Best Case Ih Podcasts (2025)

Conflict can happen anywhere - from the playground to the office - or an actual battlefield. How we react to high-stress situations is largely hardwired into us as humans. But can we learn how to manage it better? To identify threats, assess the risk and use techniques to de-escalate the situation. Robert Lubbe spent time working in military settin…

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Around the motu: Libby Kirkby McLeod in Hamilton 8:00

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Hamilton Annual Economic Report for 2024 has just been released, Waipa is sick of feral cats and wants them added to DOC's predator free hit list, police are not giving up on pursuing drivers involved in anti-social car chaos in May, and the New Zealand Certified Builders Apprentice Challenge was recently held in Hamilton. Libby Kirkby-McLeod is a …

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Book review: The Passengers on the Hankyu Line by Hiro Arikawa 5:10

20h ago5:10

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Sally Battson from The Next Chapter in Wanaka reviews The Passengers on the Hankyu Line by Hiro Arikawa published by Penguin Random House.

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Volunteers transform Mangemangeroa Reserve 7:03

20h ago7:03

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Over 25 years, a volunteer group in East Auckland has quietly achieved something remarkable - a transformation of the Mangemangeroa Reserve from farmland into thriving native bush.

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Census scrapped 11:56

20h ago11:56

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The Census is to be scrapped, in the biggest change to how New Zealand counts its population in more than 70 years.

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Dogs, pigs and birds - one of Australia's leading Film Trainers 25:24

20h ago25:24

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Luke Hura has built a successful career in the film industry doing something that people generally advise against. working with animals.

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Australia: Officer shot, mushroom wrap, Trump dump 10:19

20h ago10:19

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Australia correspondent Karen Middleton details the shooting in Tasmania of a police officer who'd gone to serve a warrant to repossess a house in the state's rural north-west.

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Security steps to take before throwing out your old laptop? 11:41

21h ago11:41

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Electronic waste is one of the fastest-growing waste streams in the world - but it's also proving to be a boon for cyber-criminals.

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Where to next, for the Kiwi economy 7:56

21h ago7:56

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Food prices have risen at their highest rate in 18 months, and inflation is heading towards the top of the Reserve Bank's 3 per cent target.

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Government reveals new powers in RMA reform 11:40

21h ago11:40

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The government will take back power from local councils if their decisions are going to negatively impact economic growth, development or employment.

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Sports chat with Glen Larmer 11:30

2d ago11:30

11:30

Glen Lamer has sports news.

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Vogel's Think Big 14:53

2d ago14:53

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Historian Jock Phillips is in the Wellington studio.

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Business commentator Victoria Young 15:24

2d ago15:24

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Victoria Young is BusinessDesk editor.

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Around the motu: Jesse Archer in Taupo 10:49

2d ago10:49

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Around the motu: Jesse Archer in Taupo.

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New Zealanders' perceptions of China turned negative 6:40

2d ago6:40

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Last year, New Zealanders' perceptions of China were increasingly positive, but research released today indicates they have again turned negative.

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Book review: Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte 4:21

2d ago4:21

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Melanie O'Loughlin of Lamplight Books in Auckland reviews Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte published by Fourth Estate.

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Te Kahukura Boynton: achieving financial freedom 18:21

2d ago18:21

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Money makes the world go round, but what happens when you have none? Te Kahukura Boynton - founder of Māori Millionaire.

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USA correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben 9:53

2d ago9:53

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USA correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben on the G7 summit in Canada and the arrest of a man over the shooting of a Democratic state lawmaker and her husband,. .

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Women's rugby and its players - a new documentary 12:13

2d ago12:13

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The determination of aspiring female rugby players in Taranaki is at the heart of a new documentary by Lisa Burd for this year's Doc Edge festival.

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New vaping laws banning disposables come into force today 3:52

2d ago3:52

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The distribution, manufacture, sale and supply of disposable vapes are banned from today.

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Legal reform needed to deal with body corporate problems 20:35

2d ago20:35

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Growth in apartments and adjoined terraced housing - does body corporate legislation need updating?

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Matt Doocey on new suicide prevention plan 14:07

2d ago14:07

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The government has this morning released its second Suicide Prevention Action Plan.

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He started on the tools, now he's the manager of the Wongan Branch, we're joined by the manager of Boekemans, Dylan Elliot for a chat! Plus your latest weather. 36:15

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Send us a text S1E22 He started on the tools, now he's the manager of the Wongan Branch, we're joined by the manager of Boekemans, Dylan Elliot for a chat! Plus your latest weather. Thanks to Boekeman Machinery, the folks that support No Drama Farmer are your WA home for New Holland and Case IH farm machinery. www.boekemans.com.au 9622 6364 There n…

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Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne 13:10

3d ago13:10

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This morning is devoted to the endangered kokako, which have maintained a population in Hunua Ranges Regional Park, on the eastern edge of Auckland.

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Discovering the superpower of cranberries - on the West Coast 14:36

3d ago14:36

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Owners and operators of the country's only commercial cranberry farm, artist Kate Buckley and farmer Kevin MacGregor share how a native North American berry came to be thriving on New Zealand's west coast.

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Political commentators Tim Hurdle and Neale Jones 18:38

3d ago18:38

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Neale Jones and Tim Hurdle discuss the week in politics.

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Around the motu: Tim Brown in Christchurch 11:22

3d ago11:22

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Tim Brown is a RNZ Christchurch reporter.

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Book review: Without Fear or Favour 5:32

3d ago5:32

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Dean Bedford reviews Without Fear or Favour: A Life in Law by Sir Kenneth Keith published by Te Herenga Waka University Press.

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The stars behind new Matariki roadrip movie KOKA 25:06

3d ago25:06

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A new film about a Māori elder and a troubled young woman who bond during a Matariki road trip - KOKA - is about to hit cinemas.

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Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney 10:12

3d ago10:12

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EU voices fears about "radioactive release" in Israel-Iran conflict, coordinated protests in southern EU states begin against 'overtourism'.

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Phone use in gyms 6:49

3d ago6:49

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A large gym chain, Les Mills, is reminding it's clients in its regular newsletter about rules over using phones in the gym.

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Update on Iran-Israel conflict 12:35

3d ago12:35

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has updated its advice over Israel saying New Zealanders there should consider leaving when it is safe to do so.

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Decision time for councils on water 20:52

3d ago20:52

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Councils are running out of time to decide the future model of their water services, which need tens of billions of dollars of investment over the coming decades.

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A few laughs to end the week with Michele A'Court and Pinky Agnew 10:40

6d ago10:40

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A few laughs to end the week with Michele A'Court and Pinky Agnew

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Sports commentator Sam Ackerman 13:47

6d ago13:47

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All eyes are on the Super Rugby semi-finals as the Crusaders and the Blues go head-to-head in Christchurch on Friday night.

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Around the motu: Ian Allen in Marlborough 11:17

6d ago11:17

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Ian Allen is an editor for Stuff based in Marlborough.

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Book review: Towards Modernism: The Walter Cook Collection 3:53

6d ago3:53

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Gail Pittaway reviews Towards Modernism: The Walter Cook Collection at Te Papa by Justine Olsen published by Te Papa Press.

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The story of identical twins born in China 28:41

6d ago28:41

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Daughters of the Bamboo Grove: From China to America, a True Story of Abduction, Adoption, and Separated Twins is the work of award-winning journalist and author Barbara Demick.

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Asia correspondent Ed White 11:01

6d ago11:01

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The latest after the plane crash in India, where there was just one survivor.

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New music for the silent Len Lye film, Tusalava 11:27

6d ago11:27

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Composer Andrew Faletua has written a new composition to be performed with the film as part of Wellington's midwinter arts festival Loemis.

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New facility to recycle construction waste near Huntly 10:13

6d ago10:13

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A new facility near Huntly will process more than 60 tonnes of construction waste per hour.

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Expanding investment in voluntary nature credits 17:04

6d ago17:04

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The Government is backing the expansion of a New Zealand voluntary nature credits market. Associate Minister for the Environment Andrew Hoggard explains.

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Screentime: Code of Silence, Ocean with David Attenborough 10:50

7d ago10:50

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Film and TV reviewer Tamar Munch.

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How technology can help improve access to justice 16:51

7d ago16:51

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Tech commentator Alex Sims discusses access to justice, and how technology might improve it.

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Bedtime: how to get your kids to bed without nightly drama 20:14

7d ago20:14

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Parenting educator Michelle Mitchell talks about how to avoid drama at bedtime.

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Around the motu: Piers Fuller in Wairarapa 10:01

7d ago10:01

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Piers Fuller is the Editor of the Wairarapa Times-Age, based in Masterton.

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The Tear Bottle: A Graphic Story of Love and Things 5:26

7d ago5:26

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Elizabeth Heritage reviews The Tear Bottle: A Graphic Story of Love and Things by Annemarie Jutel, self-published.

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Sherpas missions to retrieve climbers from Mt Everest 24:55

7d ago24:55

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A new movie has documented the quest of world-renowned mountaineer Mingma Tsiri Sherpa, in his life-threatening journey to retrieve fallen climbers from Everest's Death Zone.

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UK: AUKUS, Spending review, Israel criticism, Gibraltar deal 10:19

7d ago10:19

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UK correspondent Harriet Line on AUKUS, UK spending plans and a deal over Gibralter's border.