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Ideas for 14 June 2009: Homelessness
Last week saw a record number of the capital's citizens seeking a bed at the city's Night Shelter. Jeremy Rose spoke to Willie Matangi, a homeless man who first hit the streets 30 years ago and Darren… Audio
The Sunday Group: Environmental Reform
The Government is planning to rewrite the convoluted structure of our environmental management system. How do we get a system that achieves prosperity and protects the environment? Audio
What the world food crisis means for NZ
The University of OtagoÂ's Foreign Policy school is holding a major conference on the world food crisis at the end of this month. Associate Professor Hugh Campbell is one of the schoolÂ's directors. Audio
Feature interview: Journalism and Trauma
US photojournalist Jim MacMillan has covered more than 200 combat missions in Iraq for the Associated Press. He teaches a course on journalism and trauma talks to Chris Laidlaw about how the two are… Audio
Ideas: The Life and Politics of Dr Michael Cullen
Dr Michael Cullen retired from Parliament this week. What were the philosophies that drove him for nearly three decades? Audio
The Sunday Group: Gliding On Long Gone
The Sunday Group debates the value and role of the public service. Audio
National security vs our right to privacy
Cynthia Laberge is the senior research fellow in Cyber Law 2008 at Victoria University. Audio
Wrongful Convictions
Dr Matthew Gerrie talks about the Innocence Project, and factors that lead to eyewitness misidentification. Audio
The Sunday Group: Tourism feels the Chill
The Sunday Group discusses the state of our tourism industry and how it can deal with and survive the economic downturn. Audio
The Last Confession: Vlad the Impaler
Chris Humphrey's book 'Vlad, the Last Confession', is about the historical figure and inspiration for the vampire, Dracula. Audio
Feature interview: Lighthouse Life
Helen Beaglehole talks about her latest book, 'Always the Sound of the Sea'. Audio
The Sunday Group: Trashing the TVNZ Charter
Broadcasting Minister Jonathan Coleman plans to scrap the TVNZ charter - Tom Frewen, Linda Burgess and Brent Impey discuss. Audio
Feature interview: Governing Auckland
David Shand is a member of the Royal Commission on Auckland Governance. Audio
Feature interview: Tackling the Global Crisis
Ngaire Woods, Professor of International Political Economy - expert on global economic governance. Audio
