Nine To Noon Podcast
1) Off the beaten track in Aoraki Mount Cook with Sally Jones
Sally new bridge at Hooker Track, what a typical day in the park looks like, and which sights and walks she recommends.
2) The couple who turned around a twice liquidated brewery
At Shortjaw Brewing in Westport, customers can enjoy award winning beers and food made with all local ingredients.
3) Political commentators Brigitte Morten and Dale Husband
Dale, Brigitte and Kathryn discuss recent events in politics including the politics at this year's Waitangi commemorations.
4) Around the motu: Auckland news with RNZ reporter Amy Williams
Amy talks about the homeowners still trying to resolve the future of their properties after the floods three years ago.
5) Book review: Three of the best from 2025
What We Can Know by Ian McEwan, Super-Frog Saves Tokyo by Haruki Murakami and Murderland by Caroline Fraser.
6) Civic hacker Audrey Tang on digital tools for increasing citizen engagement
Late last year she was given the Right Livelihood Award for advancing the social use of digital technology to empower citizens and renew democracy.
7) Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney
Tensions rise in Europe over social media regulations and Winter Olympics in Italy marred by clashes and suspected sabotage.
8) Marking 80 years since the return Maori Battalion from WW2
A special event has just been held at Takapuwahia Marae in Porirua to mark the welcome extended by Ngati Toa to iwi members.
9) Calls to levy services to keep financial mentor sector viable
FinCap has made the proposal in its submission to the Finance and Expenditure Committee, in response to this year's Budget Policy Statement.
10) Screentime: Mel Brooks: The 99-Year-Old Man, The Night Manager, No Other Choice
Film and TV reviewer James Croot looks at a new documentary into the life of comedian Mel Brooks as he heads toward his 99th birthday.