All episodes
Friday, 27 February 2026
- 9:08 A buyers market but interest rates tipped to rise
- 9:17 Report details disadvantages faced by blind or low vision Kiwis
- 9:36 Northland organisations turning old clothes into mattresses
- 9:46 Asia correspondent Anna Fifield
- 10:08 Surviving an earthquake lead to seismic activity career
- 10:35 Faux-co: Alternative chocolate production on the rise
- 10:41 Book review: Shadow Thieves by Peter Burns
- 10:46 Around the motu: Logan Savory - The Southland Tribune editor
- 11:08 Music reviewer Jeremy Taylor
- 11:34 Friday funnies: Te Radar and Donna Brookbanks
- 11:47 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
Thursday, 26 February 2026
- 9:05 Pressure mounts on Govt to cover Public Trust auditing fees
- 9:25 School experience vital for teen wellbeing - longitudinal study
- 9:35 Community sewing classes provide opportunity for learners
- 9:45 Mandelson 'flight risk', Chagos deal confusion, bellwether byelection
- 10:05 A Southland farmer, and shearing business owner, on organising the gathering of rural women known as "The Muster"
- 10:30 Dance show using a robot to explore how tech shapes our agency
- 10:35 Book review: Three of the best from 2025
- 10:45 Around the motu: Ian Allen in Marlborough
- 11:05 Tech: Rooftop satellite station angers residents, US workaround to EU blocked content
- 11:25 How to help kids understand the internet and make it work for them
- 11:45 Screentime: Holy Days, Scrubs 2026, Reality Check: Inside ANTM
Wednesday, 25 February 2026
- 9:10 White Island guide recounts fatal eruption
- 9:25 Health services and increasing privatisation
- 9:35 Heat pump giant on NZ expansion
- 9:45 Australia: PM's residence evacuated overnight
- 10:10 Sita Walker - life's lessons can be learned at lunchtime
- 10:35 Book review: My Husband's Wife by Alice Feeney
- 10:45 Around the motu : RNZ's Jimmy Ellingham
- 11:10 Music with Yadana Saw: Festival fever
- 11:20 HealthPost's journey from Golden Bay kitchen to e-commerce
- 11:45 Science: Silk clams, construction carbon, Yangtze fishing ban
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
- 9:05 People's select committee releases report into pay equity
- 9:25 Concerns with 3G shutdown
- 9:35 Kiwi costume designer Kate Hawley's Frankenstein BAFTA win
- 9:45 USA correspondent David Smith
- 10:05 M Gessen on Putin, Trump and making sense of the world
- 10:30 The case for hiding your age on CVs
- 10:35 Book review: The Art of Colonisation by Paul Moon
- 10:45 Around the motu: Jared McCulloch in Queenstown
- 11:05 Business commentator Victoria Young
- 11:30 Pianist Daniel Verstappen helps Aotea Youth Symphony turn 40
- 11:45 Sports correspondent Sam Ackerman
Monday, 23 February 2026
- 9:05 Some Kiwirail assets face decline as budget cut by $200m
- 9:25 Pt Chev sports ground stoush heads to High Court
- 9:30 Charlisse Leger-Walker hopes to play in the WNBA
- 9:45 Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney
- 10:05 The post-war world where humans are on an equal footing with AI
- 10:35 Book review: Clawmarks Down the Jetty by Jill Harris
- 10:45 Around the motu: Keiller MacDuff in Christchurch
- 11:05 Political commentators Gareth Hughes and Ben Thomas
- 11:30 The Hastings Meatball Festival is back for a second year.
- 11:45 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Friday, 20 February 2026
- 9:05 Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrest latest
- 9:10 Identifying the victims of a crackdown on anti-government protesters in Iran
- 9:20 New Zealand advocate for people with endomentriosis
- 9:40 A new podcast looks at the resistance and spirit of contemporary Māori art
- 10:05 Frank Bainimarama on bail, work visa concerns, Vanuatu to push ahead with UN resolution
- 10:10 What makes word games like Wordle so popular?
