Christmas
In the year of Covid lockdowns, a Christmas Day Mass from Auckland’s Cathedral Of St Patrick & St Joseph
The 2020 Christmas Day church service from the Catholic Cathedral Of St Patrick & St Joseph in Auckland features Bishop Michael Gielen and the cathedral's choir and vocal ensemble. Audio
Spending Christmas in managed isolation
5700 New Zealanders will spend christmas day on their own, in managed isolation. One of them is Georgia Mahaffie who recently returned home from New York. Audio
Gray Bartlett, Carson Taare and Mark Dennison - Christmas songs
Gray Bartlett, Carson Taare and Mark Dennison perform live Christmas songs throughout the show. Audio
The Season Of Yule
Eleanor Tremeer is usually ou sci-fi geek - but tonight she's geeking out on midwinter and solstice traditions from throughout the world. Audio
Music Feature: Russell McMurray's Christmas song collection
Russell McMurray's compiled a list of Christmas favourites with a new twist and some new ones that you might not have heard before. Kicking off the session is a version of the Little Drummer Boy, with… Audio
The world's first ever Christmas song for dogs
It's nothing new to see Christmas songs entering the music charts at this time of the year, but a UK company recently recorded a world first with the release of 'Raise the Woof' - a Christmas song… Video, Audio
Battles continue for NZ Long Covid sufferers
As the Covid year got longer, we heard about Long Covid, and the people who get through the illness phase okay, but for whom health issues still linger. Entrepreneur Jenene Crossan was one of those… Audio
My Xmas Song: Emma G, 'You Can Count On Me This Christmas'
Washington DC-based Kiwi artist Emma G has remained busy as always in 2020, despite everything that has been going on around her. Emma's new song, 'You Can Count On Me This Christmas' is her 10th… Audio
From the Covid-19 frying pan into the fire
Dr. Anna Dare was at Toronto's Sunnybrook Hospital when we caught up with her earlier this year. Now, she is at New York, working at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre, having travelled from the… Audio
Relief for Kiwi in Italy as Covid spike dissipates
We first caught up with New Zealand expat Jackie Miller in Liguria, Italy, for our Calling Home segment in February 2020. Jackie returns for an update on life in a Covid-19 danger zone. Audio
Homemade Christmas gift ideas
Today we're talking homemade Christmas ideas with Amelia Langford. Audio
Christmas Gifts - what's in short supply
It's two weeks today until Christmas but some gifts are in short supply. First Retail Group Analyst Chris Wilkinson tells Jesse what gifts are proving hard to come by. Audio
The Good Registry: giving the gift of charity
Co-founder of the The Good Registry Christine Langdon offers ideas of what to give this Christmas that will make everyone, not least Mother Earth, feel good. Audio
Calling Home: Filipe Manu in London
Filipe Manu is a New Zealand-Tongan tenor who is currently based in London, where he is part of the Young Artist programme at the world-renowned Royal Opera House. He's Calling Home this morning. Audio
Off the grid: Life on Great Barrier Island during lockdown
Third generation Great Barrier Island resident Tom Daly is living off-the-grid with his wife Beth and three children under six -- Beau (6), Finn (4), Hucks (2). He talks to Jim about how they are all… Audio
Ill-equipped isolators place strain on Great Barrier Island
Great Barrier Island sounds like the ideal place to isolate during the lockdown but resident Tom Daly, who lives there with his wife and three kids, says some people have arrived on the island… Audio
A Christmas Quiz for Christmas Eve
We thought today might be a good day to test your knowledge of all things Santa Claus and Christmas. Audio
Christmas Eve house band
Music legend Gray Bartlett is in to sing some classic Christmas songs during our first hour, with special guests Carson Taare and Mark Dennison. Audio
Haere Ra 2019 (Part 2)
Te Radar, Gemma Gracewood and Grant Smithies say farewell to 2019, with live Christmas carols sung in studio by Nota Bene. Merry Christmas everyone and thank you for being with us this year. Audio