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Pete's Ponderings: Is Mcdonald's Coming To Wanaka, Correspondence, Education Eligibility Criteria And More

CAMERON TUKAPUA: Wellbeing Coach And Author: On Sovereignty: Connecting The Heart And Mind Natalie is joined by Cameron Tukapua, a wellbeing coach passionate about empowering people to know and heal themselves. Cameron has been studying [...]

MIKALENA KNIGHT: Expansion Coach And Evolutionary Astrologer: On Expanding Your Evolutionary Potential In this interview, Nat speaks with Mikalena Knight, an expansion coach, evolutionary astrologer and business mentor. Mikalena has over 13 years of training and [...]

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Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here Lead Story Mackenzie Basin eyes largest NZ solar farm Far North Solar Farm is seeking resource consent to build New Zealand's largest solar farm in [...]

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Rodney's Reflections: Winston And The Media

Gardening With Wally: On Strengthening Plants, Soil Health And His New Book Wally is back on RCR to share his gardening tips and tricks. Wally tells us how he got into gardening, how plants talk to [...]

ANANDA CARD: Founder Of Lead Aware NZ: On The Issues And Risks With Lead Contamination In NZ In this interview, Rodney speaks to Ananda Card, a scientist turned stay-at-home mum who found her home contaminated [...]

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Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here Lead Story Willis slams Labour for 'financial surprises’ in fiscal cupboard New Finance Minister, Nicola Willis, has harshly criticised the previous Labour government for leaving behind [...]

HELEN HOUGHTON: Leader Of The New Conservative Party: On Coalition Negotiations And The Wins In The RSE Curriculum Leader of The New Conservative Party Helen Houghton joins Maree to share her thoughts on the coalition [...]

Media Matters With Maree And Marty Maree and Marty reflect on the coalition agreement and the where to from here for the new political trinity. 

PROF ANANISH CHAUDHURI: Professor Of Experimental Economics, University Of Auckland: On Why Labour Lost The Election And Where We Are Heading Now Professor of Experimental Economics from Auckland University, Ananish Chaudhuri, talks about his recent article [...]

Aotearoa Farm: Episode 23

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By Dr Muriel Newman We are witnessing a remarkable turnaround in New Zealand politics. The Coalition agreement entered into by National, ACT and New Zealand First reflects the first three-party coalition deal in our country’s history. Democracy can be [...]

SUE REID: Family First Board Member And Book Retailer: On The Classification Office's 'Unrestricted' Classification For The Book 'Welcome To Sex' Family First board member and book retailer Sue Reid dials in to discuss Te [...]

PETER MCCULLOUGH: Top US Cardiologist: On The Two Latest Pieces Of Research Showing The MRNA From The Covid Injectable Is 'Stuck In The Heart' World-famous cardiologist Dr Peter McCullough returns to RCR to talk about [...]

DRS ALISON GOODWIN AND MATT SHELTON: NZDSOS: On Medsafe's Majority Big Pharma Funding, The Coalition Agreement, And Possible Jab Statistics Drs Alison Goodwin and Matt Shelton of NZDSOS join Paul to discuss Medsafe's majority Big [...]

CASEY COSTELLO: NZ First Cabinet Minister And The New Minister For Customs And Seniors And Associate Minister Of Health, Immigration And Police: On The New Coalition Government Casey Costello, NZ First Cabinet Minister, Minister for [...]

Legal Hub: On The Coalition Deals, International Health Regulations And More Katie Ashby-Koppens joins us for this week's Legal Hub, covering the new Government's coalition deals, the International Health Regulations and more.

Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here Lead Story Five coalition promises to be enacted before Christmas The newly sworn-in government under Prime Minister, Christopher Luxon, is embarking on an ambitious agenda [...]

The Wilms Report: New Polls, Inflation And More Tim Wilms from theunshackled.net in Melbourne beams in with the latest goings-on from across the ditch, including new polls, what's generating inflation in Australia, and more. [...]

ELISABETH CREEVEY: On Concerns Over Proposed Solar Farms In The Wairarapa Elisabeth Creevey, gardener, B&B host, and member of the Incorporated Society, South Wairarapa Whenua Advisory Group, shares her concerns about the solar farm proposals [...]

DR RENE DE MONCHY: 'The Romantic Psychiatrist': On The Dangers Of Conformity And The Call To Follow Your Truth Gerry sits down to speak with Dr Rene de Monchy, psychiatrist, about his incredible family history, [...]

Real People Full Show

ASHLEY CHURCH: On A Deep Dive Into The History Of Israel And Hamas Ashley Church, business executive and former politician joins Rodney for a deep dive into the history of Israel and Hamas.  Ashley's original article [...]

