Wallace Chapman

Some would say that a meal isn't really a meal if it doesn't contain some sort of meat. The environmental impact of the mass production of animal products needs to be taken into consideration… Audio

A "Johnny Appleseed" mentality is one factor behind people deliberately spreading plants that could be devasting to New Zealand's endemic flora and fauna, as is the potential commercial value of them… Audio

Very few doctors are being disciplined for mis-prescribing medications. Only 25 cases have faced discipline in the past 20 years. The Panelists wonder if pressure from patients is at play and… Audio

Topics - Question of the Day: If New Zealand had an official slogan...what might it be? Brand NZ - where do we want NZ to be? Audio

Topics - Doctors innapropriately describing drugs - only 25 cases have faced discipline in the past 20 years. A "Johnny Appleseed" mentality is one factor behind people deliberately spreading plants… Audio

Question of the Day: What song could you listen to over and over and over...? Audio

We look back on the gender-based stories that dominated the news last year and discuss what that means now as we begin the new year.  Audio

What song could you listen to forever? Namibian-German artist Max Siedentopf has installed a piece in the southern African coast that plays Toto's "Africa" on a loop through six solar-powered… Audio

The Government looks set to impose a 10km/h speed limit on Lime electric scooters, following a string of accidents. The scooters can travel up to 27km/h.  Audio

The Pope has called on parents to save their arguments for a time when the kids aren't around. He declared at a baptismal mass at the Vatican that parents should never argue in front of their kids.  Audio

Parents are left with little choice but to buy devices for their kids schooling. Ipads, laptops, and other electronic devices aren't always compulsory but it's expected children bring them to school. 

Research by Dr Clare George at AUT has found truck drivers are working dangerous hours to get the job done, forgoing bathroom and meal breaks.  Audio

The Panelists are joined by Mark Graham of the Building Guide and Emma McInnes of Women in Urbanism Aotearoa to talk about the hosuing crisis. What's going right, what's going wrong and what needs to… Audio

The Ministry of Justice is applying a sort of peer pressure to get people to pay their fines. It's discovered the philospher's stone of wording to get people to pay their fines which the ministry… Audio

Many households and businesses throughout the country will be receiving their annual updated copies of the Yellow Pages. Does anyone even use the hard-copy directory anymore? Audio

A group of travellers has had run-ins with the law and the public as they create havoc in Auckland and Waikato. They've nicked stuff, not paid bills, threatened to knock peoples' blocks off, and… Audio

Working and training conditions are at the core of a strike by junior doctors. Long hours and working for up top 10 days without a day off is taking its toll on the trainees according to their union… Audio

The British PMs Brexit deal has been soundly rejected triggering a vote of no-confidence in Theresa May's government. So, what now for the UK and Europe? Audio

Wallace is joined today by Emma Espiner and Joe Bennett who share what they've been thinking and Caitlin Cherry has the story of the day. Audio