Leonie Freeman

Scammers are putting many people off answering their phone. A company that makes caller ID and call-blocking software says last year 3.7 per cent of all calls to mobile numbers were spam, this year… Audio

The Prime Minister continues to deliver aspirational messages in New York. Back home though Jacinda Ardern is having to dedicate some energy deflecting an escalation of interest in what she did and… Audio

A big question for the Panelists - "Is the Government imperilling NZ's prosperity by standing on its principles?" Leonie Freeman and Guy Williams decide if it's worth getting off-side with the Trump… Audio

Scammers are putting many people off answering their phone. A company that makes caller ID and call-blocking software says last year 3.7 per cent of all calls to mobile numbers were spam, this year… Audio

A big question for the Panelists - "Is the Government imperiling NZ's prosperity by standing on its principles?" Leonie Freeman and Guy Williams decide if it's worth getting off-side with the Trump… Audio

Auckland's young people and ethnic minority groups fear they are being left out of the council's gentrification plans for their communities. The Council's Auckland Plan 2050 sets the direction for the… Audio

Maori and Pasifika youth in Auckland are fighting to keep their community hubs open which are under threat of closing. Audio

The government's been warned it's at risk of putting off developers if it takes too long to make decisions about who it will use for the KiwiBuild scheme. Some developers, who met the June deadline… Audio

Further discussion on the topic of house prices. Housing expert Leonie Freeman joins the show to respond to comments from listeners about big players keeping the cost of materials high. Audio

The finance and expenditure select committee looking at the Overseas Investment Amendment Bill has recommended some significant changes giving overseas investors more leeway to put money into New… Audio

The World Cup. We heard about the infallible pig earlier, but Achilles the psychic cat at the St Petersburg's Hermitage Museum also got Russia versus Saudi Arabia right. Audio

Rebel Wilson's record defamation payout from Bauer Media has been slashed from $4.5 million to $600,000 by Victoria's Court of Appeal. Audio

Is Spark is within its rights to give 1900 staff five days to sign new employment contracts, or leave the company? Audio

Three matters pertaining to employment, featuring David Clark, Rebel Wilson and the staff at Spark. Audio

Wanaka property prices rises have overtaken Queenstown's; in fact prices have slipped in Queenstown and Arrowtown. Audio

What our panellist Leonie Freeman and Michael Moynihan want to talk about today. Audio

Has Housing New Zealand made a rod for its own back? Andrew McKenzie its chief executive, has told a select committee that if tenants cause trouble in social housing, then people next door to them… Audio

The OUSA is worried about the level of black mould in students, with students so affected the mould is in their clothes and they're suffering respiratory problems, but the Otago Property Investors'… Audio

After the tsunamis and tsunami warnings of recent years we're probably more aware. Our inland towns are at risk from tsunamis. Dr Joshu Mountjoy joins us, he's a Niwa marine geologist, Audio