RNZ - All Programmes
40,362 episodes - English - Latest episode: 14 days ago -RNZ daily and weekly programmes
Homepage Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Episodes
Midday Sports News for 10 February 2022
February 09, 2022 23:26 - 1 minute - 1.8 MBMidday Sports News update for 10 February 2022 with Barry Guy. Plus the latest on a potential Covid-19 outbreak among some Super Rugby teams.
Midday Business News for 10 February 2022
February 09, 2022 23:20 - 7 minutes - 6.74 MBNews from the business sector with Anan Zaki including a market report from Jarden Securities.
Rats LIVE
February 09, 2022 23:15 - 6 minutes - 5.63 MBFrom today, businesses can register as a "critical service", which would allow their workers to skip Covid-19 isolation requirements as long as they return daily negative rapid antigen tests. The new close contact exemption scheme will begin when New Zealand moves into "Phase Two" of its Omicron response, when daily case numbers are approaching a thousand. Companies and organisations can "self-assess" to participate in the scheme as long as they meet certain criteria. The Covid-19 Respon...
Critical service businesses can now apply for RATs
February 09, 2022 23:15 - 6 minutes - 5.63 MBFrom Thursday, businesses could register as a "critical service", which would allow their workers to skip Covid-19 isolation requirements as long as they returned daily negative rapid antigen tests. The new close contact exemption scheme will begin when New Zealand moves into "Phase Two" of its Omicron response, when daily case numbers are approaching 1000. Companies and organisations can "self-assess" to participate in the scheme as long as they meet certain criteria. The Covid-19 Respo...
Protesters are arrested as ground is cleared
February 09, 2022 23:10 - 3 minutes - 3.33 MBDozens of protesters were arrested as tensions reached tipping point and police advanced across Parliament grounds. The Speaker of the house this morning authorised the closure of the Parliamentary precinct. About 100 Police then formed a line and have been slowly pushing the protesters back clearing people and tents from the grounds. Our Political Editor Jane Patterson spoke to Māni Dunlop.
Midday News for 10 February 2022
February 09, 2022 23:00 - 9 minutes - 8.56 MBMidday News update for Thursday 10 February 2022
Film and TV: The Tinder Swindler, I Want You Back, The Worst Person in the World
February 09, 2022 22:45 - 9 minutes - 9.01 MBFilm and TV reviewer Tamar Munch joins Kathryn to talk about some Valentines' - and possibly anti-Valentines' Day viewing options, including The Tinder Swindler (Netflix) which is about three women who swiped right on an international fraudster - and decided to get payback. She'll also talk about I Want You Back (Amazon Prime) and newly-announced Oscar contender The Worst Person in the World (in cinemas from Feb 17).
How to beat the back to school blues
February 09, 2022 22:25 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MBSchool's back and while that's probably a welcome relief for parents after a long summer, it might not be plain sailing for every kid. There's the change in routine, new faces and maybe even a whole new school. There's also the Covid curveball - and new measures schools have put in place to minimise the risk to students, including mandatory mask wearing. So how can parents help their kids navigate the transition from holiday to term-time and get them settled in? Kathryn talks to Dave Atk...
Technology: Pacific nations weigh up Bitcoin embrace + what's plaguing Meta?
February 09, 2022 22:08 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBTechnology correspondent Peter Griffin joins Kathryn to look at how Pacific nations like Palau and Tonga are considering whether to follow El Salvador's lead and embrace Bitcoin as legal tender to lower the costs of remittances and attract investment. And why is Meta's share price down 35 % for the year and what's it doing to turn it around?
State of emergency declared in Buller
February 09, 2022 22:05 - 7 minutes - 7.22 MBA state of emergency has been declared in Buller after heavy rain has cut off Westport. Some of the worst affected Northern areas of town have already evacuated and more residents are braced for evacuation. The rising Buller River has reached worrying levels after 160 millimetres of rain overnight. Kathryn speaks with Te Aroha Cook, the West Coast Civil Defence group controller and Jamie Cleine, Buller District Mayor.
11am RNZ Pacific News for 10 February 2022
February 09, 2022 22:00 - 8 minutes - 8.21 MBThe latest news and sports
Book review: The Kitchen Front by Jennifer Ryan
February 09, 2022 21:38 - 5 minutes - 5.29 MBGail Pittaway reviews The Kitchen Front by Jennifer Ryan, published by Penguin Random House.
WCC joins action against protestors
February 09, 2022 21:35 - 3 minutes - 3.59 MBReturning to the protest at parliament now where police have begun making arrests. Wellington mayor Andy Foster is in Molesworth Street, talking with businesses affected by the disruption.
