John Barnett

What the Panelists David Slack and John Barnett have been up to. How long until the housing bubble bursts? Would Chris Brown really be a role model to New Zealand's younger generation? David linklater… Audio

Film executive John Barnett talks about the $191m the NZ taxpayer's contributed to Warner Brothers. Audio

Game of Thrones has been criticised for a brutal rape scene. This is another portrayal of sexual violence on the raw, fantasy TV show. John Barnett of South Pacific Picture joins us to talk about the… Audio

Listening to that is the Chairperson of South Pacific Pictures, John Barnett Audio

Topics - Maybe not forever young, but you'll live longer than you think probably, and if you think you'll live longer you will. This is the conclusion of a big American study 0f 26,000 Americans back… Audio

Topics - Air New Zealand has axed regional flights to Kaitaia, Whakatane and Westport and is shutting down Eagle Airways. A new charge laid against Phillip John Smith - escaping the custody of… Audio

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Film industry heavyweights are welcoming the government's decision to increase tax rebates for movie makers. Audio

Can retirement be bad for your health? New research says yes it can! TVNZ has talked about moving lock, stock and barrel to a whole new location and giving up its own multi-storey HQ with its studios… Audio

Earthquake update, This week staff at the Huntly East Coal Mine were told 93 of them would lose their jobs. Audio

Topics - Some researchers believe that boosting optimism could provide new ways to improve health. Eminent figures from the Victorian era including William Gladstone, Benjamin Disraeli and Florence… Audio

Topics - Australia's big four banks - who own New Zealand's big four banks - have been ranked the most profitable in the developed world for the third year running, reigniting criticism about their… Audio

Topics - Norway might have a job for you: three weeks in the Arctic wilderness spotting polar bears. Police are seeking to overturn a judge's decision that gave a drink-driving sportswoman a discharge… Audio

Topics - what, if anything, can be done about teenagers becoming violent and psychotic from the use of synthetic cannabis? The Prime Minister is refusing to be drawn on whether he would support the… Audio

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The Chief Executive of South Pacific Pictures, John Barnett, says a survey published yesterday - indicating New Zealanders are uncertain whether the country got value from its investment in The Hobbit… Audio

We speak to pioneering movie and TV producer John Barnett. There could hardly be a single New Zealander who hasn't enjoyed one of the many Kiwi culture-defining projects he's been involved with. These… Audio

Topics - At what age are you old? The building industry says it has got the capacity to build the one hundred thousand homes pledged by the Labour Party in it's housing policy. An Israeli airstrike… Audio

Topic - Charles Chauvel is urging his colleagues to endorse their leader David Shearer when they vote on Labour's leadership tomorrow. Mr Shearer has called a special caucus meeting in response to… Audio

Topics - Is syncronised swimming a sport? Thousands of Auckland homeowners have been surprised by rates rises far in excess of a promised 10% transition cap. Is not joining Facebook a sign you're a… Audio