Paula Penfold

Among the many changes in law that took place yesterday July 1st was changes to the Youth Justice system. As of yesterday the youth court will now consider offending by 17-year-olds. The Youth Court… Audio

What the Panellists Paula Penfold and Fete Taito have been thinking. Audio

How to influence people - well at least how to win an argument, according to psychological research. Ali Ventura shares tips from an article in The Guardian. Audio

At the 2018 Word Christchurch writers' festival, 125 years of women's suffrage is discussed by a panel of leading New Zealanders. Kim Hill is in the chair. Audio

Three Minutes Max: Short, succinct opinions from New Zealanders on subjects of their choice. Journalist Paula Penfold offers her reaction to Alfred Ngaro's statement that no woman in New Zealand was… Audio

An increasing body of evidence suggests that the amount of time we spend on our smartphones is way too long. It's interferring with our sleep, self esteem, relationships, memory, attention spans, and… Audio

A 14-year legal battle over ownership of a painting looted by Nazis has come to an end. A judge in California has ruled the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid, which has had Pissarro's "Rue… Audio

A raft of social media platforms belonging to Facebook are to have their privacy settings bolstered, after criticism about how the company protects user data. CEO Mark Zuckerberg says it's a major… Audio

What would you call the new Auckland-Hamilton rail express? Five possible names for the new Hamilton to Auckland passenger rail service are being considered by local government. Topping the list from… Audio

Music distribution company TuneCore reports there's been a 154 per cent growth in the popularity of metal music. Metal topped all other genres in 2018 when it came to increased streams and downloads… Video, Audio

Treating drugs as a health centred issue and away from a punitive apprach has been at the heart of the Governments Misuse of Drugs Amendement Bill. It's a shift away from the War on Drugs approach to… Audio

New Zealand's major media outlets have agreed on how the coverage of the trial of the Christchurch Mosque gunman should be covered. Is it still the right thing to limit the use of his name? Audio

The New Zealand Maori Council has called-out the Hobson's Pledge Group because he says no one else has. The Council's executive director Matthew Tukaki said that Hobson's Pledge was "a divisive group… Audio

Music distribution company TuneCore reports there's been a 154 per cent growth in the popularity of metal music. Metal topped all other genres in 2018 when it came to increased streams and downloads… Audio

The New Zealand Maori Council has called-out the Hobson's Pledge Group because he says no one else has. The Council's executive director Matthew Tukaki said that Hobson's Pledge was "a divisive group… Audio

What the Panelists Paula Penfold and Morgan Godfery have been thinking about. Audio

What's the best food smell in the world? Frying bacon? Frying onions? Just frying full stop? And now a different one - what 's the WORST smelling food? Audio

Journalist Paula Penfold tells The Detail why she decided to get personal when it came to abortion law reform. Audio

Alongside the tremendous grief being felt in the wake of the Christchurch terror attack, much discussion has turned to the wider theme of race in New Zealand.  Audio