Podcast Episodes

Andrew Dickens: Should there be incentives to increase our EV fleet?

Let's talk EVs. And I better make the declaration straight away; I am an EV driver. There is a new state of the nation report from an organisation ca…

1 month ago

Andrew Dickens: Is the Government counting its chickens before they hatch?

Let's start with the big story of the day: the Finance Minister yesterday unveiling a major plan to shrink the public service. It's putting thousands…

1 month ago

Andrew Dickens: Have we forgotten how to safely put babies to bed?

A five month old baby boy by the name of Bodhi lived in Hawke's Bay, and in October 2022 was found unresponsive in his sleeping pod. The sleeping pod…

1 month ago

Andrew Dickens: Parents are responsible for avoiding 'credit crunching'

The government has confirmed major changes to New Zealand’s secondary school qualification system, officially replacing NCEA with a new subject-based…

1 month ago

John Hart: Blues Board Member on the inaugural Blues Hall of Fame

The Blues are celebrating their 30th anniversary with their inaugural Blues Hall of Fame. 

It’ll honour the legends, stories, and defining moments th…

1 month, 1 week ago

Kerre Woodham: If there's a fix for obesity-related costs, why wouldn't we use it?

Obesity related illnesses, as you well know, cost this country a fortune. The direct healthcare costs of obesity, well, they estimated it at $2 billi…

1 month, 1 week ago

Ben Gray: Otago University Associate Professor of Primary Health Care and General Practice says patient consent rules may be hindering medical training

Are our patient consent rules making it harder to train the next generation of doctors? 

An article in The Conversation argues that the strict requir…

1 month, 1 week ago

Kerre Woodham: This is a Budget that should've already been delivered

Guess what? New Zealand's in economic trouble. I know, I know, who would have thought it? Well, we did. You know it, I know it. We've known it for a …

1 month, 1 week ago

Kerre Woodham: It's time to commit to the infrastructure we need to future proof New Zealand

It will be the single biggest piece of infrastructure that New Zealand will build. Remember when Shane Jones' Northport was going to be the single bi…

1 month, 1 week ago

Judith Collins: Retiring National MP reflects on her career in Parliament

Judith Collins is bidding farewell to politics. 

The senior National MP has delivered her valedictory speech, saying goodbye after 24 years in Parlia…

1 month, 1 week ago