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Fiji opposition leaders detained
11:06 AM.The leaders of Fiji's two opposition parties and a prominent trade unionist were being held at separate police stations in the capital, Suva, last night after an afternoon of questioning over an… Read more Audio
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Petra Bagust and Ido Drent - Witnessing Human Trafficking
10:42 AM.Television presenters Petra Bagust and Ido Drent have been in Thailand and Cambodia getting a first hand experience of one of the world's fastest growing criminal industries: Human trafficking. They… Read more Audio
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The new culture of narcissism
10:07 AM.Narcissism is on the rise says author Anne Manne, and her new book looks at our culture that celebrates the ‘I’. Read more Audio
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The New Torchlight List: North America
10:03 AM.Jim Flynn discusses North American authors and tells Wallace Chapman that everyone must read Truman Capote's In Cold Blood. He also highly rates Philip Roth and Toni Morrison, but Wallace and Jim… Read more Audio
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Douglas Osto - Psychedelic Spirituality
9:40 AM.Massey University's Dr Douglas Osto joins Wallace to talk about how the pursuit of enlightenment has often intersected with mind-altering drugs. His new book, Altered States - Buddhism and Psychedelic… Read more Audio
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Mediawatch for 11 September 2016
9:07 AM.Mock shock over fake coke joke; the NZ story which really went viral this week; stuff of substance in the time of clickbait; spreading the word when quakes strike. Audio
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Insight: Cleaning Franchises - Business Opportunity or Dirty Business?
8:12 AM.Teresa Cowie delves into the complicated world of cleaning franchises amid accusations that wages are being driven down, workers are losing their jobs, clients are confused and some franchisees are… Read more Audio
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Local Elections - Coromandel
7:47 AM.Each week we will visit a region in New Zealand to find out what the big issues are in the upcoming local body elections. This week we speak to editor of the Mercury Bay Informer, Stephan Bosman. Read more Audio
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The Week In Parliament Sunday 11 September 2016
7:30 AM.Week in the House dominated by urgency, which was accorded on Tuesday for the passing through all stages of the Housing Legislation Amendment Bill. However, the Government's plans to see the bill… Read more Audio
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Karl Kane and Richard Bartlett - E-Democracy
7:07 AM.With voter participation at an all time low among digital natives is there a digital fix to a growing crisis of democratic participation? Richard Bartlett is a co-founder of group decision making tool… Read more Audio
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Dame Silvia Cartwright - Life and Influences
11:06 AM.Former Governor General Dame Silvia Cartwright was New Zealand's first female district court judge, first female high court judge and one of three international judges on the Cambodian War Crimes… Read more Audio
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Simone Chua and Renzo Larriviere - Art and Alzheimer's
10:59 AM.Australian light artists Simone Chua and Renzo Larriviere talk about their interactive sculpture installation piece which explores the subject of dementia. Audio
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Michelle Walshe and Justin Pemberton - Chasing Great
10:28 AM.The directors of the Richie McCaw documentary, Chasing Great, discuss the film, the reaction to it, and what Richie himself thinks about it. Audio
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Matt Vickers - Lecretia's Law
10:06 AM.The husband of Lecretia Seales, Matt Vickers, joins Wallace to talk about her legacy - Lecretia's Law - and why it's important for the future of terminally ill New Zealanders. Audio
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Melissa Bubnic - Boys Will Be Boys
9:40 AM.Award-winning Melbourne playwright and screenwriter, London-based Melissa Bubnic's latest script is a socio-political commentary on sexism and power in the world of high finance, inspired by a… Read more Audio
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The New Torchlight List: The Need to Read
8:40 AM.Jim Flynn is a world expert on human intelligence, and the author of many ground-breaking books on intelligence, philosophy and politics. He came from a poor family and owes all his success to reading… Read more Audio
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Insight: Beacon for the Homeless Closes its Doors
8:12 AM.Sharon Brettkelly looks at Te Puea Marae's experience as an emergency housing provider. Read more Video, Audio
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Local Body Elections- Southland
7:47 AM.Each week we will visit a region in New Zealand to find out what the big issues are in the upcoming local body elections. This week we speak to Southland Times reporter Briar Babbington. Audio
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The Week In Parliament for 4 September 2016
7:30 AM.In the one select committee during this week's adjournment, the Local Government and Environment Committee hears submissions from grumpy mayors and local body politicians on the sweeping new powers… Read more Audio
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Stephen Jacobi - G20 in China
7:20 AM.The G20 - a grouping of 20 of the world's largest economies - are meeting in China this weekend. Leaders of 19 countries and a representative from the European Union are gathering to discuss the state… Read more Audio
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John Maynard and Mark Stewart - The Postbox Problem
7:08 AM.Wallace talks to the president of the Southern District of the Postal Workers Union Aotearoa, John Maynard, and NZ Post's Mark Stewart about why post boxes are disappearing from our streets and… Read more Audio
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Jenny Bornholdt - A Selection of Poems
11:11 AM.Lower Hutt poet Jenny Bornholdt's new book, Selected Poems, represents her work over nine collections and nearly 30 years of writing. She was the winner of the 2002 Katherine Mansfield Memorial… Read more Audio
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Duncan Grieve - Reality Television
10:50 AM.Editor and publisher of The Spinoff, Duncan Grieve tells us why we should all be watching The Real Housewives of Auckland. Read more Audio
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Eowyn Ivey - Bright Lights in Alaska
10:30 AM.Eowyn Ivey's first novel, The Snow Child, became an international best-seller. She talks to Wallace from her home in Alaska about how her life got bigger when The Snow Child became a finalist for a… Read more Audio
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Tom Burlinson - Becoming Sinatra
10:10 AM.Australian Tom Burlinson says he started listening to Frank Sinatra when he was three - and these days he channels the voice of Sinatra at live performances of songs from the man known as 'Ol' Blue… Read more Video, Audio
