Podcast Episodes

Kerre Woodham: The real purpose of the ban on gang patches in the home

As much as I hate the gangs profiting from misery and tying up police time with their internecine feuds, the late amendment to the gangs bill, bannin…

1 year, 11 months ago

Chris Bowden: MATES in Construction Academic Director on the mental health and suicide rates in the sector

A reminder to construction workers to keep looking out for each other on World Suicide Prevention Day.   

MATES in Construction's recent survey finds…

1 year, 11 months ago

Kerre Woodham: Can pine forestry and livestock farming really coexist in this country?

This is one that has been discussed before and will no doubt be discussed again. Can pine forestry and livestock farming coexist in this country, or …

1 year, 11 months ago

Dr Jenny Webster-Brown: White paper co-author on research showing transition of sheep and beef farms into pine forestry unless policies are reconsidered

A new white paper warns there will be a significant transition of sheep and beef farms into pine forestry unless current Government policies and econ…

1 year, 11 months ago

Kerre Woodham: Why shouldn't we give hybrid learning a go?

Well, that's one way, isn't it, to deal with your problematic pupil attendance record – do away with attendance requirements altogether.  

Hagley Col…

2 years ago

Tim O'Connor: Auckland Grammar Headmaster on whether a "hybrid learning" model would work for students

A Christchurch school hopes to address falling attendance rates by allowing some students to work from home two days a week. 

The trial will be run b…

2 years ago

Chris Hipkins: Labour Leader on infrastructure, leadership, taking calls

It’s been nearly a year since the Government changed hands, and Opposition Leader Chris Hipkins is back with Kerre Woodham to answer the hard-hitting…

2 years ago

Kerre Woodham: What's it going to take to get supermarket competition?

We're going a little bit back to the future today because the annual report card into the grocery industry came out yesterday, and we were overrun wi…

2 years ago

Rob Langford: Packaging Forum CEO on the new lid and cap recycling scheme

A new recycling scheme has launched today. 

Developed by the Packaging Forum, it aims to capture and recycle the myriad of plastic and metal caps and…

2 years ago

Stephen Child: Southern Cross Chief Medical Officer on their free GP consultations, the struggles of the healthcare system

There’s another option for those struggling to access a GP. 

General Practitioners Aotearoa have said the concept of a “family doctor” is dead as the…

2 years ago