Podcast Episodes

Early Childhood Education: Are calls to cut regulations really what the sector needs?

We are halfway through the year, but there have already been a number of confronting headlines about early childhood education providers in 2025. 

Ea…

6 months, 4 weeks ago

Israel-Iran strikes: What's sparked the latest conflict and what does it mean for the Middle East?

Tensions are high in the Middle East, as Israel and Iran continue to trade strikes.

It comes after Israel launched a surprise attack last Friday agai…

7 months ago

Mother calls for tougher boy racers laws, 12 years after daughter's death in street race

It was February 19, 2013.

Maree Schafer was excited to start a hairdressing course at the Eastern Institute of Technology the next day.

That night, t…

7 months ago

Lachie Jones: Coroner orders new investigation in toddler's death

Six years after Gore toddler Lachie Jones was found dead in a Gore oxidation pond, the coroner has handed down his findings.  

And coroner Alexander …

7 months ago

‘Democracy under assault’: How Trump’s ICE crackdown is sparking nationwide unrest

If you’ve turned on an American news channel in the last week, you would’ve seen wall to wall coverage of protests spreading across the country.

It a…

7 months ago

NZ sanctions Israeli ministers as Gaza humanitarian crisis worsens: Should we be doing more?

More than 600 days of war and an 11-week blockade of all aid has pushed those living in Gaza into a deeper crisis.

Israel imposed a full humanitarian…

7 months ago

Deepfake porn and covert recordings - is NZ law keeping up with technology?

Is New Zealand’s legal system moving fast enough to adapt to new technologies?

It’s a question being asked by some of our top academics and MPs.

The …

7 months ago

Survey shows Kiwis want harsher penalties for drunk drivers - so what more can be done to keep our roads safe?

Every few weeks, it seems that we are reporting on a recidivist drink driver who is once again going through the court system due to their behaviour.…

7 months, 1 week ago

Scandal in the PM's office and the chaos of Te Pāti Māori’s suspensions - the latest in NZ politics

The divided nature of our politics has been spotlighted once again.

A fiery debate has seen Te Pati Maori’s leaders suspended for Parliament in the h…

7 months, 1 week ago

Ferries, roads and rail: What are the Government's latest transport priorities?

It has been revealed that the Government considered using private company Bluebridge to replace the current Interislander fleet.

It’s just the latest…

7 months, 1 week ago