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• A record of the Bounty that keeps giving 18.07.2026 21хв

  For generations, the story of the Bounty has been told as an adventure - a dramatic clash between Captain Bligh and Fletcher Christian. But for the descendants of those who survived, it's something far more personal. A handwritten register recording births, marriages and deaths is returning to the South Pacific after more than 170 years in Britain. For many, it's not simply a historical document, it's a family record, telling a fuller story. Dr Pauline Reynolds is historian, researcher and descendant of Fletcher Christian and his Tahitian wife Mauatua. Mihi first asked about the condition of the book which was started in 1823.
• Celebrating Sam 18.07.2026 21хв

  This week we lost a screen legend, and according to all accounts - a top bloke. Sam Neill died of pneumonia in Sydney, surrounded by family. Sam made a huge impact on stars of our stage and screen in their own right, Oscar Kightley and Sara Wiseman - who pay tribute.
• Peter Hambleton: from Hobbit hole to local library 18.07.2026 18хв

  Peter Hambleton is perhaps better known as Glóin in The Hobbit trilogy. But he's ditched the Dwarf costume and put down his axe to do battle with people we pay our rates to, in a new stage comedy called Local Library, opening at Circa next weekend.
• Welby Ings - fighting for gay rights 18.07.2026 22хв

  This month marks the 40th anniversary of the Homosexual Law Reform Act. Welby Ings is a queer activist, who in the early 1980s established Gay Rights of Taihape, an advocacy group for rural queers. He's also a renowned film-director.
• Bird Flu and our native birds 18.07.2026 11хв

  The bird flu's now in New Zealand - what could it mean for our native bird populations? The Pukorokoro Shorebird Centre's Keith Woodley explains the risks.  
• World Cup wrap 18.07.2026 10хв

  The Football World Cup is in its final throes this weekend with the play-off for 3rd and 4th between France and England tomorrow at 9am.
• How to Skip the Small Talk and go Big 18.07.2026 15хв

  Kalina Silverman is the founder of a global movement Big Talk; she wants everyone to skip the small talk to make room for big conversations
• Matariki Gardening with Hannah Zwartz 11.07.2026 9хв

  Our resident gardening expert is back, this time to talk about all things Matariki. Hannah Zwartz has over 30 years' experience gardening professionally, including looking after the herb and succulent areas at Wellington Botanic Garden and running community market gardens in the Hutt Valley. She speaks with Paddy Gower about making the most of this time of year and answers your listener questions.
• Majic Paora: Music for Matariki 11.07.2026 9хв

  Majic won Best Maori Female Solo Artist at the Waiata Maori Music Awards in 2015 and she's putting together a concert which is next weekend to mark Matariki. She's undertaken the task on behalf of her iwi - Ngaati Whatua Orakei - which is the host this year of the national hautapu ceremony which you'll have heard a bit from here on RNZ National yesterday.
• Architecture from Cape to Bluff 11.07.2026 24хв

  From a home perched impossibly on the side of hills, to a flat pack build that needs only three people to put together - our landscape hosts some rather unique dwellings. Simon Devitt is an award-winning photographer, and Andrea Stevens is a writer with a background in architecture. Together they've teamed up, collating New Zealand's most interesting homes into a coffee table book called 'Cape to Bluff'. They speak with Paddy Gower.
• They're NUMBER ONE! Patea Maori Club 11.07.2026 19хв

  Poi E is right up there with iconic Kiwi songs. The chart-topping waiata is 42 years old and still going strong. The Patea Maori Club is still going strong too - they were performing just last night. Paddy is joined by Laura Maruera, who as chair person keeps the club in line. She joins Paddy from Patea, along with foundational members, twins Bib and Bub.
• Katie Deare: The Winter 31 Club 11.07.2026 5хв

  Now, granted, it is a long weekend - and you have every right to put your feet up and relax - but if you're worried about becoming a winter couch potato, then this might be for you. The Winter 31 Club is a 31 day yoga challenge inspired by Matariki. Katie Deare is from the Sun Salute Yoga Centre in Hamilton to talk it over.
• Mihi Forbes: Launching the latest NZ Wars doco 11.07.2026 6хв

  The Doc Edge Festival is on at the moment with screenings at all the main centres. There's even a Virtual Cinema launching at the end of the month - so no one is missing out. Always close to the action was our very own Mihi Forbes who Paddy speaks with live from the launch of the latest important chapter in the NZ Wars series: Stories of Waerenga-a-Hika
• Cameron Bennett: Bringing our stories to the screen, NZ Wars 11.07.2026 18хв

  Veteran war correspondent Cameron Bennett joins Paddy to talk about the NZ Wars documentary: Stories of Waerenga-a-Hika. Cameron's directed the doco about the six day siege at Waerenga-a-Hika, a pa site close to Gisborne.
• Takahe released onto Farewell Spit 11.07.2026 16хв

  Two things you'll find in Golden Bay are horopito and takahe, and they're two things that father daughter duo Peter and Lucy Butler have put together. Peter Butler transitioned from a failing organic kiwifruit orchard to successfully farming the native horopito plant. He's also behind Health Post - New Zealand's largest natural health and wellness store - which is 100% NZ family-owned - founded by his late wife, Linley. It runs on the principle you shouldn't profit from people's ill health, and ultimately led to the establishment of HealthPost Nature Trust. Together with his daughter Lucy Butler, they have recently released takahe onto the Onetahua Farewell Spit, after their team to put up an impressive predator-proof fence. The father-daughter duo join Paddy.
• The mysterious networks of fungi right under our feet 11.07.2026 19хв

  A recent study has revealed that there are vast and mysterious underground networks of fungi right under our feet. These organisms are so small they can't be seen by the naked eye, yet they're foundational to the health of soil and the wellbeing of plants. Katie Field is a Professor in Plant-Soil Processes at the University of Sheffield. She joins Paddy.
• Move that body! 11.07.2026 13хв

  Those of us who sit at a desk for most of the day know the importance of taking a break. New research has figured out exactly how often we should get up and move around. The study found taking a short walking break every 20 minutes reduces blood sugar and insulin. University of Otago PhD graduate and lecturer in physical activity and nutrition behaviour at AUT Dr Jen Gale is the lead author in the study. She speaks with Paddy Gower.
• David Howman: Insight into the dark world of sports doping 11.07.2026 26хв

  One of the most senior figures in global anti-doping is a New Zealander. David Howman is Chairman of the International Athletics Integrity Unit which polices athletics. But before that, David spent 13 years at the World Anti Doping Agency as it's director general. Paddy speaks with him about developments this week which have seen the International Olympic Committee provisionally lift its suspension of Russia.
• TALA: the Samoan cuisine making Michelin history 04.07.2026 17хв

  Auckland's TALA has received the first-ever Michelin Star awarded for Samoan food.
• Kate de Goldi: Bookworm reviews 04.07.2026 12хв

  Kate de Goldi, our resident reader, is back with her latest picks.