Jo Mc Carroll
Brexit draft deal approved
British Prime Minister Theresa May's cabinet has approved a draft agreement on the UK's withdrawal from the European Union. Audio
The Panel with Mark Knoff-Thomas and Jo McCarroll (Part 2)
A new survey reported in The Guardian looks at the bizarre questions people ask the internet. From 'Am I good in bed?' to 'Do people like me?' and 'What is the menaing of life?' many of the questions… Audio
The Panel with Mark Knoff-Thomas and Jo McCarroll (Part 1)
British Prime Minister Theresa May's cabinet has approved a draft agreement on the UK's withdrawal from the European Union. The deadline to strike a deal is fast approaching, and this agreement still… Audio
Cyrpto currency scams
A Rangiora man has lost $320k in a bitcoin scam after buying the crypto currency through a website. The Panelists contemplate the old-fashioned, boring ways of slowly but surely laying your nest egg.
…Construction industry suicide rate
The construction industry has the highest rate of male suicide in New Zealand. A Building Research Association (BRANZ) survey identifies a macho culture as part of the problem and there's also… Audio
NZ visitor levy from next year
The government expects to raise around $80m from a vistor levy to be introduced mid-2019. Two-point-three million annual international visitors with fork out $35 in the one-off tax if they're here for… Audio
Proctor petition no longer calling for resignation
A University of Otago student who organised a protest against the campus proctor Dave Scott after he confiscated students' bongs is no longer calling for him to resign. The OUSA's re-creation officer… Audio
Panel Says
What the Panelists Jo McCarroll and Richard Langston want to talk about. Audio
E-cigs manufacturers in trouble
The US manufacturers of electronic cigarettes are under the microscope for their products being snapped up by the young. The vaping trend is also being taken-to by New Zealand youth who are even… Audio
Ardern: trade and charm offensive
The PM's been charming Steven Colbert on The Late Show, she's been talking trade with Justin Trudeau. Audio
Handling of Handley
Hundreds of pages of documents relating to the appointment - and letting go - of the unmaterialised role of Chief Technology Officer for the New Zeland government have been released today. Much of it… Audio
Waka jumping and Whaitiri
So-called waka-jumping bill could be passed tonight. One school of thought is that this signifies the death throes of the first-past-the-post electoral system. And a leaked report apparently claims… Audio
The Panel with Jo McCarroll and Richard Langston (Part 2)
The US manufacturers of electronic cigarettes are under the microscope for their products being snapped up by the young. The vaping trend is also being taken-to by New Zealand youth who are even… Audio
The Panel with Jo McCarroll and Richard Langston (Part 1)
So-called waka-jumping bill could be passed tonight. One school of thought is that this signifies the death throes of the first-past-the-post electoral system. And a leaked report apparently claims… Audio
No safe level of alcohol consumption
In the medical journal The Lancet, a study out of Seattle which looked at alcohol consumption and its effects on people between the ages of 15 and 95 in 195 countries between 1990 and 2016. Quite a… Audio
The curious case of the stolen diggers of Manukau
Mysteriously, more than a dozen diggers have been stolen in Counties Manukau since March. Inspector Chris Barry from the Countries Manukau police department joins us to talk about how these thieves… Audio
Does our economic model need a re-think?
Bill Gates says there's something fundamentally wrong with our economic model, and says his own company Microsoft proves his point. Economist Brian Easton joins us to examine Gates' thoughts. Audio
Departure cards deported
Departure cards will soon be no more, after Iain Lees-Galloway announced they'd be phased out by November. Are they really as annoying as people would have you think? Audio
Women's jeans pockets smaller
A study from culture website The Pudding found women's jeans pockets were substantially smaller than their male equivalents. Why would this be the case? Audio