All episodes
Thursday, 24 March 2022
- 9:05 The new Covid normal: no passes, no scanning, fewer mandates
- 9:20 "Complaints process too slow"- volunteer firefighter
- 9:45 UK: Spring mini-budget, inflation hits 6.2%
- 10:05 Adam Nicolson: The hidden world of rockpools
- 10:30 Reporter Andrew McRae on flooding near Gisborne
- 10:35 Book review: Paradais by Fernanda Melchor
- 11:05 Tech: Why no Russian cyber attacks?
- 11:25 How to talk to your children about what's happening in Ukraine
- 11:45 Film & TV: The Adam Project, Bad Vegan, Windfall and Meeps
Wednesday, 23 March 2022
- 9:06 East Cape flooding: Gisborne region state of Emergency declared
- 9:15 What could and should Auckland be in 50 years?
- 9:30 Reducing reoffending with bank accounts
- 9:45 Australia: Space Command launched, Google sued by politician
- 10:06 The importance of a wandering mind
- 10:33 Gisborne Civil Defence - Tairawhiti state of emergency
- 10:35 Book review: Burning Questions by Margaret Atwood
- 11:15 Music with Charlotte Ryan
- 11:30 Govt outlines next steps on covid restrictions
- 11:40 Matt Chamberlain: decades on screen and stage
- 11:48 Siouxie Wiles: "immensely disappointed by mandate changes"
Tuesday, 22 March 2022
- 9:05 How under-served learners are a $11b loss for New Zealand
- 9:30 Welcome to Hackland, Auckland's makerspace
- 9:45 USA correspondent Ron Elving
- 10:05 Cultish: The linguistic tricks cults use
- 10:35 Book review: Toi Tu Toi Ora edited by Ed Nigel Borell, Moana Jackson and Taarati Taiaroa
- 11:05 Business commentator Nikki Mandow
- 11:30 Citizens Advice Bureau: protection needed for those not covered by Residential Tenancies Act
- 11:45 Financial Planner Liz Koh : The Big Squeeze
Monday, 21 March 2022
- 9:05 Now I don't know my ABC: The perilous state of literacy in NZ
- 9:30 The battle for the Auckland mayoralty
- 9:45 Canada correspondent Catherine Cullen
- 10:00 Five still missing in waters off North Cape
- 10:05 A Quest to Find and Save the World's Largest Owl
- 10:35 Wild weather lashes Auckland, Northland
- 10:35 Book review: Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
- 11:05 Political commentators Thomas & Te Pou
- 11:30 Kilts, haggis and whisky: A taste of Dunedin's only Scottish Restaurant
- 11:45 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Friday, 18 March 2022
- 9:05 Oil prices: how far will they go & what's the impact?
- 9:30 New aged care sector watchdog Carolyn Cooper
- 9:45 Asia Correspondent Ed White
- 10:05 Pat MacFie: Te ao Maori bedrock for small businesses
- 10:35 Book review: The Love Songs of W.E. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers
- 11:05 New music with Jeremy Taylor
- 11:30 Sports commentator Dana Johannsen
- 11:45 The week that was
Thursday, 17 March 2022
- 9:05 Disaster relief charity on Ukraine border
- 9:15 Protecting farm animals from heat stress
- 9:30 NZ scientist piecing together Tonga's volcanic eruption
- 9:45 UK: Homes-for-Ukrainians scheme, PM seeks Saudi oil, Rockin' Rod's potholes
- 10:06 Comparonomics: Why your life is better than you think
- 10:35 Book review: Strangers I Know by Claudia Durastanti
- 11:05 Broadband: The end of the (copper) line
- 11:25 What language skills do new entrants need?
- 11:45 Film & TV: WeCrashed, Turning Red, Our Flag Means Death
Wednesday, 16 March 2022
- 9:05 Govt visa scheme for Ukraine refugees - does it go far enough?
- 9:30 More strategic approach needed for intensification
- 9:45 Australia correspondent Chris Niesche
- 10:05 Breaking Good: Domestic abuse survivor Lisa Mead's story of hope
- 10:35 Book review: The Hotel by Sophie Calle
- 11:05 Music with Kirsten Johnstone
- 11:35 From bird deaths to feather friendly: Wgtn's cable car building
- 11:45 How dance companies are defying Covid cancellations
Tuesday, 15 March 2022
- 9:05 Global step in right direction to end plastic pollution
- 9:30 The pesticide avoiding power of mosquitoes
- 9:45 USA correspondent Kelsey Snell - aid for Ukraine
- 10:05 Monica Ali returns with Love Marriage
- 10:35 Book review: Super Model Minority by Chris Tse
- 11:05 Business commentator Pattrick Smellie
- 11:30 Consumer issues: Supermarket pain
- 11:45 Media commentator Andrew Holden - TVNZ + RNZ
Monday, 14 March 2022
- 9:05 Is the Government's Covid response meeting basic human rights of people with disabilities?
