Alan Mc Elroy
The Pre-Panel with Niki Bezzant and Alan McElroy
Niki Bezzant and Alan McElroy share what they've been thinking about lately. Audio
The Panel with Jo McCarroll and Alan McElroy (Part 2)
The Panel debates whether New Zealand needs Daylight Savings Time and speaks to the lobby group, Take Back The Clocks. There's no denying that hedgehogs are super cute but the issue is, they're super… Audio
The Panel with Jo McCarroll and Alan McElroy (Part 1)
The government plans to help first-home buyers into the market, but what about other groups in the rental market? The Panel speaks to Hawke's Bay renter Jacky, in her 50s, about her concerns. Audio
The Pre-Panel with Jo McCarroll and Alan McElroy
Panellists answer the Dear Panel questions, including whether to peel vegetables and fruit. Jo McCarroll and Alan McElroy share what they have been thinking about. Audio
NZ tourism ad goes viral
Tourism New Zealand wants to banish Instagram cliches in a new campaign. Audio
Niteworks - Celtic Electronic Fusion
Niteworks (also known by the Scottish Gaelic Obair Oidhche) is an Electronic Celtic fusion band from the Isle of Skye. Audio
The Panel with Alan McElroy and Mihingarangi Forbes (Part 2)
Porirua Mayor on water meters; Bagpipe player Wendy Chisholm; How to get to sleep on hot nights; NZ tourism ad goes viral. Audio
The Panel with Alan McElroy and Mihingarangi Forbes (Part 1)
Which Govts responded best to Covid-19; Advertisers dump Magic Talk. Audio
'Support a Family' initiative helps Chch whanau
Nearly 200 Christchurch whanau and Housing First clients (kaewa) will receive Christmas hampers and gifts through the Christchurch Methodist Mission's Support a Family initiative this year. The Panels… Audio
Dad sails back from Caribbean just in time for Xmas
A family is being reunited just in time for Christmas, after a lengthy separation and an epic solo yachting trip from the Caribbean to Auckland. Dmitry Pelevin promised his 7-year-old son he would… Audio
Last year for Whitianga's famous Christmas House
This year will be the last of Mercury Bay's well-known and much-loved 'Christmas House' run by Gordon and the late Diana Barnaby. Audio
Trump's Blackwater pardon sparks Iraqi ire
Iraqis have reacted with outrage to Donald Trump's move to pardon four security guards from the security firm Blackwater who were jailed for a 2007 massacre that sparked an outcry over the use of… Audio
Today in Music History
American glam metal band Poison started a three-week run in the charts at No1, reaching no 8 in NZ with 'Every Rose Has Its Thorn'. Audio
Popular choc out of stock due to Covid-19
As 2020 draws to a close it keeps delivering bad news - and this one is for chocolate lovers - Whittaker's has run out of stock of two of their most popular chocolate blocks, due to supply chain… Audio
Calls for track 'n' trace system for freedom campers
A group of tourism industry heads and mayors want more power to manage freedom camping, including a national vehicle track and trace database. Tim Cadogan, mayor of Central Otago and member of the… Audio
Budgeting service sees huge spike in pensioners needing food
The Mangere Budgeting Service says they have seen a 46 percent spike in pensioners needing food in the past two years. Darryl Evans, who runs the service, says the problem is crippling rents. He joins… Audio
What the panellists have been thinking
What panellists Julia Hartley Moore and Alan McElroy have been thinking about. Audio
Dear Panel
This is a time of year when a lot of people are on the move, often to places that are important to them. That has taken on a new resonance this year, as many have been locked down or sheltering place… Audio
This Day in Music History: Brooke Fraser had number one hit
Today in music history, Brooke Fraser's What To Do With Daylight' album debuted at No. 1 in the New Zealand charts in 2003. Audio
