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Sarb Johal: Getting through lockdown with your sanity intact
April 12, 2020 20:40 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MBHeading into the third week of lockdown, New Zealanders are really doing the hard yards, says psychologist and disaster mental health specialist Sarb Johal. To normalise what many people are struggling with, Sarb has been posting two-minute videos on his YouTube channel – theusefulpsychologist.
Livestreaming the Tongan church
April 12, 2020 20:27 - 4 minutes - 4.1 MBTevita Finau is a minister with the Tongan Methodist Church in Northcote in Auckland. He tells how the Church managed to take the sacred service into the homes of its worldwide congregation
A Black cab driver in London
April 12, 2020 20:21 - 5 minutes - 4.84 MBThere are about 21,000 black cabs in London and, like other service industries around the world, times are tough at the moment. Black Cabs are also being used to help the fight against coronavirus with the NHS partnering up with them to provide free transport for patients (those particular cabs won’t be available to the general public). This morning we’re talking to Black Cab driver and muso, Geoff Hayden, about the situation for cabbies in the UK’s capital.
A black cab driver in London
April 12, 2020 20:21 - 5 minutes - 4.84 MBThere are about 21,000 black cabs in London and many of them are also being used to provide free transport for patients. Karyn talks to Black Cab driver and muso, Geoff Hayden, about the situation for cabbies in the UK’s capital.
The silent demand for Women's Refuge
April 12, 2020 20:17 - 4 minutes - 4.55 MBGoing into lockdown with a violent partner is possibly the worst thing imaginable. Women's Refuge chief executive, Ang Jury is hoping to reach those who can't speak out.
Power co's promise compassion to older customers
April 12, 2020 20:12 - 4 minutes - 3.93 MBStaying at home, online, watching TV, cooking more than we normally do... the powers bills are on the rise...and they need to be paid whether we've still got a job or not. Many older people are worried they will get their power cut off because they can't pay online. The head of the Electricity Retailers Association, the group that represents power retailers such as Contact, Genesis, and Mercury Energy is Cameron Burrows
Bonus Episode! Small Business Innovators
April 12, 2020 20:00 - 18 minutes - 33.2 MBIn this bonus episode we ask small businesses how they are innovating to help themselves and support one another during the Covid-19 Coronavirus lockdown.
New Horizons: Joan As Police Woman
April 12, 2020 05:00 - 30 minutes - 28 MBJoan Wasser goes by the stage-name Joan As Police Woman. She writes arresting music. For William Dart, there's no point resisting - he goes along quietly with her 2018 album Damned Devotion.
Kim Hill speaks with Dr Kristen Ghodsee about her book Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism
April 12, 2020 04:06 - 51 minutes - 71.4 MBKim Hill speaks with Dr Kristen Ghodsee about her book Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism in this highlight from the 2020 New Zealand Arts Festival writers' programme.
Al Brown: urban foraging for feijoas amid Covid-19 lockdown
April 11, 2020 23:51 - 8 minutes - 7.9 MBChef and restaurateur Al Brown is enjoying a bit of break with time to cook comfort food and do lots of reading. On his daily walk, he forages for feijoas which work well in a simple feijoa & almond cake. He shares the recipe.
Struggling school prepares for distance learning in lockdown
April 11, 2020 23:44 - 6 minutes - 6.36 MBMayfair School Principal Ricardo Fox talks to Jim about how the school community has been dealing with lockdown, and how they are preparing for distance learning when school starts back on Wednesday.
Trying To Get Home: Kylie Eastman in Chhattisgarh, India
April 11, 2020 23:37 - 7 minutes - 6.97 MBKylie Eastman and her family were visiting relatives in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh when it went into lockdown. They haven't been able to leave the house for three weeks, and are uncertain when they will be able to get a flight out.
