Wallace Chapman
Bloomsday celebrated in Dublin
Yesterday, Dubliners commemorated Bloomsday - a celebration of the James Joyce novel Ulysses. Otago University Irish studies professor Sonja Tiernan joins us to explain how the day came to pass, and… Audio
Govt considers widening unsafe car import ban
The government is considering banning all cars with less than a three-star safety rating. Motor Industry Association chief executive David Crawford joins us with his thoughts on the matter. Audio
Inquiry launched into Oranga Tamariki
The Children's Commissioner Judge Andrew Becroft will oversee an inquiry into Oranga Tamariki's uplift policy, following a traumatising video story from the Newsroom website last week. Audio
A Brave New World for the ACT Party?
ACT Party re-launches itself with 'act for freedom' slogan - will the new colours and podcast do the trick? And are the 'intolerant left' against free speech? Audio
What the panellists have been thinking about
What the Panellists Ruwani Perera and Peter Elliot have been thinking. Audio
Story of the Day - Tell us about your first car
What do you remember about your first car? Audio
The Panel with Ruwani Perera and Peter Elliott (Part 2)
Question of the Day; Bloomsday celebrated in Dublin; Less than a third of Wellington forest left; Vaping the way to stamp out cigarettes? Audio
The Panel with Ruwani Perera and Peter Elliot (Part 1)
A Brave New World for the ACT Party? Inquiry launched into Oranga Tamariki; Govt considers widening unsafe car import ban. Audio
Is Twitter making us stupider?
An experiment by Italian researchers suggests Twitter isn't the best place for academic discourse. Audio
Australian police raid journalists' homes
The police in Australia have conducted raids on the personal home of a News Corp journalist, and the country's public broadcaster, the ABC. Media law expert Dr Joseph Fernandez joins us to talk about… Audio
Tap water outrage
Is asking for tap water at a bar cheeky or fair game? A bar owner in Bristol reckons it is. Sam Espensen tweet slamming her customers has gone viral. She said they weren't respecting her business… Audio
Napier council taken to court over $41m pool complex
A group of concerned citizens are taking the Napier City Council to court. Audio
Question of the Day for 5 June 2019
What is the most important act of civil disobedience in history? Audio
Do we need to reduce our speed limits?
The NZTA says the speed limits are too high on nearly 90 percent of New Zealand roads. Caroline Perry from the BRAKE road safety charity joins us with her thoughts on the idea. Audio
NZ ponders digital multinational tax
The government is considering a new digital services tax on multinational companies who make money out of online services in New Zealand. Tax expert Robin Oliver joins us to discuss how this might… Audio
Story of the Day and I've Been Thinking for 5th June 2019
An introduction to our panellist and the topics for the day plus our panellists share their thoughts on something they've been thinking about. Audio
The Panel with James Nokise and Janet Wilson (Part 2)
A group of concerned citizens are taking the Napier City Council to court over a planned $41 million aquatic centre. One of them, Graham Sutherland, joins us to explain the background and where things… Audio
The Panel with James Nokise and Janet Wilson (Part 1)
The government is considering a new digital services tax on multinational companies who make money out of online services in New Zealand. Tax expert Robin Oliver joins us to discuss how this might… Audio
Finland takes up small talk
We've all heard the saying: talk is cheap. Well in Finland, talk is non-existant it seems. At least small talk that is. Finns apparently don't understand the concept of idle chit-chat. But because of… Audio
