Emma Espiner
I've been thinking for 1 April 2019
What the Panelists Emma Espiner and Peter Elliott have been thinking about. Audio
The cycleways debate continues
A University of Otago study has found investing in cycleways and walking paths encourages people to drive less, based on results from New Plymouth and Hastings. Audio
What to expect from the fuel market study
The Government's outlined details of its study into the fuel market. It will be done by the Commerce Commission and take a year. Audio
Dodgy Christmas anthems
Singer Mariah Carey is back in the Billboard charts with "All I want for Christmas" but older Christmas songs have had some backlash, particularly "Baby Its Cold Outside" for its somewhat concerning… Audio
Assisted dying views
Catholics in New Zealand have been outspoken on the issue of euthanasia and many submissions to a select committee on the issue have been from groups associated with the Catholic faith. Audio
Mental health report recommendations
The mental health and addiction inquiry has released a 200-page report with 40 recommendations for the Health Minister, including a well-being commission, action on drugs and alcohol, and a suicide… Audio
The Panel with Emma Espiner and Jonathan Krebs (Part 2)
Singer Mariah Carey is back in the Billboard charts as her "All I want for Christmas" anthem is played repeatedly in the lead to the holidays. However older Christmas songs have had some backlash… Audio
The Panel with Emma Espiner and Jonathan Krebs (Part 1)
The mental health and addiction inquiry has released a 200-page report with recommendation for th Health Minister. It has recommended the government set up a wellbeing commission, take action on… Audio
Emma Espiner: with access to tikanga, all New Zealanders can be Māori now
In her 2017 essay We’re All Māori Now, writer Emma Espiner explored why Pākehā need to understand and embrace tikanga Māori (Māori customs). She joins fellow writers Māmari Stephens and Morgan Godfery… Audio
The anthem sort of
We've had home-grown singers massacre the anthem at Rugby League internationals, it seems to be peculiar to Rugby League, but then up stepped Crystal Collins. Audio
The photo that tugged at the heartstrings
The photo that tugged at the heartstrings of the World was fake. Time magazine was wrong when it said the girl confronting Donald Trump on its cover, little Yanela Sanchez, was carried away screaming… Audio
Crumbling road and fraying nerves
Feeling a bit anxious while driving is a good thing and road safety advocate Clive Mathew-Wilson says while it's ok for our nerves to be a bit frayed the same can't be said about the state of the… Audio
Warner Bros emulating Voldemort
An organiser of a Quidditch tournament in the US thinks movie company Warner Bros has been taken over by the Harry Potter villain Voldemorte. The company is cracking down on fan festivals. The… Audio
Finally - the government looking at pre-fab building
The government is opening the door of investment to allow the manufacture of pre-fabricated buildings to help ease the housing crisis. Roger Levie of the Home Owners and Buyers Association of New… Audio
Workers compelled to work at Easter
The Dunedin City Council has surveyed workers in the city about working during the Easter holiday. It found that half of those surveyed felt pressured to work on the long weekend by their bosses… Audio
Nurses and public servants to go on strike
There's been plenty of listener feedback about industrial action by nurses. Those on-side and those off. There's no more money in the purse so should nurses be happy with a 9% pay-rise and $2000 lump… Audio
Calorie counts on the menu
UK restaurants will soon have to add the calorific values of food items on their menus. Along with banning sugar-based drinks to children is this the way we should be heading in New Zealand? Audio
Politics and parental leave
Green MP Julie Anne Genter will take three-moths maternity leave later this year. Should our PM also be taking more time off after the birth of her first baby? Audio