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How Covid-19 is affecting your dreams
May 10, 2020 05:45 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBFeel like you're dreaming a lot more recently? You're not alone. Many people are reporting unusually vivid dreams during the Covid-19 lockdown. Professor Mark Blagrove, a sleep and dream researcher at Swansea University, explains more.
Covid-19: Millions find message of hope in Kiwi's viral poem
May 10, 2020 04:40 - 19 minutes - 18 MBKiwi-born Welsh poet Tomos Roberts (aka Probably Tom Foolery) has captured the imagination of people around the world with his video 'The Great Realisation' which has now been viewed more than 30 million times across all platforms.
Serhii Plokhy discusses his book Chernobyl: History of a Tragedy at the 2020 New Zealand Arts Festival
May 10, 2020 04:06 - 51 minutes - 70.9 MBSerhii Plokhy argues that the catastrophe at Chernobyl was a nuclear disaster waiting to happen. He talks to Toby Manhire.
The 'daunting process' of creating a Covid-19 vaccine
May 10, 2020 03:10 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBA vaccine for Covid-19 could be developed in the next 18 months, but it could be longer depending on how the virus mutates, the head of the Human Vaccines Project says
3MM: Miranda and Dame Kate Harcourt on Mother's Day
May 09, 2020 22:34 - 3 minutes - 3.01 MBThree minutes max, succinct opinions from Kiwis on topics of their choice. Here's New Zealand actress and acting coach Miranda Harcourt and her mother, Dame Kate Harcourt on kindness, Mother's Day and women in lockdown.
Covid-19: Linda Blair on the importance of friendship
May 09, 2020 22:04 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBStudies show that millions of us are lonely, and it is now more important than ever to be able to rely on our good friends. Clinical psychologist Linda Blair says we've learned a lot about friendship through the course of the Covid-19 pandemic.
3MM: Michele A'Court on Mother's Day
May 09, 2020 21:39 - 3 minutes - 2.96 MBThree minutes max, succinct opinions from New Zealanders on topics of their choice. Here's one of our most beloved comedians, Michele A'Court with her thoughts on Mother's Day.
Media health claims fuel push to ease the lockdown
May 09, 2020 21:12 - 16 minutes - 14.8 MBWith Monday's decision on Level 2 looming, some in the media are pushing hard to loosen the lockdown, claiming it is killing jobs now and will kill more New Zealanders in future.
The forgotten media crisis
May 09, 2020 21:08 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MBAs politicians rush to provide help to TV, radio, and online news, magazine sector representatives say they're being left out of the discussion.
Radio ‘roadblock’ interview sparks racism complaints
May 09, 2020 21:06 - 6 minutes - 6.39 MBA confrontational radio interview about iwi-run roadside checkpoints this week prompted complaints of racism. Broadcaster Sean Plunket condemned one iwi’s actions as “separatism,” asked an iwi leader if he was would take similarly strong action over child abuse in the area - and later joked about the absence of Aboriginal Australians from Tasmania.
Mediawatch for 10 May 2020
May 09, 2020 21:00 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBHealth fears fuel media push for lockdown move; our last current affairs magazine left in print; radio 'roadblock' interview sparks complaints.
Linda Clark and Virginia Larson on NZ's Covid-19 reaction
May 09, 2020 20:41 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MBLinda Clark and Virginia Larson discuss the highly-anticipated move to Alert Level 2 and what it will mean for things like dining out and sports, and give their thoughts on the government's efforts to mitigate economic damage.
Calling Home: Laura Taylor in Sao Paulo, Brazil
May 09, 2020 19:45 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MBArt director Laura Taylor was on a job in Tunisia when Covid-19 took hold of the globe, and with the help of the British Embassy she was able to get back to her base in Sao Paulo. Now she is under lockdown in the southeastern state.
Parliament last week: a general debate and 2x Covid-19
May 09, 2020 19:30 - 12 minutes - 17.8 MBParliament's second week in the debating chamber at alert level 3 includes the return of the General debate and two Covid-19 related bills.
