Diane Robertson
HomeGround: the life-changing building in the city of sails
HomeGround – the new purpose-built home of the Auckland City Mission – opened on Hobson Street earlier this year. The $110 million social services building has 80 permanent apartments, a health centre… Audio, Gallery
The Panel with Dame Diane Robertson and Michael Barnett
Our weekend panelists Dame Diane Robertson and Michael Barnett discuss the Royal Commission into the Christchurch mosque shootings, fireworks, housing, Auckland's roads and the lingering effects of… Audio
Election 2020: New pro-cannabis campaign launched
A new campaign is launching in support of the cannabis referendum, with sixty New Zealanders - young and old - fronting a nationwide poster campaign.
It includes some familiar faces, like Helen… Audio
Fake emails
There's the increased sophistication of emails purporting to be from legitimate providers, often offering rewards. Audio
Private health care and GST
Email - I'm very happy I did go private, since I got excellent care and I'm lucky I had the money put away to enable me to do this. What does cheese me off though is: Why do I have to pay GST on this?
…Auckland City Mission
It was announced today by the PM that the Mission will get $16.7 million from the Government to fund new drug and alcohol addiction treatment facilities. Audio
Panel says
What our panellist Diane Robertson and Andrew Frame want to talk about today. Audio
IQ study on men
A Norwegian study of more than 730,000 standardised test results in men has found noticeable IQ decline since 1975. Audio
Phil Goff - open letter
The open letter of "strong dissatisfaction" with Auckland mayor Phil Goff, signed by nine of the nineteen Auckland Councillers, and crossing political lines. Audio
Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un summit
Did Donald Trump give up military exercises in South Korea, an American military presence on that peninsula, without telling either the South Koreans and other allies, or getting much in the way of a… Audio
The Panel with Diane Robertson and Andrew Frame (Part 2)
A Norwegian study of more than 730,000 standardised test results in men has found noticeable IQ decline since 1975. What our panellist Diane Robertson and Andrew Frame want to talk about today. It was… Audio
The Panel with Diane Robertson and Andrew Frame (Part 1)
Did Donald Trump give up military exercises in South Korea, an American military presence on that peninsula, without telling either the South Koreans and other allies, or getting much in the way of a… Audio
UK broadcaster in hot water
A British broadcaster's comments about women have caused outrage. Anne Robinson called modern women "fragile" for bring 'unable to deal' with workplace sexual harassment. The former Weakest Link host… Audio
Theresa May's harassment issue
Britain's government will shortly introduce new anti-harassment rules after a string allegations from Westminster staff. The new rules could see ministers sacked for any behaviour that makes others… Audio
A newly discovered sea friendship
Different species of dolphins in New Zealand waters, the false killer whales and bottlenose, have been captured not only hunting together but also socialising, travelling and resting with each other… Audio
Panel Says
What the Panellists David Cormack and Dame Diane Robertson want to talk about. Audio
Lost at sea
Two sailors, lost at sea for nearly six months, have been rescued by the US Navy. Their tale of storms, sharks and starvation has captured the public's attention, not least because officials have… Audio
Ditching the three strikes law
The new justice minister Andrew Little has revealed the controversial three strikes law will be scrapped. He says there's been no decline in serious crimes under the law and it hasn't acted as a… Audio
Foreign buyers and trade deals
The Prime minister's announcement that foreign buyers will be not be able to buy houses here has sparked debate not only over whether it will damage our trade deals overseas and whether it will even… Audio