Ruwani Perera

A Brave New World for the ACT Party? Inquiry launched into Oranga Tamariki; Govt considers widening unsafe car import ban. Audio

Stuff has launched a series looking at shortcomings in the official information act. Our panellists - both of whom have worked as journalists - weigh in with their thoughts and experiences. Audio

Fertile land around our urban centres is being eaten up by housing developments, and the horticultural sector is worried it'll affect a $3.5 billion industry. Horticulture NZ's Michelle Sands joins us… Audio

Wellington's city council is paying a social media influencer, Lucy Revill, to try to reach more under-35s. Is this a sensible use of ratepayer money? Audio

What album did you first HATE and ended up loving? Audio

North Korea has issued the USA a $2.3 million bill for the hospital care of Otto Warmbier, a US citizen who was arrested and jailed in North Korea, before suffering extreme, mysterious brain damage… Audio

Former vice-president Joe Biden has officially launched a bid for the White House - does he stand a chance against the incumbent? Audio

Should Anzac Day solely concern itself with fallen soldiers, or does it have wider resonance as a reminder of the horrors of war? Alan Jackson of the Archibald Baxter Memorial Trust joins the panel to… Audio

What album did you first hate and ended up loving ? Fertile land around our urban centres is being eaten up by housing developments, and the horticultural sector is worried it'll affect a $3.5 billion… Audio

Should Anzac Day solely concern itself with fallen soldiers, or does it have wider resonance as a reminder of the horrors of war? Alan Jackson of the Archibald Baxter Memorial Trust joins the panel to… Audio

What the Panelists Ben Thomas and Ruwani Perera have been thinking about. Audio

Maori TV journalist Ruwani Perera talks about her experiences of being detained by Israeli forces when she was on a protest ship headed for Gaza. Audio