The softer side of Clementine Ford
February 09, 2022 21:05 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MBClementine Ford has been called an angry loudmouthed polemicist by her detractors, and a leading light of the feminist cause by her many fans.The Australian writer and broadcaster is well known for her first two books: Fight Like A Girl and Boys Will Be Boys. In her new memoir, How We Love, she exposes a softer side - exploring everything from the loss of her mother to cancer, to becoming a mother herself. She'll be appearing at the NZ Festival next month.
UK: Savile's shadow, Cabinet reshuffle, pre-summer travel surge
February 09, 2022 20:45 - 8 minutes - 7.86 MBUK correspondent Matthew Parris joins Kathryn to talk about the rebuke delivered to Boris Johnson over his attack on Sir Keir Starmer over Jimmy Savile, after protesters pounced on the opposition leader. The PM is trying to shore up support from the right of his party with a minor reshuffle, and there are calls to introduce a windfall tax after BP made its highest profit for eight years and tourism operators say "Covid's over" as they deal with record pre-summer bookings.
UK: PM's Saville slur rumbles on
February 09, 2022 20:45 - 8 minutes - 7.86 MBUK correspondent Matthew Parris joins Kathryn to talk about the rebuke delivered to Boris Johnson over his attack on Sir Keir Starmer over Jimmy Savile, after protesters pounced on the opposition leader. The PM is trying to shore up support from the right of his party with a minor reshuffle, and there are calls to introduce a windfall tax after BP made its highest profit for eight years and tourism operators say "Covid's over" as they deal with record pre-summer bookings.
UK: Savile's shadow
February 09, 2022 20:45 - 8 minutes - 7.86 MBUK correspondent Matthew Parris joins Kathryn to talk about the rebuke delivered to Boris Johnson over his attack on Sir Keir Starmer over Jimmy Savile, after protesters pounced on the opposition leader. The PM is trying to shore up support from the right of his party with a minor reshuffle, and there are calls to introduce a windfall tax after BP made its highest profit for eight years and tourism operators say "Covid's over" as they deal with record pre-summer bookings.
Common Unity: a flourishing community hub
February 09, 2022 20:30 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MBTen years ago, Julia Milne started teaching children at a Hutt Valley primary school how to grow their own kai. That project has become Common Unity - a community hub that feeds 2,000 schoolchildren every week with produce grown by Kainga Ora tenants and Rimutaka Prison inmates.
Growing energy sector faces major workforce shortage
February 09, 2022 20:10 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBThe electricity supply industry says it's on track for unprecedented growth in the coming years but will be hamstrung by a massive deficit in skilled tradespeople. The industry is warning of a looming skills shortage, with an aging workforce, closed borders limiting immigration and a tight labour market. The worker shortage is against the backdrop of rising electricity demand, with Transpower saying as much generation will need to be built in the next 15 years as was built in the past 40...
Arrests at Parliament grounds
February 09, 2022 20:05 - 7 minutes - 6.73 MBAs the convoy protest enters its third day, Police have told protesters that Parliament grounds have closed and are asking people to leave, or face being arrested. RNZ's political editor Jane Patterson is at Parliament.
9am RNZ Pacific News for 10 February 2022
February 09, 2022 20:00 - 9 minutes - 8.82 MBThe latest news and sports
Top Stories for Thursday 10 February 2022
February 09, 2022 19:59 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBToday on RNZ National Hundreds of anti-Covid-mandate protesters have spent a second night illegally camped at Parliament There's concern the protest could become a super spreader event, we'll get the opinion of Michael Baker As delays to the opening of Transmission Gully continue, there are calls for the Transport Minister to step in
Covid-19: English pub claiming to have been since 793 closes
February 09, 2022 19:56 - 2 minutes - 2.33 MBWars, famines, even the bubonic plague - England's Ye Olde Fighting Cocks pub has apparently lived through it all. The St Albans pub claims to be the oldest in the country, having been in business since 793 AD. The financial impact from Covid-19 may prove too much for the watering hole, with its doors now closed indefinitely. Pub owner and operator Christo Tofalli spoke to Morning Report.
Winter Olympics: Athlete rights to speak out under question
February 09, 2022 19:53 - 3 minutes - 3.37 MBAthletes' rights to speak out at the Beijing Winter Olympics has come to the forefront once again. Germany's luge gold medallist Natalie Geisenberger, who was sharply critical of China before the Games, says she's not going to speak out about China's treatment of ethnic minorities until she's out of the country. Several countries, including the United States and Britain, had announced a diplomatic boycott of the games over China's alleged human rights abuses. Beijing correspondent Patric...
Womad organiser says it had little choice but to cancel
February 09, 2022 19:49 - 3 minutes - 3.06 MBThe organisers of Womad New Zealand say the decision to cancel the festival in March has been devastating for artists and crew, but they had little choice. Suzanne Porter, the chief executive of the Taranaki Arts Festival Trust, which puts on the festival in New Plymouth, spoke to RNZ Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin. He began by asking what proved the final straw for the 2022 festival. Womad 2023 will be the 20th anniversay of the festival in New Zealand. Wellington's Homegrown ...
