Katie Wolfe directs Witi Ihimaera's play Woman Far Walking
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Two of New Zealand's most well-known and celebrated creative voices have come together for a new sta...
Individual actions and combating climate change
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're want to talk about climate change, and more specifically whether policy makers are throwing in...
Stories from Our Changing World
05 Nov 2025
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Susana catches up with Our Changing World's Claire Concannon, who has recently travelled to the Waik...
Feature interview: An insight into wildlife trafficking
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the outskirts of Malawi's commercial capital in South East Africa, two of the world's most vulner...
Easy Eats: Chicken, coriander and cashew salad with chilli crisp dressing
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our regular Easy Eats contributor Kelly Gibney is back from her holiday and joins Susana to share th...
Heading Off: Afternoons listener Frida Harper takes us to the Ancient Silk Road
05 Nov 2025
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Time for heading off. It's the moment in the show when we take you travelling to locations you might...
Saxophonist Jess Gillam is coming to NZSO
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the world's classical music stage, Jess Gillam is making a big splash. It's 20 years since Jess f...
How safe are our seniors when it comes to big tech?
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we've been delving into the impact that phones are having on us. And while the focus is of...
Are you taking the correct dosage of paracetamol?
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you're just about to pop a Panadol tablet - you may want to pause first. New research by Auckland...
You're the Judge: Is honesty always the best policy?
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We've got a newish segment called 'You're the Judge' where we present an issue that's been sent in b...
Feature interview: The Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It was a bargain with the devil they couldn't refuse. A group of women prisoners in Auschwitz were o...
Update on Oz with Brad Foster
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's Melbourne Cup day! We talk to Brad about the issues that have got Australians talking. Today we...
Book Critic with author Catherine Robertson
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Author Catherine Robertson joins Jesse to chat about books she thinks are worth reading: The Rose Fi...
Podcasts: The first King of England and a new queen of music?
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Evie Ashton is here to talk podcasts, and she's got two pretty different offerings this week, one ba...
Having trouble making friends? Look no further!
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Despite having the technology to connect to friends and family 24/7 - social isolation and lonelines...
New concerns around new mums and mobile phone use
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The conversation around phone screen time - and how much is too much - usually centres around childr...
Should the fences be coming down around Wellington harbour?
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From today, Wellington City Council will start to remove the temporary fencing around the waterfront...
The Hamilton shoe shop hanging up their boots
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The owners of a well-known Hamilton shoe shop are hanging up their boots after 43 years. Ann and Gra...
The Pre Panel
03 Nov 2025
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The Pre Panel for 3 November 2025
Feature interview: Family language
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Every family has its own way of talking. They share weird phrases, inside jokes, and made-up words t...
Expert: Can they build it? Yes, they can!
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today in our expert feature we're talking to Master Builders. We'll cover choosing a builder, going ...
TV Critic: Two new. very different, shows to watch
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Let's talk about what's good to watch on the small screen now, TV critic Dominic Corry is with me an...
The NZ student who is helping create more leaders
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You know you've done well with a school project when one of the country's major local sports clubs t...
The bilingual language course making a difference for migrants
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ten migrants are finishing up a ten-week bilingual course in te reo Maori and English that is believ...
Yellow Legged Hornets: What should you do if you find one?
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Since June, Biosecurity New Zealand has confirmed five yellow-legged hornets have been detected in A...
Critter of the Week: Celaenia aka Bird Dropping Spiders
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you're stuck for a Halloween costume, this week's critter could be a source of inspiration… or ...
Weekend Stuff - DIY Projects
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mitre 10's Stan Smith joins Jesse to answer all your DIY questions.
Food with Gretchen Lowe
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Spring might be a challenging season in terms of the weather, but how good is it for fruit and veges...
Film Review: Kate Rodger's verdict on the Pike River film
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kate Rodger joins Jesse to review Pike River and Good Fortune. Both in cinemas now.
Freaky Friday- Halloween Special!
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Time for Freaky Friday! Because today is the Halloween - the spookiest of all days - we've put toget...
Award winning chef Sid Sahrawat on the future of hospitality
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sid Sahrawat is an award-winning chef behind Cassia and The French Café in Auckland. It's been a bi...
Why the gene tech bill has some scientists worried
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A couple of weeks ago we started a conversation about the gene tech bill that it seems scientists an...
Prince Andrew loses his title: Is the monarchy in trouble?
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The royal family has stripped Prince Andrew of his royal titles and ordered him to leave his 30-room...
New Zealand's first female professional firefighters' calendar
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A couple of weeks ago we spoke to former firefighter Bevin James about the 2026 edition of the Kiwi ...
