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  • Trees and powerlines
    Trees and broken branches are still being cleared in Auckland after the big storm of a week ago. They've caused havoc with power lines and Graeme Peters of the Electricity Networks Association wants better regulation for trees around power lines.
    5 min
  • Wheel clamping and bus lanes
    The Transport Minister calls wheel clampers "bottom feeders" and he wants to see the practice gone. Traffic lawyer Steve Cullen talks about whether wheel clamping would work if regulated and also about the $1.2million in fines raked-in from one Auckland bus lane.
    8 min
  • Selfies mark the end of innocence
    Children's author Dame Jacqueline Wilson is calling selfies the greatest threat to childhood. We talk to photographer Norrie Montgomery about how attitudes to having your photo taken have changed.
    8 min
  • The Panel with Bernard Hickey and Jennie Moreton (Part 1)
    A woman who stood up to gang members has been advised to leave town after a year of intimidation. Social justice advocate and lifetime Black Power member Denis O'Reilly joins the Panel to discuss the situation. The new Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Adrian Orr wants to broaden the view of what the central bank is going beyond monetary policy and inflation debates. We ask the Panelists what they think he means. How meaningful is Labour's drop in the latest Colmar Brunton political poll? Taxpayers are being asked to fork out the $25 million to help pay for the $165m construction.
    24 min
  • Reserve Bank public relevance
    The new Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Adrian Orr wants to broaden the view of what the central bank is going beyond monetary policy and inflation debates. We ask the Panelists what they think he means.
    7 min
  • Gisborne woman's gang intimidation
    Yesterday we covered a story published in the Gisborne Herald about a woman who stood up to gang members and was advised to leave town after a year of intimidation. Social justice advocate and lifetime Black Power member Denis O'Reilly defends Police and says they have acted well in the situation.
    6 min
  • The Panel with Bernard Hickey and Jennie Moreton (Part 2)
    Children's author Dame Jacqueline Wilson is calling selfies the greatest threat to childhood. We talk to photographer Norrie Montgomery about how attitudes to having your photo taken have changed. What the Panelists Bernard Hickey and Jennie Moreton want to talk about. The Transport Minister calls wheel clampers "bottom feeders" and he wants to see the practice gone. Traffic lawyer Steve Cullen talks about whether wheel clamping would work if regulated and also about the $1.2million in fines raked-in from one Auckland bus lane. Trees and broken branches are still being cleared in Auckland after the big storm of a week ago. They've caused havoc with power lines and Graeme Peters of the Electricity Networks Association wants better regulation for trees around power lines. There was a lot of feedback after yesterday's discussion on the need to keep working past 65. Many listeners say they'll work until they drop.
    27 min

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