Bernard Hickey

Topics - A Tech startup with help from MIT is launching a new device that transforms almost any bicycle into an electric-hybrid vehicle using an app on a smartphone. The device, called the Copenhagen… Audio

Topics - Auckland councillors have formally censured the mayor Len Brown. What does this mean? British MPs will learn the difference between right and wrong in seminars modelled on those given to… Audio

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Topics - visual mnemonics are one of the new trends in learning, and it's been discovered that attaching a picture of a cat to what you're trying to teach people is surprisingly effective. "The power… Audio

Topics - Are Maori offenders entitled to an automatic consideration of the history of the Maori people when they're sentenced? That's what lawyer James Rapley, representing Fabian Mika, is arguing and… Audio

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Topics - Trees may turn golden for reasons that have nothing to do with the onset of autumn. Some senior prefects at a Wellington private boys' college have had their badges stripped after they were… Audio

Topics - sixty children a day suffer abuse in New Zealand and there are few signs that the country's child abuse record is improving. Latest figures show there were 21,778 substantiated child abuse… Audio

Topic - In a study out of Arizona State University, published in the journal Computers in Human Behaviour, the researchers found young people who are more narcissistic were the ones posting more often… Audio

Topics - Oracle Team USA have levelled the Americas Cup yacht racing competition, taking both of today's races to tie at 8-all with Emirates Team New Zealand. A Herald-DigiPoll survey suggests support… Audio

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Topics - Volunteers asked to spot winners of classical music competitions, novices and experts had a higher success rate when watching video-only recordings. We all like having fun, but there is also… Audio

Topics - while commercial fishing is being discussed by the Labour party - it's recreational fishers who may be affected the most. Buying a house as you've been hearing / reading has become harder for… Audio

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Nearly 11-thousand people have used Kiwisaver funds as a deposit for their first home. Is this adding to the housing boom and undermining the purpose of the retirement savings scheme? Financial… Audio

Topics - The rich are getting richer - as we've recently discussed on The Panel and that means jobs on superyachts for those who can meet their employer's very exacting standards. Pub Charity was… Audio

Topics - Kevin Rudd has been sworn in again as Australia's prime minister - and it looks as though the country will go to the polls earlier than the planned September 14 election. A Waikato… Audio

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Topics - Seven million adults in Britain have never used the internet, according to new figures from their Office of National Statistics. The New Zealand Herald is reporting that a flight from… Audio

Topics - The Finance Minister, Bill English, says the Government is on target to have its books back in surplus by 2014/15. Why GDP (Gross Domestic Product) is a 'Poor Measure of Wealth and… Audio