Covid-19: Protesters after police order to leave Parliament
February 09, 2022 19:45 - 3 minutes - 3.48 MBA large police presence is now in place at Parliament. As we told you moments ago , the Speaker has authorised the closure of the Parliamentary precinct and the police have told the protesters the grounds have closed and have asked them to leave. Political Editor Jane Patterson is at Parliament.
Phil Goff on National Party call to scrap regional fuel tax
February 09, 2022 19:45 - 5 minutes - 4.62 MBNational Party leader Christopher Luxon wants to scrap Auckland's regional fuel tax, and instead wants to explore congestion charging. Auckland Mayor Phil Goff has in the past called the tax "unwelcome but nescessary". He spoke to Corin Dann.
Royal Comm hears about abuse at Marylands School
February 09, 2022 19:40 - 4 minutes - 3.8 MBA survivor of abuse at Marylands School in Christchurch in the 1970s has given evidence of deviant behaviour from some of the Catholic brothers who ran the place. The school for boys with intellectual disabilities was run by the Order of St John between 1955 and 1984. Its the subject of an investigation by the Abuse in Care inquiry being held in Auckland.. Reporter Andrew McRae is there.
News in Tongan for 10 February 2022
February 09, 2022 19:40 - 4 minutes - 4.55 MBThe latest news in the Tongan language(Lea Faka-Tonga) - brought to you by our partner - Pacific Media Network.
Markets Update for 10 February 2022
February 09, 2022 19:29 - 1 minute - 1.07 MBA brief update of movements in the financial sector.
Covid-19: Auckland restauranteur wants support
February 09, 2022 19:26 - 3 minutes - 3.46 MBAs we're reporting this morning, dozens of cafe, restaurant and venue owners in central Auckland say they are on the brink of bankruptcy, with the looming Omicron wave keeping customers away. Yael Shochat used to have a busy resturant - Ima Cuisine - in Central Auckland. Now, she says, she has no customers. She spoke to Corin Dann.
Covid-19: Auckland restaurateur wants support
February 09, 2022 19:26 - 3 minutes - 3.46 MBAs we're reporting this morning, dozens of cafe, restaurant and venue owners in central Auckland say they are on the brink of bankruptcy, with the looming Omicron wave keeping customers away. Yael Shochat used to have a busy resturant - Ima Cuisine - in Central Auckland. Now, she says, she has no customers. She spoke to Corin Dann.
Covid-19: Police tell Parliament protestors to leave
February 09, 2022 19:25 - 1 minute - 1.41 MBUp to 50 police have deployed a short time ago at the scene of the protest encampment at parliament. The Speaker has authorised the closure of the Parliamentary precinct, if the police deem it necessary to clear the lawn RNZ reporter Hamish Cardwell said there says the large numbers of police emerged on the western side of the encampment. They are telling protesters by loudhailer to remove their tents or be arrested A line of protesters has gathered in front of the police who are wearin...
Self-evacuations in Westport after heavy rain
February 09, 2022 19:23 - 3 minutes - 3.51 MBWestport has been cut off by heavy rain and parts of the town are braced for evacuation. A week after the last flooding in the Buller region, 160 millimetres of rain overnight rain has caught locals by surprise. The level of the Buller River is reaching worrying levels. There has already been self-evacuations in some small neighbouring communities but Buller District mayor Jamie Cleine told Corin Dann he won't rule out a repeat of the significant evacuations forced on Westport last July....
8am RNZ Pacific News for 10 February 2022
February 09, 2022 19:00 - 9 minutes - 8.97 MBThe latest news and sports
Covid-19: NZ-trained nurses consider leaving over visa trouble
February 09, 2022 18:53 - 3 minutes - 3.49 MBA group of New Zealand-trained nurses - some working with Covid-19 patients - are considering leaving the country because they can't get a visa to live here. That's despite a nursing shortage so big it's at crisis levels. The Government is offering one-off residency visas to registered nurses from overseas but it doesn't apply to some who are already here - newly trained and good to go. Rowan Quinn reports.
News in Niuean for 10 February 2022
February 09, 2022 18:52 - 5 minutes - 4.96 MBThe latest news in Niuean language (Vagahau Niue) - brought to you by our partner - Pacific Media Network.
Covid-19: Auckland hospitality businesses want more support
February 09, 2022 18:48 - 3 minutes - 3.5 MBDozens of cafe, resturant and venue owners in central Auckland say they are on the brink of bankruptcy, with the looming Omicron wave keeping customers away. More than 60 have signed an open letter to the Finance Minister Grant Robertson calling for more support. Even though they can operate in the red Covid-19 setting, they say business has never been quieter and without help, more than half of what they call the city's cultural infrastructure will cease to exist. Political reporter Kat...
