Podcast Episodes

John Hart: Former All Blacks coach and Blues Board Member ahead of the Super Rugby final between the Blues and the Chiefs

The Blues and Chiefs will be facing off before a packed-out Eden Park for the Super Rugby Finals. 

The game kicks off at 7:05pm this Saturday, ticket…

2 years ago

Kerre Woodham: Could SailGP have worked in Christchurch?

Environmental awareness and the risk of dolphin bothering seems to have been behind SailGP’s decision to withdraw its racing from Lyttelton next year…

2 years ago

Liam Dann: NZ Herald Business Editor on the 0.2% rise in the GDP

The news New Zealand is out of a technical recession isn't necessarily cause for celebration.  

Stats NZ figures show GDP rose 0.2% in the three mont…

2 years ago

Mike Cosman: New Zealand Institute of Safety Management Chair on the shortfalls of the health and safety system

New Zealand’s health and safety performance seems to be dire still. 

In 2013, an independent taskforce identified three key failures in the country’s…

2 years ago

Kerre Woodham: Do politicians need more protection than anyone else?

Gerry Brownlee, the Speaker, wants to boost security for politicians while they're out and about in the community before something goes very wrong. S…

2 years ago

Gary Morrison: Security Association CEO on the need to boost parliamentary security

Boosting Parliament security is a work in progress.  

MPs have shared experiences of threats and intimidation, and some say the Parliament protests w…

2 years ago

Kerre Woodham: How necessary are resource consents?

Let's start with the announcement yesterday from Chris Bishop allowing people to build small granny flats without requiring consent. It's followed th…

2 years ago

Chris Hipkins: Labour Leader takes talkback, discusses tax cuts, crime, Government spending

Labour's leader continues to call the Government tax cuts poorly timed. 

The Government's pouring $14.7 billion into it and giving landlords a $3 bil…

2 years ago

Kerre Woodham: We're going to have to bite the bullet and get the 757's replaced

You do not have to go back very far to find a news story about a New Zealand Prime Minister having his or her trip disrupted by a shonky 757.

The Pri…

2 years ago

Belinda Blick-Duggan: The Write Lesson managing director on the new educational report calling for 'checkpoint tests' in English and maths

A report by the Ministerial Advisory Group reviewing English and maths learning, has recommended annual checkpoint tests for students.

It recommends …

2 years ago