Jeremy Hansen

Topics - NZ's courts are busy this week in the aftermath of violence. This is a topic we return to a bit, and hopefully we can find a different slant to it today. A common email thread from listeners… Audio

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Editor of Home New Zealand magazine, judge on TV series The Block, and author of new book, Modern: New Zealand Homes from the 1940's to the 1970's. Audio

Auckland based editor of Modern: New Zealand Homes from the 1940's to the 1970's. Audio

Topics - Hundreds of fans gathered in Auckland this afternoon to officially welcome back Team New Zealand after their America's Cup defeat in San Francisco. There was no parade but fans were treated… Audio

Topics - Auckland's Mayor Len Brown has defended salaries of nearly $800,000 a year for two senior council executives, telling a public meeting, "You have got to meet the market." Listeners have… Audio

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Along with most of the western world, the average house in New Zealand now has a floor area of over 200 metres squared. Essentially, we want more and more room for fewer and fewer people. Audio

The iconic Kiwi villa. Audio

Just what is a bach? and why do they hold such a special place in the national mythology? Audio

Topics - are humans becoming less intelligent? Former Cabinet minister Dover Samuels has defended a traffic ticket for driving in a bus lane, claiming country drivers don't know city rules. Daniel… Audio

Topics - A young mother was stabbed to death by her ex-partner who had been released on bail - despite police opposition - after an earlier incident in which he threatened to kill her. A proposed… Audio

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Written by Julia Gatley, published by Auckland University Press. Reviewed by Jeremy Hansen. Audio

Topic 3 - There's less than 2 days to go before one of the biggest road rule changes in nearly 40 years. Topic 4 - Some Wellington nannies say they've been told by their agency that they are now… Audio

Topic 1 - Search and Surveillance Bill. Topic 2 - A new book reportedly threatens to displace Captain James Cook and Abel Tasman as the first Europeans to reach New Zealand. Audio

Topics - People who use marijuana before driving are nearly twice as likely to cause a car crash as those not under the influence of alcohol or drugs, according to a Canadian analysis of previous… Audio

Topics - Monday-ising Waitangi and Anzac days would "cheapen" them according to senior Cabinet minister Gerry Brownlee. Today we learned that the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, Australia's… Audio

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Topics - A woman who lit a gas stove to bake a cake is in hospital with severe burns after the house she was in blew apart. Dog owners in the Auckland area are demanding a better deal for their pets -… Audio