- 9:30 What's driving Vladimir Putin?
- 9:45 Europe correspondent Thomas Sparrow
- 10:05 Forensic scientist and environmental philanthropist Anna Sandiford
- 10:35 Book review: Lily by Rose Tremain
- 11:05 Political commentators Morten & Te Pou
- 11:30 Food: Anzil - a taste of Europe in Kapiti
- 11:45 Urban issues with Bill McKay
Friday, 11 March 2022
- 9:05 Energy Minister Megan Woods on NZ's fuel security
- 9:20 Inquiry launched into Support of Disabled People During Omicron
- 9:30 Safety fears over delay to lowering speed limit
- 9:45 Pacific correspondent Susana Lei'ataua
- 10:05 A sticky subject: the science of surfaces
- 10:35 Book review: Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez
- 11:05 Music reviewer Grant Smithies
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was - wordle cheats & more
Thursday, 10 March 2022
- 9:05 "I've left my homeland" : Ukranian refugee in Poland
- 9:30 Finding Shackleton's lost ship Endurance off Antarctica
- 9:45 UK: Diplomacy over Ukraine, refugees row, Covid uptick, Bercow ban
- 10:05 Dr Becky Smethurst: Black Hole gazing
- 10:35 Book review: Mother's Boy by Patrick Gale
- 11:05 Tech response to Ukraine crisis, NFT cautionary tale
- 11:25 How to help highly sensitive children
- 11:45 Film & TV: Quacks, Beyond the Veil, Louis Theroux: Forbidden
Wednesday, 9 March 2022
- 9:05 3 Waters changes proposed: can the impasse be broken?
- 9:20 Kids unnecessarily missing out on school camps: YMCA
- 9:30 New study looks at machine learning and palliative care
- 9:45 Australia: Record rainfall shows no sign of stopping
- 10:05 Does working from home work?
- 10:35 Book review: When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo
- 11:05 Music with Yadana Saw
- 11:30 Natural Paint Co: The Kiwi business stripping out the nasties
- 11:45 Science with Dr Siouxsie Wiles
Tuesday, 8 March 2022
- 9:05 Householders brace for power price rises
- 9:25 Commerce Commission stops short of splitting up supermarkets
- 9:30 Measures to curb plastic pollution and assorted waste
- 9:45 USA correspondent Ron Elving
- 10:05 Insectageddon: a silent unfolding disaster
- 10:35 Book review: The Women of Rothschild by Natalie Livingstone
- 11:05 Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson
- 11:30 Jazz Thornton: letters for difficult times
- 11:45 Financial Planner Liz Koh : women and money
Monday, 7 March 2022
- 9:05 The sticky issue of closing Marsden Point amid global oil uncertainty
- 9:30 ETS: reward native not pine forest
- 9:40 Russia's advance in Ukraine
- 9:45 Europe correspondent- strong support for Ukrainians
- 10:05 Wellington e-motorcycle start-up takes off
- 10:35 Book review: Madhouse at the End of the Earth by Julian Sancton
- 11:05 Political commentators Mills & Morten
- 11:30 A celebration of Syrian culinary culture in the capital
- 11:45 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne - with an eye on the ocean
Friday, 4 March 2022
- 9:05 Much closer scrutiny of chemicals needed
- 9:30 Silverlight Studios director on Wanaka film complex plans
- 9:45 Asia correspondent Ed White
- 10:00 Living in the age of disinformation
- 10:35 Book review: The Recent East by Thomas Grattan
- 11:00 New music with Jeremy Taylor
- 11:30 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:45 The week that was with
Thursday, 3 March 2022
- 9:05 Ukraine-Russia war: Bombardment continues, BBC's Lyse Doucet
- 9:30 Historic emergency session of the UN condemns Russian 'aggression'
- 9:40 Ten years for a diagnosis, overlooked and let down: Rare Disorders group
- 9:45 UK: Boris Johnson says Putin has committed 'war crimes'
- 10:05 Nike executive Larry Miller: From jail to the boardroom
- 10:30 Clean up underway at parliament
- 10:35 Book review: Hauraki Broo by Nikki Slade
- 11:05 Technology with Dr Mahsa Mohaghegh
- 11:30 Student life, mental health and Omicron
- 11:45 Film + TV: The Batman, The Dropout, Pieces of Her, Winning Time
Wednesday, 2 March 2022
- 9:07 Police move in on protesters at Parliament
- 9:22 License scheme for property managers 'simplistic & tick-box'
- 9:40 Prolactin: the hormone bringing harmony to new mothers
- 9:55 Australia correspondent Annika Smethurst
- 10:07 Witches of Scotland: A long wait for justice
- 10:28 Police continue to move in on protesters
- 10:35 Book review: Violeta by Isabel Allende
- 11:05 Split sounds: Bulgarian women's choir music
- 11:30 How indigenous elders in Australasia read the stars
- 11:48 When is a contractor actually an employee?
