Life And Society
Top tips for travelling on the busiest week of the year
2.5 million passengers will travel through Auckland Airport in its busiest five weeks of the year. Travel can be a great joy but also a legal minefield; who covers costs with a cancellation, what if… Audio
The Pre-Panel for 16 December 2025
Wallace Chapman and producer José Barbosa preview tonight's instalment of The Panel. Audio
Spoken Feature: Thrift
This week Katy Gosset looks at the property market, and meets two friends who have pooled resources in order to make owning a home a reality. Audio
Feature interview: The Art of Sisu
The Danes have hygge, a cultural inclination to try to make things cosy. In Finland, they have a very different cultural trait called sisu, a quiet, inner strength drawn from surviving hardship. Dr… Audio
Update on Oz with Brad Foster
As vigils for victims are held and more information about the alleged gunmen of the Bondi Beach attacks is revealed, Sydney residents are still reeling from the event. Brad Foster joins Jesse to offer… Audio
DJ SuperGran: The 81-year-old joining the R & V line up!
An 81-year-old Gisborne great grandmother has joined the DJ line-up for this years' Rhythm & Vines festival Molly Pardoe aka DJ SuperGran will debut with a ten minute set. Audio
Calling all thrillseekers! Want a rollercoaster in your garden?
If the Gold Coast theme parks are a little too spendy for you right now .. and you can't face the crowds at Rainbow's End .. fear not .. an Auckland dad might have the solution for you. Bjorn Burton… Audio
Paws on Board: Inside NZ's Pet Bus
A family-run business is making sure pets get where they're going safely - transporting more than 100 animals at a time on a bus that runs from Auckland to Invercargill. Morning Report producer Rayssa… Audio
Ronald McDonald House need more beds for families over break
Ronald McDonald House needs more beds over the Christmas/New Year period, chair Ben Rose spoke with Nathan Audio
Buying a Home With Friends
Owning a home has long been part of the Kiwi dream. But these days people are having to get a bit more creative to stake their claim on the property ladder. Katy Gosset meets two friends who've pooled… Audio
The Panel Plus
An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Emile Donovan. Then: Invercargill is getting creative in finding ways to encourage rangatahi to get… Audio
The Panel with Anton Matthews and Marian Hobbs, Part 2
In part two, roadside drug testing has kicked in today, but questions still hang over it's effectiveness. Otago University health researcher Geoff Noller isn't convinced. Audio
The Panel with Anton Matthews and Marian Hobbs, Part 1
Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Anton Matthews and Marian Hobbs. First up, the horror of the attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach is still setting in. Eyewitness Tiffany… Audio
Guide dog showing signs of anxiety
A Northshore woman's at risk of losing her guide dog after several encounters with out of control dogs have left her working dog fearful and potentially unable to do its job properly. Audio
NZ Post delivering 10m parcels leading up to Christmas Eve
NZ Post chief operating officer Brendon Main talks to Lisa Owen about the 10 million parcels being delivered in the two weeks leading up to Christmas Eve. Audio
The Pre-Panel
Wallace Chapman and producer José Barbosa preview tonight's instalment of The Panel. Audio
High-powered magnets ban not preventing harm - experts
Small high-powered magnets were banned in NZ in 2014, but sites like Temu are still making them availabel to Kiwis. Ke-Xin Li has the story. Audio
How long until robots take care of your home, family?
Car manufacturers like Elon Musk's Tesla and Chinese smart EV company XPeng are at the forefront of tech news on AI humanoids.
The art of travelling light these holidays
At 50, Katherine Leamy packed her bag and headed off on a big international trip with nothing more than a backpack weighing 5 kgs. Audio
Why giving makes children happier
A study of over 200 children suggests that the joy of giving can be experienced from a very young age. Audio
