The Panel

The Prime Minister yesterday delivered a carefully prepared speech outlining the coalition government's plans for the future. Good intentions, or empty PR exercise? Audio

Tonight about 1,000 volunteers in Auckland will head out to try to count the number of rough sleepers in our biggest city. Fiona Hamilton from Housing First joins us to explain what that information… Read more Audio

Typhoon Mangkhut is sweeping through east Asia, killing dozens in the Philippines, closing casinos in Macau, and now hitting China and Hong Kong. New Zealand expat Craig Hoyle joins us from Hong Kong… Read more Audio

As Aucklanders bask in the warmth of spring, down south things are a bit chillier ... Iris Scott from the snow-blanketed Rees Valley near Glenorchy joins us to talk about the big storm hitting central… Read more Audio

We find the answers to any queries you can think up. Audio

Today's panellists are Federated Farmers vice-president Andrew Hoggard, and the business journalist and commentator Maria Slade

We've been discussing the use of alcohol in New Zealand (again) this week, with the Port Ahuriri School bowing to DHB pressure and banning alcohol from its annual food & music festival, held on school… Read more Audio

An unexpected $100k windfall for communities needing digital connectivity after Derek Handley was appointed to then unappointed from the position of Chief Technology Officer. NZ First making a… Read more Audio

Maori Language Week, and Professor Rawinia Higgins compares the reo to Gollum's 'Precious' on Stuff today , but of course Gollum's obsession with Precious was his downfall. Audio