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WINSTON PETERS: Deputy Prime Minister And Foreign Affairs Minister: On The New Coalition Government And The Negotiated Deals That Were Made New Zealand First leader, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters speaks [...]

DR MARTIN COHEN: UK Philosopher And Author: On His Latest Article, 'Seven Ways Israel Controls The News Agenda' Writer and editor with a special interest in political philosophy and ethics, Dr Martin Cohen, joins the [...]

Tech Tuesday: On Appropriate In-Classroom Computer Options For Students Steven Sykes joins us for Tech Tuesday. In today's episode, Steve and Paul tackle appropriate in-classroom computer options for school students, and more. [...]

Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here Lead Story Peters defiant in first press conference; rejects 'woke' criticism Deputy Prime Minister, Winston Peters, conducted a contentious first press conference after being [...]

PETER FOSTER: BSc(hons) And Retired Secondary School Teacher: On His Antarctica Experience — A Continent Of Intrigue Peter Foster, BSc(hons) and retired secondary school teacher returns to RCR to share his experience in the 1980s [...]

United Nations: Shining A Spotlight On SDGs: 12 And 13: Responsible Consumption And Production, Climate Action Gill Booth is back to continue the series on the United Nations Sustainable Developments Goals (SDGs). Today, Gill takes [...]

ROBERT LEE: Rotorua Lakes District Councillor: On His Reaction To Rotorua's Decision To Hold Off On Water Fluoridation Rotorua Lakes Councillor Robert Lee joins Paul to share his thoughts on Rotorua Council's decision to hold off [...]

RODNEY HIDE: On His Reaction Following Friday's Dramatic Coalition Government Formation Our very own Rodney Hide, host of Real Talk on RCR, dials in with his reaction to and analysis of Friday's dramatic coalition government formation. [...]

RACHEL STEWART: Journalist: On Her View On The 2024 NZ Rainbow Games Kiwi journalist Rachel Stewart joins the show to share her thoughts on the inaugural Rainbow Games in 2024.

DR MELISSA DERBY: Senior Lecturer At Waikato University: On Why Literacy Matters, And How Declining Literacy Rates Are Failing A Generation Dr Melissa Derby, senior lecturer in early literacy and human development at Waikato University, returns [...]

Health Hacks: Statins: Good Or Not So Good? Dr Glen Davies from reversalnz.co.nz is back for Health Hacks. Dr Davies and Paul discuss the use of statins and whether they are truly good for our health. [...]

Like 52.8 percent of those who voted, my ticks went to change the government. The process to get the special votes counted and a governing Coalition agreed to was more than a bit cumbersome but now that all the [...]

Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here Lead Story Historic three-party coalition deal signed On Friday, 40 days and 40 nights after election day we found out what our new government will [...]

Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here Latest News Coalition unveils bold national reform agenda RCR's Rodney Hide and Tane Webster got together Friday to discuss the coalition agreements. Listen to [...]

DAVID HARVEY: Retired Judge: On How The Media May Or May Not Be Able To Pay For Itself In Times To Come

MARK WEBSTER: Pharmacist: On The Ongoing Bullying Of Doctors By The Nz Medical Council Peter talks to Mark Webster, pharmacist about the pervasive bullying of doctors by the Medical Council of New Zealand, and his work [...]

A Political Agenda: Panel Discussion With Olivia Pierson And Marty Gibson Olivia Pierson and Marty Gibson join Paul for our weekly political panel, discussing the latest political stories in the nation and beyond. [...]

Politics Explained Special Here are the full coalition agreements referenced by Tane and Rodney in their discussion. Read the National Act Agreement here and read the NZ First National Agreement here. You can also read the [...]

CARMELLE RILEY: Indigneous Entrepreneur, Spirituality Teacher And Author: On Super Manifesting - The Secret In You In this interview, Natalie speaks with Carmelle Riley, author and spirituality teacher on the power of manifesting.  Carmelle is passionate [...]

GEOFF NEAL: Co-founder Of KPI.nz, Thefacts.nz, And Business Mentor: On Honesty, Facts And Prosperity For Every New Zealander In this interview, Nat chats with Geoff Neal, co-founder of thefacts.nz and more recently, Kiwi Performance Indicators. [...]

DR LAWRIE BRETT: Retired Northland Dentist: On Asking The Council To Halt The $4.5 Million Fluoride Implementation After Recent Court Decision Retired dentist in Northland and a member of Fluoride Free NZ, Dr Lawrie Brett, speaks [...]