Sam Neill delivering Covid-19 messages of hope
April 11, 2020 23:27 - 9 minutes - 8.92 MBSam Neill says being "stupid and ridiculous on social media" isn't a new thing for him. While he'd rather be on his farm in New Zealand, for now, the Kiwi actor is self-isolating in Australia. In lockdown, he's keeping himself – and people around the world – entertained with songs, readings, experimental films and conversations with a garden gnome.
What can novels tell us about getting away with murder?
April 11, 2020 23:05 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MBWriter Peter Swanson says there are eight examples of the perfect murder in fictional writing. Swanson's latest novel, Rules for Perfect Murder, highlights a series of unsolved murders with one thing in common...
Linda Clark and Michael Barnett on the impact of Covid-19 in NZ
April 11, 2020 22:39 - 19 minutes - 17.4 MBAssuming it ends on schedule, New Zealand moved past the halfway point of the alert level 4 lockdown this week. Panellists Linda Clark and Michael Barnett join the show to discuss this impact the pandemic is having in this country.
Inside the world of doomsday preppers
April 11, 2020 22:06 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBDr. Bradley Garrett spent four years with people preparing for the end of the world while researching his new book, Bunker: Building for the End Times. He joins the show to discuss the experience and how it changed his mindset.
3MM: Reverend Frank Ritchie on Easter in Covid-19 lockdown
April 11, 2020 21:37 - 2 minutes - 2.13 MBThree Minutes Max, New Zealand commentators with succinct opinions. Reverend Frank Ritchie reckons the centuries old story of Easter has some good parallels to the situation we find ourselves in right now due to Covid-19.
Media beat the drum to roll back lockdown - and sound the alarm
April 11, 2020 21:10 - 10 minutes - 9.48 MBEven before the first hints we had “turned a corner” with Covid-19, pundits were pumping up the volume on calls to loosen the lockdown and get more shops and businesses open again. But others in the media pointed out we don't know what's actually around that corner yet.
'Your money or your life'
April 11, 2020 21:08 - 10 minutes - 9.89 MBThe lockdown designed to save lives has also damaged livelihoods by slowing the economy to a crawl. Some pundits and politicians are now warning in the media that health can’t always be the top priority - and it could undermine the official ‘Unite to Fight COVID-19’ message.
Mediawatch for 12 April 2020
April 11, 2020 21:07 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBMedia beat the drum to roll back lockdown - and sound the alarm; media debate lives vs. livelihoods in COVID-19 response; surge of support for crisis-hit media; COVIDiots and corona clowns.
Covidiots and corona clowns
April 11, 2020 21:07 - 3 minutes - 3.51 MBDavid Clark had a bad week, only just clinging on as health minister after breaking the rules he announced to the country. But he wasn't the only 'Covidiot' squirming under the media spotlight lately.
Surge of support for crisis-hit media
April 11, 2020 21:07 - 9 minutes - 8.46 MBGood journalism costs money to produce but adverting has fallen off a cliff during the COVID-19 crisis and some companies that sponsor media outfits may cut back too. But the founder of a service that turns readers of our media into donors and subscribers says a sudden surge in payments is a sign of hope - and the government should take note too.
Covid-19: Strong support for introduction of NZ curfew
April 11, 2020 20:27 - 8 minutes - 7.68 MBResearch NZ continues to take the pulse of the nation through the Covid-19 lockdown period. The latest survey shows that more people now fear they will lose their jobs, and more Kiwis think a 10pm curfew should be put in place.
Covid-19: Who are the lonely in New Zealand?
April 11, 2020 20:13 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MBThe lockdown has reinforced the notion that humans are a social species who aren't designed to be alone. Yet more and more people are feeling isolated and lonely. Hannah Hawkins-Elder has worked extensively on the topic of loneliness.
Parliament's education chamber
April 11, 2020 19:30 - 12 minutes - 17.7 MBThe House revisits Parliament's lesser known fourth chamber where heated debates about pineapple on pizza take place.