Trump calls on US 'to be warriors' as death toll passes 75,000
May 09, 2020 19:18 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MBIt's been yet another big week in US politics, with Joe Biden' sexual accuser Tara Reade calling on him to drop out of the 2020 presidential race. US correspondent Karen Kasler joins the show to look at all the big talking points.
Kiwis less inclined to listen to Covid-19 instructions
May 09, 2020 19:10 - 7 minutes - 6.95 MBThe seventh weekly Research NZ report on the impact Covid-19 is having shows a significant drop in respondents thinking that Kiwis are listening to government messaging about restricting their movement during Alert Level 3.
Troy Kingi on winning the Taite Music Prize 2020
May 09, 2020 04:30 - 13 minutes - 18 MBCharlotte speaks with Troy about winning the coveted award for his album Holy Colony Burning Acres.
Perfume Genius on dancing in the dirt and inflammatory tweets
May 09, 2020 02:10 - 10 minutes - 14.8 MBPerfume Genius is the pseudonym of Mike Hadreas, a musician who has earned a loyal fanbase for his honest lyrics and intensely affecting art-pop over the last decade. He’s about to release his fifth album, Set My Heart On Fire Immediately, which sees him letting go of past trauma, and finding a new sense of freedom.
Murray Cammick on winning the 2020 Independent Spirit Award
May 09, 2020 01:10 - 13 minutes - 17.9 MBCharlotte spoke with the hugely admired NZ music figure after he picked up the award during the week.
Julie Leask: How to talk to anti-vaxxers
May 08, 2020 23:35 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBConspiracy theories are nothing new, and it's not surprising many have sprung up around Covid-19. Julie Leask is a professor in the Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery at the University of Sydney. She has spent decades studying how people approach vaccination, why those who oppose it do, and how to communicate with anti-vaxxers. She discusses how to speak to someone who seems to be touting a conspiracy theory, and what pushes people towards believing those theories in the first p...
Vanessa Beavis: How NZ hospitals prepared for Covid-19
May 08, 2020 23:05 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBDr Vanessa Beavis was on the frontline of the planning and preparation that took place in New Zealand hospitals as they readied themselves for Covid-19 patients. She's a consultant at Auckland hospital the new president of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA). From training hundreds of medical personnel to put on and take off PPE, to preparing operating theatres for procedures that could not be put off, she was ready to face a overwhelming wave of patients. Now...
Maria Ressa: Filipino journalist vs Rodrigo Duterte
May 08, 2020 22:05 - 46 minutes - 43 MBFilipino journalist Maria Ressa's work exposing government corruption and the misdeeds of the powerful has put her on a collision course with the 'strongman' government of President Rodrigo Duterte. She spent nearly 20 years working as CNN's lead investigative reporter in Southeast Asia before setting up the 'social news' network Rappler in her homeland. Now, in what critics describe as a politically motivated prosecution, she's being accused of cyber libel and tax evasion. The prominent...
John Grant: US singer's Iceland life
May 08, 2020 21:30 - 23 minutes - 21.1 MBAmerican singer-songwriter John Grant, once of the alternative rock band the Czars, has now forged a flourishing solo career. His 2010 debut Queen of Denmark was named best album of the year by Mojo. This has been followed by Pale Green Ghosts (2013), John Grant and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra: Live in Concert (2014), Grey Tickles, Black Pressure (2015), and his last album Love Is Magic (2018). Now based in Iceland, the coronavirus has just forced him to reschedule a UK, Ireland and E...
Chesa Boudin - progressive DA and 'de-carceration' advocate
May 08, 2020 21:05 - 24 minutes - 22.4 MBSan Francisco's recently-elected district attorney Chesa Boudin has a unique perspective on the legal system: his 75-year-old father David Gilbert (a former member of the radical left wing group the Weather Underground) is in prison serving a life sentence for murder. Boudin is a lawyer, writer, and lecturer specializing in the U.S. criminal justice system and Latin American policy. His mission is to reform the American criminal justice system and reduce incarceration rates. His policies...
