Bernard Hickey

It's not just not just New Zealanders waiting to see what Parliament does next in our move towrds gun law reforms. The rest of the world is watching to see what we do. Al Gillespie of Waikato… Audio

The role that social media played in the spread of a video of the Christchurch attacks has become a prime focus of the analyis of the event. Questions are being raised about the willingness of the big… Audio

An inquiry into the agencies associated with New Zealand's national intelligence is to get underway. White supremacist groups have sprung up in the West with many responsible for killings around the… Audio

The Panelists confront the uncomfortable possibility that New Zealand is a racist country. Respected historian and writer Dame Anne Salmond says New Zealanders need to look racism directly in the eye… Audio

It's not just not just New Zealanders waiting to see what Parliament does next in our move towrds gun law reforms. The rest of the world is watching to see what we do. Al Gillespie of Waikato… Audio

The Panelists confront the uncomfortable possibility that New Zealand is a racist country. Respected historian and writer Dame Anne Salmond says New Zealanders need to look racism directly in the eye… Audio

Are the Tax Working Group proposals a mangy dog or a step in the right direction? Former Green MP Sue Bradford, Newsroom Pro managing editor Bernard Hickey and NZME business editor Fran O'Sullivan… Audio

Throughout the week tax has been hitting the headlines with National saying their new plan would give the average worker an extra $430 a year. Economist Bernard Hickey looks at the numbers. Audio

We're going to send you on holiday to a beautiful hotel in Scandanavia ... ALL expenses paid. Only catch is, you have to leave your cellphone behind ... Audio

Forget attractive people doing handstands on a beach on Instagram ... that's SO 2018. The NEW social media gurus are fans of cleaning... called 'cleanfluencers', they plump cushions, they spray, they… Audio

"Work smarter, not harder "... That's the message of an opinion piece in Stuff yesterday which looks at the question of why fence-builders are finding it so hard to recruit youngsters, despite… Audio

The Education Ministry's released its annual attendance survey, this is looking at term 2 in 2018 ... It found more than a THIRD of children failed to attend school regularly - that's defined as… Audio

An Australian school canteen menu from 1974 is doing the rounds on social media ... and how times have changed ... Audio

What did you buy from YOUR school tuckshop? Audio

McDonalds is replacing its Happy Meal toys with Roald Dahl books - a nice gesture, or effective marketing? Audio

National says its new tax plan will give the average worker an extra $430 a year - does that hold up when you jump under the hood? Audio

See level rise is putting billions of dollars of NZ council infrastructure at risk - so a new report put out by LGNZ says. Audio

What did you buy from YOUR school tuckshop? An Australian school canteen menu from 1974 is doing the rounds on social media ... and how times have changed ... The Education Ministry's released its… Audio

See level rise is putting billions of dollars of NZ council infrastructure at risk - so a new report put out by LGNZ says. National says its new tax plan will give the average worker an extra $430 a… Audio

A Stuff piece today suggests open road speed limits shouldn't be lowered to 80kmh despite the fact that research says it may save lives. The article says New Zealanders are staunchly opposed to the… Audio