Tuesday, 1 March 2022
- 9:05 IPCC issues "dire warning", brief window still exists
- 9:30 The need to get teenage girls moving
- 9:45 USA correspondent Kelsey Snell
- 10:05 Jo Morgan: a life of adventure
- 10:35 Book review: A Very Nice Girl by Imogen Crimp
- 11:05 Business commentator Pattrick Smellie
- 11:30 Affordable build to rent developments
- 11:45 Media commentator Andrew Holden
Monday, 28 February 2022
- 9:05 Ukraine: Day four post-invasion, Putin raises nuclear spectre
- 9:30 Plea for city workers to return to the office, as CBDs turn into ghost towns
- 9:45 Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney - growing unity against Russia
- 10:05 The 'brew kid on the block'
- 10:35 Book review: The Frog Prince by James Norcliffe
- 11:05 Political commentators Mills & Hehir
- 11:30 Wellington goats milk venture Brooklyn Creamery
- 11:45 Urban issues with Bill McKay
Friday, 25 February 2022
- 9:10 Ukraine under full-scale Russian attack, West responds
- 9:32 Russian-American cyber security and geopolitical analyst
- 9:45 Omicron sweeping through universities
- 10:10 Desire : Why we want what we want
- 10:33 Book review: Mothers, Fathers, and Others by Siri Hustvedt
- 11:05 Music reviewer Grant Smithies
- 11:33 Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
- 11:50 The week that was for 25 February 2022
Thursday, 24 February 2022
- 9:10 Concern over film studio's fast-tracked consent process
- 9:33 Three generations of the Hitchings family's work on mayflies
- 9:50 UK correspondent Matt Dathan
- 10:10 Davos Man: the billionaires who looted the world's economies
- 10:30 Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr on rising interest rates
- 10:35 Book review: Again, Rachel by Marian Keyes
- 11:10 Technology: Is Google search dying, and careful with your DNA
- 11:33 Kids and covid: minimising risk and maximising resilience
- 11:45 Film & TV: Raised by Refugees, Raising Dion, Downfall
Wednesday, 23 February 2022
- 9:10 Crossroads: What to do with Dunedin's one-way street system
- 9:30 Pilots warn of fatigue
- 9:50 Australia: Borders reopen, AGL takeover, China flashpoint
- 10:10 In Amber's Wake: Christine Leunens' new novel
- 10:35 Book review: 30 Queer Lives by Matt McEvoy
- 11:10 Music with Jess Fu
- 11:35 The basics of planting a garden
- 11:45 Science with Siouxsie Wiles
Tuesday, 22 February 2022
- 9:10 Is home isolation stemming Covid spread? : Pasifika concerns
- 9:34 Nuclear Fusion energy: harnessing the power of the stars
- 9:50 USA correspondent Ron Elving
- 10:10 Powering Hollywood from Hamilton: online video platform Shift72
- 10:35 Book review: This Mortal Coil: A History of Death
- 11:10 Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson
- 11:30 Shelter: Douglas Lloyd Jenkins' love story in, and of, Auckland
- 11:46 Preparing for financial volatility
Monday, 21 February 2022
- 9:10 Exporters shoring up against Covid cargo crisis
- 9:32 Marae health centre stepped in to provide care during Delta
- 9:50 Africa correspondent Debora Patta
- 10:10 Dayna Grant: Real-life Wonder Woman
- 10:34 Book review: Dark Horse by Gregg Hurwitz
- 11:10 Political commentators Jones & Thomas
- 11:35 Eating the right food for gut health
- 11:50 Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne and kereru
Friday, 18 February 2022
- 9:06 War in Ukraine? Kiwi journalist Tom Mutch in Kyiv
- 9:30 Chimps observed treating wounds of others
- 9:45 Asia correspondent Ed White
- 10:06 Who betrayed Anne Frank?
- 10:40 Book review: Will by Mark Manson and Will Smith
- 11:06 New music with Jeremy Taylor
- 11:30 Sports commentator Dana Johannsen - a big week for NZR
- 11:50 The week that was