2020 Easter Church Service
April 11, 2020 19:06 - 1 hour - 92.5 MBToday's Easter Day Church service, repeated from 2017, is from Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland. This Anglican service is conducted by the Right Rev. Ross Bay, Bishop of Auckland.
Gregory O'Brien: poetry in isolation
April 10, 2020 23:40 - 8 minutes - 8.1 MBCould all this isolation be sparking a flowering of the nation's poetic creativity?! Certainly if the Saturday Morning inbox (sample size: 1) is any guide there's never been such an outpouring of poetry. So could the experience of self isolation perhaps be the key?! The author, artist, and poet Gregory O'Brien reckons poets are isolation specialists by nature, and New Zealand poetry is full of great self reflective moments. Although heading into the wilderness on foot or by bike isn't to...
Tangaroa Walker: dairy farming during lockdown
April 10, 2020 23:30 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MBSouthland contract milker Tangaroa Walker is a popular social media presence with his Facebook page Farm 4 Life, where he posts educational and earthy videos of daily life on a dairy farm. He's also started a mental wellness series called "Mask off Monday" and runs a gym and free diving venture. In November he became a dad, with baby Tekauenga already being lined up as a future helper on the farm. Now classed as an essential worker in the lockdown economy, we see how Tangaroa's bubble is...
Trent Dalton: Tales from the Bunker
April 10, 2020 23:10 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MBIt was a conversation with his wife over ham and cheese toasties that kicked off Tales from the Bunker - Australian writer Trent Dalton's weekly column about the power of the human spirit in these difficult times.
Ken Burns: doco director's epic histories
April 10, 2020 22:10 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MBAmerican documentary maker Ken Burns is best known for his sweeping, epic historical documentary series including The Civil War (1990), Jazz (2001), The War (2007), Prohibition (2011), The Roosevelts (2014), and The Vietnam War (2017). He's earned two Academy Award nominations and is the winner of several Emmy Awards, among other honours. He even has a visual cinematographic technique named after him! The 'Ken Burns Effect' uses panning and zooming in the production process to embed stil...
Whaitiri Poutawa: The "Maori Thor" bringing kapa haka online
April 10, 2020 21:30 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBKapa haka teacher Whaitiri Poutawa loves his job and had a "mini freak-out" when the Level-4 lockdown was announced and he couldn't visit schools. To keep contributing, he's taken his funny, energetic classes online, where they've attracted tens of thousands of viewers from around the world. Whaitiri shoots his Kapahaka4kids videos in his living room with a camera is held in place by Blu Tack.
Chris Smith: COVID-19 science
April 10, 2020 21:10 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBDr Chris Smith, consultant clinical virologist at Cambridge University and one of BBC Radio 5 Live's Naked Scientists, is back with the latest science about COVID-19 and its spread. Among the topics we'll be discussing this week: the risk of "flare-ups", an explanation of what "viral load" means, and whether you should hold your breath when you pass someone on the street.
Colin Thubron: travel writing off the beaten track
April 10, 2020 20:35 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBThe acclaimed travel writer and novelist Colin Thubron was due to arrive in New Zealand for the Auckland Writers' Festival next month. He's been here before, travelling around the North and South Islands by motorbike back in 1965. His latest trip, of course, has now been derailed by coronavirus, along with all other global travel for what looks like an extended period. All this might come as a blow to Thubron who over his career has amassed air miles aplenty travelling to far flung and r...
Amy Goldstein: COVID-19 in the Land of the Free
April 10, 2020 20:15 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MBAfter forging a destructive path through Asia and Europe, COVID-19 has taken hold in the US: the country's transmission numbers have rapidly outstripped previous hotspots like China, Italy and Spain. And despite some isolated glimmers of hope, few people believe that the disease can quickly be brought under control. The exponential growth in the number of cases and deaths in cities like New York, Detroit and New Orleans, has the health system struggling to cope. Meanwhile critics of the ...
