Steve Mc Cabe

A British teacher who came to New Zealand to work in a secondary school is questioning the government's drive to recruit teachers off shore to shore-up teacher numbers. The government has increased… Audio

New evidence suggests there may be an easy and cheap remedy for chronic inflammatory conditions. A daily does of baking soda in water could reduce inflammation in autoimmune disease like rheumatoid… Audio

We dive back into the discussion about the shortage of tradies around the country. Yesterday HOBANZ CEO Roger Levie told us the lack of construction workers is a big hurdle for Phil Twyford to… Audio

A private fireworks display stumped Aucklanders last night, with many wondering what the cause of celebration was.  Audio

The panelists discuss an opinion piece about how people talk to their digital assistants - Siri, Alexa and the like. The author says how rude or polite people are to these electronic assistants says a… Audio

New Caledonia will vote on whether to remain part of France at the end of this year.  Audio

The discussion continues around the methamphetamine crisis, following yesterday's news that high school students were given a pamphlet entitled "10 ways to keep well if using meth".  Audio

Midwives have marched through Wellington today to deliver a pay equity petition to parliament. It calls for the Ministry of Health to support funding for the profession, as it struggles to keep up… Audio

A plan to re-enter Pike River Mine is expected to be announced today. International technical advisors have been meeting in Greymouth to figure out a plan.  Audio

The Law Society is now investigating Russell McVeagh in light of its sexual harassment scandal as five universities break ties with the firm. Audio

Man in undies shoots at drone. Probably very tempting for a lot of us. University of Otago's dean of law Mark Henaghan tells us how much trouble you'd get in for shooting a drone. Audio

A High Court judge's decision to allow a murderer to wear his wig in prison as a right has been over-ruled. Dean of Law Mark Henaghan discusses the tension between the two decisons. Audio

What the Panelists Sandy Hodge and Steve McCabe want to talk about. Audio

Google says it's defending the public's right to information by refusing to remove certain information at people's request. Audio

An University of Otago study into a prison smoking ban has found that half of prisoners continue to smoke in jail. While even more actually take up smoking while they're inside. Audio

The latest Air New Zealand safety video is set in Antarctica and it's upset some of the Erebus victims families who don't like the area being used for the airlines promotional gain. Audio

New Zealand born prisoners are being sent back from Australia. How well are they being looked after? Many are uprooted from the only support they have. We talk to Helen Murphy of PARS. Audio