Guns

There were fiery clashes at Parliament today, as the Mongrel Mob gave a submission on a proposed firearms control law.

MPs are mulling National MP Simeon Brown's bill which seeks to give police… Audio

David Shearer has just delivered his final briefing to the UN Security Council as the Special Representative of the Secretary-General United Nations Mission in South Sudan, capping off a remarkable… Audio

Deakin University researchers in Australia say there is no need for police to be armed, after analysing data from around the world. Researcher Dr Richard Evans explained their findings to Jesse. Audio

Last weekend the same startling scoop appeared in the papers of both major publishers: a teenager arrested for plotting a school massacre which was completely suppressed for nearly two years. Both… Audio

Laura O'Connell Rapira, Director of Action Station, joins The Panel to share her view on the issue. Audio

Six and a half years ago, 'Thor' Pedersen set out on a mission to visit every nation in the world in a single journey, without taking a single flight. But he has been trapped in Hong Kong for the last… Audio

Former first lady Michelle Obama tweeted on Friday that she was 'exhausted and frustrated' by the state of the country in the wake of the shooting of Jacob Blake and two protesters. US correspondent… Audio

Hamimah Tuyan lost her husband in last year's Christchurch terror attack. She's now based in Singapore and has had to use all of her holidays and leave both of her children behind to attend the… Audio

This week, the police canned its controversial Armed Response Teams after plenty of critical coverage in the media - much of it drawing parallels with George Floyd’s killing in the US and the conduct… Audio

Diane Goldstein is a 21-year veteran of the Redondo Beach Police Department. She says the recent deaths of Ahmaud Arbery and George Floyd highlight the structural racism that is rife in both the US… Audio

MPs being unable to manage their staff and the continued unrest in the U.S. are on the agenda for this week's Sunday Morning panel discussion with guests Linda Clark and Richard Harman.  Audio

Gun owners are at odds with the government over proposals for the newest tranch of changes revamping firearms legislation.

The police minister is pushing for the addition of a gun register and a… Audio

A study from the University of Missouri has shown that bubbly pop music now has just as much lyrical aggression as its rock and hip hop counterparts. Dr Cynthia Frisby joins the show to look at the… Audio

New police Armed Response Teams have been called out 50 times more than the Armed Offenders squads were last year. Audio

A network of gun emplacements used to keep out a Japanese invasion during World War II have been given a new lease on life.

The concrete bunkers and underground ammunition rooms at the entry to… Video, Audio

A former Papua New Guinea military commander says a gun buyback scheme proposed by the country's police chief in a bid to ease the proliferation of illegal firearms in PNG would be counter-productive.

Those who haven't yet handed in their guns are fast approaching the deadline for amnesty - that ends tomorrow and police have sworn to crack down hard on those holding onto prohibited firearms. The… Audio