History with Dr Grant Morris
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As many of you will know, we're at that time of year where secondary schools appoint their prefects ...
Solving the World's Problems
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Steve Wyn-Harris is with Jesse to focus on solving the world's problems, today he's focusing on the ...
NZ Sporting History: Paralympian Adam Hall
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Very few people make it to five Olympic games. Even fewer make it to six. But that's a feat that par...
Relationships: Can you be triggered from big weather events?
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's time for our relationships segment - Professor Kirsty Ross from Massey University's School of P...
The chefs taking food allergies seriously
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Friday the 28th of November five of our finest chefs will join forces as part of the Chef's Healt...
'Untold Stories' The project tracing WWII's displaced persons
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A couple of weeks ago Jesse spoke to a woman named Mychelle for our Freaky Friday segment. She share...
Why the halal economy is more than just meat
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
New Zealand has signed an agreement to streamline its halal certification processes, aiming to expan...
Stories from Our Changing World
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's time to talk science with Our Changing World host Claire Concannon. Claire follows scientists i...
Feature interview: Could AI end up killing us?
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One sentence sums up what Nate Soares thinks about artificial intelligence. If anyone builds it, eve...
Easy Eats: Olivia Galletly aka The Hungry Cook
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our regular Easy Eats contributor Kelly Gibney is away so we've got the talented Olivia Galletly als...
Heading Off to Egypt
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today we're going to Egypt as a project over 30 years in the making is about to be completed. It's t...
The Kiwi teenagers taking on Godzone
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Towards the end of November, the 12th iteration of the 'Godzone' adventure race will take place. It ...
The surprising, and exciting, discovery by NZ scientists
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's not often you get to say you've found 40 new species in one go - but that's exactly what a grou...
Is this wild weather the new normal?
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
State Highway 73 South of Lake PearsonPhoto: Andrew Johnstone Some parts of Southland are still with...
You're the Judge
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Okay lovely listeners, it's Tuesday, which means we need your help. You see we've got a new segment ...
Feature interview: Raising confident, caring young men
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Boys today are overwhelmed. They're trying to decode masculinity, navigate friendship and emotion, a...
Update on Oz with Brad Foster
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today Brad talks to Jesse about police recruitment, cracking down on Australian telcos after those n...
Book Critic: Author Claire Mabey with her picks
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fans of the show the Great British Bake Off might remember the name Ruby Tandoh. She was a runner up...
Tech Tuesday: Fallout from the AWS outage
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Last week the giant cloud that is Amazon Web Services went down -causing outages for huge parts of t...
Why Taupo's new mayor is saying no to some events
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Taupo's newly elected mayor has told local residents that he might have to skip art gallery openings...
The medical student's side hustle that's getting attention
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At just 25, University of Otago medical student Josiah Bugden has managed to balance the demands of ...
Why is a Capital Gains Tax such a political hot potato?
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Labour first started working on a blueprint for a capital gains tax under David Lange, but it was sc...
What is a Capital Gains Tax and how will it affect you?
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Labour has announced it will campaign on a capital gains tax at next year's election. The tax will a...
Critter of the Week: Water Spider aka dolomedes aquaticus
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The critter of the week is the water spider, Dolomedes aquaticus! This spider has a special affinity...
Weekend Stuff: How to make sure you get lighting right
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Interior designer Sylvia Sanford joins Jesse to talk lighting - and how to make sure you get it righ...
Food: The art of a great sandwich
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Yellow Brick Road's Martin Bosley joins Jesse to share his avocado and prawn Sandwich with tahini gi...
Film Review: A 90s remake that's actually good?
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Film critic Dominic Corry shares his picks of the flicks available to see now: Bugonia - the new Yor...
Freaky Friday
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Yes, it's that time of the week when we dig into your strange or harrowing stories. Now next Friday ...
The Kiwi cop fighting poaching efforts in Africa
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Trainee New Zealand police detective Amber Chauval has just returned from Nambia where she spent tim...
The NZ doctor providing rare fertility-saving help
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine being told, as a teenager, that the treatment that could save your life might also take away...
Why Aucklanders need to be on the lookout for hornets
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Now to news coming out of Auckland -Biosecurity NZ is urging people to be on the lookout for yellow ...
How to make sure you get insurance payouts after wild weather
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As the wild weather subsides for most of us, attention is now turning to the clean-up job and filing...
The beach risks dog owners need to be aware of
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Going for a walk on the beach might feel like a distant dream looking out at the weather today, but ...