'JANE': On Being Unfairly Targeted By IRD To Repay Covid Resurgence Support Payments, And An Appeal For Others To Come Forward We meet 'Jane', who along with her husband was targeted by IRD and is [...]

JESSICA MAXWELL: Havelock North Resident: On The Council's Negligence Of Local Dams And Streams And The Impact After Cyclone Gabrielle Hit Local Havelock North resident Jessica Maxwell joins Paul to discuss the decades of negligence [...]

Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here Special Announcement November “Backstage Pass” webinar this Sunday 8pm Reminder our November “Backstage Pass” webinar is coming up this Sunday evening at 8pm. As a Foundation [...]

Enemy At The Gates: McDonalds Marches To Wanaka.It’s the end of civilization as we know it. McDonald’s is coming to Wanaka – providing the development friendly local council gives them consent. What’s more, it will be the first building many [...]

WAYNE WALKER: Auckland Councillor: On Auckland's Transport Mess And Proposed Congestion Charging Auckland Councillor, Wayne Walker joins Cam to discuss Auckland’s transport mess and the planned congestion charges. There is a reason Wayne keeps getting elected, [...]

SHANE JONES: NZ First Party List Member: On His Preparations To Assume His Ministerial Positions Shane Jones, NZ First party member joins Cam to talk about his preparations to assume his ministerial positions.  [...]

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Money Talks: On Local Government Credit Ratings, The Plight Of The US Consumer And More Farzin Irani beams in from India for Money Talks. Farzin and Paul discuss local government credit ratings, the plight of [...]

Politics Explained: Episode 23: On Coalition Negotiations And Why Rodney Is Upset With His Old Party Rodney and Tane discuss the latest coalition negotiations and what the Deputy PM role entails, plus why Rodney is upset [...]

NIVA AND YOTAM KAY: On Their Education Centre For Regenerative Living And Organic Market Garden Rodney speaks with Niva and Yotam Kay who are revolutionising food-growing practices worldwide. Their ¼ acre garden Pākaraka Permaculture on the [...]

WENDY FOWLER: Ex-Teacher And Advocate: On The Sex Ed Curriculum Being Taught In Schools Wendy Fowler, artist and ex-teacher of 40 years in New Zealand and Botswana, joins Rodney to tell us how she is [...]

LINC: Preparedness: On Creating An Independent CB Radio Network In NZ When the lights go out, sooner or later there will be no internet, no cell phones and no landlines... Who ya gonna call? No-one, [...]

Real Talk Full Show

RO EDGE: Spokesperson For 'Save Women's Sport Australasia': On The ICC Finally Banning Men From Playing Women's Cricket Ro Edge, spokesperson for Save Women's Sport Australasia, speaks with Paul about the ICC finally banning men [...]

DR DAVID WILSON: New Zealand First Party List Member Number 9: On Potentially Winning A Seat In Parliament If NZF Wins The Port Waikato By-election Dr David Wilson, number 9 on the New Zealand First [...]

DR DAVID THUNDER: Research Fellow At University Of Navarra, Spain: On The EU's Introduction Of A New Digital Identity Wallet Dr David Thunder from the University of Navarra in Pamploma, Spain, returns to RCR to [...]

ALISTAIR HARDING: On Rotorua Council's Decision To Place A Hold On Water Fluoridation Due To High Court Decision RCR's Alistair Harding reports from Rotorua following Rotorua Council putting a hold on water fluoridation, due to the [...]

Cam's Buddies Cam calls his buddies to find out what they think of Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown’s proposal of congestion charging. 

Perigo's Perspective: The Letter To America I shall begin this week's PP by repeating the first part of last week's PP, rewritten by a poet. This was most edifying and gratifying. And self-explanatory. Peter posted this [...]

Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here Special Announcement November “Backstage Pass” webinar this Sunday 8pm Our November “Backstage Pass” webinar is coming up this Sunday evening 8pm. As a Foundation Member you’re [...]

Aotearoa Farm: Episode 21

JAYVIN AND NARDO: From Young Vision: On Traditional Gender Views And Their Gender-Steadfast Initiative In this interview, Maree speaks with Jayvin and Nardo from Young Vision about Vision NZ's 'gender-steadfast' policy, and their experiences holding [...]

FREDA WALLACE: UK Podcaster And Advocate: On Living As A Trans Woman And The Culture War Trans woman, advocate, and podcaster Freda Wallace from Manchester joins Maree to talk about her experiences living in today’s [...]

Media Matters With Maree And Marty Maree and Marty analyse the media stories of the week in this episode of Media Matters. 

