Wallace Chapman
Hotel minis: the next plastic waste to ban?
Mini shampoos, toothbrush and paste, soap and even sewing kits…all things you can happily nick from your hotel room. They're also all individually wrapped in plastic. Audio
Len Lye's door charge
Visitor numbers at the Len Lye Centre have plummeted since the introduction of a door charge for our of towners. The charge was decided by council to help pay for the annual running of the gallery. Audio
Digital technology: are schools ready?
The Education Review Office has slammed the way schools and the Education Ministry were preparing for the introduction of the new digital technologies curriculum in 2020. Audio
Ihumātao's police presence
Tensions were ratcheted up at Ihumātao last night, with an increased police presence blocking Quarry Road. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said police were concerned about a particular part of the site.
…The Panel with Julia Hartley Moore & Mark Knoff-Thomas (Part 2)
The world before the internet; Question of the Day; Lifestyle of the (fake) rich; No parking with your campaign cars; Stop with the pies! Audio
The Panel with Julia Hartley Moore & Mark Knoof-Thomas (Part 1)
Ihumatao's police presence; Digital technology: are schools ready? Len Lye's door charge; Hotel minis: the next plastic waste to ban? Audio
I've been thinking for 6 August 2019
What the Panellists Mark Knoff-Thomas and Julia Hartley Moore have been thinking about. Audio
Gender-neutral school uniform
Schools in Wales now have a gender-neutral policy and some are calling for the same, here. Already many primary schoolshave this and the Ministry of Education leave it up to individual school boards… Audio
Supporting Women In Sport Basin Reserve
Fancy going to watch a cricket match at the Supporting Women In Sport Basin Reserve? The naming rights of the iconic Wellington sportsground is up for grabs and a crowdfunding campaign is underway to… Audio
Youth MP experiences Parliament's Lions Den
Deputy Speaker and National MP Anne Tolley reprimanded 17 year-old Youth MP Lily Dorrance for reading from her notes, in the middle of a speech about youth suicide and mental health. She was shown no… Audio
Where is the most creative city you've been to?
Question of the Day: Where is the most creative city you've been to? What made it creative? Audio
No impeachment for Trump's race-based tweet
The US president won't be impeached for sending what's considered to be a racist Tweet. The House of Representatives voted against the accusation that he had brought "ridicule, disgrace and disrepute"… Audio
Improving roads to save lives
The government has released details of its Road to Zero Strategy, for public consultation. It aims to cut road deaths by 40 per cent in the next 10 years. This involves improving infrastructure of… Audio
Matata coastal calamity
The residents of Matata have been told their area is too high risk to stay on there. In 2005 an intense storm above the hills of the coastal settlement destroyed 27 homes. Since then, the Whatakatne… Audio
The Panel with Ruwani Perera and Simon Wilson (Part 2)
Topics - Question Of The Day: Where is the most creative city you've been to? What made it creative? Deputy Speaker and National MP Anne Tolley reprimanded 17 year-old Youth MP Lily Dorrance for… Audio
The Panel with Ruwani Perera and Simon Wilson (Part 1)
Topics - The residents of Matata have been told their area is too high risk to stay on there. In 2005 an intense storm above the hills of the coastal settlement destroyed 27 homes. Since then, the… Audio
Story of the Day and I’ve been thinking for 18 July 2019
An introduction to our panellist and the topics for the day plus our panelists share their thoughts on something they've been thinking about. Audio
Voting age: should it be lowered?
Youth MPs are preparing for Aotearoa's ninth Youth Parliament but many of the young people chosen for the programme can't even vote yet. Which brings up the issue of the voting age - should it be… Audio
The slippery slope of debt
An 18-year-old has opened up about her enormous debt, saying she never should have been given the opportunity to rack it up. Audio