Your Money with Mary Holm
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Righto. let's talk money now, friend of the show and financial whizz Mary Holm is here to share her ...
A-Z of Aotearoa: K for Kauri
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's time to return to the A-Z of Aotearoa. We've been making our way through the alphabet to look b...
Group Chat: Prince Andrew and brand Windsor
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Culture 101 host Perlina Lau and Afternoons Senior Producer Olivia Wilson talk to Jesse about how yo...
Producer Joel Little on keeping local music alive
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Grammy winning music producer talks to Jesse about a fundraiser for not-for-profit initiative Bi...
Why cook Dazza Jarrett says he is "more than pies"
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chef Darren Jarrett reveals he's much more than that in his soon-to-be-released cookbook.
How do you negotiate a deal when you're at a stalemate?
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Patterson is a Professional Teaching Fellow in the Department of Management and International...
Feature interview: Priya Parker
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Self-help isn't helping one of the biggest problems of our time: we've forgotten how to come togethe...
Easy Eats: Cumin Lamb Lettuce Cups
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's Wednesday which means time to talk Easy Eat, where we share a recipe that delivers on taste wit...
Heading Off: Jane Daniell take us to Laos
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show we're heading off to Southeast Asia - not Vietnam, not Thailand, but the quieter, ...
Putting mushrooms in the spotlight for the right reasons
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A new photography book has captured the incredible hidden world of New Zealand fungi Paula Vigus pro...
Why The Food Factory in Stoke is shutting up shop
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Food Factory in Stoke is an initiative that's helped out dozens of small food businesses over th...
How Shakti NZ has transformed the lives of thousands of people
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This year marks the 30th anniversary of Shakti NZ - an organisation that's transformed the lives of ...
How do you prepare for the forecasted wild winds?
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you thought yesterday's wind was bad, with gusts well over 110Km/h in parts of the country, well ...
The Pre-Panel for October 21, 2025
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Pre-Panel for October 21, 2025
You Be The Judge: How late is too late?
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You see we've got a new segment called 'You're the Judge' where we present an issue that's been sent...
Feature: How society defined our past, and will shape
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
History shows that civilizations succeed in many different ways, but they tend to fail in strikingly...
Update on Oz with Jacob Johnson
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese had to wait ten months for an in person bilateral meeting ...
Who decides when flags should fly at half mast?
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Last week we were hit with the news Former Prime Minister Jim Bolger had died aged 90. The eagle eye...
Podcast Critic: Behind the scenes at the New York City Ballet
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're talking podcasts now and our regular critic Jemima Huston has picked a couple of really intere...
Did we ditch DVDs too quickly?
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Remember the good old days when you could pop into your local video store to rent the latest movie o...
Seeing other places and people without leaving the classroom
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It is often said that there is no better education than travel. Being able to see different places a...
Burglary at the Louvre: Could a heist happen here?
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As you no doubt have seen in the news, eight priceless Napoleonic jewels were stolen from the Louvre...
Here Now: Bali's iconic sound - the Indonesian Gamelan
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes described as hypnotic - haunting, even, the ancient rich and resonant sounds of Indonesian...
Feature interview: Why do headaches remain such a mystery?
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Headaches. We all get them. Yet despite centuries of study, we still don't really understand their c...
Expert Feature: Behind the scenes of zoos
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
So if you've got any burning questions about zoos or zoo animals let us know - text me on 2101. Our ...
TV Critic: Up close and personal with Billy Joel
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's Monday which means we get to learn about new things to watch on the box, our TV critic Caitlin ...
Sound on! Hector's Dolphins like you've never heard them before
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Scientists have used tracking devices to enable them to reconstruct the underwater life of the Hecto...
This is buzzy: Why one man is on a roadie with 120 thousand bees A Kiwi beekeeper has set off on a road trip in his fully electric VolksWagon with 120 thousand bees onboard.
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
James Green from Hidden Honey is driving across the North Island on a mission to raise awareness abo...
What are the implications of us all living longer?
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the next 25 years the number of people over 65 is set to double. That is quite a shift from our c...
Critter of the Week: Kauri Greenhood Orchid
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today the focus is on the kauri greenhood orchid.
Weekend Stuff: Lynda Hallinan's gardening tips
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's time to talk about the stuff you get up to in your weekends now and today we've got Lynda Halli...
Food: Pesto two ways
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Julie Biuso from Shared Kitchen joins us to talk all things pesto.
Film Review: 'Black Phone 2', 'Tron: Ares'
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Film critic Dominic Corry is here with his best picks which are full of thrills, spills and screams,...