Brian Edwards

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Topics - Is your name hard to pronounce? Then people don't trust you. New research from Columbia University presented at the American Association for The Advancement Of Science shows that richer… Audio

Topics - Western powers are responding to Russia's military advance into Ukraine, warning that Moscow could face economic penalties, diplomatic isolation and an escalation of allied defences in Europe… Audio

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An analysis of the wealth distribution in America, and the gap between the haves and the have-nots is even higher than we have hitherto thought. A powhiri welcoming 250 world leaders to Parliament… Audio

The Auckland mayor Len Brown has hinted at seeking a third term in 2016 in an interview with The Herald. Prime Minister John Key says the National party could work with Winston Peters' NZ First after… Audio

Topic - Football supporters and commuters alike are expected to enjoy the Fan Trail fiesta in today's buildup to the All Whites versus Mexico FIFA World Cup qualifier. A renowned American neurologist… Audio

Topics - Principals want new powers to combat the problem of students recording sex activity or assaults on their phones and sharing them with friends at school. Former Secondary Principals'… Audio

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Topics - With Rihanna raunchily in residence in Auckland, former diva Annie Lennox has found conservatism in middle age, she has criticised a "recent spate of overtly sexualised performances and… Audio

Topics - Official statistics released today show New Zealand's population has increased by 214,000 people in the seven years since the last census. The census, usually held every five years, was… Audio

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The campaigning is over - now Labour Party members have until Sunday to vote on who should be the next leader. Audio

Topic 1 - Scammers. Topic 2 - Bus Drivers. Audio

Topic 1 - Labour leadership. Topic 2 - Syria. Topic 3 - Journalist danger. Audio

Joining us in our Auckland studio is the former Labour Party president, Mike Williams and the commentator and former media adviser to Helen Clark, Brian Edwards. Audio

Male mammals don't stay monogamous to produce fitter offspring, instead they do it for love and to protect their partner; Edward Snowden granted temporary asylum in Russia; Parking companies in… Audio

The release of a journalist's phone and swipecard records has been called a threat to democracy. It's caused formal apologies and a resignation - but is this just beginning of the saga? Audio

Topics - A council in Britain has ordered its rubbish-truck workers not to go down uneven rural roads because they could suffer 'whole body vibrations'. Accepted wisdom was that people who run could… Audio

Topics - We're standing by for the announcement of a food-in-schools programme this week. At what point can a borrower claim that a loan is unjustly burdensome? Audio