- 10:35 Book review: Half His Age by Jennette McCurdy
- 10:45 Around the motu: Mike Tweed
- 11:05 New music with Grant Smithies
- 11:25 Friday funnies: Michele A'Court and Te Radar
- 11:45 Winter Olympics, Sail GP, and Netball NZ
Thursday, 19 February 2026
- 9:05 Expert warns of future wastewater failures
- 9:25 Govt moves Bill under urgency to override High Court ruling
- 9:35 Orchadist says red tape holding back horticulture exports
- 9:45 UK: Unemployment jumps, Andrew protection probed
- 10:05 Finding Cynthia Winters
- 10:30 The high school students cooking medical tailored meals
- 10:35 Book review: Good People by Patmeena Sabit
- 10:45 Around the motu: Jesse Archer from LakeFM in Taupo
- 11:05 Technology: Volt Typhoon - the infrastructure 'sleeper cell'
- 11:25 Considering a child's right to play in their neighbourhood
- 11:45 Screentime: Wuthering Heights, Crime 101, and more
Wednesday, 18 February 2026
- 9:05 How will Health NZ find $500m in "efficiencies"?
- 9:25 Are historians becoming history?
- 9:45 Australia: New Liberal leader, Isis brides, health premiums up
- 10:05 Ian Kemish: From diplomat to storyteller
- 10:30 What makes some athletes succeed while others choke?
- 10:35 Book review: Gunk by Saba Sams
- 10:45 Around the motu: Chris Hyde Editor of Hawkes Bay Today
- 11:05 Music: Latin American musicians in the global mainstream
- 11:20 Designer Steven Junil Park on clothing as an artform
- 11:45 How the trades workforce is changing
Tuesday, 17 February 2026
- 9:05 The ICC judge living life under Trump administration sanctions
- 9:25 Wild weather hits Banks Peninsula, Canterbury
- 9:35 Is 'March Madness' already hitting Auckland commuters?
- 9:45 USA correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben
- 10:05 Grief is not confined to bereavement
- 10:30 Christchurch weather update
- 10:35 Book review: Bird Deity by John Morrissey
- 10:45 Around the motu: Tom Hunt
- 11:05 Business commentator Nicholas Pointon
- 11:25 Kate Camp and her 1986 diary
- 11:45 Sports Correspondent Joe Porter
Monday, 16 February 2026
- 9:05 The host of new government instructions to make it easier to mine and quarry
- 9:25 Much of North Island hammered by wind and rain
- 9:35 Weather: Air New Zealand update
- 9:35 Year 13 student's study into aged care loneliness
- 9:45 Middle East correspondent Sebastian Usher
- 10:05 Alice Topp on creating the Royal New Zealand Ballet's bloodiest work yet
- 10:30 Weather Update: Powerco
- 10:35 Book review: The Good Economy by Craig Renney
- 10:45 Around the motu: Torika Tokelau
- 11:05 FENZ and Wellington Electricity update
- 11:05 Political commentators Neale Jones and Liam Hehir
- 11:07 Manawatu remains in a State of Emergency
- 11:30 The Chatham Islands seafood company
- 11:45 Urban Issues with Liz Moncrieff
- 11:57 Weather update from Wainuiomata
Friday, 13 February 2026
- 9:05 Health and safety bill missed opportunity, experts say
- 9:25 Exiting a SME with success
- 9:45 Asia correspondent Elizabeth Beattie
- 10:05 Thai cave rescuer Dr Richard Harris
- 10:30 Wellington hosts Asia Pacific amateur golf event
- 10:35 Book review: Three of the best from 2025
- 10:45 Around the motu: Robin Martin
- 11:05 Weather update with Lauren Crimp
- 11:05 Music reviewer Jeremy Taylor
- 11:25 Friday funnies: Donna Brookbanks and Pinky Agnew
- 11:45 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
Thursday, 12 February 2026
- 9:05 Nose to tail mining- making the most of everything that's dug up
- 9:25 Retiring Supreme Court Judge Dame Susan Glazebrook
- 9:45 UK: PM faces new questions over former staffer with ties to sex offender
- 10:05 Indigenous led research into traditional medicines
- 10:30 UAE's Winter Olympic debut has a very Kiwi feel
- 10:35 Book review: Three of the best from 2025
- 10:45 Around the motu: Piers Fuller
- 11:05 Tech: How to get rid of unwanted emails
- 11:25 Parenting: Occupational therapist on the support caregivers of neurodivergent children need
