Paul Brennan

Highlights from Radio New Zealand National's programmes for the week ending Friday 23 May. This week...... the wandering mind and what the brain does when we are not looking from Nine to Noon, from… Audio

A review of the week's news including... reaction to this week's budget, TVNZ told it should ban political reporters, editors and producers from belonging to political parties, Auckland Hospital aims… Audio

A review of the Christchurch City Council's strategic assets says it could make about 1.4 billion dollars and Parliament remains under urgency to debate budget legislation. Audio

A review of the week's news including... A ban on synthetic cannabis and party pills, opposition MPs sailing close to the wind in their questioning of the Immigration Minister over his meeting with… Audio

A review of the week's news including... The resignation as a minister of Pakuranga MP Maurice Williamson after intervening in a police investigation, the withdraw legal highs from sale until they can… Audio

Highlights from Radio New Zealand National's programmes for the week ending Friday 2nd of March. This week...... What was Maurice Williamsom thinking when he picked up the phone and rang the police in… Audio

A review of the week's news including... Labour MP Shane Jones quitting as an MP, homeowners having to dig deeper to keep up with rising interest rates, the Justice Minister insists the ground hasn't… Audio

A review of the week's news including... The Prime Minister blames a New Zealand man killed during a counter-terrorism drone attack in Yemen last year for his own death, the Justice Minister continues… Audio

A review of the week's news including... The nine day Royal tour gets underway, the Prime Minister says any talk of Labour distancing itself from the Greens is merely a stunt, the Mana Party kicks off… Audio

A review of the week's news including... the coroner rules the search and rescue effort at Christchurch's CTV building did not contribute to the deaths of eight people who survived the initial… Audio

Can you spot the connection in our music quiz? Audio

A review of the week's news including... A lawyer and friend of former New Zealand cricketer Chris Cairns is released on bail after being arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice in… Audio

A review of the week's news including... calls for the Education Minister to step down over her handling of alleged mis-spending by the commercial arm of Te Kohanga Reo Trust, the Rugby Union admits… Audio

Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

Today's feature album is set to be reissued with unreleased material. Mystery Girl by Roy Orbison was first released in February 1989, two months after his death. The album was a global success… Audio

Housing advocacy groups are worried about new Housing New Zealand plans; new cyber-bullying laws to be introduced. In Dateline Pacific, calls for more emphasis on community-led solutions to alleviate… Audio

Conundrum answer. Audio

A review of the week's news including... the announcement of the General Election date, Police vow to bring to justice the other killers of Mellory Manning, the Reserve Bank raises its official cash… Audio

Interest rates on the rise; storm weary Christchurch is preparing for worst-case scenario as Cyclone Lusi approaches. In Dateline Pacific, the Chief Justice of Nauru resigns. Audio

Conundrum clue 8. Audio