Mihingarangi Forbes
Podcast: Coastwatchers - Operation Pacific
Listen to the Coastwatchers – Operation Pacific podcast about the untold stories of WWII Native Wireless Operators. Audio
Meet: The Coastwatchers - Operation Pacific Production Team
Meet the team behind Coastwatchers – Operation Pacific.
Getting the political tone right in times of crisis
Have politicians and commentators got the tone right during this Covid 19 pandemic? Audio
Charity cafe burgled during lockdown
Mangere East Community Centre manager, Hone Fowler, talks about the burglary at their not-for-profit Village Cafe and talks about their fundraiser to replace stolen equipment. Audio
Last day tomorrow for submissions on prisoner's voting rights
Tomorrow is the last day for the public to submit their views to parliament about prisoners being being able to enrol to vote if their sentences are shorter than three years. Audio
Stand at Dawn for ANZAC day this year
BJ Clark, the President of the New Zealand Returned Services Association talks about this year's ANZAC commemorations with a difference. Audio
How far away is the end of the Coronavirus epidemic?
The World Health Organisation Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreysus has warned the worst is ahead of us - we speak to Associate Professor Adam Kamradt Scott from the University of Sydney to see… Audio
What the plunge in oil prices means for New Zealanders
Professor Alan Brent, Chair in Sustainable Energy Systems at Victoria University of Wellington discusses what the unprecedented drop in oil prices means for New Zealanders. Audio
The Panel with Mihingarangi Forbes and Thomas Pryor (Part 2)
BJ Clark, the President of the New Zealand Returned Services Association talks about this year's ANZAC commemorations with a difference. Tomorrow is the last day for the public to submit their views… Audio
The Panel with Mihingarangi Forbes and Thomas Pryor (Part 1)
Professor Alan Brent, Chair in Sustainable Energy Systems at Victoria University of Wellington discusses what the unprecedented drop in oil prices means for New Zealanders. The World Health… Audio
I've been thinking for 23 April 2020
Panellists Mihingarangi Forbes and Thomas Pryor share what they've been thinking about. Audio
Story of the Day for 23 April 2020
Some Americans are taking to the streets in protest against stay-at-home orders amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Amelia Langford examines some of the more unusual protest slogans, and considers the dangers… Audio
Coronavirus: Entire high school treated as close contacts
Worried parents from an Auckland secondary school are trying to work out how to best isolate their children after the whole school was declared closed because of coronavirus.
There are now four… Audio
Are shorts appropriate at work?
Do you ever wear shorts to work? That's the debate between stylists in a piece on the ABC. It begins with a quote from fashion designer Tom Ford - "A man should never wear shorts in the city, shorts… Audio
Home ownership at lowest level since 1951
Home ownership levels are at the lowest level since 1951. According the the 2018 census 64.5 percent of New Zealanders own their own home compared with nearly 74 percent in the early 90s. Audio
National MP says benefit cuts could be good for Māori
National MP Joanne Hayes reckons benefit cuts could be good for Māori. She says cutting benefits could strengthen whānau - if they're resourceful. Her comments have been condemned by the Māori… Audio
The Question of the Day for 11 November 2019
The Berlin Wall came down officially on November 9, thirty years ago. What world/local event do you recall exactly where you were at the time? E.g Berlin Wall Audio
Singles' Day: why it's becoming more popular here
Have you ever heard of Singles' Day? It's the biggest global shopping event - in 2018 it made $46 billion sales in one day. But it's generally unknown to Kiwis. Audio
Fear over new armed police teams
Residents and politicians fear new armed police teams are being used for lower risk responses and "preventative patrolling" after an arrest in suburban Hamilton over the weekend. Audio
Is there a need for the new sustainable party?
A new political party launched yesterday, called Sustainable NZ. The party's leader Vernon Tava said that the party would be pro environment, science and business. Audio