfall
- 9:45 Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney
- 10:05 Temuera Morrison on his new travelogue show Earth Oven
- 10:30 Sculpture competition to mark re-opening of Art Gallery
- 10:35 Te Pati Maori Mps expelled from party
- 10:40 Book review: The Loft by Marlen Haushofer
- 10:45 Around the motu: Amy Williams in Auckland
- 11:05 Political commentators Andrew Kirton and Brigitte Morten
- 11:30 From Thailand to Kapiti: Sone's Sauces
- 11:45 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Friday, 7 November 2025
- 9:05 Amendments being rushed through for Fast Track Approval law
- 9:20 The amateur Waikato sumo wrestlers with big dreams
- 9:30 The huge art exhibition helping to support Women's Refuge
- 9:45 Pacific correspondent Koroi Hawkins
- 10:05 Taking Predator Free Wellington to the world stage
- 10:30 New independent supermarket for Upper Hutt
- 10:35 Book review: The Eleventh Hour by Salman Rushdie
- 10:45 Around the motu: Alexa Cook in Hawkes Bay
- 11:05 Music reviewer Jeremy Taylor
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was
Thursday, 6 November 2025
- 9:05 Govt de-links ETS from Paris
- 9:20 Otago survey finds healthcare failing long covid patients
- 9:40 Chch physicist's examination turns NZ X-ray history on its head
- 9:45 UK: More prisoners escape, Chancellor pours fuel on tax fire
- 10:05 Historian Alison Bashford on hand reading
- 10:30 Top chef excited by Michelin guide expanding to NZ
- 10:35 Book review: Case Studies: A story of plant travel
- 10:45 Around the motu: James Pocock in Gisborne
- 11:05 Tech: Microsoft's Azure outage, hackers choosing to wipe
- 11:25 "No one will play with me" - teaching kids about friendship
- 11:45 Screentime: Bugonia, It: Welcome to Derry, Down Cemetery Road
Wednesday, 5 November 2025
- 9:05 More concerts for Eden Park?
- 9:20 Up to 30 fireworks fires already: FENZ
- 9:25 Countries with poor human rights records
- 9:30 The biggest contributor to landfills - soil
- 9:45 Australia: Spy threat, streamers to pay, inflation warning
- 10:05 'Writing my truth is like climbing another summit'
- 10:30 New research highlights how much YouTube kids are watching
- 10:35 Book review: Whenua: Maori Purakau of Aotearoa
- 10:45 Around the motu: Ian Allen
- 11:05 Music with Maggie Tweedie
- 11:20 Curious and contested Kiwi placenames
- 11:45 Science:
Tuesday, 4 November 2025
- 9:05 Former cabinet minister condemns veterans' agency
- 9:20 An AI scribe being rolled out in EDs to save time
- 9:35 Measles made me blind: woman urges people to vaccinate
- 9:45 USA correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben
- 10:05 New Zealand's first marine reserve celebrates 50 years
- 10:35 Book review: Amity by Nathan Harris
- 10:45 Around the motu: Jonathon McKenzie, editor of the Waikato Times
- 11:05 Business Commentator Victoria Young
- 11:30 Ellie Smith on her play inspired by time spent in care homes
- 11:45 Sports correspondent Glen Larmer
Monday, 3 November 2025
- 9:05 Chain of responsibility laws not protecting truck drivers
- 9:20 Potential Pharmac trim to list of medicines awaiting funding
- 9:45 Middle East correspondent Sebastian Usher
- 10:05 Animal sights, and senses explained
- 10:30 When will Dame Noeline get her team back?
