ListenerListenerOpinionDuncan GarnerDuncan Garner: Thailand’s u-turn on cannabis shows NZ dodged a bullet – but only justThailand's failed experiment with looser cannabis laws make me glad we didn't do the same.04 Jul 09:37 PM
ListenerListenerOpinionJonathan KronstadtHow Trump’s tantrums are awakening America’s conscienceTrump’s White House is a playground battlefield and he's the kindergarten king.02 Jul 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerOpinionSteve BrauniasSteve Braunias: An ode to AucklandA carefree Thursday to share with my kid, 18, on the yellow brick roads of Auckland.01 Jul 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerOpinionCharlotte GrimshawCharlotte Grimshaw: A refusenik in LondonLondon reveals its charm and charmlessness in quick succession. 29 Jun 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerOpinionDuncan GarnerDuncan Garner: In defence of David Seymour, the demonised and dangerous?The Deputy PM is a hard worker who's brave enough to come up with new ideas and back them.27 Jun 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerOpinionJane CliftonJane Clifton: Call me LeoThe new Pope, albeit surely unintentionally, ticks all the boxes of an internet sensation.24 Jun 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerOpinionAaron SmaleAaron Smale: When is it an appropriate time to protest? Why not a music awards ceremony?Songwriting rangatira, Don McGlashan, stands up to Chris Bishop. 23 Jun 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerOpinionDavid HarveyLaw & society: A proposed curb on deepfake AI is a necessary step Deepfakes using intimate content shouldn't escape the law just because they're synthetic.22 Jun 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerOpinionCharlotte GrimshawCharlotte Grimshaw: The personal is political No person, group or government is immune to cause and effect. 15 Jun 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerOpinion‘People in the arts like to think of themselves as liberal, but casual racism is rife’The arts world remains a haven for casual racism, writes Douglas Lloyd Jenkins. 13 Jun 10:07 PM
ListenerListenerOpinionDuncan GarnerDuncan Garner: Labour needs to cut ties with Te Pāti Māori, not get closerContinuing to align with Te Pāti Māori will do the Labour Party no favours.13 Jun 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerOpinionBernard LaganWhy travel with PMs is not for the faint of heartThe complicated relationship between NZ Prime Ministers and planes.11 Jun 05:59 PM
ListenerListenerOpinionRussell Brown: The multi-million-dollar cost of a 50km futureFor Simeon Brown, cars going as fast as possible everywhere was a kind of holy mission. 10 Jun 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerOpinionDavid HarveyLaw & Society: Retroactive laws, real-time consequencesWhat remedies are there for legislative overreach? 10 Jun 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerOpinionAaron SmaleAaron Smale: Jail for a haka? The arrogance of ignorance in ParliamentAct MP Parmjeet Parmar’s prison question wasn’t innocent. It was historical amnesia.09 Jun 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerOpinionDuncan GarnerDuncan Garner: How can we experience our own country at this price?How a one-night slightly spontaneous memory-making trip turned into a costly budget-blower06 Jun 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerOpinionJane Clifton: Blood on the tracksEuropean public transport is generally excellent, commuter etiquette is not.05 Jun 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerOpinionJonathan KronstadtFear factor: Jonathan Kronstadt on Trump’s scare tacticsThere's now much to be scared of when living in the US under Trump.03 Jun 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerOpinionDuncan GarnerDuncan Garner: Run it straight isn’t a sport - it’s insanityIs this really a sport? To me, it looked more like voyeuristic sanctioned thuggery.31 May 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerOpinionJane CliftonJane Clifton: If taniwha trouble you, be glad we don’t have Irish fairiesA new book offers practical advice on navigating the world of fairies. 29 May 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerOpinionRussell BrownRussell Brown: When war memorials and record fairs collide Mt Albert’s memorial hall proves the best way to remember is by living well together.28 May 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerOpinionMarc WilsonThe dark web: Why our horror youth suicide numbers demand actionCould a social media ban prevent youth suicide?27 May 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerOpinionOpinion: When breast isn’t bestStudy reveals connection between breastfeeding struggles and poor maternal mental health.26 May 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerOpinionDavid HarveyLaw & Society: Social media ban for kids? The name is wrong and the bill is flawedProposed bill to restrict youth social media use will lead to unintended consequences.26 May 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerOpinionCathrin SchaerThe EU has become a paradise for preppersThe strong suggestion of a preparedness strategy will have doomsday preppers rejoicing. 24 May 07:00 PM
ListenerListenerOpinionDuncan GarnerDuncan Garner: Should you get sacked for giving lip to a govt minister in the street?The incident I'm watching closely as it could be a warning to us all.23 May 10:20 PM
ListenerListenerOpinionJane CliftonJane Clifton: The fallen tree that grew a national argumentFelling of the Sycamore Gap tree generates outrage, and possible prison sentences.22 May 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerOpinionSteve BrauniasSteve Braunias: Artist enters purgatoryThe value of an artist soars after their death, this is their purgatory. 20 May 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerOpinionWhy government’s Amplify strategy threatens to turn fire hose on NZ artsSteve Thomas reads the draft strategy for the arts and wonders where the art is.19 May 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerOpinionCharlotte GrimshawCharlotte Grimshaw: Enslaved by big techThe notion of social media addiction is being scoffed at, but why? 18 May 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerOpinionDuncan Garner: The only ‘c-word’ I want to concentrate onWhen kids are on phones for 22 out of 24 hours, we know it's well past time for change.16 May 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerOpinionJane CliftonJane Clifton: Citizenship-for-investment all the rage but now facing a legal slap downThe EU has ruled Malta's system of citizenship in exchange for investment is illegal. 15 May 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerOpinionGuyon EspinerGuyon Espiner on interviewing the godfather of AI and why it left him feeling waryIf it can replace us in areas we consider uniquely human, where does that leave us?14 May 09:34 PM
ListenerListenerOpinionAaron SmaleAll haka, no mahi: Aaron Smale on why Te Pāti Māori risks being all song and danceYou could argue Te Pāti Māori won that battle but is losing the war.13 May 06:00 PM