- 11:45 Screentime: His and Hers, Sirat, BridgertonS4
Wednesday, 11 February 2026
- 9:05 RMA de-prioritises drinking water - researcher
- 9:25 Spinal rehab centre re-opens after five-year closure
- 9:35 Rethinking how economics is taught
- 9:45 Australia: Herzog protests, Coalition reunited, and more
- 10:05 Australian circus company reimagines the classic Swan Lake
- 10:30 Christchurch AI start-up raises more than $4m in seed funding
- 10:35 Book review: Three of the best from 2025
- 10:45 Around the motu with Kereama Wright
- 11:05 Music with Kirsten Zemke: Songs for Valentines
- 11:20 A refresh for Queenstown's iconic Rata restaurant
- 11:45 Money: Slow economic recovery, warnings of power price rises
Tuesday, 10 February 2026
- 9:05 Allegations new curriculum development "heavily politicised"
- 9:20 Gov says demolition remains an option for Tongariro Chateau
- 9:30 Sister Bliss on 30+ years of Faithless and playing in Auckland
- 9:45 Ghislaine Maxwell pleads the Fifth
- 10:05 How social media is fuelling African Grey parrot black market
- 10:35 Book review: Three of the best from 2025
- 10:45 Around the motu: Che Baker, the editor of the Southland Times
- 11:05 Crown's 'red' regional investments, NZX reporting season
- 11:30 When is a mole not a mole? Your skin health questions answered
- 11:45 Superbowl, Winter Olympics
Monday, 9 February 2026
- 9:05 Calls to levy services to keep financial mentor sector viable
- 9:35 Marking 80 years since the return Maori Battalion from WW2
- 9:45 Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney
- 10:05 Civic hacker Audrey Tang on digital tools for increasing citizen engagement
- 10:35 Book review: Three of the best from 2025
- 10:45 Around the motu: Auckland news with RNZ reporter Amy Williams
- 11:05 Political commentators Brigitte Morten and Dale Husband
- 11:30 The couple who turned around a twice liquidated brewery
- 11:45 Off the beaten track in Aoraki Mount Cook with Sally Jones
Thursday, 5 February 2026
- 9:05 Concerns science funding stagnating, leaving country exposed to hazards
- 9:20 Concerns over the future of the scientific glass blowing
- 9:35 New Zealand's leading chamber music festival
- 9:45 UK: Fallout from Mandelson ties to Epstein continue
- 10:05 The sinking history of Earth’s saltiest lake
- 10:35 Book review: Three of the best from 2025
- 10:45 Around the motu: David Williams
- 11:05 Tech: Will AI kill SaaS, govt invests in fusion as MethaneSAT failings examined
- 11:25 How to help kids deal with the back-to-school nerves
- 11:45 Screentime: Mel Brooks: The 99-Year-Old Man, The Night Manager, No Other Choice
Wednesday, 4 February 2026
- 9:05 628,000 Kiwis report recent migraine symptoms
- 9:15 How will advertising in ChatGPT affect users?
- 9:35 How flushable sensors could help clean up Auckland's beaches
- 9:45 Australia: Rates up, unhappy Opposition family, Hertzog protest, party poopers
- 10:05 How actor and playwright Joshua Hinton mixes food, family and faith
- 10:35 Book review: Three of the best from 2025
- 10:45 Around the motu: Samantha Gee RNZ's Nelson reporter
- 11:05 Unemployment rises to a 10 year high of 5.4 percent
- 11:10 Music: The Feb Four (not to be confused with the Fab Four)
- 11:20 Murder in Matakana: Madeleine Eskedahl's series continues
- 11:45 Wellington's Moa Point wastewater treatment plant shut down
- 11:45 Science: Positive thinking and immunity, music's effects on driving
Tuesday, 3 February 2026
- 9:05 Electricity regulator on new powers, switching website
- 9:25 Saving the once mighty wool industry
- 9:45 USA correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben
- 10:05 Marama director on his anti-colonial Maori Gothic horror
- 10:30 Ukraine's ambassador to Australia and New Zealand
- 10:45 Around the motu: Jonathan McKenzie
- 11:05 Retirement villages face reform, and a shake-up for MediaWorks
- 11:25 Unearthing layers of history beneath Christchurch
