Hayden Donnell
Midweek Mediawatch 22 January 2020
Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately - back again for 2020. This week new guy Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about The Herald's hard line with Facebook followers, Stuff revealing a rogue in the… Audio
Midweek Mediawatch 22 January 2020
Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately - back again for 2020. This week new guy Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about The Herald's hard line with Facebook followers, Stuff revealing a rogue in the…
AudioMidweek Mediawatch: 22 January 2020
Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately, back again for 2020. This week new guy Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about The Herald's hard line with Facebook followers, Stuff revealing a rogue in the…
The worst opinion pieces of the decade
Media commentator Hayden Donnell has written a "worst of" list, encapsulating some of the worst opinion pieces of the decade for a column on The Spinoff. Audio
Last day for postal voting in local govt. elections
Postal voting for local government candidates closes today. The Spinoff's Hayden Donnell , who's been following local body elections up and down the country for some months, joins us to chat about… Audio
Calls to save Big Fresh animatronic food characters
A set of giant animatronic food items which simultaneously thrilled and terrified a generation of New Zealanders is up for grabs on TradeMe The 11 characters from the defunct Big Fresh supermarket… Audio
Enrolment closing for local body elections
Today is the last day to enrol to vote in local body elections without casting a special vote. Audio
Local body elections: Pay to vote idea floated
Being paid to vote is one of the ideas put forward as a way to get more people voting in this year's local body elections. Voter turnout for council elections has been falling since the 80s and… Audio
I Didn't Know That: Local body elections
The occasional Monday series I Didn't Know takes a reasonably complex topic and focuses on making it less confusing. Tonight - local government elections! Audio
Female AI voices are too subservient - report.
A UN report says Artificial intelligence voice assistants, like Alexa and Siri are perpetuating harmful gender biases, as the female voice helpers are too subservient and eager to please. Audio
New carless ways to get across the harbour bridge
Construction could begin next year on a shared bike and pedestrian harbour bridge crossing in Auckland. The walking and biking path will be separated from the traffic lanes, but is likely to be at the… Audio
Question of the day for 23 May 2019
What are you doing to reduce your plastic use? Audio
Drowning in plastic
In an attempt to reduce ocean plastic pollution, the UK government is introducing tougher restrictions on single use plastics, such as straws, cotton buds and plastic stirrers. Should we do the same… Audio
More strikes ahead
Teachers are about to strike, fast food workers have been on strike and now staff at the retail giant Farmers are preparing to strike. Audio
Trade me refuses to pull "It's Ok to be White" T-shirts
Trade me is refusing to pull t-shirts with the slogan "It's Ok to be White" despite being told the t-shirts are racist and are associated with white supremacist groups internationally. Audio
Will Christian parties affect the next election?
The Destiny church has launched a new political party. This comes as National MP, Alfred Ngaro considers creating his own Christian party. We take a look at how minor parties might impact the next… Audio
The Panel with Clare Delore and Hayden Donnell (Part 2)
In an attempt to reduce ocean plastic pollution, the UK government is introducing tougher restrictions on single use plastics, such as straws, cotton buds and plastic stirrers. Should we do the same… Audio
The Panel with Clare Delore and Hayden Donnell (Part 1)
The Destiny churched has launched a new political party. This comes as National MP, Alfred Ngaro considers creating his own Christian party. We take a look at how minor parties might impact the next… Audio
I've been thinking for 23 May 2019
Today's panellists, Clare Delore and Hayden Donnell share what they've been thinking about. Audio