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A disaster expert joins us to explain how to cope with another round of flooding given the situation in the upper North Island again. Find out the scariest job about getting planes back in the sky after years in a desert because of covid, we'll explain if you need protein powder, and why Mark Zuckerberg is now an athlete. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another round of serious weather has hit the upper North Island, closing roads and causing more flood damage to homes and businesses. Here's a bonus episode with what you need to know from emergency management, and MetService. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A New Zealand fashion brand is lagging in manufacturing transparency ratings in a report by Oxfam. What increased migration might mean for you. Do you love or loathe feijoas? Insta cook, Miss Polly, has some suggestions to win round the haters. Plus the song that could actually turn your alarm off, not on. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why is NZ public transport always failing, when so many cities around the world do it so much better? Plus ... can it ever be fixed? We tell you how to recover from royal fatigue, tick off a Fun Fact Friday first, and break down the rumours about Taylor Swift's (alleged) new bad boy boyfriend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you've been hearing so much blah blah about the coronation but have no idea what is actually happening tonight ... here's a quick 101 to get you up to speed in just over 10 minutes. You're welcome. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Everything is beginning to fall into place for the King's coronation, now just a day away. We checked in with Christian Smith, a Kiwi in London, to find out if anticipation is building. With all this rain, we're all thinking about a bit of sun, but if Bali is your pick it could be more expensive as it's considering a charge for visitors. How do you make sure a comedian doesn't pick you to become p...

Election year drama is starting already. We have Victoria University political scientist Dr Lara Greaves on to lift the lid on what's going on after Meka Whaitiri, a Labour minister outside cabinet, jumped ship. A recession might be looming, but it seems it's still an OK time to look for a new job. The US has hit its debt ceiling and is getting close to running out of money. Infometrics' Brad Olse...

The clap, or gonorrhea, is identified in New Zealand as a sexually transmitted infection, but as Stuff's Annemarie Quill from the Waikato Times tells us, it can also be caught from towels and flies. We get the low down on new social media platform, Blue Sky, from Allyn Robbins of tech policy thinktank Brainbox (and guess what the big attraction is? It isn't owned by Elon Musk!). We delve into why...

Dunedin is struggling with cone thefts and Nina Brown from the student mag, Critic, has all the dirt. A Chinese manufacturer has made the world's most powerful battery, but what will change? How do economists work out what's going on in the economy? Plus the Oscars of fashion - we preview the Met Gala. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have all googled our ailments for an online diagnosis. Now medical researchers are checking out how good ChatGPT is at offering medical advice. What are the implications of possible strike action by the Writers Guild of America? Worries that kids as young as eight are getting into vaping and of course the tension, the drama - the results from Fun Fact Friday! Who is going to come out on top thi...

The election year will soon heat up and we decided to take a look at the role of spin doctors -those in charge of forming the information that emerges during the political campaigns. We turned to Stuff’s former Political Editor, now current editor of the Sunday Star Times Tracy Watkins. And communications expert David Cormack who’s worked or volunteered for political parties across the spectrum. H...

We’ve got exclusive figures showing more and more of us want to live in smaller spaces. A whole ecosystem is living on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and we have a marine expert to explain the implications of coastal creatures making their homes in the open sea. Do we all need gentle television? Stuff's Jonny Mahon-Heap thinks so. And Fun Fact Friday! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap...

Watch out! The flu season is hitting early and strains not seen for 5 years are re-appearing. We talk to the person who selects the best vaccine for us each season. We've been given a sneak preview of an interview with an actor from Ted Lasso. A bunch of previously undiscovered tiny marine worms have been found in Porirua inlet, but how to come up with 26 new names? Finally, Ed Sheeran is in court...

The women's Football World Cup is going to be a massive event for New Zealand. So what have we done to get ready? Stuff's national correspondent Dana Johanesen has all the details. Avocados have hit $8 in some supermarkets. What's going on? Angus Simms from Wonky Box sheds some light on the avo situation. How might you, as a Facebook user, get a slice of a US$725m settlement of a privacy case? Spo...

The war in Ukraine is closing in on 500 days in length. So how could the conflict end .. if at all? In a special Newsable episode we'll look at four possible ways ... and one way we hope it doesn't end. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Air New Zealand is looking to shake up its snack menu. We've had some great Newsable listener suggestions, but we thought we'd find out how the search was going with Air New Zealand's Chief Snack Officer, Leanne Geraghty (really the Chief Customer and Sales Officer ) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a woman was driven part of the way in a British marathon, we ask what are some of the greatest sporting cheats? India's staggering population is set to overtake China. Lots of us have a long weekend, so how to ensure the best sleep? And of course, it's fun fact Friday! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How much beer is actuallly in your pint glass? Newsable investigates. Why does everyone want a trade deal with India? Dealing with slobby workmates and after a man jumped into the rhino enclosure in Auckland we find out more about these weighty beasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Workplace issues have hit the headines again - what can you do about bad behaviour? Who knew there were options - the best way to cut a cake. Why the special status of Florida's Disney World is under attack and major fail in a solider's side hustle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How can they do it! - why Winnie the Pooh can be turned in a slasher film. The fight between army leaders in Sudan. What will inflation figures look like this week? Putting together shows at Coachella and we debate the best plane snacks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There seems to be a glut of scam texts and insta posts floating around at the moment - is there, and why do they seem a bit .. basic? Plus what drove a Spanish woman to live in a cave for 500 days, and we weigh in on who the new James Bond should be after a clue from producers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you've ever thought that all the good TV shows appear at the same time, you might be right ... we'll explain. Plus, your feedback on what's getting too pricey at the supermarket. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A scabies outbreak amongst uni students is causing concern - we'll break down the 101 on how to avoid it, and what to do if you get it. WTF is going on with Three Waters, why hippos are being run over in Colombia, and we're back in the Fun Fact arena. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With news NZ salaries are at record highs, how should you ask for a payrise? Plus why groceries are so much cheaper in Australia. We'll explain the Fox News defamation case (it's wild) and why UK performances of The Bodyguard musical are degenerating into 'riots'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are the wild wind events hitting NZ actually tornadoes? Plus, find out if your phone is really listening to you. Why a massive leak of Pentagon documents could be just the start, and why Super Mario Bros is the biggest movie in the world right now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices