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22165 - Sports commentator Sam Ackerman

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22165 - Sports commentator Sam Ackerman

Episodes

Fri, 24 Apr 2026

Nine To Noon

Episodes

Sports commentator Sam Ackerman

Friday funnies: Donna Brookbanks and Michele A'Court

Around the motu: David Hill reports from Rangiora

Major landslide in Waiwera leads to evacuations

Some viewers shut out of TVNZ+ by updates

New book details SAS operations in Afghanistan

Pacific correspondent Koroi Hawkins

Veteran foreign correspondent pays tribute to his grandfather

Teachers' concerns about proposed history curriculum

Screentime: NZ Spy, Beef s3, Last One Laughing UK s2

How to talk about social media pressures and the manosphere

Tech: The use (and misuse) of AI in the hiring process

Around the motu : Taranaki report Robin Martin

Book review : Hope Rises by David Baldacci

New app to help beat food waste

James Nokise on mixing politics and comedy

UK: PM faces renewed pressure over Mandelson appointment

Couple donate over 400 artworks from private collection

Social cohesion appears to be sliding

Confronting the KiwiSaver gaps

Science: Auto-brewery syndrome, Trump autism claim debunked

Sgt Haane's WW2 heroics in film

Around the motu: Chris Hyde, Hawkes Bay Today editor

Book review: Python's Kiss by Louise Erdrich

Consumer calls for faster return of retirement village payments

Shana Chandra traces her ancestors' story

Australia correspondent: Gas tax pressure, Rebel Wilson denies defamation

Building better braces for children with cerebral palsy

The Australian MP who blew the whistle

Reviving Auckland's city centre

Sports with Sam Ackerman

Artist Te Rongo Kirkwood on the success of her glassworks

Business commentator Hamish McNicol

Around the motu: Jimmy Ellingham in Manawatu

Book review: Love is an Algorithm by Laura Brooke Robson

How Maria Reva's Ukrainian kidnap caper was interrupted by war

USA correspondent David Smith

Social service providers nervous over 'retargeting and redesigning' of programmes

Wellington region and Carterton remain under heavy rain warning

One of the plans to take on Molesworth Station

Urban Issues with Liz Moncrieff

Jaz Mathisen on cooking through the seasons

Political commentators Ben Thomas and Gareth Hughes

Around the motu: Amy Williams, RNZ reporter in Auckland

Book review: The Society of Literary Marauders by Sasha Wasley

A Memoir of Awakening, Rebellion, and Survival in Syria

Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney

Public easements revealed that allow greater outdoor access

Fuel surcharges hitting pharmacy deliveries

Dramatic rescues in Wellington after torrential rain

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