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Natarsha Ganley: Women calling the shots in top tier rugby
March 25, 2023 19:12 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MBNew Zealand Rugby hopes to triple the number of women referees in the game announcing a new scholarship for women referees this week. One of the best in the game, referee Natarsha Ganley joins us to tell us what it takes.
Emanuel Kalafatelis: Cost of Living Crisis
March 18, 2023 22:30 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBLast week Prime Minister Chris Hipkins announced a change in focus to what the Labour Government considers are its two main priorities: recovery from cyclone Gabrielle and helping New Zealanders cope with the cost of living Crisis. This has prompted some quarters to call for a parliamentary review into the big profits being made by banks. Research New Zealand have been looking into what aspects of New Zealanders' spending are being impacted by the cost of living crisis and what appetite ...
Stuart & Trish McPherson: 50 Years on the Road
March 18, 2023 22:06 - 20 minutes - 19 MBStewart and Tricia Macpherson are celebrating 50 years on the road as NZ's longest serving promoters and probably the world's longest serving duo. They have stories to tell about Kenny Rogers, Donny Osmond, Glenn Campbell and Boy George to name but a few.
Ray Jayawardhana: The Quest for Life Beyond Earth
March 18, 2023 21:38 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MBA prolific researcher, Professor Ray Jayawardhana investigates the diversity and origins of planets and the prospects for life in the universe, using the world's largest telescopes. His discoveries have garnered widespread attention and numerous accolades. He speaks to Anna about where his fascination with the Universe began and how close are we to finding life beyond Earth?
Dougal Sutherland: Switching off From Work
March 18, 2023 21:08 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBHow many times do you check your emails a day - do you send emails outside regular work hours? Do you check your work emails after you knock off work, if you wake in the night will you check your emails or socials? An extensive study by a US psychologist has found that on average, we check our work emails 77 times a day. How But what kind of affect is that having on our mental health and life in general? Psychologist Dougal Sutherland, CEO of workplace consultancy Umbrella Wellbeing join...
Kayt Bronnimann: Calling home from Taiwan
March 18, 2023 20:39 - 17 minutes - 16 MBCalling Home this week is writer, photographer and researcher Kayt Bronnimann, who lives in Taichung City , Taiwan. This is Kayt's second stint living in Taiwan, she decided with the cost of living rising in New Zealand and the opportunity to travel returning, it was time to return to the hostly contested island nation in the South China Sea.
Mediawatch for 19 March 2023
March 18, 2023 20:08 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBPolls and policy bonfire create climate contradiction; a muted media response to March 15; apology; talk radio outbursts spark apology.
Dr Paddy Dempsey: 11 minutes of exercise
March 18, 2023 19:42 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBHow much exercise do we really need to stay healthy? Only 11 minutes of brisk walking a day could help prevent premature death, according to new research.
Al Brown: New Zealand’s 'biggest-ever dinner party'
March 18, 2023 19:28 - 10 minutes - 9.47 MBChef Al Brown is no stranger to Sunday Mornings. He's cooking up a Cyclone Gabrielle relief banquet, hoping to create New Zealand's "biggest-ever dinner party". Backed by the Restaurant Association, 'Cooking up a Storm' will be hosted in hospitality establishments across the country on March 20.
Tenby Powell: Ambulances to Ukraine
March 18, 2023 19:11 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MBNew Zealand's aid efforts to the Ukraine, have come in many forms to date: our troops have been training Ukrainian soldiers, the government and people of New Zealand have given millions of dollars and there are kiwis on the ground delivering much needed food and medical supplies and performing evacuations in some of the hardest hit areas. Kiwi Kare is one of those agencies. They have just acquired a fleet of retired St John ambulances to take over to the war torn country. Kiwi Kare found...
Marguerette Heding: Life in Qatar
November 19, 2022 22:40 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MBMarguerette Heding and her husband Philip lived in Qatar for the best part of a decade,. Marguerette managed to put her experiences and observations into a book - ALL VEILS ARE OFF - The True Housewives of Qatar.
