David Farrar

What's going on with Owen Glenn's enquiry into child abuse? Audio

More chat about how we're spied on, and the implications of Peter Dunne's resignation. Are knighthoods simply the result of brownie points and should sitting judges get them? Audio

Topics - a London woman says she has been unemployed for two years because her good looks caused "massive problems" in the workplace. Might the founder of Tumblr, David Karp, have something to teach… Audio

Topics - Police officers acted unlawfully in establishing road blocks and detaining people during Operation 8 raids in the Urewera Ranges nearly six years ago, according to a report by the Independent… Audio

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Topics - A small group of biotechnology hobbyists and entrepreneurs has started a project to develop plants that glow. Might the percentage of Maori in the Waikato population have some bearing on… Audio

Topics - a nationwide police crackdown on synthetic cannabis products has started today amid growing evidence of health problems and crimes linked to use of "legal highs". The Reserve Bank has given… Audio

Topics - Samoa Air has introduced a "pay what you weigh" price system that will charge fat people more money to fly. Some new research shows the road crash injury risk in Auckland is higher among… Audio

Topic - Crime rates have dropped to their lowest level for 24 years - but police aren't solving any more of their cases. Instead, they say they're focusing on preventing major crimes, rather than… Audio

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Topics- We were talking yesterday - again - about the problems women have in modern society juggling work, children, domestic duties and social expectations of appearance. A growing number of studies… Audio

Topic - The Government has declared a drought in Northland following months of little rain - and other regions will probably follow. A woman who says she would have terminated her pregnancy if doctors… Audio

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Topics - Today we learned that the former All Black Norm Hewitt approached Zac Guildford to offer his help to overcome an alcohol problem. The minister responsible for sorting out the teachers' pay… Audio

Topics - appalling stories of Christchurch families living in garages and tents - even a couple renting a wash-house - are continuing to surface almost two years on from the February 2011 earthquake… Audio

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Topics - with the "spending season" decending upon us, HS Dent, an economic forecasting firm, reported in the Atlantic Monthly, if you want to find this, has compiled Census data on spending behavior… Audio

Topics - is John Key right about New Zealand's 100 percent pure marketing strapline? A Massey University study has found that the use of pictures by four national newspapers during the election… Audio

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Topics - A puncture's bad enough. But as more and more drivers are discovering, there's often another nasty shock in store. Advocates for leaky home owners are dissatisfied that only 12 victims of the… Audio