Chris Trotter

Topics - The Minister of Conservation says his decision to reject a proposed tunnel through Fiordland reflects the high threshhold for disturbing national parks. Families of the Pike River Mine… Audio

Topics - It's been reported today that cheaper prices are driving New Zealanders overseas for dental treatment, with a growing number snapping up package deals that include a holiday. Treasury warned… Audio

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Significantly fewer people in England are playing sport regularly now than before the Olympics; A homeless man has been trespassed from the derelict house in Temuka he has been living in for the past… Audio

Sir Peter Gluckman, the prime minister's chief science advisor, says the fluoride debate has been hijacked by a misinterpretation of science; and John Key says Labour MPs who accepted corporate… Audio

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Topics - One of the people convicted after the "Terror Raids" in the Ureweras has called for indigenous reservations to be established in New Zealand. Environmentalists have reacted angrily to today's… Audio

Topics - The British intelligence agency MI5 has briefed the Home Secretary about the hacking to death of a young man in south London, which is being treated as a terrorist attack. An Invercargill… Audio

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Topics - the former Thames man who fleeced Queensland taxpayers of more than 16 million (Australian) dollars has begun a 14 year sentence in a Queensland jail, after pleading guilty to fraud and drugs… Audio

Topics - the new head of the Families Commission has called in auditors after discovering that more than $400,000 was paid to an Australian consultant. The new race relations commissioner Susan Devoy… Audio

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We are joined by Massey University academic and political marketing specialist, Claire Robinson, political commentator Chris Trotter and the electoral law specialist Andrew Geddis from the University… Audio

Topics - A publicity stunt by Hallenstein Brothers menswear that has offended some people for being sexist will work in the company's favour, according to a marketing expert. The New South Wales… Audio

Topic - The Labour party's David Shearer hopes he'll be able to shore up his leadership with a major announcement on housing at the party's annual conference this weekend. Audio

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Topics - Want better plants? Then you should talk to them in a Geordie accent. Voters, on the verge of choosing who will handle their shares in two billion dollars worth of electricity assets, have… Audio

The Social Development Minister, Paula Bennett, says the White Paper for Vulnerable children presents "a new way of working". The paper stops short of mandatory reporting of abuse but it recommends… Audio

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Topics - Two American studies have found that cyclists are getting less aggressive, injuries are down, accidents too. There's an interesting article in the New York Times about the world we live in… Audio