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The Panel with Julia Hartley-Moore and David Cormack (Part 1)
Wallace and panellists Julia Hartley-Moore and David Cormack discuss the spike in COVID cases and if we've become too complacent as there is a massive toll on our health system. Also, they discuss… Audio
The Pre-Panel with Julia Hartley-Moore and David Cormack
Wallace and panellists Julia Hartley-Moore and David Cormack talk to the Christchurch lego master Centuri Chan on his Dux de Lux creation before the biggest LEGO show of its kind in New Zealand this… Audio
Calling Home with William Trubridge
World record holding Kiwi freediver William Trubridge spends much of each year working in the tropical island paradise that is the Bahamas. He's this week's calling home guest. Audio
Monkey Pox in NZ
The country's first case of monkey pox was discovered yesterday - with a person isolating at home in Auckland. Acting Director of Public Health Dr Harriette Carr talks to Karyn. Audio
The Week in Detail: Crisis comms, Covid-19, and forfeiting feta
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
Bus driving to support study
Many former tertiary students remember working a part-time job while studying to make some extra income.. For most that is either a job in hospitality or retail, but our next guest decided to take a… Audio
Pine pollen, a potential high export earner
Have you heard of pine pollen? A company called Bio Gold have received MPI funding to develop a pine pollen industry in Aotearoa. It could be a massive new revenue stream for Aotearoa. Audio
Could a delay on your emails save your butt?
Friday-brain swept through the office this morning leading to some email mishaps. Producer Ayana Piper-Healion worked out how to put a two minute delay on to save our future selves. Audio
Funding to give Rakiura/Stewart Island predator free status
Stewart Island is home to brown kiwi, blue penguins and the rare yellow-eyed penguin, and now a world-first project is aiming to rid the island of all its major predators. Manaaki Whenua - Landcare… Audio
Andy Foster won't say if Sir Peter Jackson backing re-election
Wellington's mayor Andy Foster is throwing his hat in the ring again for the city council's top spot - but he won't confirm if Sir Peter Jackson will back him again. Audio
Eid festivities to go ahead with increased security
Police have met again with Muslim community leaders to discuss security measures for Eid events across the country this weekend.
Reassurance checks and measures are also taking place following the… Audio
Primary principal praises "amazing kids" in Lockdown
An Auckland primary school principal is advising parents of children caught up in yesterday's lockdown to speak to them about what happened.
Five schools went into an immediate lockdown while armed… Audio
Tākina, Wellington Convention Centre nears completion
It was once a bland, boring carpark, now it's a brand new building - inspired by the wild winds of Wellington.
The capital's new convention centre Tākina is well on the way to being finished.
Media… Video, Audio
Invercargill air among most polluted, per capita - new study
The lower South Island has some of the worst pollution rates in the country, a new study has found, with Christchurch, Timaru and Invercargill among the highest per capita.
Data released this week… Audio
Current global issues make foreign policy 'bloody messy' - PM in Australia
The war in Ukraine, an economic crisis, a global battle for power waged on the ground and online - all in all - "bloody messy".
That was the assessment of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, speaking to… Audio
Top immunologist urges parents get MMR vaccinations for kids
Latest figures show there could be an uptick in vaccination rates for childhood diseases following an entrenched downward slide that started well before Covid.
In September 2021 immunisation coverage… Video, Audio
Auckland CBD's renewal a 'long time coming'
Central Auckland business owners are frustrated with a slow trickle of customers, disruptive and noisy construction, and what they feel is an increase in crime.
The once vibrant CBD is lined with… Audio
Safety worries at skifields with patchy power supplies
South Island ski fields are worried patchy power supplies could put lives at risk and knee cap plans for a bumper school holiday run.
Coronet peak and thousands of nearby residents in Dalefield and… Video, Audio
Supermarket duopoly needs busting - 2Degrees founder
A monopoly-busting entrepreneur says nothing short of the forced sell off of supermarket stores owned by the two big chains will deliver true competition and cheaper groceries.
On Checkpoint on… Audio