- 10:35 Book review: Clown Town by Mick Herron
- 10:45 Around the motu: RNZ's Keiller MacDuff in Christchurch
- 11:05 Political commentators Dale Husband and Liam Hehir
- 11:30 Samoan chef dines out on top international food award
- 11:45 Urban issues with Bill McKay
Friday, 31 October 2025
- 9:05 Asbestos fears after fire shut Palmerston North schools
- 9:20 Plunket urges whanau to vaccinate as measles cases climb
- 9:30 The youth court is leading the way for neurodiverse people
- 9:45 Asia correspondent Ed White
- 10:05 Why Sally Millington's doing 52 new things each year
- 10:30 Solve for Tomorrow winners tackle race-tracking and mountain bike safety
- 10:35 Book review: Outliers by Michael Jackson
- 10:45 Around the motu: Robin Martin in Taranaki
- 11:05 New music with Grant Smithies
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was
Thursday, 30 October 2025
- 9:05 New flood data shows where to prioritise climate adaptation
- 9:20 Solar companies want Govt supply contracts
- 9:30 Saving the 'dying' Raukumara Conservation Park
- 9:45 UK: Hadush Kebatu, asylum barracks, tax rises
- 10:05 The arborist refusing to cut down trees
- 10:35 Book review: Hardship and Hope by Rebecca Macfie
- 10:45 Around the motu: Kelly Makiha from the Rotorua Daily Post
- 11:05 Is increasing use of AI damaging students' learning ability?
- 11:25 Parenting: How to keep your kids safe this Halloween
- 11:45 Screentime: Boots, Frankenstein, The Hack
Wednesday, 29 October 2025
- 9:05 Firefighters frustrated with station delays
- 9:20 Top scientist calls out woeful funding arrangements
- 9:30 Helping thousands in need: Wellington City Mission
- 9:45 Australia: Watchdog sues Microsoft, Albanese's US success
- 10:05 Why is the world so transfixed with art heists?
- 10:30 Farmers in Southland juggling power supply
- 10:35 Book review: Twist by Colum McCann
- 10:45 Around the motu: Kirsty Pickett on Southland
- 11:05 'The ants are my friends’ (and other misheard lyrics)
- 11:25 Maori Land March, 50 years on
- 11:45 Why you shouldn't leave your retirement saving to chance
Tuesday, 28 October 2025
- 9:08 ACC stops payments to record numbers of long-term clients
- 9:35 Costly fender benders going unrepaired
- 9:45 Trees continue to frustrate lines companies
- 9:50 USA correspondent David Smith
- 10:10 Sam the Trap Man on returning Aotearoa to its roots
- 10:44 Book review: Wreck by Catherine Newman
- 10:48 Around the motu: Tom Hunt with the The Post
- 11:15 Political commentators Neale Jones and Brigitte Morten
- 11:30 The rising cost of living : breaking down the numbers
- 11:44 Sports chat with Sam Ackerman
Friday, 24 October 2025
- 9:05 Worksafe survey indicates violence and burnout for police and ambulance
- 9:20 Calls for nurses to do limited colonoscopies
- 9:30 Rotorua biofactory for new fuels, proteins
- 9:45 Pacific correspondent Koroi Hawkins
- 10:05 Thrills and heartbreak in Fiordland: The Hollows Boys
- 10:35 Book review: He Puawai A Natural History of New Zealand Flowers
- 10:45 Around the motu: Alisha Evans is Sun Live's Local Democracy
- 11:05 Music reviewer Jeremy Taylor
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was
Thursday, 23 October 2025
- 9:05 Transpower on massive South Island outage
- 9:10 Life skills course for intellectually disabled people dumped
- 9:30 Nick James at Wellington Airport
- 9:35 Legal warning over Govt AI use
- 9:45 UK: Grooming gang chaos, Prince Andrew case gets political
- 10:05 The award-winning doctor fighting for fairness in our healthcare system
- 10:30 Anna Sargent in North Canterbury
- 10:35 Book review : Vagabond by Tim Curry
- 10:45 Around the motu: Libby Kirkby McLeod in Hamilton
- 11:05 Tech: AWS outage, Labour's gaming subsidies, Netflix + AI
- 11:25 Weather update in Methven and Hanmer Springs
- 11:30 Parents the best role models for active life
- 11:45 Screentime: Mr Scorsese, Roofman, Pike River
