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Smart, in-depth and relentlessly curious, host Kathryn Ryan dives into the stories shaping New Zealand and its people. Interviews and expert analysis from around the world and at home. It’s where big ideas are unpacked and everyday life explored.
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- Friday funnies · 16 minJames Nokise and Jeremy Elwood with a lighter take on some stories of the week.
- Around the motu:Jared McCulloch 1 News Reporter in Queenstown · 10 minWanaka is to get a new hotel, the latest on the Queenstown wastewater upgrade, Fiordland beclomes a dark sky sanctuary and success at a kea breeding programme.
- Paul Spain on Microsoft outage · 6 minPaul Spain is chief executive of Gorilla Technology and explains how much of an impact the outage will have on a wide range of sectors.
- Book review by Elizabeth Heritage · 9 minElizabeth Heritage reviews The Valley of Unlikely Acquaintances by Terri Te Tau (Spoor Books), and Mincemeat by Anthony Lapwood (Aporo Press).
- Kiwi doctor whose art has seen him exhibit alongside Banksy · 26 minAt first blush, a career in medicine and art might seem worlds apart, but Brad Novak's been successfully mixing them for a couple of decades.
- Asia correspondent Greg Torode · 11 minNvidia CEO Jensen Huang has quit following revelations of two affairs, including one with a rumoured Chinese spy. He co-founded the chipmaker which has become an AI powerhouse…
- VerbCrawl: A celebration of writing and books · 6 minVerbCrawl: a one-night-only, high-energy literary festival is set to take over the streets of inner-city Wellington on Saturday.
- Lessons from Australia on tracking youth mental health · 12 minData from Australia shows mental disorders are surging among young adults, and preparations are underway for a similar count of the problem here in New Zealand.
- KiwiSaver hardship withdrawals not always necessary: report · 20 minThe number of KiwiSaver hardship withdrawals, is now higher, for first home deposits. New research finds some people who've made hardship withdrawals, may not have had they been…
- Screentime: James Croot's picks · 10 minFilm and television reviewer James Croot looks at black comedy spy thriller Wild Horse Nine (cinemas), Wicker (cinemas), Rivals, and comedian Awkwafina's new cooking show.
- Parenting: How adults can help prevent child sexual abuse · 23 minGloria Masters is the founder of charity Handing the Shame Back, which aims to provide resources, interviews and information to help prevent abuse.
- Tech: US public vote to restrict AI, Nvidia's bosses' affair · 16 minTechnology commentator Mark Pesce looks at the 44 state measures that were on the ballot during last week's Midterm elections designed to curb the massive NZ$16T buildout of data…
- Around the motu: Jonathan Leask in Ashburton · 14 minSelwyn's Mayor call for a "lizard whistler" as reptile surveys are holding up big projects, an Ashburton councillor throws doubt on solar power expansions, a community pool saved…
- Pacific: PNG child cap, COP31 concerns, growing water crisis · 7 minThe PNG government may cap the number of children a family can have at three. Pacific nations have headed to COP31 to call for urgent changes in climate financing and large areas…
- Portraits of Remarkable New Zealand Interiors · 25 minJane Ussher - one of this country's foremost documentary and portrait photographers - on her new book on very special rooms in New Zealand homes, wiht a forewaord by Douglas…
- UK: Andy Burnham's diplomatic whirlwind · 8 minPM Andy Burnham attending the COP climate summit in Turkey and a meeting of European leaders in Dublin for a UK-EU reset, the jailing of comedian Russell Brand for sexual…
- New survey highlights Kiwis' risky behaviour · 12 minNorton's 2026 Insights Survey found nearly twenty percent of Kiwis had been targeted by scams during the holiday shopping season. Eight percent of those fell victim to scammers…
- Audiologist hopeful of new tinnitus therapy device · 12 minA leading clinical audiologist says a new device to help manage tinnitus conditions is likely coming to New Zealand early next year.
- Lab workers to strike over stalled pay talks · 18 minWorkers employed at Awanui Labs - the country's biggest private laboratory service - have notified strike action on Thursday 19, Friday 20, Monday 23, and Tuesday 24 November.
- Health - All you need to know about summer feet · 13 minThe weather is starting to warm up and that means breaking out the jandals, sandals and crocs. But what to do if your feet aren't summer ready?
- Hannah Tunnicliffe on her new book, The Centre · 13 minWhen does positive influence become something more controlling, or even sinister? The Centre is Hannah's newest work about two sisters exposed to a wellness influencer who might…
- Around the motu: Westport News Chief Reporter, Lee Scanlon · 12 minLee reports on the local elections preliminary results, a proposed alluvial goldmine to help pay for Westport's flood protection, a pre-election funding grant to to expand…
- Book review by Sonja de Friez · 8 minSonja de Friez reviews Fry & Laurie by Stephen Fry & Hugh Laurie (Penguin Random House), and Devil on My Shoulder: A Memoir by Alice Cooper (Penguin Random House).