Zazie Todd: Your dog questions answered
November 19, 2022 22:05 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MBAnimal behaviour expert and the author of Wag: The Science of Making Your Dog Happy Dr Zazie Todd joins us once again to answer your canine questions.
Karen Kasler: The Midterms
November 19, 2022 21:45 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MBIn the United States the Republicans have won the House, what will that mean? And can Donald Trump possibly win the Presidency again? Joining us again is our U.S. correspondent Karen Kasler, the Statehouse Bureau Chief for public radio and television in Ohio.
Scott Pape: Teaching Kids to be Money Savvy
November 19, 2022 21:25 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MBEvery parent wants their kid to be financially secure. In his new book, author and founder of the bestselling book Barefoot Investor, Scott Pape has created a visual guide for children to navigate the world of money by themselves and save a buck or two.
Gregor Paul: Grading the All Blacks v England.
November 19, 2022 21:06 - 10 minutes - 9.98 MBSenior Rugby writer from the NZ Herald Gregor Paul gives his assessment of the All Black's performance against the English at Twickenham.
William Moloney: Invincible
November 19, 2022 20:39 - 18 minutes - 17 MBAlmost fully forgotten now is Andrew White, a former All Blacks captain who in the First World War fought at Gallipoli, Messines and the Somme. Author William Moloney talks about his new book, Invincible.
Mediawatch for 20 November 2022
November 19, 2022 20:08 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBMedia wrestle with 'sportswashing' Qatar's World Cup; framing farming's big issues via the mailbox; politics pundit calls it quits.
Calling Home: Matt Toogood from the United Arab Emirates
November 19, 2022 19:35 - 23 minutes - 21.4 MBCalling home this week is Matt Toogood who with his wife Tess and their two boys moved to the UAE in 2008. Matt and his business partner started up a coffee roasting company and since then It's grown and grown.
Rasmus Tantholdt: The World’s Eyes on Qatar
November 19, 2022 19:20 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MBOn the eve of the World Cup in Qatar, many people are undecided about how they'll view it, or not view it, literally. On the ground in Doha is a senior correspondent for TV2 in Denmark, Rasmus Tantholdt, who before the tournament has even started has a run in with some overzealous officials who prevented him filming during a live cross.
Alf Filipaina: Celebrating Toa Samoa
November 19, 2022 19:10 - 5 minutes - 4.73 MBToa Samoa may not have won Old Trafford this morning but a lot of people in the world were willing Samoa to win, and certainly a great many in Samoa and Aotearoa. Joining us is Alf Filipaina Auckland City councillor, brother of the late Olsen Filipaina, The Big O, who died earlier this year, and who played top league in Australia, captained Samoa, and also played for New Zealand.
Frances Cook: Your Money in Tough Times
November 12, 2022 22:20 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MBMany of us are feeling the pinch as costs soar and savings shrink, host of the personal finance podcast, Cooking the Books, Frances Cook joins us with some ideas to take a little of the sting out.
James St John: your nose-picking questions answered
November 12, 2022 22:10 - 10 minutes - 9.93 MBFollowing a huge response from last week's interview, Professor James St John, head of the Clem Jones Centre for Neurobiology and Stem Cell Research at Griffith University is back to answer some questions.
Paul Sexton: the authorised biography of Charlie Watts
November 12, 2022 21:40 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MBDrummer Charlie Watts was known as the quietest member of the Rolling Stones, renowned for his impeccable timing - he didn't think of himself as a rockstar. He was a lover of jazz, and fine fashion.
Dr Zazie Todd: how we know your dog loves you
November 12, 2022 21:05 - 33 minutes - 30.3 MBDr Zazie Todd is a cat person and a dog person. She trained in human psychology, until a dog named Ghost changed her focus.
Calling Home: Hugh Simpson in Transylvania
November 12, 2022 20:35 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MBHugh Simpson calls home. Originally from Christchurch he now lives in Transylvania in Romania - where Dracula's castle is. Hugh works remotely as a computer penetration tester (a legal hacker) for a UK based company.
