Decision looms on the future of Twenty20 cricket in New Zealand, White Ferns and Black Caps double header, grassroots rugby clubs around the country are ditching fees for junior players, and The World Indoor Championships get underway in Poland.
Friday funnies: Te Radar and Irene Pink
19/03/2026 | 14 mins.
The Guinness World Record winning goldfish, the woman using AI to lecture parents, and congratulations on spring cleaning.
Around the motu: Jimmy Ellingham
19/03/2026 | 12 mins.
Jimmy discusses the Ministry of Education decision to pause its review of school bus routes, the Kaimanawa horse muster goes ahead, attempts to clean up Lake Horowhenua, a reversal on road speeds around Levin and the Government's farmrr cadet scheme.
Book review: Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman
19/03/2026 | 3 mins.
Jack McConnell from Unity Books Auckland reviews Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman, published by Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand.
Aiming at a Pacific-wide drug-buying club
19/03/2026 | 20 mins.
Years of campaigning to identify and treat hepatitis in the Pacific was the motivation for Hazel Heal to try to find a way to give nations in the region affordable access to treatments.
Smart, in-depth and relentlessly curious, host Kathryn Ryan dives into the stories shaping New Zealand and its people. Interviews and expert analysis from around the world and at home. It’s where big ideas are unpacked and everyday life explored.
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