Andrew Frame

The government is looking at filling the gap between KiwiBuild and renting. It's "KiwiBuy". The upshot is the government buys houses in partnership with low income earners.Buying under a shared… Audio

The picturesque surfing village of Raglan attracts lots of tourists who rent lots of baches and Airbnbs. Trouble is locals struggle to find a home to rent despite a third of residential properties… Audio

The Czech criminal residing in a New Zealand prison could soon be winging his way home to the Czech Republic thanks to an extradition order. Andrew Geddis of the University of Otago hopes the Sroubek… Audio

A heartwarming story for a Friday about a man who runs an elephant sanctuary in Thailand and plays music to tame the savage beast. Or in this case sooth sick and traumatised elephants. Paul Barton… Audio

The Czech criminal residing in a New Zealand prison could soon be winging his way home to the Czech Republic thanks to an extradition order. Andrew Geddis of the University of Otago hopes the Sroubek… Audio

Napier residents are being asked not to flush the toilet or take baths to reduce the strain on the wastewater system after torrential rain. It's not the first time Napier's aging system has been… Audio

Moccona has changed its instant recipe and it's not to everyone's taste. Audio

The Alexandra Rural Community Patrol got less funding than it asked for from the local community board in the latest funding round, with some members questioning whether the patrol actually serves a… Audio

Tesla's Elon Musk wants to buy the publicly-listed company back, saying public accountability and media scrutiny can hold back forward-thinking companies. Investment commentator Brian Gaynor joins us… Audio

The thing about the song The Gambler is that he obviously never took his own advice, whereas the man he met on the train bound for nowhere did. A new study out of the University of Chicago Booth… Audio

The Cancer Society says long review periods from Pharmac are creating a two-tiered health system when it comes to accessing some types of medicine. John Forman, who chaired the New Zealand… Audio

Opinions are flying about the free speech issue like shrapnel - but acts that could be perceived as "hateful" - such as gay conversion therapy - have thus far avoided the free speech spotlight. Audio

Massey University Students' Association president Ben Schimdt says the student body is disappointed at the decision to rescind an invitation to Don Brash to speak about his time as National leader. Audio

There's the increased sophistication of emails purporting to be from legitimate providers, often offering rewards. Audio

Email - I'm very happy I did go private, since I got excellent care and I'm lucky I had the money put away to enable me to do this. What does cheese me off though is: Why do I have to pay GST on this?

It was announced today by the PM that the Mission will get $16.7 million from the Government to fund new drug and alcohol addiction treatment facilities. Audio

What our panellist Diane Robertson and Andrew Frame want to talk about today. Audio