Lizzie Marvelly
Calls for transparency by council hopefuls around the country
Max Rashbrooke wants council candidates to be more open about who they are amid concerns there are some unsuitable to be on local bodies. Audio
Concerns about a loss of cultural sovereignty due to Netflix
Former BBC boss worries that British cultural sovereignty will be lost with media domination by other streaming platforms. Audio
Plans for Te Papa North in Auckland shelved
Plans for a Te Papa north to be established in Manukau have been shelved after funding was turned down by the government. Audio
Question of the Day for 26 September 2019
What are your memories of the old bottle refund scheme? Audio
Plastic bottle refund scheme touted to improve recycling
Zero waste network chairman, Marty Hoffart joins the discussion on the government exploring a plastic bottle refund scheme to encourage more recycling. Audio
Goff says vacant Auckland homes should go to the homeless
Auckland Mayor says that any vacant homes in the city should be forced to house the homeless after the Census showed there were around 40 thousand empty homes. Audio
Trump's impeachment woes and Ardern's image taking a hit
Trump's impeachment problems looking worse today than yesterday and Jacina Ardern's image is taking a hit over her failure to be tougher with Trump and at the UN. Audio
The Panel with Lizzie Marvelly and Bill Ralston (Part 2)
what are your memories of the old bottle refund scheme? Plans for a Te Papa north to be established in Manukau have been shelved after funding was turned down by the government. Former BBC boss… Audio
The Panel with Lizzie Marvelly and Bill Ralston (Part 1)
Trump's impeachment problems looking worse today than yesterday and Jacina Ardern's image is taking a hit over her failure to be tougher with Trump and at the UN. Auckland Mayor says that any vacant… Audio
What the panellist have been thinking for 26 September 2019
What the Panellists Lizzie Marvelly and Bill Ralston have been thinking about. Audio
Story of the day with Ali Ventura for 26 September 2019
Today's story is about the beginnings of the labradoodle and regrets from the original breeder about how it's now an out of control sought after breed. Audio
NZ Rugby selection: do they need to install a moral compass?
New Zealand Rugby has a list of socially oriented "character assessment values" when it comes to selecting players. Things like work ethic, competitiveness, resilience, coachability, and motivation in… Audio
CHCH bridge designs scrapped
A design for a new pedestrian bridge in Christchurch is calling into question the respect New Zealand has for its artists, after a design competition was scrapped and the council instead went for a… Audio
Matariki as a public holiday
How about Matariki as a public holiday? And the Question of the Day is: If you could invent a public holiday what would it be to commemorate. Audio
Compulsory voting
The Auckland Council has done a pre-election survey which gauges awareness and attitudes of potential voters. Overall, 52.2 per cent of those canvassed supported compulsory voting. Many of those are… Audio
Let down by absence of a Race Relations Commissioner
New Zealand hasn't had a Race Relations Commissioner for over a year.The first attempt to replace Susan Devoy apparently didn't produce enough quality candidates, so the position was readvertised. The… Audio
Subsidies for EVs
The government has announced new subsidies for electric and hybrid vehicles up to $8000 off new or near-new vehicles arriving in the country. But there's stick as well as carrot, with a $3000 fee… Audio
The Panel with Lizzie Marvelly and Gary McCormick (Part 2)
How about Matariki as a public holiday? And the Question of the Day is: If you could invent a public holiday what would it be to commemorate. A design for a new pedestrian bridge in Christchurch is… Audio
The Panel with Lizzie Marvelly and Gary McCormick (Part 1)
The government has announced new subsidies for electric and hybrid vehicles up to $8000 off new or near-new vehicles arriving in the country. But there's stick as well as carrot, with a $3000 fee… Audio
I've been thinking for 9 July 2019
What the Panelists Lizzie Marvelly and Gary McCormick have been thinking about. Audio