Jo Mc Carroll

The Government gun buyback scheme started yesterday, and runs for 6 months. The scheme has been boosted to 208 million dollars and will see gun owners compensation based on the type of gun and its… Audio

Justice Minister Andrew Little yesterday announced that Government would introduce legislation allowing people to enrol on the same day, and the proposed law change would also allow ballot boxes in… Audio

What piece of art (paintings, photography, sculptures etc) has moved you to tears? A sobering, but fascinating article in METRO magazine about the changing nature of club rugby in Auckland. Changing… Audio

Fancy voting for your favourite candidate while picking up some bananas from the supermarket Justice Minister Andrew Little yesteday announced that Government would introduce legislation allowing… Audio

What the Panellists Jo McCarroll and Bill Ralston have been thinking Audio

Top sheets, it's been said, are an endangered species. Of the many things that millennials are killing apparently the top sheet can be included. Ali Ventura vehemently disagrees and tries to prove her… Audio

A recent study has highlighted the inequality when it comes to just where defibrillators are located. Audio

A British behavioural scientist has concluded women are happier when they are unmarried and don't have children. Men are happier when married. Paul Dolan from the London School of Economics and… Audio

Giving up air travel for the sake of the planet is an idea that seems to be gaining some traction. Air travel accounts for 2 per cent of global carbon emissions and that's predicted to grow to as much… Audio

What object in your house sparks joy? Audio

The government is to investigate the possibility of reducing public transport costs for 900,000 Community Service card-holders. Those who would benefit could inlcude low income families, the… Audio

Is it just spin or is it a radical new approach to economics? National Party MP Amy Adams says it is nothing new. She says that Bill English's social investment work programme could be seen in the… Audio

Question of the Day: What object in your house sparks joy? Giving up air travel for the sake of the planet is an idea that seems to be gaining some traction. Air travel accounts for 2 per cent of… Audio

Is it just spin or is it a radical new approach to economics? National Party MP Amy Adams says it is nothing new. She says that Bill English's social investment work programme could be seen in the… Audio

Today we talk about prequels - they are a rarity in film though they're becoming more popular nowadays. Audio

Labour of Love is the name of a new app to help men appreciate the unsung work that their female partners do. It was the idea of a couple who were both busy with their careers and family duties, and… Audio

We're all being encouraged to take a leaf out of the Netherland's book, and niksen. Just do nothing. Audio

Scrabble has accepted 2,862 new words. Youth culture slang phrases have been added in the first update since 2015. These include sharenting, blud and bae. Others such as incel, antivaxxer and fatberg… Audio