Anil Seth: exploring the complexities of consciousness
May 08, 2020 20:35 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MBHow does our brain dictate the way we see the world? And how can we hack this process in the quest to design better, smarter technology? Anil Seth has devoted his career to studying questions like these. He is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Sussex, the co-director of the Sackler Centre for Consciousness Science and the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Neuroscience of Consciousness. He's doing a live online event The Neuroscience of Consciousness, on Sunday 17 May at 9pm NZ ...
Donald McNeil: US facing a dystopian Covid future
May 08, 2020 20:10 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MBIn early March fellow journalists were bemused by Donald McNeil's glove wearing and surface-sanitising ways. The New York Times' health and science reporter saw the pandemic coming and took personal action early. He's now looking towards to the next big challenge for the US - how the country will navigate its way out of the lockdown. His reporting's building up a picture of a dark and somewhat dystopian future, with economic opportunities for the immune leading to people deliberately exp...
News Niuean for 9 May 2020
May 08, 2020 19:52 - 3 minutes - 3.6 MBThe latest news in Vagahau Niue - brought to you by Pacific Media Network
Delivering During Lockdown
May 08, 2020 10:20 - 8 minutes - 7.5 MBDevan Devaroyan from Smart Express couriers in Auckland gives us the lowdown on how they're keeping goods moving from one level to the next.
Scandinavian settlers' stories revealed in Norsewood graveyard
May 08, 2020 09:45 - 10 minutes - 10 MBThe Norsewood cemetery reveals a lot about the hardy Scandinavians who came to NZ in the 1870s. What they found here is far from what they were promised but many lived to a ripe old age despite the grim conditions.
SMASHing it
May 08, 2020 09:35 - 12 minutes - 11 MBSMASH has been set up to help dairy farmers, particularly those with smaller operations, run successful businesses.
What Happened Next - Dayanne Almeida
May 08, 2020 09:27 - 9 minutes - 8.45 MBDayanne Almeida is a self-professed 'sheep nutter'. Since Country Life met Dayanne three years ago she has bought her own flock and has become entranced by deer.
Vanuatu workers desperate to get home
May 08, 2020 09:20 - 5 minutes - 5.29 MBNi-vanuatu workers on an orchard in Central Otago are desperate to return home to help rebuild their villages after Cyclone Harold struck last month but Covid-19 has got in the way.
A Rosy Job: Apple Picking
May 08, 2020 09:07 - 3 minutes - 3.51 MBRosemary Freeman is switching her role as an AgResearch technician for an apple picking role until the country moves out of Covid restrictions.
Full Episode for Friday May 8 2020
May 08, 2020 09:03 - 50 minutes - 46.7 MBSMASH, Norsewood cemetery, an apple picking guest, stranded RSE workers from Vanuatu, the Regional Wrap and what has happened next for Dayanne Almeida.
Te Waonui for week ending Friday 8 May 2020
May 08, 2020 09:00 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MBSimon Bridges is blamed for a lack of Māori appearing before the Epidemic response committee, Māori testing for covid-19 surges, and locals prepare to set up a checkpoint on Aotea Great Barrier island under alert level two.
ABC Wantok program 8 May 2020
May 08, 2020 08:00 - 29 minutes - 27.5 MBThe latest Wantok program brought to you by the ABC
News in Solomon Islands Pidgin for 8 May 2020
May 08, 2020 07:30 - 5 minutes - 5.33 MBThe latest news in Solomon Islands Pidgin
Vanuatu Nightly News for 8 May 2020
May 08, 2020 07:30 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MBVanuatu Nightly News brought to you by Buzz FM
7pm Pacific regional news for 8 May 2020
May 08, 2020 07:00 - 7 minutes - 7.27 MBThe latest Pacific regional news
What lockdown life in a zoo was like for a Christchurch family
May 08, 2020 06:24 - 3 minutes - 3.2 MBThere have been many stories of how families have spent the month in lockdown, but one family has had a particularly unique experience. Kirsty Willis is the general manager of Willowbank Wildlife Reserve in Christchurch. When the lockdown loomed her family - including three kids aged 15, 11 and six - decided to isolate on the reserve itself, and they have stayed on site since lockdown began. With the reserve hoping to reopen next week if the country moves out of alert level 3, Kirsty spo...
