Catherine Roberston
Book Critic: Catherine Roberston
Writer and book critic Catherine Roberston intriduces us to three new books today: 'Emergency Weather' by Tim Jones, 'Secrets of the Land' by Kate Mahony and 'Tarquin the Honest: Ocian's Elven' by… Audio
Book launches move online
Kiwi Bookstores and authors are being hit hard by closures and cancellations due to the pandemic. Audio
Book critic Catherine Roberston
Catherine Roberston talks about the 3rd addition of Mimicry - a journal of comedy, poetry, fiction, nonfiction, music, art and design by young NZ creatives. And she also looks ahead to her new role… Audio
Occupations and drinking
New research out of the United States Department of Health has listed the jobs in which people drink the most. Audio
Transport levy
The Mayor of Auckland Len Brown has again raised the subject of a transport levy of $99 for ratepayers and $159 for businesses. Audio
Broadband forced on residents
Residents of a new block of Wellington Council flats just want a phone line. But they are having to pay for ultra fast broadband as well. Can anything be done so these elderly people don't have to pay… Audio
Panel says
What the Panelists Steve McCabe and Catherine Roberston have been thinking about. Audio
Internet in exams
British educator wants to allow pupils to use the internet during exams, saying it's inevitable. Audio
The Panel with Catherine Roberston and Garry Moore (Part 2)
Topics - for sale, for one euro, a house in an idyllic Sicilian village. It's the town of Gangi. The council's selling off 20 homes for a euro in the hope of attracting new life to a quaint hilltop… Audio
The Panel with Catherine Roberston and Garry Moore (Part 1)
Topics - the Rena's been lying on the Astrolabe Reef off Tauranga since October 2011. She grounded and the oil spill that resulted led to New Zealand's worst environmental disaster. The government… Audio
The Panel pre-show for 7 August 2014
Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio
The Panel with Andrew Clay and Catherine Roberston (Part 2)
Topics - Are you all set for the blood moon tonight? In the current market, is renting smarter than buying a house? In 2012, Shamubeel Eaqub of the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research said he… Audio
The Panel with Andrew Clay and Catherine Roberston (Part 1)
Topics - The export company Oravida is using a picture of Prime Minister John Key in an ad in a Chinese magazine. But Mr Key's office says the use of his picture doesn't explicitly endorse the… Audio
The Panel pre-show for 15 April 2014
Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio