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  • Dressing up as Nazi-era soldiers
    A group who were reenacting scenes from WW2 in Auckland last weekend deny they were wearing Nazi insignia. Zane Bruce is a war reenactment enthusiast from Wellington and says he likes to steer clear from recent conflicts like WW2.
    8 min
  • Fears around student initiation death
    The proctor of the University of Otago Dave Scott fears that extreme initiation practices in the student population will end in a death. Some initiation demands involve being vomited on, urinated on, stripping or shaving your head. Jonathan Gee if the National President of the NZ University Students' Union and says this is a peculiarly Otago practice.
    5 min
  • The Panel with Rebekah White and Joe Bennett (Part 2)
    Facebook is constantly assessing you and Google is constantly monitoring you. And a a Vanderbilt University computer scientist says if you have a device you're powerless against being monitored. What the Panelists Rebekah White and Joe Bennett want to talk about. The proctor of the University of Otago Dave Scott fears that extreme initiation practices in the student population will end in a death. Some initiation demands involve being vomited on, urinated on, stripping or shaving your head. Jonathan Gee if the National President of the NZ University Students' Union and says this is a peculiarly Otago practice. A group who were reenacting scenes from WW2 in Auckland last weekend deny they were wearing Nazi insignia. Zane Bruce is a war reenactment enthusiast from Wellington and says he likes to steer clear from recent conflicts like WW2. The US has deported this 95-year-old former Nazi camp guard to Germany, Jackie Pali. TVNZ news presenter Greg Boyed who was battling depression has died in Switzerland. Tributes have been pouring in for his professional abilities and talents, his kindness and warmth as a human being.
    27 min
  • The danger of truck driving
    If you drive a truck for a living you're more likely to die on the job than in any other profession. Alex Collie of the Monash School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine says truck driving "has long working hours, lots of sitting, poor nutrition, social isolation, shift work, time pressure, low levels of job control, a risk of road crashes." We talk to truckie Terene Batten about her experience of being on the road.
    6 min
  • Do behave
    Many parents aren't happy that Kaitoke School lets one of its relief teachers have her baby in the classroom for two hours a day while she teaches. They don't think she can focus on her job while minding the baby. Meanwhile, is it a case of men behaving badly? A group of WW2 war reenactment enthusiasts have upset a family by wearing "Nazi" uniforms during their role playing.
    3 min
  • Music to work to
    Research in the New Zealand Medical Journal says a lot of music is played in operating theatres. How would you feel about Achy Breaky Heart or Bad Medicine being played while you're under?
    2 min

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