Michele A'court
Hairdresser refuses to cut kid's hair
An Auckland hair salon has refused to cut a 4 year-old's hair because her mother isn't a client. Is this a bit bah-humbug or fair enough? Audio
Nudist beaches
Locals are angry as a nude beach in Australia set to stay. Tyagarah beach has been clothing optional for 20 years, but many locals have hated it. This is depite an opposite view 20 years ago when they… Audio
Old blokes bare all for cancer research
The men of Bayswater Village in Tauranga have revealed all for the sake of testicular and prostate cancer research.The eleven brave souls have posed in various settings to create a calendar. Peter… Audio
Social media and the spread of misinformation
Immunisation expert Dr Nikki Turner says scaremongering on social media is putting off parents vaccinating their children. Just how do you decide what's fact and fiction about anything on Facebook or… Audio
Panelists best and worst of the White Album
Both Michele A'Court and Neil Miller pick While My Guitar Gently Weeps as their favourite track from the White Album that's now turned 50. Neil thinks Ob li di Ob li da is a right stinker. Audio
ChCH looks at alcohol park ban
Alcohol could be banned at 20 Christchurch parks as Rugby League struggles to control sideline behaviour described as volatile and unsafe. Canterbury Rugby League says it's concerned for the safety of… Audio
Mayor behind "black face" prize
The Mayor of South Taranaki Ross Dunlop has admitted to being the judge who awarded the prize to the Hawera Mt View Lions float in the towns recent A&P show. He's now admitted he made a mistake and… Audio
More Kiwi Bank and Post Office closures
More NZ Post and KiwiBank branches are closing.But the bank is opening 13 new standalone branches which don't have a Post Shop.Is it reallly necessary? Audio
CRL: there must be a better way
The construction company with a 120 year heritage has been placed in administration. It's RCR Tomlinson and it's behind one of the country's largest transport projects ever, Auckland's City Rail Link… Audio
The Panel with Michele A'Court, Neil Miller (Part 2)
Both Michele A'Court and Neil Miller pick While My Guitar Gently Weeps as their favourite track from the White Album that's now turned 50. Neil thinks Ob li di Ob li da is a right stinker… Audio
The Panel with Michele A'Court, Neil Miller (Part 1)
The construction company with a 120 year heritage has been placed in administration. It's RCR Tomlinson and it's behind one of the country's largest transport projects ever, Auckland's City Rail Link… Audio
Can you post a goldfish?
The week that was - Radar and Michele A'Court look at some of the stranger stories, including whether you can post a goldfish. Live fish are among the unusual mail items NZ Post has dealt with. Other… Audio
Fishy fresh eyes and other funnies
Michele A'Court and Justine Smith with the lighter side of life, including the Kuwaiti shop selling fish with stuck on googly eyes, in attempt to make it look fresher. And a Cornwall supermarket, in… Audio
Women's group wants Law Society article censored
The NZ Women's Law Journal wants an article dumped or censored from the Law Society newsletter. The article was by Auckland lawyer Thomas Bloy. He writes supportively about diversity and the #metoo… Audio
Three legal questions for Anne Stevens
We have some interesting court cases to discuss with Dunedin barrister Anne Stevens. A man's sentence was reduced despite aspects that immensely troubled the high court judge. Police aren't laying… Audio
Panel Says
What the Panelists Michele A'Court and Bernard Hickey want to talk about. Audio
Over sixties ready and willing to work
Massey University's study of 11,000 older New Zealanders finds them happy, healthy, and eager to find work. However in 2016 there were more over-65s registered job-seekers than 18 to 24-year-olds… Audio
Micro-credentials launched to fill skills gap
Everything you think you know about what skills you need and how to promote yourself on your CV could be wrong. Future employers won't scan your CV or care much about your NCEA results. They will look… Audio
Auckland Plan 2050
The Auckland City Council has hired "thinkers" to offer up various future scenarios for New Zealand's biggest city. These go from a wonderful technological utopia to a poverty-stricken, crime-ridden… Audio