Jo Mc Carroll

The Government has announced a $95 million dollar boost in spending on teacher training over the next 4 years. The teacher shortage has seen the Government bring in 354 teachers from overseas. Andrea… Audio

A spat has broken out between the Labour MP Willie Jackson and National's Paula Bennett. In Parliament, Mr Jackson pretty much said that Mrs Bennett isn't Māori enough. He said she doesn't know if… Audio

The Government is to scrap a benefit sanction that saw solo mothers penalised by up to $28 a week if they didn't name the father of their child. Removing the sanction will cost $113.4 million over… Audio

The Government is to scrap a benefit sanction that saw solo mothers penalised by up to $28 a week if they didn't name the father of their child. Removing the sanction will cost $113.4 million over… Audio

What the Panelists Jo McCarroll and Rajorshi Chakraborti have been thinking about. Audio

Rest in peace actor Peter Mayhew, who died today at the age of 74. Peter Mayhew of course most famous for his role as Chewbacca, one of the GREAT movie sidekicks I'm sure we can all agree ? Audio

An extraordinary presidential election is picking up pace in the Ukraine, where candidate Volodymyr Zelenskiy is leading his nearest competitors by about 12 percent. The twist: Zelenskiy isn't a… Audio

Some local councillors are coming under scrutiny for seriously objectionable remarks they've made in the past ... Audio

Road safety campaigner Clive Matthew-Wilson joins us with his thoughts on this. Audio

What cover song is better than the original? Audio

NZ Rugby and the Canterbury Crusaders have commissioned some research into whether the team should be changing its name. The panel give their thoughts Audio

The managers of an Auckland rental property say you CAN bring your pet with you - but you've got to supply its CV with your application ... NZ Property Investors' Association executive officer Andrew… Audio

Everyone's having a laugh at the ACT leader's expense after he bungled a parliamentary motion yesterday - but are we going a bit too far? Audio

The United Kingdom is staggering towards exiting the European Union - but with the official break-up date a mere nine days away and no viable deal on the table, where do they go from here? Audio

What cover song is better than the original? Road safety campaigner Clive Matthew-Wilson joins us with his thoughts on Police considering not pursuing young drivers. Some local councillors are coming… Audio

The United Kingdom is staggering towards exiting the European Union - but with the official break-up date a mere nine days away and no viable deal on the table, where do they go from here? Everyone's… Audio

The Mayor of Northern French town Feuquieres has issued a ban on excessive dog barking to curb what he calls "canine noise pollution". Dog owners will be fined 68 Euro for prolonged or repeated… Audio

No-buy is a new trend, where people attempt to not buy anything for a year for better finances and wellbeing. Many do it in a effort to reduce, reuse and recycle or to de-clutter a la Marie Konda.  Audio

The creators of a new advanced artificial intelligence system have decided not to release the research to the public as it may be too dangerous. Open AI created the model - a text generator - which… Audio