Ski resorts expect low numbers without international tourists
May 08, 2020 06:17 - 4 minutes - 3.92 MBSki resorts expect visitor numbers will be cut in half as border closures keep international guests off the slopes. The industry received a big boost on Thursday with news that ski fields can open in level two, but there are still questions surrounding what restrictions they'll operate under. Tourism reporter Tess Brunton has more.
Covid-19 isolation hard going, even for the Chatham Islands
May 08, 2020 06:10 - 6 minutes - 6.25 MBLiving in isolation isn't new for the residents of the Chathams - but being completely cut off during the lockdown has been hard going, even for them. The challenges of losing loved ones and getting access to supplies are amplified when you're 800 kilometres east of the South Island - fortunately they haven't had a single case of Covid-19. The government decides on our next move in our Covid-19 response on Monday. Until then, New Zealanders wait, feverish with the freedom and possibility...
Unemployment surges as Covid-19-focused Budget Day looms
May 08, 2020 06:07 - 2 minutes - 2.57 MBWith all eyes on next week's Budget, new figures show the bite of Covid-19 on people's jobs - with about 40,000 people going on the dole since lockdown. The government is putting the finishing touches on its spending plans now, but says it is just one more step in the battle against the coronavirus. RNZ deputy political editor Craig McCulloch has the details.
Covid-19 in New Zealand: What have we learnt under lockdown?
May 08, 2020 05:55 - 3 minutes - 3.49 MBAs we move closer to the more relaxed alert level 2, New Zealanders are starting to shift their focus from surviving lock down, to the exciting freedoms and possibilities that level 2 will bring. RNZ visual journalists from around the country went out to discover what new skills Kiwis have picked up and asked them to reflect on what they've learnt over this challenging period.
Level 3 surge in traffic brings needed boost to small towns
May 08, 2020 05:53 - 2 minutes - 2.44 MBA recent surge of cars and trucks on the roads has provided a much needed boost for towns who rely on travellers stopping to shop. Data from the Transport Agency show a four-fold increase in heavy vehicle travel in Wellington as the country exited in Level 4 lockdown last week. Other centres also saw large jumps. Logan Church reports.
How gyms will operate under level 2 Covid-19 rules in NZ
May 08, 2020 05:50 - 2 minutes - 2.53 MBThose 'shredding for summer' have had their work out plans dramatically curtailed after lockdown closed gyms and studios across the country. As New Zealand drops down the levels, gyms will be opening their doors again, but exactly how they will operate is unclear. Charlotte Cook reports.
Food going to waste as couriers overwhelmed with demand
May 08, 2020 05:46 - 3 minutes - 3.16 MBFood businesses say their perishable goods are spoiling as courier drivers are run off their feet and can't carry them fast enough. One courier firm has launched an app to recruit enough drivers to cope with the surge in demand. But the situation has become so bad for a Wellington fish supplier that he's suspended out of town deliveries and taken it upon himself to get orders to customers. Rachel Thomas reports.
Man in quarantine pleads to see wife who has hours to live
May 08, 2020 05:43 - 3 minutes - 3.23 MBA Christchurch man is pleading for government officials exempt him from quarantine, so that he can see his dying wife one last time. Mining contractor Bernie Ryan returned from Australia on Sunday after his wife Christine Taylor's condition worsened. He is currently under managed isolation at a hotel in Auckland, and says despite showing no illness symptoms, and a letter from his GP, the Ministry of Health is refusing his request. Christine has terminal lung cancer and has been given hou...
Oil tankers queued at Marsden Pt as demand drops
May 08, 2020 05:38 - 4 minutes - 4.1 MBA drop in the demand for oil during lockdown has created a backlog of oil tankers at Marsden Point refinery near Whangarei. The ships are waiting to drain their massive tanks of crude oil, but as storage reaches capacity and consumption grinds to a halt, they might be waiting a while. One of the tankers has even asked for permission to anchor for up to three months. Producer Jeremy Parkinson spoke with harbour master Jim Lyle about the sea traffic jam, just off the Whangarei heads.
Evening business for Friday 8 May 2020
May 08, 2020 05:35 - 3 minutes - 3.24 MBNews from the business sector, including a market report.