Life And Society
What you need to do to be considered "cool".
What do David Bowie, Stevie Nicks, Keanu Reeves have in common? They are - by almost anyone's standards - "cool". A new psychology study has been making the rounds, and it tries to get to the bottom… Audio
Zimbabwe to Auckland - Back to Basics with Jay Moyo
For so many of us in the diaspora the music we grew up immersed in and for some, trained in, remains a bedrock to our lives here in New Zealand. Jabulani a.k.a Jay Moyo, talks about his musical…
Ongoing parking problems in Mount Maunganui
Ongoing parking issues in Mount Maunganui - including being completely full at peak times - has led Tauranga City Council to try and find out-of-the-box solutions. Libby Kirkby-McLeod reports. Audio
E5 Quite Surreal
A bomb threat in 2005 shuts down central Tauranga, a city in the North Island of New Zealand, and Phil discovers that the bomber has a connection with the Lodge. After coming under public scrutiny… Audio
The price of immortality
Amy Errmann is a senior lecturer in marketing and international business at AUT and joins Emile Donovan to discuss how our desire to age better (or not at all) is fueling a hungry mega-market. Audio
The Pre-Panel for 7 July 2025
Jesse Mulligan is joined by The Panel host Wallace Chapman and producer José Barbosa to preview this evening's marlarky. Audio
Getting insight into how women with rheumatoid arthritis experience perimenopause
Rheumatoid arthritis, also called RA, is an autoimmune disease that causes inflammation, pain and swelling in the joints. It most often develops between the ages of 25 and 50, and affects more women… Audio
That emoji means what?! Is a thumbs up actually passive aggressive?
Despite seeming like a universal language, it turns out some of us are using and reading emojis the wrong way. Brittany Ferdinands is a Lecturer in Digital Content Creation at the University of… Audio
Rhonda Hapi-Smith on life in the prisons
Rhonda Hāpi-Smith worked inside the toughest prisons for nearly twenty years. She tells her story
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Hospice Heroes: the touching new show on end-of-life care
In Hospice Heroes, staff, patients and their whanau share their experience of end-of-life care. Video, Audio
Nobel Peace Prize nominee uses tourism as a vessel for peace
Tourism can only happen when conflict ends - and that's been recognised with a Nobel Peace Prize nomination
Tourism's role in peace and prosperity
Tourism can only happen when conflict ends - and that's been recognised with a Nobel Peace Prize nomination Audio
This Weekend: Dunedin celebrates Dalai Lama's 90th
Dhargyey Buddhist Centre Trust chairperson Peter Small joins Emile Donovan. Audio
Iconic Cardrona Hotel up for sale
After more than a decade at the helm, the current owners have decided it's time to hang up their bar mats and put the place on the market. Co-owner Cade Thornton joins Emile Donovan. Audio
The Panel with Sally Wenley and Simon Wilson Part 2
This half hour the panel talk to Suzanne Hills, a West Coast resident campaigning against the expansion of the Bathhurst coal mine and they hear from Robyn Cox, professor of literacy and education at… Audio
The Panel with Sally Wenley and Simon Wilson Part 1
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Sally Wenley and Simon Wilson. With candidate nominations open today for local body elections, the Panel hears from former Whanganui Mayor… Audio
The Pre-Panel for 4 July 2025
Jesse Mulligan is joined by The Panel host Wallace Chapman and producer Tessa Guest to preview this evening's marlarky. [picture id="4KNMCI5_Wallace_Chapman_portrait_square_png" crop="16x10"… Audio
Weekend Stuff: Gardening with Emma Sage
Emma 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
Hearty and Wholesome food: Peking Braised Lamb
Connie 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
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