Mediawatch for 13 November 2022
November 12, 2022 20:08 - 42 minutes - 39 MBThe Herald's bid to confront big national issues and 'Rebuild Better'; annoying left and right wing doesn't mean doing the right thing; irreplaceable images from papers past on the block.
Dr Lars Chittka: Bees Like to Play
November 12, 2022 19:20 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBResearchers at Queen Mary University of London have now discovered that bumblebees love to play ball games, and as with humans, young bumblebees like to play more than older ones do.
James St John: picking your nose may increase risk for Alzheimer’s and dementia
November 06, 2022 01:20 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MBA world-first study has demonstrated that bacteria can travel through the olfactory nerve in the nose and into the brain in mice, where they create markers that are tell-tale signs of Alzheimer's disease.
Dr Thomas Neitzert: designing safer automobiles
November 05, 2022 21:40 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MBNZTA, Waka Kotahi, says NZ is well-placed to benefit from the uptake of electric vehicles on our roads, because of our short average commutes, 22 kilometres a day, because 85% of our homes have off-street parking, although some inner city homes are being designed now in ways to discourage car ownership, and because we have plenty of electricity to accommodate EVs. The Government wants 30% of NZ's light vehicles to be electric by 2035. Overseas, though, questions are being asked about how...
Lee & Andrew Child: Jack Reacher’s Plan B
November 05, 2022 21:25 - 22 minutes - 21 MBAuthor James Grant, aka Lee Child, decided to stop writing his well-regarded books, but the world wouldn't let him. So, he came to an arrangement with his younger brother Andrew, who would take over the writing. There would be a transition period with both of their names on the cover - we're in the middle of that period.
Antonia Prebble: Taking on Hitchcock's North By Northwest
November 05, 2022 21:05 - 18 minutes - 16.8 MBAlfred Hitchcock's spy thriller North by Northwest is regarded as one of the best suspense movies of all time, adapted for the stage by Carolyn Burns, directed by Simon Phillips, and starring Antonia Prebble.
Dr Grainne Cleary: why do birds do that? Part Two
November 05, 2022 21:05 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBWe invited Dr Grainne, author of "Why Do Birds Do That?", back to answer more bird-y questions.
Mediawatch for 6 November 2022
November 05, 2022 20:08 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBMinister and media puts pressure on name suppression; who are New Zealand's journalists today?
Karen Kasler: US Correspondent
November 05, 2022 19:40 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MBUS Correspondent Karen Kasler joins us once again with the latest from the US as pundits predict a 'red wave' in the midterms.
Angelo Tedoldi: Why Am I Gay?
November 05, 2022 19:20 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MBAuckland neuroscientist Dr Angelo Tedoldi travelled around to find out about the role of genes in sexuality to answer why people are gay, straight or bisexual.
Mark Reason: Weekend Sports Update
November 05, 2022 19:10 - 8 minutes - 7.8 MBWe get an update on the Black Ferns clash with France, the All Blacks match against Wales and the Black Caps performance in the T20 World cup with Mark Reason, Senior Sports Columnist with Stuff.
Emanuel Kalafatelis: Why aren’t we voting locally?
October 29, 2022 22:40 - 7 minutes - 7.25 MBWith just one-third (35%) of respondents voting in the recent local body elections, and a draft report of the Review into the future for Local Government due to be released on October 28, 2022, Research New Zealand asked New Zealanders if they voted or not, and what they thought the main reasons were for not voting. Research New Zealand's Emanuel Kalafatelis joins us.
Dr Grainne Cleary: Why do Birds Do That?
October 29, 2022 22:20 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBWildlife ecologist and podcaster Dr Grainne Cleary has written a new book called Why Do Birds Do That?.
John McHugh: 50 Years of Borland Lodge
October 29, 2022 22:06 - 9 minutes - 8.96 MBThis weekend Borland Lodge celebrates its 50th year. In the late 1960s, the campsite was known as Pig Creek Hostel and was a temporary home for Manapouri power scheme workers. Once the project was complete, in 1972, it was handed over to the Southland Youth Adventure Trust in 1972, which later changed its name to the Borland Lodge Adventure and Education Trust. John McHugh was one of the power scheme labourers and has been on the board of the trust for over 30 years.
