ListenerListenerLifeLearn the tricks for a more joyful life: An extract from Dr Kerry Burnight’s JoyspanJoyspan is about living better, so what do you need to do that?08 Sep 06:02 PM
ListenerLifeHappy old age! Four secrets to late-life wellbeingFrom age span to joyspan: New thinking on how to live happier, not just longer.07 Sep 06:02 PM
ListenerLifeSteve Braunias: Father’s Day is for the living and the lostThe Father's Day ritual of love is like a platonic Valentine.06 Sep 07:00 PM
ListenerListenerLifeThe Good Life: If the sight of lambs playing doesn’t make your heart sing you don’t have a heartOn lambs being rams and mullet gardens.06 Sep 07:00 PM
ListenerListenerLifeLet it drizzle: Punchy sauces to complete delicious dishesTwo full of flavour, easy recipes from Australian-Chinese chef Rosheen Kaul.05 Sep 06:00 PM
ListenerReviewsMichael CooperWeekend wine guide: Marlborough producer Misty Cove finds favour here and overseas 04 Sep 06:00 PM
ListenerLifeThree nourishing, budget-friendly meals from Australia’s Nabula El Mourid 29 Aug 06:00 PM
ListenerReviewsMichael CooperPast Listener issues cast light on our relationship with wine 28 Aug 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerLifeNo headhunting any more … we Catholics now: Meeting the Asmat people of Southern Papua An encounter in Southern Papua exposes a cultural divide thousands of years in the making.27 Aug 09:12 PM
ListenerListenerOpinionSteve BrauniasSteve Braunias on the trial of getting a visa for AmericaThe trials and tribulations of applying for a US visa in the Trump era.26 Aug 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerLifeThe Good Life: Family history lessonsA history of the Hewitson family unearths a strong woman. 23 Aug 07:00 PM
ListenerListenerLifeWhat’s behind the post-holiday blues?It's common to feel a little flat after a holiday, but why and how can you lift your mood?23 Aug 07:00 PM
ListenerListenerLifeNice and easy air-fryer recipes perfect for budget mealsNutritionist and sports coach Élodie Colombel shares 60 recipes in her compact cookbook. 22 Aug 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerReviewsMichael CooperWeekend wine guide: Quality second label wines from top producers to try nowHere's an affordable way to taste wines based on young or heavily cropped vines.21 Aug 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerLifeThe self-help industry is booming, but just how effective are all those books?With more than 100,000 self-help books available, how do you pick one that will work?18 Aug 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerLifeThe Good Life: Hunting for mammothsElbows are sharpened for the Carterton Monster Annual Book Fair.16 Aug 07:00 PM
ListenerListenerLifeTried and true recipes from The Hungry Cook blogger Olivia GalletlyOlivia Galletly loves adapting old recipes for everyday contemporary cooks. 15 Aug 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerReviewsMichael CooperBumper weekend wine guide: Rich and elegant Hawke’s Bay redsWith its warm climate, Hawke's Bay wines have a lot to offer. 14 Aug 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerLifeSteve Braunias: Why Jacinda Ardern is ruining my lifeOur former PM has stood in the way of bookshelf domination.12 Aug 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerLifeWhy the Covid pandemic and lockdowns might have improved the way we feel about older peopleDemocratic shifts, industrialisation and Covid are affecting our view of ageing.12 Aug 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerLifeOats come in different forms. So, which is healthier – wholegrain or rolled?Have you sacrificed any nutritional goodness by swapping from wholegrain to rolled oats?09 Aug 07:00 PM
ListenerListenerLifeThe Good Life: The natural order is restored at Lush PlacesDaffodils are out, Tūī are making music, and sheep are back in our paddocks.09 Aug 07:00 PM
ListenerListenerReviewsMichael CooperWeekend wine guide: Two family businesses are delivering wines full of character Family-controlled favourites from Marlborough and Hawkes Bay are worth knowing. 08 Aug 08:46 PM
ListenerListenerLife‘Very Hungry Coeliac’ Mel Persson’s latest crowd-pleasing gluten-free mealsMel Persson's new gluten-free cookbook features 80 sweet and savoury recipes.08 Aug 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerLifeThe Good Life: The joy of dystopian kids’ books and TV showsAs a Tripods tragic, Greg Dixon reminisces on 1970s' sci-fi novels.02 Aug 07:00 PM
ListenerListenerLifeWhy are we more likely to buy when our options are limited?The paradox of choice explained. 02 Aug 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerLifeThree recipes that show masala to be so much more than spice Kashmiri Australian cook Sarina Kamini has released a book on regional Indian cooking. 01 Aug 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerReviewsMichael CooperWeekend wine guide: Five excellent wines backed by Marlborough’s Saint ClairA popular Wairau Valley producer took bottomless inspiration from a nearby lake. 31 Jul 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerLifeSteve Braunias: The disease of alcoholism is a cancer but for much of NZ, alcohol is good funThe sound of crashing glass the morning after is a New Zealand classic.29 Jul 08:37 PM
ListenerListenerLifeRambo was wrong: Trip to Vietnam is a chance to view history through a different lensThe Vietnam War, as told by the Vietnamese, shows US military atrocities.28 Jul 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerOpinionMichele HewitsonThe Good Life: Given the outrageous cost of cheese and butter, I’m seeking alternatives'I bought a tub of dripping last week. I want to try it on toast.'26 Jul 07:00 PM
ListenerListenerLifeCelebrated pastry chef Christopher Thé grabs what’s close to home Three recipes from Christopher Thé sprinkled with a modern Aussie twist. 25 Jul 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerReviewsMichael CooperWeekend wine guide: The European labels worth discovering International wines are easily indulged, but back in the 1980s it was a different story.24 Jul 06:00 PM