Chris Wikaira
Boris Johnson to be UK's next Prime Minister
Boris Johnson will become the UK's next prime minister, after winning the right to lead the ruling Conservative party. Neal Curtis from Auckland University joins us to discuss what this means locally… Audio
The Panel with Chris Wikaira and Kathryn Burnett (Part 2)
How have you left a job you hated? The Green Party has apologised and pulled an ad which mocked National leader Simon Bridges' accent, saying it was intended satire gone wrong. Tthe Law Commission is… Audio
The Panel with Chris Wikaira and Kathryn Burnett (Part 1)
Boris Johnson will become the UK's next prime minister, after winning the right to lead the ruling Conservative party. Neal Curtis from Auckland University joins us to discuss what this means locally… Audio
I've been thinking for 24 July 2019
What the panellists Chris Wikaira and Kathryn Burnett have been thinking. Audio
Story of the Day for 24 July 2019
Renegade "fatbergs" formed in sewers by congealed fat, baby wipes and nappies cost local governments hundreds of thousands to remove each year. But could the solution lie in an innocent, educational… Audio
Bikini body shaming
A woman who was told her bikini was "inappropriate" by a duty manager at an Auckland pool felt she was being body-shamed.Yvette Harvie-Salter was in the sauna and spa at the Albany Stadium pool when… Audio
Berm parking
Berms are back in the news with complaints of people parking their cars on them coming thick and fast in Auckland and Christchurch. So what's the problem? Too many cars and not enough parking in some… Audio
Singapore government to decide which news is fake
The Singaporean government is proposing a law where it will be the one who decides which news is "fake" and which is "real". With the ruling party having 80 per cent of the seats in parliament the law… Audio
Question of the Day for 8 April 2019
Question of the Day - Which musician's death effected you the most? Audio
Japan resumes commercial whaling
Whale hunting goes back in Japanese culture thousands of years however, modern commercial or scientific whaling has been severely condemned by the international community. Japan has resumed its… Audio
What's in a Maori name?
In the King Country there's a proposal to change the settlement of Benneydale's name to Mania-Ti, after one of the nearby hills. And in Taranaki some are offended about abreviating the place name to… Audio
Stop flying to save the environment
Air New Zealand is lauded for its commitment to limit its carbon footprint and yet the airline is one of the country's biggest climate polluters, responsible for emitting 3.5 million tonnes of C02… Audio
The Panel with Nicky Pellegrino and Chris Wikaira (Part 2)
Question of the Day - Which musician's death effected you the most? The Singaporean government is proposing a law where it will be the one who decides which news is "fake" and which is "real". With… Audio
The Panel with Nicky Pellegrino and Chris Wikaira (Part 1)
Air New Zealand is lauded for its commitment to limit its carbon footprint and yet the airline is one of the country's biggest climate polluters, responsible for emitting 3.5 million tonnes of C02… Audio
Teaching 'Mindfulness' at school
Last week we did a piece about calls for CPR to be taught in schools. It got us thinking about recent calls for Mindfulness to be taught in schools... Audio
Facebook: a vehicle for anti-vaccination movement.
Disturbing figures released last week by the World Health Organisation shows a big increase in the number of reported measels cases. In Europe, the number of cases went from 5,273 in 2016 , to 25,863… Audio
NZ grown
A new twist on an existing marketing strategy. The Buy NZ Made organisation is now rolling out New Zealand Grown stickers for meat and produce grown locally. The labels are a way for businesses to… Audio
Christchurch's $2m weed solution
The banning of the herbicide Roundup from use in public spaces has seen the city's weed-killing bill rise dramatically. From $450k a year to $2.1m. Roundup's active ingredient is glyphosate and is the… Audio
Win employment dispute but still no cigar
It seems that even if an employee wins a case against an employer in the Employment Court there is no guarantee they will actually see whatever settlement they're owed. This surely must deter… Audio