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20 of 460 episodesFriday funnies
Donna Brookbanks and Michele A'Court with the lighter side of the week.
Around the motu: Peter de Graaf, RNZ's reporter in Northland
Peter covers the over 65's forced to live in their cars in Whangarei, plus those still out of their homes due to January storms.
Book review: The Realm of Ice and Sky by Buddy Levy
Quentin Johnson reviews The Realm of Ice and Sky by Buddy Levy, published by Macmillan.
New doco on the 83 year old who runs a night-time bookstore
Justin Zoras passed it one night, lights still blazing long after the town had gone quiet and got curious about it.
Asia correspondent Edward White
The latest including trouble for the Hong Kong's booksellers with raids and arrests, plus rising worker anxiety over robots.
Auckland Opera Studio: shaping young singers' careers
For more than two decades, Frances Wilson and Stephen Fitzgerald have played a pivotal role in developing New Zealand opera talent.
More engineers needed for future projects
Consultants PWC put the training need at between 1,500 and 2,300 additional engineers each year.
Teachers hesitant to use new SMART student assessment tool
Some teachers are rasing concerns the Ministry of Education's new assessment tool, with others saying their schools won't be using it at all...
Screentime: Supergirl, Toy Story 5, Bust Up
Film and television reviewer Tom Augustine joins Kathryn to talk about what he's been watching.
How to meet the needs of gifted children and their whanau
Out of every hundred children, approximately five are "gifted" but only a small proportion are ever identified as such at school.
Tech: Meta's great pivot to prediction markets
Peter Griffin joins Kathryn to talk about Meta reportedly creating a prediction market and the release of new AI smart glasses.
Around the motu: Westport News Chief Reporter, Lee Scanlon
Lee talks to Kathryn about the financial difficulties hitting Westport's flood protection schemes and the struggles with local government re...
Book review: The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout
Elisabeth Easther reviews The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout, published by Penguin Random House.
Skier Kai Jones' meteoric rise and near-fatal fall
At 11 years old, footage of Kai Jones skiing went viral on YouTube, sparked a feature in the New York Times and a Red Bull contract.
UK: Starmer resignation aftermath, maternity scandal
UK correspondent Harry Taylor looks at what's happened since Sir Keir Starmer announced he's stepping down.
Solar panels for the balcony
A small Nelson company is making the case for plug-in solar systems to reduce the demand from the grid.
Winter ills and RSV vaccinations
Health New Zealand has been adding extra staff and beds and increasing community care to get ready for the pressures of winter ills.
Commerce Commission reminder to pass on fuel price drops
Oil tankers resumed moving through the Strait of Hormuz, but it remains to be seen when or if, petrol prices will return to pre-war levels.
Science: How oxygen gets into wine bottles
Science commentator Allan Blackman joins Kathryn to discuss a study which looked at how oxygen sneaks into wine bottles, even when they're c...