Counter Culture Full Show

JODIE BRUNING: On The European Commission's Glyphosate License Renewal And What That Means For New Zealand Sociologist and expert on environmental policy Jodie Bruning joins the show to talk about the European Commission's renewal of the [...]

JOSEPH ARTHUR: US Singer/songwriter And Artist: On His Music Career Spiral After Being Labelled An Anti-vaxxer And His New Song 'Ceasefire Now' Paul is joined by American singer/songwriter and artist Joseph Arthur, whose music career [...]

Legal Hub: On The People's Letter, Tudor's Case Against The NZ Police, Quarantine Camps, Water Bottling Consents And More Legal Hub is back with Nick Kearney and Katie Ashby-Koppens, chewing on the legal issues of [...]

Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here Lead Story Dutch political leader Baudet assaulted Two days out from the Dutch general election, Thierry Baudet (leader of the Forum for Democracy political [...]

If we needed any more confirmation that way too many people in this country have lost their sense of humour and are constantly looking for a reason to be offended, look no further than the fiasco surrounding the new [...]

Real Talk Full Show

SU HOSKIN: 'The Food Forest And Death Cafe Lady': Fostering Better Connectedness Between Humans, Nature And The Spiritual Realm In this interview, Gerry sits down to talk with Su Hoskin, the local hero behind the [...]

Real People Full Show

Rodney's Reflections: Powhiri At Kindergarten

LINDSAY MITCHELL: On The 50th Anniversary Of The Domestic Purposes Benefit Lindsay and Rodney muse on 50 years of the Domestic Purposes Benefit and how it has mirrored and reinforced societal changes, with the acceptance of [...]

TAKA PETERS: A Local Hero Feeding The Community On Auckland's North Shore Local hero and retiree on Auckland's North Shore Taka Peters joins Rodney to tell his story of helping the local community by serving [...]

The Wilms Report: Airbus Albo's Travels, Resurgence Of Covid Fear Porn And More Tim Wilms from theunshackled.net in Melbourne beams in for the latest on Airbus Albo's travels, resurgent Covid fear porn and more. [...]

ANDREW KRUKZIENER: Auckland Property Developer: On The Potential Impact Of The Demolition Of The Downtown Carpark For Auckland's CBD Auckland property developer and member of 'Save the Queen Street Society' Andrew Krukziener joins the show [...]

ANDREW LOWENTHAL: Consultant And Writer On Digital Authoritarianism: On His Role Coordinating The Westminster Declaration Writer and consultant focused on digital authoritianism Andrew Lowenthal joins the show to talk about his role in coordinating The [...]

Tech Tuesday: On Behavioural Biometrics And More Steven Sykes is back for Tech Tuesday, discussing behavioural biometrics and more.

Greenwashed Full Show

Lead Story Israel-Hamas conflict escalates: Biden administration considers sanctions as violence surges in West Bank Israeli airstrikes in Gaza have sparked a surge in violence within the West Bank, five weeks after the 7 October Hamas [...]

The numerically bulging but educationally failing Ministry of Education doubles down. If the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade is making moves to reduce or eliminate te reo in correspondence because the MFAT bosses believe the new government will [...]

United Nations: Shining A Spotlight On SDGs: Sustainable Cities And Communities Gill Booth returns to Greenwashed to analyse SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities. For more information, see Aotearoa People’s Report on the 2030 Agenda [...]

MARK HOLMAN: On His Life Story: Sawdust In Socks, Business And The Personal Toll Of Covid In this interview, Mark Holman, regular RCR listener shares his life story with Don and Jaspreet. Mark talks sawdust [...]

PETER FOSTER: On The Sea Level And Why Risk Models Showing Catastrophic Rise Should Be Treated With Caution In this interview, Jaspreet and Don speak with Peter Foster BSc about sea level and why risk [...]

ADAM CREIGHTON: Washington Correspondent: On The Awkward Biden/Blinken Moments And More 'The Australian' Washington DC correspondent Adam Creighton joins us, beaming in from the centre of the free world with awkward Biden/Blinken moments and more. [...]

DR GUY HATCHARD: On The Latest Births And Deaths Statistics And His Open Letter Dr Guy Hatchard returns to Breakfast to share his analysis of the latest births and deaths stats from Stats NZ, and his [...]

SIMON ELMER: Author And Co-founder Of Architects For Social Housing: On His New Book, 'The Great Reset: Biopolitics For Stakeholder Capitalism' Paul is joined by Simon Elmer, author and co-founder of Architects for Social Housing, [...]

Health Hacks: Hydration: Why Water Is Your 'Best Friend' Dr Glen Davies from reversalnz.co.nz joins Paul for Health Hacks. Today's episode focuses on the importance of hydration.