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Critter of the Week: The impressive Golden Hunter Wasp
4 Jul 2025It's critter of the week time, and this week we're looking at the Golden Hunter Wasp. It's also known as the red spider wasp because they hunt spiders in a most impressive manner. Audio
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Weekend Stuff: Gardening with Emma Sage
4 Jul 2025Emma Sage is determined to make gardening accessible for everyone, no matter how big, or small, your garden or how little hands-in-the-dirt experience you have. She's the Editor of Sage Journal, a… Audio
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Hearty and Wholesome food: Peking Braised Lamb
4 Jul 2025Connie Clarkson is the manager of the Kitchen Project, Auckland Council's emerging food business incubator programme. The idea of the project is to provide mentoring and advice in all aspects of… Audio
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NZ Live: There's A Tuesday
On NZ Live this week we've got Otautahi Christchurch band There's A Tuesday. Their debut album 'Blush' was released in April. Audio
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Can Jurassic World: Rebirth save the franchise from extinction?
Film critic Kate Rodger on the latest Jurassic film and whether it is as stale as the franchise, or a welcome refresh. Kate also shares with Jesse some of the programme for the upcoming International… Audio
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Midday Report Essentials for Friday 4 July 2025
In today's episode, Nominations have officially opened today for local elections, and with it, the Far North mayor has started a campaign for his district to keep the Maori wards, Fresh rain has been… Audio
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Freaky Friday: An unexpected visitor in Karori
4 Jul 2025Time for Freaky Friday. Our weekly showcase of your spooky stories. It could be unexplained apparitions, a freaky coincidence, or just something weird you can't explain. We've also mysterious… Audio
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An intimate look at resilience, connection and enduring love
4 Jul 2025A standout on this year's DocEdge Film Festival programme is 'A Quiet Love', which won the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award at the Cannes Film Festival. The film follows three deaf couples - each… Audio
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The growing trend of fantasy dates
4 Jul 2025There's a surprising trend gaining popularity in China, young women are hiring female cosplayers to play dream men. Cosplay is short for costume play - where people dress up in costumes and take on… Audio
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St John's Baby Magnet - the paramedic who's delivered 19 babies
Emergency call operators have to be prepared for anything. It's an extremely demanding role that requires the steadiest of hands. Gemma Cale certainly has them. She's 30 years old and is coming up on… Audio
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NZer killed by elephant while on Zambia safari
4 Jul 2025Two female tourists in their 60s - one who was a New Zealander - have been killed while walking on a safari in Zambia. RNZ reporter, Krystal Gibbens, spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira. Audio
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Study finds "no safe amount" of processed meat
4 Jul 2025A new study has found there is "no safe amount" of processed meat to eat. University of Auckland associate professor Dr Kathryn Bradbury spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira. Audio
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More rain for Taranaki after storm causes flooding, damage
4 Jul 2025Fresh rain has been falling today in Taranaki after a torrential downpour struck last night. Roads are closed across the district, with slips and potholes left behind after last nights weather. Audio
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Far North mayor launches campaign to keep Maori wards
4 Jul 2025Nominations have officially opened today for local elections, which will take place on October 11. Audio
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The week that was with Michele A'Court and Donna Brookbank
4 Jul 2025Michele and Donna lament the end of jaffa sweets and the awkward and inadvisable places people use their phones. Audio
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Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
4 Jul 2025The All Blacks name their starting team for the first test of the year against France, with some interesting inclusions. The latest from Wimbeldon, and the football world is shaken by the sudden death… Audio
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Music reviewer Jeremy Taylor of SlowBoat Records
4 Jul 2025Jeremy discusses a bunch of all new releases from Wet Leg, Turnstile and Haim Audio
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Around the motu: Peter de Graaf in Northland
4 Jul 2025Peter de Graaf is a RNZ Northland reporter based in Kerikeri. Audio
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Book review: We Could Be Rats by Emily Austin
4 Jul 2025Eden Denyer from Unity Books Wellington reviews We Could Be Rats by Emily Austin, published by Atria Books Audio
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The refugee who defied the odds in Syria to be a dancer
4 Jul 2025The dancer who managed to create a career in ballet despite being brought up in a Palestinian refugee camp after fleeing the Syrian war and against fierce opposition from his father.
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Morning Report Essentials for Thursday 3rd July 2025
In today's episode, eleven-hundred households in Golden Bay lost Fibre connection on Thursday night, cutting access to 111 calls, mobile and internet services, while the area was under a state of… Audio
