Alan Mc Elroy
Personal protective equipment should be provided for all
Ethicist Dr Elizabeth Fenton says all front line healthcare workers should be given personal protective equipment regardless of whether or not they are dealing with confirmed or suspected Covid 19… Audio
No driveway parties please
On social media there have been images of people having driveway parties - but a microbiologist says you risk affecting your neighbourhood. Audio
Music history for 7 April 2020
This day in 1985 Wham! - the English pop music duo consisting of George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley, became the first western pop group to perform live in China, when they played at the workers… Audio
Britain's PM in intensive care
British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, taken into intensive care and correspondent Stuart Smith explains the concern for his well being amidst the UK's climbing COVID-19 death toll. Audio
Health Minister lucky to have kept his job, for now
Health Minister David Clark, lucky to keep his job right now, but demoted in cabinet over flouting lock down rules. Political commentator Richard Harman gives his views on the debacle Audio
Campaign launched to help cope with COVID stress
The Government is launching a campaign focussing on people's mental health during the pandemic. Mental Health Foundation CEO Shaun Robinson talks about the stress people are under. Audio
The Panel with Ali Mau and Alan McElroy (Part 2)
This day in 1985 Wham! - the English pop music duo consisting of George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley, became the first western pop group to perform live in China, when they played at the workers… Audio
The Panel with Ali Mau and Alan McElroy (Part 1)
The Government is launching a campaign focussing on people's mental health during the pandemic. Mental Health Foundation CEO Shaun Robinson talks about the stress people are under. Health Minister… Audio
I've been thinking for 7 April 2020
Panellists Ali Mau and Alan McElroy share what they've been thinking about. Audio
Poetry for the pandemic
The lockdown is leading people down all sorts of roads less traveled. One of those avenues is poetry. Poems and poets are creeping into news bulletins and broadcasts and more and more people are… Audio
Fellowship of the Ring named second best film of 21st century
Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Rings, the first in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, has been named as the second greatest film of the 21st Century by Empire Magazine. Audio
New Zealand ranked least corrupt country in the world
Suzanne Snively, chair of Transparency International New Zealand talks about the country being ranked as the least corrupt in the world alongside Denmark. Audio
Benefit numbers climbing as are hardship grants
Child Poverty Action Group economic spokesperson, Susan St John, joins the discussion on more people signing up for benefits at the same time as beneficiaries are needing more emergency grants to make… Audio
Friday mailbag: a look back at the week's correspondence
The Friday mailbag: a look back at the week's correspondence from listeners. Audio
Today in music history
Today in music history, Elvis Presley was at No.1 in the UK singles chart with Jailhouse Rock. It was the first ever single to enter the chart at No.1. Audio
A dollar short gets a woman kicked off train by conductor
Train conductor refuses to accept a dollar from a passenger trying to help a woman who didn't have the extra money to cover her fare and kicks her off. Audio
Doomsday clock is the closest is has ever been to catastrophe
The Doomsday Clock is now the closest it has ever been to catastrophe, with experts calling the current global situation "profoundly unstable". Audio
Rent around the country hitting new highs
Kate Day from Renters United talks about the tough time people are finding affordable renting houses around Wellington as rents hit new highs for the city. Audio
Steps being taken to develop a vaccine for coronavirus
Dr Helen Petousis-Harris, Vaccinologist, University of Auckland, joins the show to talk about work being done on a vaccine for coronavirus and how it's currently being treated. Audio
The Panel with Susan Hornsby-Geluk and Alan McElroy (Part 2)
Today in music history, Elvis Presley was at No.1 in the UK singles chart with Jailhouse Rock. It was the first ever single to enter the chart at No.1. The Friday mailbag: a look back at the week's… Audio
