Paul Brennan

A review of the week's news including... a decision by the Justice Minister to order a fresh report on whether David Bain should receive compensation, the Queenstown and Wanaka communities are reeling… Audio

A review of the week's news including... the Mark Lundy retrial, NZ Post to axe four hundred posties from July, the Cricket World Cup is officially opened, predictions the synthetic cannabis industry… Audio

A review of the week's news including... Waitangi Day celebrations take place against the backdrop of ongoing divisions within host Iwi Ngapuhi, the Reserve Bank rules out a cut in interest rates for… Audio

A review of the week's news including... Some social housing groups are worried charities wanting to buy up large numbers of state houses could bite off more than they can chew, a weight loss surgeon… Audio

A review of the week's news including... The Whanganui District Health Board says the mother of a 16-month-old toddler who died in the hospital grounds is a valued staff member and they are grieving… Audio

A review of the week's news including... The New Zealand First Party calling for the Navy to up the ante and use its firepower in the standoff with a fleet of illegal toothfish ships in the Southern… Audio

An 18-year-old woman has been charged with murdering a baby. Audio

Newsreader Paul Brennan. Audio

The mother of a Wellington teenager murdered by a man who was released from prison yesterday believes it is only a matter of time before he reoffends. Audio

More than three million people take to the streets of France in a mass show of unity. Audio

A review of the week's news including... investigators trying to work out why a plane crashed into Lake Taupo, Air New Zealand named one of the ten safest airlines in the world, Pope Francis names… Audio

Petrol prices drop again as global oil prices plummet. Audio

A serial arsonist may be at work in North Canterbury. Audio

Widespsread fire bans are declared as the fire risk grows. Audio

A review of the week's news including... A three hour riot in Gisborne that left 83 injured, the top New Years Honours recipients, latest road toll figures show motorcyclist deaths are going up… Audio

A review of the week's news including... The Government's been called on to ban alcohol advertising and sponsorship in sport, the Government is moving to regulate small airfields in the wake of a… Audio

Today our feature album is 'Chaka' by Chaka Khan. The debut solo album by American R&B/funk singer born Yvette Marie Stevens in March 1953 and released on the Warner Bros. Records label in 1978.Yvette… Audio

A review of the week's news including... murderer and child sex abuser Phillip Smith says he had help from a prison guard to escape from jail, a New Zealander who is in prison in Bali for suspected… Audio

A review of the week's news including... Wellington and Wairarapa mayors bite back at a proposal to amalgamate the region's nine councils into one, the Government waters down its latest anti-terror… Audio

Our feature album today is from artist who celebrated his 80th birthday on Monday. Paul Williams began his singing career at the age of 12, appearing on local radio shows in his home town of… Audio