Dr Ali Hill: The nutrition edition
October 29, 2022 21:45 - 6 minutes - 5.72 MBDr Ali Hill from the Human Nutrition department of Otago University is back once again. On her nutrition agenda this Sunday morning, the role of Vitamin C with Covid, staying hydrated, salt cravings and the perfect food.
Annie Rauwerda: Wikipedia and the mysterious deaths of oligarchs
October 29, 2022 21:25 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBOn her @depthsofwikipedia blog, Annie Rauwerda compiles some of Wikipedia's more bizarre pages. One such page, started by an anonymous Wikipedia editor with the username "cgbuff" chronicles the increasing number of Russian oligarchs linked to large energy companies that keep dying in weird ways.
Mediawatch for 30 October 2022
October 29, 2022 20:08 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBPM's exit speculation goes another round; a doco revival spotlights crime and justice; on the overlap: rugby TV clashes create controversy.
Calling Home: Rebecca Wardell in Lausanne, Switzerland
October 29, 2022 19:30 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBOn Calling Home, we head to the city of Lausanne on Lake Geneva, it's been voted the best small city in the world, in the French-speaking area of Switzerland known as Vaud. It's home to athlete and former Olympian, Rebecca Wardell. She now works at the International Olympic Committee headquarters. Lausanne also boasts the Olympic Museum and the Olympic Park on the lake shore. Away from the lake, the city rises in terraces, with plenty of shopping in mediaeval precincts, and there's an im...
Dr Richard Webby: The latest research on long Covid
October 29, 2022 19:20 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBAs long COVID touches our lives more and more, the scientific community are rushing to catch up - hindered in no small way by the wide-range of symptoms and severity. Some research is however beginning to join up some of the dots. New Zealand's Dr Richard Webby is a prominent infectious diseases researcher at St Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.
Joe Porter: Weekend sports update
October 29, 2022 19:10 - 5 minutes - 5.14 MBBetween T20 cricket, the All Blacks playing Japan, the Rugby World Cup quarter-final game against Wales and the Rugby League World Cup there's lots to talk about with RNZ Sports journalist Joe Porter.
Joe Porter: Weekend sports update
October 29, 2022 19:10 - 5 minutes - 5.14 MBBetween T20 cricket, the All Blacks playing Japan, the Rugby World Cup quarter-final game against Wales and the Rugby League World Cup there's lots to talk about with RNZ Sports journalist Joe Porter.
John Campbell: My journey to the history of us
October 22, 2022 22:42 - 18 minutes - 17 MBJournalist John Campbell's latest podcast premieres on Labour Day on TVNZ. From Egmont to Taranaki "is a personal story of Pakeha me. Who didn't know what I didn't know, until I began discovering it."
Dr Alexander Gillespie discusses the 20th Congress of the CCP
October 22, 2022 22:28 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MBThe Chinese Communist Party's 20th Congress looks set to give Xi Jinping his unprecedented third term in office as the secretary general of the party. The Party has ruled China since 1949, but it's facing its most difficult economic challenges in 30 years, with GDP predicted to grow between 2 and 3 percent compared with highs of 6-7 percent over the past decade. University of Waikato International Law Professor Dr Al Gillespie is the author of multi-volume books on the Causes of War, and...
Calling Home: Anna Bibby in Gironde, France
October 22, 2022 22:05 - 23 minutes - 21.4 MBAnna Bibby is living that life that many of us fantasise about living, in France. She's been in a charming old village surrounded by walnut groves; then it was a charming old village surrounded by grape vines. Anna Bibby is calling home this morning from the Gironde region of France, in the south-west, on the Bay of Biscay, near the city of Bordeaux, surrounded by a countryside dotted with vineyards and old chateaux. Anna was born in Wellington then later owned a well-known gallery in Au...
Professor Marc Wilson: Mind matters
October 22, 2022 21:47 - 15 minutes - 13.8 MBPsychologist Professor Marc Wilson takes on some of the latest self-help topics and advice including new research that shines light onto what makes us better-operating humans.