Mai Chen
Taxes building and wages
It looks like we'll all be paying much more for the maintenance of New Zealand. Big rates rises in Otago and Aucklanders to be hit with a fuel tax on Sunday. The rest of the country won't be able to… Audio
The Panel with Guy Williams and Mai Chen (Part 2)
He's been painted as a controlling tryrant who bullied his sons. Joe Jackson the father of Michael and the other Jackson siblings has died at the age of 89. Jermaine Jackson has justified his father's… Audio
The Panel with Guy Williams and Mai Chen (Part 1)
It looks like we'll all be paying much more for the maintenance of New Zealand. Big rates rises in Otago and Aucklanders to be hit with a fuel tax on Sunday. The rest of the country won't be able to… Audio
Diversity of public sector boards in the spotlight
Ethnic Communities Minister Jenny Salesa has ordered a stocktake of ethnic diversity on public sector boards, because at the moment the government doesn’t know the ethnic make-up of its own boards… Audio, Gallery
The name game
Celebrity cook Annabel Langbein is in hotwater over a Mother's Day competition in the NZ Women's Weekly. Audio
A leaky school and not enough tradies
A construction company has been ordered to pay millions to fix a rotting secondary school in Auckland. Audio
What will the future bring (or end)?
Another futurist has predicted what common things will be extinct, including carparks, itunes and credit cards. Audio
Auckland regional fuel tax
There are now advertisements in Auckland asking the public what they want to spend the new regional fuel tax on. Audio
Your degree may soon be useless
A new report says 40 per cent of degrees will soon be obsolete. Traditional degrees could disappear within a decade the report has found. Audio
Vic Uni name change
Victoria University is looking to change its name to the University of Wellington to eliminate what it says is confusion with overseas institutions. Audio
Hospice forced to dump donations
Mary Potter Hospice in Porirua has had to shut down its second-hand shop after heavy rain brought asbestos down from the roof.
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Meth pamphlet
The New Zealand Herald is reporting an Auckland high school student was given a pamphlet that appeared to give advice on how to use methamphetamine. Audio
Rent or buy?
QV says some first-buyers have decided owning a house is more affordable than renting. In some regions rent is almost as high as a mortgage repayment. Audio
The Panel with Jock Anderson, and Mai Chen (Part 2)
Another futurist has predicted what common things will be extinct, including carparks, itunes and credit cards. We asks the panelists for their thoughts on this and about a new report that Singapore… Audio
The Panel with Jock Anderson, and Mai Chen (Part 1)
QV says some first-buyers have decided owning a house is more affordable than renting. In some regions rent is almost as high as a mortgage repayment, though first-home buyers also need to raise a… Audio
Migrants told to show their Australianness before citizenship
Apparently joining a rotary club is enough to prove you have integrated into Australian life. Audio
Emojis as evidence in court
Courtrooms around the world rely on experts on DNA, blood splatter, arson, handwriting, gun residue etc., so why not emojis? Audio
NZ's number 2 diplomat in the US in hot water for tweets
A top NZ diplomat told the Democrats in the U.S. to quote "get their shit together". This followed an announcement Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren could be on the ticket for 2020 to take on Trump.
…What the panellists have to talk about
What the Panelists Mai Chen and Michael Moynihan want to talk about. Audio