Ian Telfer
Lower Hutt landowners stouch with Regional Council
Tension is mounting between some Lower Hutt land-owners and the Greater Wellington Regional Council over its conservation values. The Council requires local councils to identify and protect indigenous… Audio
St Heliers tenant from hell
A landlord has been left seemingly powerless after a tenant sublet her property and left her out of pocket.The tenant was evicted but he's already divided up the house, padlocking doors and bringing… Audio
Streisand song an attack on Trump
Entertainment doyen Barbra Streisand has released her first album in many years and it features a song called "Don't Lie to Me" which is a direct attack on US President Donald Trump. She laments her… Audio
Claims Derek Handley was advised by former Nats Party stalwart
The NZ First leader Winston Peters has put his oar into the revoked Derek Handley CTO appointment saga by saying that the former candidate was given advice by the former president of the National… Audio
Students want proctor's wings clipped
University of Otago students in Dunedin want the power of the proctor to be limited to on-campus. They've held a protest today in the wake of a furor over Proctor Dave Scott confiscating water bongs… Audio
Kavanaugh hearing
US Supreme Court candidate Judge Brett Kavanaugh has undergone questioning before the US Senate's Judiciary Committee about several allegations of historic sex abuse. His appearance was preceded by… Audio
Ardern's UN speech
The Prime Minister delivered an idealistic and aspirational speech to the United Nations General Assembly this morning. Jacinda Ardern put a stake in the ground for what New Zealand stands for and… Audio
The Panel with Beck Eleven and Ian Telfer (Part 2)
Entertainment doyen Barbra Streisand has released her first album in many years and it features a song called "Don't Lie to Me" which is a direct attack on US President Donald Trump. She laments her… Audio
The Panel with Beck Eleven and Ian Telfer (Part 1)
The Prime Minister delivered an idealistic and aspirational speech to the United Nations General Assembly this morning. Jacinda Ardern put a stake in the ground for what New Zealand stands for and… Audio
Book review - The Plotters by Un-su Kim
Ian Telfer reviews The Plotters by Un-su Kim, which is published by Text Publishing. Audio
Super Rugby
The Crusaders are hoping for a full-house in Christchurch tomorrow when they take on South Africa's Lions. The Crusaders chief executive Hamish Riach expects this final to be a sell-out and says that… Audio
TV watershed
The BSA is looking at our television watershed. It operates in timebands, so you won't see risque content or hear a lot of swearing early in the evening but you might later on. Audio
Seatbelts for buses
Road Safety advocate Clive Matthews-Wilson is reiterating a call for public buses to have seatbelts installed for passengers. This on the back of the two big recent bus crashes on Mt Ruapehu and the… Audio
Voice calls on phones are down
We don't talk anymore. On the phone, anyway.A British report says that the total volume of calls made on mobiles fell by 1.7% in 2017, even though making them is the cheapest it has ever been. Audio
Trillion dollar Apple
If you're actually confused about what a TRILLION actually is - it's a million million. And as Apple becomes the world's first publicly traded trillion-dollar company, Kiwibank Financial Markets today… Audio
Stars of social media
The world's most influential and wealthy social media stars have been announced. According to the list compiled by Hopper HQ, Instagram has helped some beauty bloggers become household names.One of… Audio
Power Station pulls plug on far-right pair
Lauren Southern and Stefan Molyneux are all dressed up with nowhere to go after Auckland's Power Station cancelled their planned appearance tonight. The Canadian pair spread an anti-feminism message… Audio
Auckland Airbnb tax surprise
Auckland homeowners who rent out properties through websites like Airbnb have had to sit down to open their Council rates bills this week. Many are facing massive rates hikes, up to 225 per cent. The… Audio