Nicky Pellegrino
Story of the Day for 10 September 2019
In 10 days a rather unusual event is taking place - called "Storm Area 51, They Can't Stop All of Us". Audio
How to maintain your language in a new country
Language is an important way for migrants to New Zealand to maintain ties to their original culture. Dr Naashia Mohamed from the University of Auckland joins us to discuss her research into this area.
…Amazon rainforest fires
Fires are currently ravaging the Amazon rainforest - one of the most important parts of the planet, in terms of its remarkable biodiversity and the huge amount of oxygen the trees there produce . Audio
Revisiting the debate around farming and technology
Yesterday economist Peter Fraser spoke to the panel about his belief that technology may not be the silver bullet farmers hope it is in terms of lowering New Zealand's emissions. Today Federated… Audio
Question of the day for 23 August 2019
Give us a few lines of your favourite poem. Audio
Are community board an endangered species?
Some community boards are bordering on the edge of the abyss, with so few nominees they can't even hold elections. Audio
Are parliament's viewing rules too strict?
A group of students have been banned from Parliament for a year, after singing a waiata in the public gallery in support of the Ihumatao hikoi. Parliamentary law expert Graeme Edgeler joins the panel… Audio
More funding to improve adult literacy
The government has allocated $14.5 million for improving adult literacy and numeracy. Jason Totton from Literacy Aotearoa joins us to talk about what this means. Audio
The Panel with Rajorshi Chakraborti and Nicky Pellegrino (PT2)
Give us a few lines of your favourite poem. Yesterday economist Peter Fraser spoke to the panel about his belief that technology may not be the silver bullet farmers hope it is in terms of lowering… Audio
The Panel with Rajorshi Chakraborti and Nicky Pellegrino (Pt 1)
The government has allocated $14.5 million for improving adult literacy and numeracy. Jason Totton from Literacy Aotearoa joins us to talk about what this means. A group of students have been banned… Audio
I've been thinking for 23 August 2019
What the Panellists Rajorshi Chakraborti and Nicky Pellegrino have been thinking about. Audio
Bikini body shaming
A woman who was told her bikini was "inappropriate" by a duty manager at an Auckland pool felt she was being body-shamed.Yvette Harvie-Salter was in the sauna and spa at the Albany Stadium pool when… Audio
Berm parking
Berms are back in the news with complaints of people parking their cars on them coming thick and fast in Auckland and Christchurch. So what's the problem? Too many cars and not enough parking in some… Audio
Singapore government to decide which news is fake
The Singaporean government is proposing a law where it will be the one who decides which news is "fake" and which is "real". With the ruling party having 80 per cent of the seats in parliament the law… Audio
Question of the Day for 8 April 2019
Question of the Day - Which musician's death effected you the most? Audio
Japan resumes commercial whaling
Whale hunting goes back in Japanese culture thousands of years however, modern commercial or scientific whaling has been severely condemned by the international community. Japan has resumed its… Audio
What's in a Maori name?
In the King Country there's a proposal to change the settlement of Benneydale's name to Mania-Ti, after one of the nearby hills. And in Taranaki some are offended about abreviating the place name to… Audio
Stop flying to save the environment
Air New Zealand is lauded for its commitment to limit its carbon footprint and yet the airline is one of the country's biggest climate polluters, responsible for emitting 3.5 million tonnes of C02… Audio
The Panel with Nicky Pellegrino and Chris Wikaira (Part 2)
Question of the Day - Which musician's death effected you the most? The Singaporean government is proposing a law where it will be the one who decides which news is "fake" and which is "real". With… Audio