Cindy Mitchener
The Panel with Cindy Mitchener and Anton Matthews (Part 2)
Roald Dahl would've turned 103 today - were any of his books especially meaningful to you, and why? Over the past few years many Kohanga have shut down: today there are around 8,500 tamariki enrolled… Audio
The Panel with Cindy Mitchener and Anton Matthews (Part 1)
The Stuff website has been hosting a series throughout te wiki o te reo Māori about easy ways to teach your kids te reo Māori. And one of our panellists, Anton Matthews, just happens to be the host… Audio
I've been thinking for 13 September 2019
What the Panellists Cindy Mitchener and Anton Matthews have been thinking about. Audio
Story of the Day for 13 September 2019
Simon Sweetman looks at the history of Friday the 13th and asks whether we care about the bad-luck omen of a single day anymore. Audio
University in London has banned beef
Goldsmith's University of London, clearly a VERY green univbersity, is phasing out single-use plastics plastics and installing more solar panels to power its buildings in New Cross, as part of a move… Audio
Basin name-change bid looking unlikely
A bid to change the Basin Reserve's name to "Support Women's Sport Basin Reserve" appeals to have fallen short, but the organisers aren't giving up just yet. Audio
Are we blinded by the bright lights of overseas CEOs?
Fran O'Sullivan had a good column in yesterday's New Zealand Herald about chief executives in New Zealand, and whether we're starstruck by overseas CEOs. Audio
Should we be worried about local government donations?
A piece on the Newsroom website reveals just how much financial firepower property developers threw around in the 2016 mayoral race. Dr Simon Chapple from Victoria University joins us to talk about… Audio
What's a Shakespeare quote you've always remembered?
Stratford councillors have officially decided that their town will be associated formally with William Shakespeare at Tuesday Meeting of council - there was no opposition. Audio
Question of the Day for 14 August 2019
What's a Shakespeare quote you've always remembered? Audio
When is it OK to swear in the workplace?
A Petone barista was awarded $12,000 in compensation, after she was fired for swearing while at work. But how much foul language is too much? Audio
Wellington's bus saga rolls on and on
A chronic driver shortage is continuing to wreak havoc on Wellington's peak hours services. How can the capital's once-envied public transport system come back from this? Audio
Hamilton councillors criticised for climate change views
Some Hamilton city councillors have come under scrutiny for their climate change views - with one saying the issue has "less substance than a cow farm" and another claiming that CO2 helps to cool the… Audio
What to do about alcohol?
Major report into reducing alcohol harm ignored for almost a decade. For all the talk on cannabis…what about the drug that does the most harm ? Audio
The Panel with Cindy Mitchener and Raybon Kan (Part 2)
Stratford councillors have officially decided that their town will be associated formally with William Shakespeare at Tuesday Meeting of council - there was no opposition. A piece on the Newsroom… Audio
The Panel with Cindy Mitchener and Raybon Kan (Part 1)
Major report into reducing alcohol harm ignored for almost a decade. For all the talk on cannabis…what about the drug that does the most harm ? Some Hamilton city councillors have come under scrutiny… Audio
I've been thinking for 14 August 2019
What the Panellists Cindy Mitchener and Raybon Kan have been thinking about. Audio
Walking: a superpower
'It's a superpower': how walking makes us healthier, happier and brainier Audio
Stealing bits to nibble on at the supermarket
Some can justify "sampling" the goods at the supermarket. What harm is it to chow down on a handful of pick-n-mix nuts as you shop? One academic was cited as saying that putting the wrong price on the… Audio