- The little-known story of the Kiwi WWII women pilots · 23 minDuring World War II a remarkable group of women took to the skies over Britain, ferrying military aircraft between factories, airfields and operational bases. Among them were…
- Australia: AI harm laws proposal, favourite bug, night surfing · 8 minAustralia correspondent Annika Smethurst looks at the government investigating how to prosecute AI companies for failing to take reasonable steps to prevent harm from their models.
- Hydrogen plane startup targets first flight in 2027 · 14 minA New Zealand startup hopes to harness the power of hydrogen to achieve the first ever flight using the technology in the Southern Hemisphere.
- Landslide forecast model progressing · 12 minNew modelling could help identify how and where landslides will occur in the event of an earthquake or heavy rainfall.
- House buyers less likely to get crucial documents, legal advice · 15 minAs Westpac moves to limit how much to lend to at-risk properties, new research finds would-be home buyers are less likely to have obtained crucial documentation or consulted a…
- Footrot at 50: Milestone anniversary for beloved Kiwi cartoon · 17 minCreated by cartoonist Murray Ball in 1976, Footrot Flats became one of the country's most successful and beloved comic strips. A new collection, Footrot Flats: Here's to the Good…
- Business commentator Gyles Beckford · 20 minGyles discusses the business reaction to an unclear election result, while a Financial Markets Authority report reveals what has been going on inside the financial regulator.
- Around the motu: Jonathan MacKenzie in Waikato · 11 minJonathan reports on entrepreneur Harry Mowbray's failure to secure historic Hockin House, the research by Waikato University on a RAT test for gonorrhoea, a restriction of dogs…
- Gardening with Jo McCarroll, editor of magazine NZ Gardener · 12 minAs the warmer weather starts to settle in gardens are begining to hit full bloom. How should you be looking after roses to get the best results?
- Director Jonathan King on delivering his magnum ovis: A sequel to cult classic Black Sheep · 26 minIt's 20 years since a film about a genetically modified sheep with a taste for human blood became a Kiwi cult classic. Now Black Sheep has a sequel, Black Sheeps.
- USA correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben · 11 minPresident Trump names a new White House chief of staff. and the lawmakers working as part of the 'lame duck' session until new Congress members start in January.
- Two riders contest NZ motocross champs · 6 minNew Zealand's premier motocross championships kick off this weekend with two leading riders likely contesting the title.
- Young unemployed urged to look outside main centres · 8 minThe careers advisor for the thoroughbred industry encouraging young people to look outside more traditional career paths.
- New report highlights concerns with governance of sports groups · 22 minA new report found sports clubs and federations are struggling with competing interests, blurred accountability and internal politics impacting decision making.
- Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne · 10 minKennedy discusses a recent 10-day National Geographic excursion in Australia - from the Daintree rainforest in the north to Port Arthur in the south. And on the home front…
- Gluten-free bakes, just in time for the festive season · 17 minIt means a diet without gluten, a protein found in barley, rye, oats and wheat. Australian chef Melanie Persson learned she had coeliac disease in 2016 - and suddenly some of her…
- Business panelists digest election results · 22 minThe current Government coalition appears most likely to be able to form a Government, but that cannot be confirmed until November 27.
- Around the motu: Tom Hunt with The Post newspaper · 14 minTom reports on Wellington election results, yet more big spending needed on some of Wellington's iconic public buildings, the local efforts to save a state housing site at…
- Book review: Cynthia Morahan's picks · 9 minCynthia Morahan reviews two books: The Unfortunate Lunatic by Tess Redgrave (The Cuba Press), and The 12 Levers by Jeremy Stevenson and Spencer Greenberg (Penguin Random House).
- Film and TV costume designer Amanda Neale on Heart of the Beast · 20 minQueenstown-based costume designer Amanda Neale on working with some of the biggest names in film and television.
- Foreign correspondent Geoffrey York · 8 minGeoffrey York is Africa bureau chief for The Globe and Mail based in Johannesburg.
- Art exhibition shines light on adoption act · 7 minA new art exhibition in Wellington is shining a light on the the Adoption Act of 1955 - and the journey of those affected by it.
- Carpark concerns continue to climb · 9 minConcerns over carparking fines and penalties are continuing to rise with more than 400 complaints already made to the Commerce Commission so far this year.
- Post-election political panel · 25 minPhil Goff and Chris Finlayson dissect Saturday's results and discuss what might happen next.
- Sport correspondent Sam Ackerman · 10 minIt’s election weekend but it’s big one on the sporting front too.
