Andrew Hoggard

 Organisation PETA has called for people to discard idioms that perpetuate violence against animals such as "kill two birds with one stone".  Audio

The media tide has turned against the new Duchess of Sussex, with many negative stories in recent weeks. Kensington Palace has made the rare move of issuing a statement on one of the rumous. Audio

Christmas cards are rare nowadays, so too letters, particularly from friends and family. Most communication is via social media, emails or texting.  Audio

Barry Read has been in touch about the issue he has paying extra to have TradeMe parcels delivered. All parcels he gets are delivered by a rural delivery contractor so he's wondering why he pays so… Audio

What the panellists Andrew Hoggard and Tess Nichol want to talk about. Audio

New research out of the UK suggests people will land their "dream job" by age 33. Adults not in their dream job want better work/life balance, less stress, and more pay. Audio

A former staffer of Maggie Barry has spoken out about his experience working for her. Meanwhile, a leaked internal email purportedly sent by National chief press secretary advising MPs on how to talk… Audio

The Government is yet to decide whether to sign up to the United Nations migration pact. National's leader Simon Bridges says it would restrict New Zealand's ability to set its own migration policy. 

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has placed 29th on Forbes magazine's most powerful women in the world list. Ms Ardern is also the most mentioned politician on New Zealand twitter, while Judith Collins… Audio

Auckland's St Kentigern College has been thrown out of next year's Auckland 1A First XV rugby competition. The other schools in the league have agreed to boycott St kents over its recruitment policy.

Auckland's St Kentigern College has been thrown out of next year's Auckland 1A First XV rugby competition. The other schools in the league have agreed to boycott St kents over its recruitment policy… Audio

A major new report on climate change has found rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society are essential if we want to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees. For the farming… Audio

The wealthy are getting wealthier faster than the economy is growing. Are we entering an age when the only way to make money is to have money? Audio

The Hawkes Bay DHB isn't serving any complimentary alcohol at its awards night this year. Unnecessary, or a sensible idea? Audio

What the Panelists Maria Slade and Andrew Hoggard want to talk about. Audio

A Canadian job site suggests personal secrecy around salaries benefits employers much more than it does employees, and we should be more transparent about what we're paid. Audio

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… 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… Audio