Mark Sainsbury

Taika Waititi's win at the Oscars this week triggered a deluge of anecdotes about New Zealander's interactions with the director. Comedian, writer and actor Jonny Potts asked people on twitter to… Audio

New Zealand's underwhelming performance in an international education report has raised some eyebrows around the country.  Audio

An interesting article in The Spinoff by one of the leading lights of the New Zealand literary scene, Lloyd Jones. He argues that our literary culture is being slowly eroded. Audio

What's your favourite New Zealand book, and why? Audio

The National party says the the draft cannabis legislation bill, released yesterday, is too vague for voters to make an informed decision at next year's referendum. Audio

The death toll has now reached 60 in the Samoan measles epidemic. We speak to Siouxsie Wiles about misinformation around vaccines plus reaction to the ODT cartoon.  Audio

What's your favourite New Zealand book, and why? An interesting article in The Spinoff by one of the leading lights of the New Zealand literary scene, Lloyd Jones. Jones, who's written more than a… Audio

The death toll has now reached 60 in the Samoan measles epidemic, with another 20 children critically ill in hospital. We speak to Siouxsie Wiles about misinformation around vaccines. The National… Audio

What the panellists Catherine Robertson and Mark Sainsbury have been thinking about. Audio

Complainers - we all know 'em. Those people who love a good whinge. Audio

Wellington Airport's annonced yesterday plans for a $1 billion upgrade, which targets cutting carbon emissions but it also wants to increase the number of flights by a quarter by 2040. Audio

The Government is serious about encouraging young people into trades, putting $27 million into trades programmes at high school. Audio

An article from the BBC looks at the phenomenon of why in this era of peak content people return to re-watch old favourites time and time again.  Audio

Teens are hitting back over parents who are tracking them via apps. Audio

E-scooter injuries have cost the health system more than $1 million in less than a year. Auckland University research found there was a total of 770 reported injuries. Audio

The SkyCity fire is still burning, with smoke clogging up Auckland's CBD - closing roads and forcing businesses to shut. Health warnings have been issued for those in the area. Audio

What film have you watched multiple times? What made it so good? An article from the BBC looks at the phenomenon of why in this era of peak content people return to re-watch old favourites time and… Audio

What the panellists Mark Sainsbury and Janet Wilson have been thinking about. Audio