Labour Day Podcast Options

11:45 AM.Dr Karena Kelly, a specialist in Māori language and linguistics, took on the task of translating Seuss’ last book published before his death Oh, The Places You’ll Go. Read more Audio

11:05 AM. Chief composer for the Civilization game series Geoff Knorr joins the show to chat about creative freedom, the importance of having authentic instrumentation, and the challenges involved in… Read more Video, Audio

10:30 AM.A recent study suggests that people who enjoy consuming frightening fiction may be better adapted to cope with the fear and anxiety surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic. Read more Audio

10:04 AM.Peter Alsop's new book Wonderland collects some of the striking hand-coloured photographs captured around New Zealand in between the 1950s and 1970s.  Read more Audio, Gallery

9:55 AM.Our friends over at RNZ Concert have tallied the votes to find out listeners' favourite piece of Classical Music for 2020, and are playing the countdown between 6am-7pm.  Read more Video, Audio

9:30 AM.'Eight hours labour, eight hours recreation, eight hours rest' is the slogan that arose as part of New Zealand's eight-hour day movement, but in our modern lives is it still applicable?  Read more Audio

9:06 AM.It is thought humans started consuming dairy products around 4500 years ago, during the Neolithic period when we started living alongside animals - however, we didn't always have the stomach for it. 

8:36 AM.Less than 4000 people speak Tokelauan, and the majority of them live in New Zealand - rather than in Tokelau itself.  Read more Audio

8:22 AM.Gamers, anime fans and cosplayers are out in full force this long weekend as the Auckland Armageddon Expo marks its 25th anniversary. Read more Audio

8:14 AM.With the US Elections just over a week away, we catch up on the latest news coming out of the States with correspondent Jagruti Dave. Read more Video, Audio

11:55 AM.New Zealand Land Wars commemorations are getting underway with Te Putake o te Riri, He Ra Maumahara in Waitara to commemorate the wars that took place in Taranaki. RNZ is releasing a documentary this… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.RNZ sport reporter Joe Porter joins us from Japan to take the pulse of the crowds after a huge semi-final weekend. Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Earlier this year American sporting journalism website The Athletic made the ambitious move of buying up football writers across the UK and Europe. It's a bit of a head scratcher. In a period where… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.A list of the greatest hundred singers of all time from 2008 surfaced this week and caused all sorts of people to stop and scratch their heads. RNZ Music's Waveney Russ joins us to try and work out… Read more Audio

10:30 AM.What is a children's book in 2019, what language do children and young adults communicate in and has it changed since the days of Beatrix potter? Wellington Author Michael Petherick has a new book out… Read more Audio

10:05 AM.The 2020 election is shaping up to be a pretty interesting period for minor parties. Will they survive, are they the linchpin for a new Government? Can the ones that do exist get along? And, on a… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.How do our voices sound to others and where does emotion come from in the voice? The University of New England's Dr Kristal Spreadborough researches the links between physiology and sound… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.It's spring and we can start thinking about all that fantastic produce that turns up at this time of the year! But how do we go about growing and cooking it all? Especially if we feel like we have no… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.RNZ Concert's annual countdown of New Zealand's favourite classical music is on today until 7pm and RNZ Concert host Nick Tipping has run across the corridor to fill us in on the hot classical goss! Read more Audio

8:30 AM.Today is Labour Day, but what does that mean in 2019 and where have the name and the holiday come from? Cybèle Locke is a senior lecturer in history at Victoria University with a focus on Labour… Read more Audio

8:05 AM.Donald Trump says US forces killed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a "daring and dangerous" early morning raid by US Special Forces on Sunday.  Read more Audio

11:55 AM.A group of young writers came together at this year's Young Writer's Festival in Dunedin to talk about modern feminism. Journalist, Sasha Borissenko, was one of those on stage at The Blaming of the… Read more Audio

11:25 AM.Tiny Ruins performs live in our Auckland studio ahead of tours in the UK, Europe, and Australia. Read more Audio

11:06 AM.The "equanut" is bringing a new economy to parts of Papua New Guinea, providing work for families and helping families send children to school. Gabe Davidson, James Bushell and Clare Christian of the… Read more Audio, Gallery