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  • Ardern on a pedestal
    Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is in Time magazine's list of the top 100 influential people. She's being lauded for being pregnant and prime minister. Do you think she's feeling the pressure of expectation?
    6 min
  • Bars turning away groups of men
    Is it discrimination if a bar refuses entry to groups of men because there are already too many men inside? We talk to bouncer and former Thai kick-boxing champion Mike Angove.
    6 min
  • Foreign workers
    Business journalist Bernard Hickey discusses whether construction companies are choosing the easy and cheap option by using foreign workers. Or can they really not get locals?
    11 min
  • Mental illness reporting
    Lifeline says calls to its helpline increase by 15% when a story about mental illness is in the news. We talk to Lyn Barnes of AUT about the best way for media cover mental health issues.
    7 min
  • The Panel with Lynda Hallinan and Chris Clarke (Part 2)
    Roy Orbison is on tour 30 years after his death. His In Dreams hologram show is receiving great reviews. Who would you like to see via hologram? What the Panelists Lynda Hallinan and Chris Clarke want to talk about. Business journalist Bernard Hickey discusses whether construction companies are choosing the easy and cheap option by using foreign workers. Or can they really not get locals? Is it discrimination if a bar refuses entry to groups of men because there are already too many men inside? We talk to bouncer and former Thai kick-boxing champion Mike Angove. The idea of installing a wine fountain in Blenheim has been greeted with horror from the business association.
    26 min
  • The Panel with Lynda Hallinan and Chris Clarke (Part 1)
    British PM Theresa May has reassured the Queen that the Commonwealth's future is secure. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is in Time magazine's list of the top 100 influential people. She's being lauded for being pregnant and prime minister. Do you think she's feeling the pressure of expectation? The Queen has given the nod for her first-born Charles to succeed her. Did you really think it would have been Prince William? Lifeline says calls to its helpline increase by 15% when a story about mental health is in the news. We talk to Lyn Barnes of AUT about the best way for media cover mental health issues.
    25 min

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