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MP3 Foreshore and Seabed - A Repeal For Who?

MP3, 11m04s, 10.1MB, first broadcast 8 February 2010

Waitangi Day has ended on the right 'fuzzy vibes' note, with Treaty Negotiations Minister Chris Finlayson promising iwi a repeal of the contentious Foreshore and Seabed Act is on the cards. But... READ MORE


MP3 The Mackenzie Basin: Forsaken By The Government?

MP3, 13m03s, 11.9MB, first broadcast 8 February 2010

Joe talks to Kevin Hackwell of Forest and Bird New Zealand about new documents they've obtained under the Official Information Act, and why those documents suggest the government is trying to undermine... READ MORE


MP3 Mayor of Auckland John Banks

MP3, 7m55s, 7.2MB, first broadcast 4 February 2010

Hamish talks to John Banks about recent developments that may see "None Tree Hill" becoming One Tree Hill once again. PERMALINK


MP3 Papercuts - Thanks to Magnation

MP3, 8m32s, 7.8MB, first broadcast 4 February 2010

This week Pennie reviews fashion magazine '10' PERMALINK


MP3 Dear Science

MP3, 9m43s, 8.9MB, first broadcast 4 February 2010

This week Peter talks about Ray Avery, the scientist and inventor awarded 'New Zealander of the Year'; and the British Medical Journal article which suggests a link between the MMR vaccine and... READ MORE


MP3 Book She Read: Welcome To The Future

MP3, 10m33s, 9.7MB, first broadcast 3 February 2010

Sally returns for 2010, carrying a gunnysack teeming with literature and literature-related news. Today: summer reading of magicians, the iPad, JD Salinger RIP and some misc. rambling. PERMALINK


MP3 The Most Expensive Democracy In The World

MP3, 14m16s, 13.1MB, first broadcast 3 February 2010

bFM's US correspondent Jason Leopold joins us to discuss the supreme court decision allowing companies to spend as much as they like on political campaigning. Is some free speech a little bit... READ MORE


MP3 Counterclockwise: Off With Spike

MP3, 9m26s, 8.6MB, first broadcast 3 February 2010

Scoop correspondent Spike Mountjoy joins us for one last counterclockwise - today giving us his thoughts on where the political battle lines will be drawn this year. PERMALINK


MP3 A Different Kind of Literacy

MP3, 9m37s, 8.8MB, first broadcast 3 February 2010

Paul catches up with CEO of the NZ Computer Society Paul Matthews to run through their new report which highlights the need for ALL kiwis to up their digital literacy. Which is... READ MORE


MP3 Iwi Compromise On Auckland's Volcanoes

MP3, 7m59s, 7.3MB, first broadcast 3 February 2010

Paul Moon, Prof of Treaty and Economics from AUT's faculty of Maori Development, talks Paul through the latest wrangling over Auckland's cones. Paul says bringing in multiple iwi is an innovative approach... READ MORE


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