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Over half of government retail crime advisory group resigns
26 Jan 2026A controversial government advisory group on retail crime has fallen apart with three of the five members resigning months before the group is due to finish its work. The latest person to quit is… Audio
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Students cut off from school as East Cape roads remain closed
Dozens of students on the East Cape are cut off from their Hicks Bay kura after extreme weather's closed vital roads in the area. Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Kawakawa mai Tawhiti is due to open tomorrow… Audio
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East Cape residents remain cut off days on from storm
26 Jan 2026Four days on from a devastating storm, pockets of whanau remain cutoff from one another on the East Coast. The usually short drive between communities is no longer possible, with widespread flood… Audio
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Hunt for new All Blacks coach set to begin
26 Jan 2026The hunt for a new All Blacks coach officially starts this week. New Zealand Rugby has set up a five-person panel - which includes a number of former players - that will help appoint the new coach… Audio
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PPTA worried about hundreds of teacher vacancies
26 Jan 2026As students head back to school this week, the Post-Primary Teachers Association is worried about hundreds of staff vacancies at schools around the country. According to the Ministry of Education… Audio
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Israel launches 'large-scale operation' to retrieve body of last hostage
26 Jan 2026Middle East correspondent Perry Wilton spoke to Lisa Owen about Israel beginning what it calls a "large-scale operation" to retrieve the body of the last remaining hostage in Gaza. Audio
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FENZ warned of slip at Mt Maunganui hours before fatal landslide
26 Jan 2026It has been revealed the fire service got a 111 call about a slip near the Mt Maunganui holiday park nearly four hours before a fatal landslide. FENZ said call takers notified the Tauranga City… Audio
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John Psathas: can't stop composing
26 Jan 2026John Psathas talks with RNZ Concert ahead of performances of his music at this year's Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts. He's also formed his own chamber music ensemble. Video, Audio
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The Pre-Panel for 26 January 2026
26 Jan 2026Wallace Chapman and producer José Barbosa preview tonight's instalment of The Panel. Audio
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Feature Interview: What could 2026 hold?
26 Jan 2026"This is Donald Trump's world and we're all just living in it", so begins the annual issue of The Economist magazine's "The World Ahead in 2026" edition. Every year, we kick off the new year talking… Audio
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TV Critic: The Pitt Season Two - Does it live up to the hype?
TV Critic, actor, and writer Michelle Langstone joins Jesse to discuss what's worth watching - or not - on the telly. The Pitt - Season Two (Neon) Frauds - TVNZ+ Audio
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Expert: How do our brains actually work when it comes to perception?
Time now for our expert feature - this is your chance to pick the brains of someone who knows their stuff on anything from wedding planning, space, cosmetic dentistry to dinosaurs. Today's subject is… Audio
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Jesse Goes Clubbing: Ham Radio Club
26 Jan 2026After two on a Monday means it's time to hit the clubs! Jesse has chatted to the Hawkes Bay Racing Lawnmower Club ... the Christchurch Quilters... Manawatu Cactus and Succulent Society among others… Audio
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OZ Update with Brad Foster
26 Jan 2026It's an anniversary day for many in the North Island, but today also marks Australia Day so to find out what's happening in OZ to mark it, we're joined by our man on the ground Brad Foster. Brad… Audio
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The heartwarming story of a hiker and a kitten
26 Jan 2026Mustering the energy to walk the Te Araroa trail is one thing, carrying an extra load while you do it, is another feat entirely. But that's exactly what one British hiker has done. Katie Evans has… Audio
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Are we losing the ability to think critically?
26 Jan 2026Conversations about AI seem to be everywhere, the pros, the cons, the what ifs, the why nots, the list goes on. On Afternoons we've spent time discussing how AI can affect learning. On one hand it's… Audio
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Why a couple of sheep farmers in Mosgiel won an award in Wales
Right we're off to Mosgiel to talk to retired farmer Geoff Neilson. You see, Geoff and his wife Ailsa are the recipients of a new award from six major Welsh farming organisations. Since the 1970s… Audio
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Was the tragedy in Mt Maunganui really "unprecedented"?
26 Jan 2026We're starting our first show of 2026 looking at the tragic events at Mt Maunganui. While lots of locals are still in a state of shock and sadness over the deadly landslide, for some that's turned to… Audio
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Midday Report Essentials for Monday 26 December 2025
26 Jan 2026Recovery work has resumed at the site of the Mount Maunganui landslide, where six people are missing; Martin Brook, a Professor of Applied Geology at the University of Auckland spoke to Guyon Espiner… Audio
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Midday sports update for 26 January 2026
26 Jan 2026An update on the latest news and results from RNZ's sports team. Audio
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Interview: Former speechwriter for Barack Obama, Jon Faverau
26 Jan 2026Jon Faverau, the former speechwriter for Barack Obama and host of podcast Pod Save America spoke to Guyon Espiner. Audio
