Podcast Episodes

Kerre Woodham: Education shouldn't be left up to chance

Now we've known for some time that New Zealand's once world class education system is no longer – that it is failing. And I really, really feel for t…

1 year, 7 months ago

Kerre Woodham: Healthy teeth are vital for a healthy life

There is absolutely no doubt that healthy teeth are vital for a healthy life.  

Poor dental care can actually kill you. There's a small number of cas…

1 year, 7 months ago

Lynda Moore: Money Mentalist on spiralling debt and avoidance of money problems

It is becoming a fairly common story that debt is getting so big, people are burying their head in the sand rather than dealing with it. 

Money menta…

1 year, 7 months ago

Kerre Woodham: A valuable lesson

The interim report into the grounding of Interislander’s Aratere ferry has found the bridge crew didn't know how to turn off the autopilot function o…

1 year, 7 months ago

Cindy Towns: University of Otago lecturer on the new research arguing that single-patient rooms should be the norm in hospitals

Should single rooms be the norm in hospitals? 

Multi-patient rooms are the status quo for New Zealand hospitals, with up to five people staying in ea…

1 year, 7 months ago

Chelsea Daniels: Front Page Host on Philip Polkinghorne's community service sentence for meth charges

A community service sentence ends the saga of Philip Polkinghorne. 

The former Auckland eye surgeon has returned to the High Court in Auckland today …

1 year, 7 months ago

Kerre Woodham: When did parents stop wanting more for their kids?

When did parents stop wanting more for their kids? The figures out today are absolutely appalling and paint a grim future for thousands of young New …

1 year, 7 months ago

Nigel Bickle: Hastings District Council CEO on their risk-based approach to building consents, the Government's proposal

It’s not just the Government who are taking a look at building consents. 

Hastings District Council has been looking into a more risk-based approach …

1 year, 7 months ago

Kerre Woodham: Would self-certification build a better quality of workman?

I suppose I should have, but I had no idea that it takes, on average, 569 days for a home to be built and consented right now. Nearly two years for a…

1 year, 7 months ago

Pete Wolfkamp: Newstalk ZB's Resident Builder on the Government's potential building consent scheme

The devil will be in the details when it comes to the Government’s new building consents scheme. 

The proposal would allow competent tradespeople to …

1 year, 7 months ago