Transport industry wants government to fix Transmission Gully
February 09, 2022 18:43 - 4 minutes - 4.34 MBThe road transport industry is adding its voice to calls for the government to sort out ongoing delays to Wellington's Transmission Gully highway. Road surfacing problems are the latest issue confronting contractors involved in a project that has missed five opening-day deadlines in two years. Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand chief executive and former Porirua mayor Nick Leggett spoke to Corin Dann.
News in Samoan for 10 February 2022
February 09, 2022 18:40 - 9 minutes - 9.06 MBThe latest news in Samoan language (Gagana Samoa).
Porirua Mayor wants Minister to sort Transmission Gully
February 09, 2022 18:38 - 4 minutes - 3.7 MBPorirua Mayor Anita Baker is livid and wants answers about the Transmission Gully highway north of Wellington. The billion-dollar 27km road project has missed five opening-day deadlines in two years. Repairs are now underway to fix problems highlighted last December with the sealing and surfacing of the new road. Baker says no one will tell the public what's gone wrong and it's time the Transport Minister Michael Wood sorted it out. She spoke to Susie Ferguson.
Covid-19: Wellington Mayor on Parliament protest
February 09, 2022 18:23 - 4 minutes - 4.43 MBWellington Mayor Andy Foster admits they have lost control of part of the city as a protest around the Parliament area enters its third day. Anti-vaccine mandate protestors have descended on the city and blocked off streets around Parliament. They're also camping on the grounds of Parliament and surrounding areas. Foster told Morning Report the wider city is largely undisrupted but businesses, schools and bus routes near Parliament have been affected. He said he spoke to police at least ...
Covid-19: Tame Iti on protestors at Parliament
February 09, 2022 18:18 - 4 minutes - 4.48 MBTame Iti has been a life-long activist, and in the 70's camped out by the steps of power alongside members of the group Nga Tamatoa. But when it comes to the anti-vaccine protest happening at Parliament he is steering well clear. He spoke to Susie Ferguson.
Covid-19: Parliament protest could be a superspreader event - Michael Baker
February 09, 2022 18:12 - 5 minutes - 4.96 MBEpidemiologist Michael Baker says the protest at Parliament has all the ingredients to become a superspreader event. The protest, which is on the grounds of Parliament and surrounding streets, has entered its third day. It focuses mostly on the Covid-19 vaccine mandate and protesters opposition to it. Baker told Morning Report the event may be outdoors, but there is still plenty of opportunity for transmission with associated indoor gatherings and singing and shouting creating extra aero...
Covid-19: Parliament occupation continues
February 09, 2022 18:10 - 3 minutes - 3.05 MBWellington is waking this morning to the continued occupation of Parliament grounds. Hundreds of anti-Covid-19 vaccine mandate protesters spent a second night illegally camping despite being asked to move on. Trucks and campervans continue to block nearby roads and morning commuters are once again being told to expect delays. Reporter Hamish Cardwell spoke to Susie Ferguson. Speaking to First Up on Thursday morning Deputy Prime Minister and Wellington Central MP Grant Robertson said he h...
7am RNZ Pacific News for 10 February 2022
February 09, 2022 18:00 - 9 minutes - 8.86 MBThe latest news and sports
Business News for 10 February 2022
February 09, 2022 17:53 - 4 minutes - 3.7 MBNews from the business sector, including a market report.
More heavy rain hits West Coast
February 09, 2022 17:49 - 4 minutes - 3.88 MBAs if last week wasn't enough, West Coast has endured another night of heavy rain. West Coast districts from Buller and the Nelson lakes, to Westland south of Fox Glacier, were issued an orange heavy rain warning until this morning. Last night the road to Karamea was closed as a precaution due to the heavy rain expected overnight. Buller District Mayor Jamie Cleine spoke to Susie Ferguson.
Covid-19: Some Parliamentarians shaken up by protest - Chris Bishop
February 09, 2022 17:43 - 6 minutes - 6.32 MBNational Party Covid-19 spokesperson Chris Bishop says he's not worried by the protest at Parliament but he knows people working in the precinct that are. The protestors, who are mostly against the Covid-19 vaccine mandate, arrived at Parliament on Tuesday and have set up camp on the grounds and surrounding roads. Bishop recognised some of the anti-vaccination mandate protesters camping outside Parliament from his work as an MP based in Lower Hutt. He told Morning Report it's normal to s...
Early Sports News for Thursday 10 February 2022
February 09, 2022 17:38 - 3 minutes - 3.02 MBA brief update from the RNZ sports team.