Brian Edwards

Irene Gardiner has appalling and fascinating NZ On Screen clips all about Christmas. Audio

Topics - In the Swedish town of Flogsta outside Stockholm, they've been screaming out their windows at 10 o'clock at night since the 1970s. The world's just discovered what they do... or re-discovered… Audio

Topics - former Minister of Transport has been fined $2000 for breaching airport security by the Civil Aviation Authority. In July, Gerry Brownlee and two of his staff were in a hurry and entered a… Audio

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Topics - new research indicates acorns don't fall far from the tree at all. This is from Kings College London. Genes don't just influence your IQ, you inherit a lot else besides, and it determines how… Audio

Topics - on Waiheke Island, one man died in Monday night's fire; the boat owner John "Craka" Walker managed to escape, but suffered severe burns. Finance Minister Bill English has said it's illegal to… Audio

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What Emma Watson said at the UN about feminism. Is it all over at age 75 if you're honest? Have you done what you're going to do, is it all downhill from then on, and should you help speed up the… Audio

David Cunliffe's future, ISIS turns its gaze on Australia, and the secret rejection of multiculturalism. Audio

Is Qatar going to host the World Cup or not? The secret enclave of the world's leading authors, or some of them. The furore over Hilary Mantel's Margaret Thatcher assassination fantasy. And the brain… Audio

Topics - Taylor Swift's new song 'Shake It Off' is under fire for 'perpetuating black stereotypes'. The latest economic data from the Treasury is providing the foundation for the Labour Party to again… Audio

Topics - the music in National's first election campaign video is being compared with Eminem's Lose Yourself. Let's analyse a bit more our rockstar economic performance sugested by the campaign ad… Audio

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Topics - 'The Samoans' aren't that well-known, they are from Cardiff in Wales. They're skinny white guys. They called themselves the Samoans because they're so pale, purportedly. Boys do better in… Audio

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Topics - singer Lana del Ray has 82 million youtube visits for a song, and Kanye West paid her $2.8 million to sing at his wedding to Kim Kardashian. The British have held local government elections… Audio

Topics - the One News Colmar Brunton poll and the 3 News Reid Research both show a 20-point gap between the two main parties, and both have National over 50 percent. Auckland's spending big money on… Audio

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Topics - You've probably heard that the number seven is considered lucky by most people. But it now appears it is also the world's most popular. A British maths blogger asked people to vote for their… Audio

Topics - Phillipstown School will bring another round of legal action against the Education Minister Hekia Parata over her final decision to merge it with Woolston School. Ministry officials arrived… Audio