- 11:45 Sam Ruthe, Super Rugby and ABs coach search
Monday, 2 February 2026
- 9:05 New options now available for getting ADHD medication
- 9:20 Record numbers of people switching banks
- 9:35 Researchers calling for fibre to be 'essential nutrient'
- 9:45 Germany correspondent Thomas Sparrow
- 10:05 The Kiwi designer netting global accolades for her costumes
- 10:35 Book review: Three of the best from 2025
- 10:45 Around the motu: Tom Hunt in Wellington
- 11:05 Political commentators Tim Hurdle and Lianne Dalziel
- 11:25 'Who ate all the Pies' is literally Steven Turner's business
- 11:45 Urban Issues with Bill McKay
Friday, 30 January 2026
- 9:05 Landmark settlement for disabled children promises education reform
- 9:35 Open source granny flat plans
- 9:45 Pacific correspondent Koroi Hawkins
- 10:05 Unlocking the secrets of geothermal kanuka
- 10:30 Auckland Museum hosts edit-a-thon to boost women's Wikipedia entries
- 10:35 Book review: Three of the best from 2025
- 10:45 Around the motu: Ian Carson, Editor of Otaki Today
- 11:05 Music reviewer Jeremy Taylor
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was
Thursday, 29 January 2026
- 9:05 Pushing back on Auckland's housing intensification plans
- 9:25 A major insurance company halts new policies in Westport
- 9:30 Community cycle group helps people get back on the bike
- 9:45 UK: Starmer in China, another Tory defection,
- 10:05 Heartbreak and joy: a New Zealand doctor's time in Nepal
- 10:35 Book review: Three of the best from 2025
- 10:45 Around the motu: James Pocock, Editor of the Gisborne Herald
- 11:05 Tech: French social media ban, Microsoft encryption sharing
- 11:25 Navigating the pros and cons of school uniforms
- 11:45 Screentime: The Pitt, It Was Just An Accident
Wednesday, 28 January 2026
- 9:10 Charities could cease to exist if they don't re-register
- 9:30 Opening up Government services in South Africa
- 9:45 Australia: Anti-hate speech law used
- 10:10 Colin Carruthers KC on his heroic uncle - a WWII merchant seaman
- 10:30 Waitomo fossils shed new light on ancient birdlife
- 10:35 Book review: Three of the best from 2025
- 10:45 Around the motu: RNZ's reporter in Dunedin, Tess Brunton
- 11:10 Music with Maggie Tweedie
- 11:20 Award-winning cop-turned-author on West Coast crime thriller
- 11:20 Judith Collins announces her retirement from politics
- 11:45 How to make your New Year's fitness resolutions last
Tuesday, 27 January 2026
- 9:10 Concerns over gaps in anti-money laundering regime
- 9:27 The stroke survivor on mission to boost health and wellbeing
- 9:45 USA correspondent David Smith
- 10:10 Tree, sculpture park culmination of 30 years hard work
- 10:35 Book review: Three of the best from 2025
- 10:45 Around the motu: Kelly Makiha, senior journalist Rotorua Post
- 11:10 Business commentator Hamish McNicol
- 11:30 The people behind the thoroughbreds
- 11:45 Sports with Sam Ackerman
Monday, 26 January 2026
- 9:05 New year, new curriculum for primary school maths and English
- 9:25 Are tax incentives working to support Research and Development?
- 9:35 Reefton Powerhouse back on
- 9:45 Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney
- 10:05 Natasha Brown on working in finance and writing her thriller
- 10:30 RNZ reporter Lauren Crimp with the latest from Mount Maunganui
- 10:35 Book review: Three of the best from 2025
- 10:45 Around the motu: Simon Wilson in Auckland
- 11:05 Political commentators Gareth Hughes and Ben Thomas
- 11:30 Dried pasta made in South Wairarapa
- 11:45 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Wednesday, 24 December 2025
- 9:10 How to have a sustainable Christmas
- 9:25 Ranger in the Waitakere Ranges
- 9:40 What's going on with our eel populations?
- 10:10 Kapa Haka for everyone
- 10:25 Tidying up the streets of Rotorua
- 10:45 Christmas gift ideas with Alice Taylor
- 11:10 How to staycation in Christchurch
- 11:25 The retro audio boom
- 11:50 A Christmas miracle at Zealandia
