Matt Nippert

Topics - at what point are noise complaints unreasonable? The well-known Christchurch chef Jonny Schwass is pondering that question today after somebody made a complaint that interrupted a Sunday… Audio

Topics - Raglan Maori are threatening to issue a trespass notice on the oil drilling company Anadarko. The company's drillship the Noble Bob Douglas has spent nearly a week in what Tainui hapu are… Audio

Topics - While US politicians grapple with how to reopen their government and avoid a potentially disastrous default, China's official news agency has suggested the world should consider… Audio

Topics - Local Government Minister Chris Tremain will look at fast-tracking plans to introduce electronic voting after the worst local body election turnout. The turnout of about 40 per cent has again… Audio

Topics - A University of Washington computer scientist has changed another man's mind by sending him his brain signals over the internet. At least seven brothels known to be operating in an upmarket… Audio

Topics- Fonterra - and the false alarm regarding botulism in the baby powder. Questions have to be asked about the testing methods of products like this and how come it took so long to figure out what… Audio

Topics - Families are spending little over half an hour quality time together during the week because of the demands of modern life. Council workers are receiving crisis-intervention training, after… Audio

Topics - Winter made an appearance in Auckland today. The Beneficiary Advocacy Federation says welfare changes introduced today are bullying and punishment for beneficiaries in a tough employment… Audio

Topics - British police have confirmed they're looking into pictures which appeared to show the celebrity chef Nigella Lawson being choked by her husband during a row at a London restaurant. Sexual… Audio

Topics - Canterbury could be hit by the worst snowfall in 20 years as the warm wet weather causing havoc in the South Island turns icy later in the week. The receivers for the company that owns TV3… Audio

Topics - Carlos Santana says Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston and Kurt Cobain were killed by their egos. Corrections Department figures show that some of the worst criminals sentenced to preventive… Audio

Topics - The Mayor of Auckland was hoping to convince Housing Minister Nick Smith to get the ball rolling sooner on his council's plan to solve the city's housing problems. Would you be alarmed to… Audio

Topics - Nutritional experts say food manufacturers and government agencies have consistently misled consumers over many years about the number of calories contained in food. Today we learned of the… Audio

Topics - John Key says a report out today into the deal with SkyCity for a 350 million dollar international convention centre in Auckland "totally vindicates" his government. A comparison of local… Audio

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Topics - in a study, reported in the journal Biological Psychology, researchers looked for the first time at the effect of being born without a sense on smell on men and women's relationships. The… Audio

Topics - The Hospitality Association is asking Justice Minister Judith Collins to delay the implimentation of laws designed to reduce alcohol-related harm until February 2014. John Tamihere says he's… Audio

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Topics - Research shows men and women who marry despite doubts are more likely to divorce. Learner drivers have paid out more than $650,000 to resit the controversial new driving test since it was… Audio

Topics - An expert on local government says he's not surprised the chief executive of the Auckland Council made $840,000 in the past financial year. Warships from around the world are assembling in… Audio