Nights with Karyn Hay

A Government agency is calling for the creation of a new industry-wide regulatory body to protect New Zealanders from harmful content on social media and other digital platforms. Suzanne Doig, general manager for policy at the Department of Internal Affairs.

Duration:00:08:59

Short-Cut with Dan Slevin

Dan Slevin joins the show with weekend viewing recommendations. Tonight he's selected films and TV shows with the most satisfying endings.

Duration:00:14:43

Why attitudes toward reading matter

Girls have stronger literacy skills according to an international assessment released last week, surveying the reading skills of children in year 4. Dr. Margaret Merga is an honourary senior lecturer at the University of Newcastle with the School of Education.

Duration:00:18:35

The life of a certified mermaid

The lives of professional mermaids are being brought to the surface, as a couple of new film releases spike interest. Sacha Williamson is New Zealand's only certified mermaid instructor and trainer.

Duration:00:15:57

Women in Automotive

Less than 17% of the current autiomotive workforce, and 6% of apprentices, are women. A new working group, Women in Automotive is setting out to change that.

Duration:00:10:37

Skateboard park in Mosgiel may be replaced

The majority of Mosgiel residents would like their local skatepark to be replaced, with a recent survey showing 70 per cent were in favour.

Duration:00:08:44

Heart Kids NZ's mascot missing

Heart Kids New Zealand are appealing for the public's help after Maia the bear, its mascot, went missing over the weekend.

Duration:00:08:48

How and where we build needs to change

As councils work through risk categorisations after Cyclone Gabrielle and the Auckland floods, it's likely that 700 properties won't be rebuilt.

Duration:00:08:25

Biodegradable plastic in clothing

Single-use plastic is a huge environmental problem. But what about biodegradable plastics? Is that a promising approach to tackling this crisis?

Duration:00:13:58

Cat's eyes: How a pub trip made the world's roads safer

In 1934, the late Percy Shaw almost crashed while driving home from the pub on a foggy night in Yorkshire, in England. He invented reflective studs for the road and called them cat's eyes.

Duration:00:15:42

World Weather with Erick Brenstrum

Former Metservice Severe Weather Meteorologist, Erick Brenstrum, joins us to talk about our favourite preoccupation - the weather.

Duration:00:18:09

Midweek Mediawatch

Midweek Mediawatch with Hayden Donnell. Tonight Hayden examines what could be a potentially toxic election season, and two legacy magazines changing hands.

Duration:00:31:32

DOC set to announce booking dates for Heaphy Track

The Department of Conservation has said it will soon announce booking dates for the Heaphy Track, and most other Great Walks. Shaun Barnett is a writer and photographer specialising in the outdoors.

Duration:00:10:21

Government says there are 54 Maui dolphins, scientists disagree

The conservation status of the maui dolphin is nationally critical, with estimated numbers of fewer than 50, according to scientists. MPI believes that 40 Hectors and Maui dolphins are killed in fishing nets each year - but scientists have highlighted problems with that count.

Duration:00:13:20

High blood pressure and kidney disease

Tina Turner had a history of high blood pressure and kidney disease - here's how one leads to the other. Professor Karen Dwyer is from the School of Medicine at Deakin University, Australia. She's also Clinical Director of Kidney Health Australia.

Duration:00:20:02

Pacific Dance Festival

After three years of absence, the vibrant sounds and dance traditions of the Pacific Islands are about to grace the stages of Auckland's theatre scene.

Duration:00:13:57

Thinking about a career change?

Changing jobs can be a challenge at any stage of life - but how do you know when it's time, and how do you go about making changes?

Duration:00:11:21

Museum marks century of military aviation

Christchurch's Air Force Museum of New Zealand is making preparations to celebrate the centenary of the formation of the New Zealand Permanent Air Force and opening of Wigram as our first military air base.

Duration:00:09:55

Volunteers needed to help protect whio

Efforts to protect whio on Taranaki Maunga are so successful the blue ducks have set up home in other rivers, meaning the battle to control pests has to spread with them.

Duration:00:10:44

What are fog cannons, and how do they work?