Alexia Russell
IMF says foreign buyers bill is discriminatory
The IMF has called the Overseas Investment Amendment Bill discriminatory and the Real Estate Institute agrees saying there's no data to back up claims foreign buyers are snapping up all the nation's… Audio
Standing on a plane
As yet no airlines have introduced standing seats in planes. Wil people eventually get used to the idea and be ok with standing during a flight? Audio
Super gonorrhea
The so-called "super gonorrhea" sexually transmitted disease is now being seen in Australia. We talk to Christine Roke of Family Planning about the STD, if it's here yet and if there's enough… Audio
Lawsuits against oil companies
Communities in Colorado haved filed a law suit against the oil companies Exxon and Suncor for knowingly fuelling climate change. Russel Norman of Greenpeace talks about whether legal action will… Audio
Teen charged over cyber bullying
A Christchurch teenager is one of the first people to be charged under the Harmful Digital Communication laws.We ask Heather Henare of Skylight Counselling if punitive measures against young… Audio
The Panel with Alexia Russell and Mike Rehu (Part 2)
As yet no airlines have introduced standing seats in planes. Wil people eventually get used to the idea and be ok with standing during a flight? What the Panelists Alexia Russell and Mike Rehu want to… Audio
The Panel with Alexia Russell and Mike Rehu (Part 1)
A Christchurch teenager is one of the first people to be charged under the Harmful Digital Communication laws.We ask Heather Henare of Skylight Counseling if punitive measures against young… Audio
Breastfeeding in public
A young woman was told to go to a shopping mall's toilets to breastfeed her baby. She then shared her experience on social media - is that necessary? Audio
Further cuts for university arts
Humanities departments in New Zealand universities are going under the knife with cuts at Otago, Waikato and Auckland. Is it justified? Audio
Banning oil exploration?
The government is looking at banning oil exploration. Are we ready for this? We ask Basil Sharp of the University of Auckland's Energy Centre. Audio
Disease-ridden rubber ducks
Just a flu-vaccine time approaches consider the unexpected places bugs fester - alarm clocks and rubber ducks are just two of them. Audio
Auckland Council conflicted over sea wall.
The Auckland Council has appealed its own decision on consenting a sea wall at Orewa that's already cost $650k - before being built. Bureacracy gone mad? Audio
Record immigration
Tougher conditions to restrict immigration don't seem to have an impact on numbers with levels reaching new peaks. Paul Spoonley of Massey University expalins the why's and wherefores of the latest… Audio
No to new prisons
The Prime Minister's chief science advisor Peter Gluckman says building new prisons is not the answer to fighting crime. Prison reform advocate Roger Brooking says our justice system actually… Audio
The Panel with Alexia Russell and Tim Watkin (Part 2)
Just a flu-vaccine time approaches consider the unexpected places bugs fester - alarm clocks and rubber ducks are just two of them. What the Panelists Alexia Russell and Tim Watkin want to talk about… Audio
The Panel with Alexia Russell and Tim Watkin (Part 1)
The Prime Minister's chief science advisor Peter Gluckman says building new prisons is not the answer to fighting crime. Prison reform advocate Roger Brooking says our justice system actually… Audio
Futurists
The world's leading futurists are in Australia for an international meeting. Audio
Guns as raffle prizes
The Parkland School shooting is shedding more light on Americans attitudes to guns. A children's baseball team is raffling off a AR-15 rifle. Audio