King Country Kiwifruit
April 10, 2020 09:30 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MBBridget and Richard Neeson grow kiwifruit deep in a valley 40 minutes drive south of Taumarunui. The fruit gets plenty of winter chilling. Their crop is one of the last to be picked in New Zealand.
Sefton Sawyer Too Busy to Log Out
April 10, 2020 09:20 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBA sawmill in North Canterbury produces hardwood timber products from eucalyptus trees. Owner John Fairweather, who was introduced to forestry as a teenager by his father, also grows several species at his 20 hectare plantation in Sefton. Currently he is milling the bearers and planks for the re-construction of the Governors Bay Jetty from 200 tonnes of logs that come from a farm on Banks Peninsula.
Farmer hotline gives feed advice
April 10, 2020 09:14 - 8 minutes - 8.14 MBFarmers in drought stricken areas will be hanging out for the forecast rain this Easter weekend after months of looking out on parched pastures. There's now an 0800 number they can call for support around feeding their stock.
Country Life for 10 April 2020
April 10, 2020 09:05 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MBBridget and Richard Neeson grow kiwifruit deep in a valley 40 minutes drive south of Taumarunui. The fruit gets plenty of winter chilling. Their crop is one of the last to be picked in New Zealand. And, a North Canterbury sawyer is milling the bearers and planks for the re-construction of the Governors Bay Jetty, from 200 tonnes of logs that come from a farm on Banks Peninsula.
News Solomon Islands Pidsin for 10 April 2020
April 10, 2020 07:30 - 7 minutes - 6.57 MBThe latest news in Solomon Islands Pidsin
Vanuatu Nightly News for 10 April 2020
April 10, 2020 07:30 - 7 minutes - 6.83 MBVanuatu Nightly News brought to you by Buzz FM
7pm Pacific regional news for 10 April 2020
April 10, 2020 07:00 - 8 minutes - 7.4 MBThe latest Pacific regional news
1pm Pacific regional news for 10 April 2020
April 10, 2020 01:00 - 6 minutes - 5.6 MBThe latest Pacific regional news
9am World, Pacific and Sports for 10 April 2020
April 09, 2020 21:00 - 9 minutes - 8.62 MBThe latest World, Pacific and Sports news
"The plan is working"
April 09, 2020 20:00 - 14 minutes - 27.3 MBNZ is down to just 29 new cases and plans are underway to start moving down from Level Four. But new modelling suggests the lockdown may need to be extended an extra week or two to fully eradicate the virus.
News in Niuean for 10 April 2020
April 09, 2020 18:52 - 5 minutes - 4.75 MBThe latest news in Vagahau Niue brought to you by Pacific Media Network
6am World, Pacific and Sports for 10 April 2020
April 09, 2020 18:00 - 9 minutes - 8.97 MBThe latest World, Pacific and Sports news
News in Cook Islands for 10 April 2020
April 09, 2020 17:10 - 4 minutes - 4.27 MBThe lastet news in Cook Islands Maori brought to you by Pacific Media Network
Filling The Pews Online
April 09, 2020 10:20 - 10 minutes - 9.74 MBWe talk to Rev Falkland Liuvaie, from the Kilbirnie Presbyterian Church in Wellington about how his congregation are marking Holy Week and Easter this year.
Overseas Correspondent for 9th April
April 09, 2020 09:30 - 17 minutes - 16.5 MBTonight we feature some rather special Overseas Correspondents. RNZ Nights listeners from across Europe that have been in touch since the the start of the Covid-19 Crisis. We hear from Rick Coleman in Italy, Keziah McNamara in Spain and Shannon Campbell in Germany.
Our immune system vs coronavirus: ‘I think of it as an orchestra'
April 09, 2020 09:06 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBThe human immune system is a complex system where T cells, B cells and antibodies battle invaders such as bacteria and viruses such as the one that causes COVID-19.