Catherine Robertson
Aussie airlines pressured to honour combat vets
Australian airline Qantas is coming under public pressure to emulate its competitor Virgin in giving war veterans preferential boarding rights and reading acknowledgments of their service in-flight. Audio
New Caledonia votes "non" to independence
New Caledonia has decided to stay part of la belle France. Audio
More tapes emerge in Jami-Lee Ross story
New recordings emerged today of a conversation between Simon Bridges, Paula Bennett and the embattled MP Jami-Lee Ross. The tape will surely set beltway tongues wagging, but are people starting to… Audio
New speed cameras invasion of privacy?
New speed cameras which measure drivers' average speeds between two set points will be rolled out in Auckland next year. Caroline Perry from the road safety charity SAFE joins the panellists with her… Audio
Travellers wave bon voyage to departure cards
Today travellers bid (a gleeful?) farewell to departure cards - which will save us 100,000 hours a year, according to the immigration department. Audio
The Panel with Catherine Robertson and Alan McElroy (Part 2)
Australian airline Qantas is coming under public pressure to emulate its competitor Virgin in giving war veterans preferential boarding rights and reading acknowledgments of their service in-flight… Audio
The Panel with Catherine Robertson and Alan McElroy (Part 1)
Today travellers bid (a gleeful?) farewell to departure cards - which will save us 100,000 hours a year, according to the immigration department. New speed cameras which measure drivers' average… Audio
#metoo a year on
October 15 2017 was the day actress Alyssa Milano tweeted a call for survivors of sexual assault and harassment to post "me too" on social media to raise awareness about the pervasiveness of the… Audio
Autonomus air taxi
Air New Zealand and Zephyr Airworks have signed an agreement to bring the world's first autonomous electric air taxi service to New Zealand. Cora's already being tested around Christchurch. It's half… Audio
Take 2: Don Brash speaking at Massey
Former National Party leader Don Brash is going to give it another go. He's accepted another offer by the University's Politics Society to speak on campus tomorrow morning. His previous booking was… Audio
Panel Says
What the Panelists Gary McCormick and Catherine Robertson want to talk about. Audio
UK govt funding anti-loneliness initiatives
British GPs may soon be writing prescriptions for cooking classes, art classes and ballroom dancing. It's all in a bid to combat scial isolation. Audio
Harry and Megan pregnant
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have announced they're expecting their first baby. Alexander and Alice are the early bookies favourites for the name. Mary is one of the contenders if it's a girl while… Audio
Gloves off in Bridges-Ross spat
Expelled National Caucus member Jami-Lee Ross has called his former leader Simon Bridges "corrupt". Meanwhile Mr Bridges says Mr Ross has "zero" chance of pinning anything illegal on him when it comes… Audio
High costs lead to abandoned cars
So far this year 1771 vehicles have been abandoned in Auckland. That doesn't count the ones just left on the road that are still registered. Auckland Transport says the number of abandoned cars is… Audio
The Panel with Gary McCormick and Catherine Robertson (Part 2)
British GPs may soon be writing prescriptions for cooking classes, art classes and ballroom dancing. It's all in a bid to combat social isolation. What the Panelists Gary McCormick and Catherine… Audio
The Panel with Gary McCormick and Catherine Robertson (Part 1)
So far this year 1771 vehicles have been abandoned in Auckland. That doesn't count the ones just left on the road that are still registered. Auckland Transport says the number of abandoned cars is… Audio
Book critic: Catherine Robertson
Catherine discusses three upcoming writers events - Hawke's Bay Readers and Writers Festival, Women's Bookshop Ladies Litera-tea, and LitCrawl. Audio
OTT coverage of new Apple phone
Tech firm Apple has unveiled its latest devices at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino. There's been extensive media coverage of the news releases for hours leading up to the event. Is it much ado… Audio
Feel the fear
A tweet by a high school student in the US about not forcing kids to make presentations in front of the class has gone viral. Nerves is one thing but anxiety is another. We ask Toastmaster David… Audio