Ian Telfer

Ian Telfer reviews Buddhism for Meat Eaters by Josephine Moon, which is published by Simon & Schuster. Audio

Ian Telfer reviews The Bells of Old Tokyo by Anna Sherman, which is published by Macmillan.  Audio

Asks a year 12 student in a piece she penned in the Guardian -" If your own parents had been able to post whatever about you, wouldnt you be a little disgruntled too ? Audio

The idea of flexible work hours is welcomed by most progressive workplaces. Two-thirds of New Zealand workers have bosses who say they're happy for their employees to leave early, if they have stuff… Audio

The Tearfund ethical fashion report came out today. It lists the heroes and the villains of New Zealand clothing brands, judging them on things like workers rights and environmental factors. On the… Audio

If you could ban something, what would it be? Audio

Egg Boy has been given an official warning from Australian Police for cracking an egg on the head of far-right Queensland politician Fraser Anning. But the Senator hasn't been charged over thumping… Audio

There's another e-coli outbreak. This time in Martinborough. There is a wider issue around the state of our public health and in a new book Sir David Skegg has awarded New Zealand a "D"or an "E" fail… Audio

Councillors in the Hasting's suburb of Flaxmere want Treaty of Waitangi principles applied to liquor laws. Henare O'Keefe decribes the damage done in his community as an "alcohol holocaust". His… Audio

If you could ban something, what would it be? The Tearfund ethical fashion report came out today. It lists the heroes and the villains of New Zealand clothing brands, judging them on things like… Audio

Councillors in the Hasting's suburb of Flaxmere want Treaty of Waitangi principles applied to liquor laws. Henare O'Keefe decribes the damage done in his community as an "alcohol holocaust". His… Audio

What the Panelists Mamari Stephens and Ian Telfer have been thinking about. Audio

Ian Telfer has been reading The Hunt for MH370 by Ean Higgins, published by Macmillan. Audio

There were big crowds at the Gore A&P show on the weekend...and a particularly good turn out for the Undie 200. It seems there was a mens and women's field - but that adults were racing against kids… Audio

The original film character Mary Poppins is the subject of a lengthy article by a US academic who accuses her of putting on "black face". Played by Julie Andrews, Mary Poppins, her face covered in… Audio

New Zealand is close to full-employment. So, the question is being raised why aren't workers doing more to demand better pay? We ask Massey University's Christoph Schumacher discusses the economic and… Audio

Tuhoe lament the trashing of Lake Waikaremoana by visitors as the New Zealand Alpine Club calls for two proposals for amenities for National Parks to be chucked out. Juergen Gnoth of the University of… Audio

What special talent do YOU have? Audio

Some goings on in Dunedin the home of Panelist Ian Telfer. A cafe has been forced to change it's name after an intellectual property dispute with a US company. There are calls for the city's St Clair… Audio