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Is Simon Bridges going to be forced to walk the plank? It's not clear if any possible challengers have the numbers to defeat him, though, especially while the party is holding up above the 40 per cent… Audio

An intensive care specialist at Auckland's Middlemore Hospital, David Galler, says the lack of trust between junior doctors and their DHB bosses has never been worse. The Resident Doctors Union says… Audio

A University of Otago-led report has outlined bold ambitions aimed at getting people out of their cars and into more 'active transport'. These include doubling the number of trips walked, doubling the… Audio

Should Anzac Day solely concern itself with fallen soldiers, or does it have wider resonance as a reminder of the horrors of war? Alan Jackson of the Archibald Baxter Memorial Trust joins the panel to… Audio

On the eve of Anzac Day, the panel ponders whether the meaning of a commemorative day can change over time. Jacinda Ardern is trying to lead global efforts, in concert with France, to end the use of… Audio

Nearly 300 people have died in a series of hotel and church bombings in Sri Lanka over the weekend. The University of Waikato's Professor Al Gillespie joins us to talk about the significance and… Audio

Damning report warns the New Zealand environment is in serious trouble. Kevin Hague of Forest and Bird says New Zealand needs a transformative plan for nature. The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says… Audio

The iconic Parisian landmark the Notre-Dame Cathedral went up in flames over night, collapsing the rood and main spire of the 850-year-old building. A fire official has said the main structure has… Audio

It's been revealed a New Zealand nurse, Louisa Akavi, was captured by Islamic State in Syria more than five years ago. No one knows her fate. The story has been under wraps for fear her situation may… Audio

A woman turned to Lifeline in desperation. First of all she texted them and got replies that the service was experiencing long wait times. She then called, and was on hold for 30 minutes. Eventually… Audio

Wallabies rugby player Israel Folau has taken to twitter again and condemned drunks, homosexuals, adulterers, fornicators, thieves, atheists, and idolators to eternity in hell. He sent out a tweet… Audio

Councillors in the Hasting's suburb of Flaxmere want Treaty of Waitangi principles applied to liquor laws. Henare O'Keefe decribes the damage done in his community as an "alcohol holocaust". His… Audio

Some amendments have been made to the bill before parliament to toughen-up the country's firearms laws. International law professor Al Gillespie has has concerns. He says "innocent until proven guilty… Audio

Air New Zealand is lauded for its commitment to limit its carbon footprint and yet the airline is one of the country's biggest climate polluters, responsible for emitting 3.5 million tonnes of C02… Audio

Australia is getting tough with social media companies. An new piece of legislation has been passed that could see executives jailed or fined for showing violent content, following the live stream of… Audio

Three New Zealand journalists detained for about 13 hours in Fiji after trying to interview a controversial Chinese resort developer have now been released. Journalist Michael Field, who wasn't among… Audio

The United Kingdom is staggering towards exiting the European Union - but with the official break-up date a mere nine days away and no viable deal on the table, where do they go from here? Everyone's… Audio

Jacinda Ardern has met with Chinese political leaders and describes those meetings as "warm" and "constructive" - but beyond the headlines, what factors are stretching the relationship with our… Audio

More and more adults are doing their own dentistry work - sometimes using pliers and power drills - because they can't afford the real thing. Dr Assil Russell is the founder of Revive a Smile and… Audio

New research has for the first time revealed the challenges and advantages of New Zealand's largest pay increase for women. The $2bn settlement is being introduced over a 5-year period and will see… Audio

There has been a consistent call for social media platforms to instigate changes following the Christchurch Mosque killings and the spread of the vile video. It looks like Facebook is starting to take… Audio

Intensive care paramedic Dean Brown has written an open letter to the Government stating in it "our plea to you is to have the ambulance service in New Zealand, which is in crisis, be nationalised and… Audio

There has been a call for global support among advertisers to pile the pressure on social media companies to change their media streaming polices. The association of New Zealand advertisers and the… Audio

The Prime Minister has just announced a royal commission of inquiry into the Christchurch mosque shooting. At her post cabinet briefing Jacinda Ardern explained a bit about what the inquiry would look… Audio