Penny Ashton

A voice-pitch correction device came into use in music records in the late 1990s. Some in the business see the technology as revolutionary others as a big cheat. Cher's song Believe was the first to… Audio

The Environment Court has given the go-ahead for the America's Cup defence in Auckland. Team New Zealand will move into the Viaduct Events Centre, building will start on the Hobson Wharf base for Luna… Audio

Emma Grieve's students at Mangawhai Beach School in Northland have been turning up to school bleary-eyed after playing the video game Fortnite into the wee hours of the morning. So, in the latest… Audio

Four months after it went missing, the police have recovered a stolen digger from a property in Takapau. Audio

The difficulty involved in greeting a mixed-gender group of people now. Audio

There's been mixed reaction to the proposed cat ban in the Southland town of Omaui. Do we need to be more responsible with our predatory animals? Audio

The New Zealand Herald is reporting the number of school stand-downs for fighting and assault have hit an 11-year high. According to Dane Dougan, the chief executive of Autism NZ, half of those stood… Audio

Oranga Tamariki says all instances of harm to children will be logged faster now - the latest in a serious of moves to keep closer tabs on the welfare of children. The harm to children stats, however… Audio

Questions persist around whether the former US army security analyst Chelsea Manning should be granted special dispensation to give speeches in New Zealand. Audio

The ombudsman has stepped in to help a woman who bought a vacuum cleaner from a door-to-door salesman for nearly $4,000 - nearly four times the price of top-of-the-line vacuum cleaners at Noel Leeming

The government won't chip in to bring home Abby Hartley, who lies gravely ill in a Balinese hospital. But we spend big money rescuing lost climbers and trampers - so what's the difference? Audio

The Labour Party says it'll implement all the recommendations of a report into indecent assults at a Young Labour camp, but it won't release the full report - a decision which has angered one of the… Audio

The CEO of the Irish airline Ryanair Michael O'Leary has turned down his annual bonus. He waived his bonus due to the pilot scheduling mix-up that led to a labour dispute and 20,000 flight… Audio

Victoria University in Wellington is looking at changing its name. Mainly because of all the other Victoria Universities around the world. However, there's a groundswell of opposition to the change… Audio

What the Panelists Penny Ashton and Chris Wikaira want to talk about. Audio

At long last dogs are out-popularising cats on the internet. Along with that, dog lovers are creating their own words to go with their social media sharing. Words like doggo, woofer, pupper… Audio

United States federal air marshals now follow seemingly ordinary citizens not suspected of a crime, nor on any terrorist watch list. It's a new surveillance programme called "Quiet Skies" and it… Audio