Cindy Mitchener

Who was your childhood celebrity crush? The entertainment world has lost two beloved stars today. Actor Luke Perry, best known for his role as Dylan in Beverly Hills 90210, died of a stroke at the age… Audio

A Kiwi man who joined ISIS, Mark John Taylor is being held in a Kurdish prison in Syria after defeating from the terrorist group. New Zealand can't strip him of his citizenship but it is understood… Audio

The Washington Post has published a piece on the four-day working week, which a New Zealand company also trialled. Companies discussed the benefits and pitfalls of the experiment. Audio

Justice Minister Andrew Little's told the United Nations that New Zealand's incarceration rate is one of the highest in the world and had risen in recent years. He says our justice system is… Audio

Music reviewer Simon Sweetman recounts his attendance at Conversations with Nick Cave: An Evening of Talk & Music and we ask whether audience Q and A sessions are really worthwhile or not. Audio

Question of the Day: What New Zealand attraction underwhelmed you? Audio

Auckland Eden Park is in serious financial strife and there are ongoing issues with infrastructure. They can't pay back loans and aren't actually hosting many events anymore. It's an iconic sporting… Audio

Children's birthday parties can be expensive for parents but there's now a trend to help alleviate the costs: guests bring their own five dollar note. 'Fiver parties' are a new hit, attendees bring a… Audio

The Government won't back a call to make it compulsory for all employers to make KiwiSaver contributions to over 65s. As it strands under law currently, it's up to individual employers whether or not… Audio

Question of the Day; Suffering though audience Q & A's; Our justice system is 'broken'; Four-day work week isn't actually working. Audio

Over 65s miss out on employer KiwiSaver contributions; Come to our kids' party, bring cash; What to do about Eden Park. Audio

What New Zealand attraction underwhelmed you? Plus Story of the Day - two Scottish kids are sailing a toy pirate ship around the world and tracking it along the way.  Audio

Your feedback, and what the panelists Cindy Mitchener and Peter Fa'afiu have been thinking about.  Audio

Neighbours in the Auckland suburb of Bucklands Beach are locking horns over unoffically claming parking space on the road by laying out road cones. It's all turned into a bit of a barney. Why do… Audio

A 20 year-old psychology graduate has had her facial tattoos dissed by potential employers in Taranaki. She has now found work but says she had no problem getting a job in Waikato. Do different… Audio

Once thought of as leering and lewed it seems some people miss the giant Santa winking eye and "come hither" finger on the Queen St Auckland Farmers building. Hayden Donnell tells us why he thinks the… Audio

What the Panelists Joe Bennett and Cindy Mitchener want to talk about. Audio

The US president Donald Trump has pardoned two turkeys Peas and Carrots in the annual White House tradition. The Panelists mull over the importance of being thankful and if we're thankful enough in… Audio

It looks like the wheels have strated rolling toward banning smoking in cars around those under 18 years-old. So just how would any ban be Policed and would punitive measures stop people smoking in… Audio

An Auckland daycare centre has taken a child off its roll because his parents wouldn't send him for the minimum 7 hours a day.The Mighty Minds Educare in Penrose seems worried about how the paperwork… Audio