David Farrar

The Hobbit and how far did the government go to keep its production in New Zealand... and sex on the beach. Audio

A look at who's been tweeting what to whom and other cyber space traffic: Rupert Murdoch; Asma al-Assad; worst careers; Octomom and; Deity believers among others. Audio

What could be more dangerous than drink driving? Only 35% of hybrid vehicle owners chose to purchase a hybrid again when they returned to the market in 2011, according to auto information company R.L… Audio

More and more cases are being reported, to the Herald and to us, of unfair wheel clamping, Police have confirmed that a review is underway following another budgetary overspend on the Diplomatic… Audio

Yet more health findings on red meat, aspirin may reduce the risk of several cancers, and the Auckland vending machine that dispenses cannabis. Audio

The Prime Minister says no inquiry is needed regarding the Bronwyn Pullar case, and Kim Dotcom is awarded $60,000 a month in living costs. Audio

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The newspaper sector says a new media regulator should be completely independent of the government. The chief executive of the Newspaper Publishers Association, Tim Pankhurst, and blogger/internet… Audio

Topics - Is there any such thing as a free education? The police in New Plymouth have arrested six Greenpeace protesters - including the actress Lucy Lawless - who boarded an oil exploration ship four… Audio

Topics - A campaign's been launched in Auckland today to hold judges accountable for bailing violent offenders who go on to commit serious crimes. Kevin Rudd's bid to roll Julia Gillard and return as… Audio

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Keeping the 'The treatry of Waitangi clause' in the SOE act. Audio

Topics - Don't mention the weather and the election in the same breath on Saturday, whatever you do, warns the Christchurch Press. National admits New Zealand is losing skills as record numbers of… Audio

Topics - National's Law and Order spokesperson, Judith Collins, has categorically denied claims by Labour party leader Phil Goff that police recruiting will be "frozen" for 2012. Labour is sticking… Audio

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Topics - The TV actress Robyn Malcolm, who MC'ed the opening of the Greens election campaign, will front an Auckland Council campaign to encourage recycling. What voting system would you choose if New… Audio

Topics - The Greens appear to have stolen a march by causing the Prime Minister to admit that Kiwisaver fees are too high. Labour is promising to extend a $60-a-week payment set up to help working… Audio

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Topics - Property owners have taken a swipe at the Christchurch City Council's draft plan for the recovery of the central city - describing it as a "rubbish pipedream" that is "terrifying" to… Audio

Topics - A fuel tank on the container vessel Rena, which is stuck on the Astrolabe reef off the coast of Tauranga, has ruptured - spilling hundreds more tonnes of oil into the sea. Ipads are now… Audio