Head2Head

<p>In this episode I catch up with Dr Bryan Betty who is the Chair of General Practice New Zealand and is also a practicing GP in Cannons Creek Porirua, to discuss issues of concern to General Practitioners and Labour’s...

<p>As part of my Head2Head series I have been interviewing politicians to find out a little about who they are and what they believe. </p><p>Kieran McAnulty was a minister in the Ardern led government and is currently...

<p>In this interview I talk with two of the organisers of Rā Whakamana, an event happening next Tuesday the 28th of October 2025. It is a national day of solidarity between Māori, the Unions and Tangata Tiriti allies...

<p>.Catherine Murupaenga-Ikenn (Ngāti Kuri, Te Rarawa) was part of protest group Te Waka Hourua, who defaced (she says “redacted” ) Te Papa’s large wooden display panel of the English version of the Treaty of Waitangi...

<p>I recently caught up with Dr Ganesh Rajaram Ahirao who was formerly the Research Director at BERL and Chair of the now disestablished Productivity Commission ,who has been analyzing data from Stats NZ on wealth...

<p>Is the Israeli government committing genocide in Gaza? What should we be doing to assist Ukraine? What’s gone wrong with the New Zealand- Cook Islands relatiomship ? Should we be a neutral country? And what do we...

<p></p><p>Last Friday I had the pleasure of talking with Sir Graeme Dingle and Lady Dingle - Jo-anne Wilkinson (pictured) who started the Graeme Dingle Foundation 30 years ago with the aim of improving the lives of...

<p>Monday Is Hope Day</p><p>Do you think everyone should be able to access free dental care?</p><p>I do. </p><p>It has always seemed ridiculous to me that if something goes wrong with any other part of your body you can...

<p>The Sunday Long Read and Listen</p><p>I had the very enjoyable experience of interviewing Chlöe Swarbrick last Thursday. I’d never met or spoken with Chlöe before and I was taken by how the MP for Central Auckland...

<p>As part of my Head2Head series I have been interviewing politicians to find out a little about who they are,why thet got into politics, and what they believe.</p><p>In this episode I meet Vanushi Walters who is...

<p>Bryan Bruce catches up with Dr Ganesh Ahirao, former BERL Research Director and Chair of the now disestablished Productivity Commission , to talk about the direction and purpose of our Economy, privatisation concerns...

<p></p><p>The Sunday Long Read gives way this week to a Sunday Long Watch and Long Listen.</p><p>Last week I had the privilege of interviewing two Jesus and 1st Century historians – Professors Joan Taylor, currently in...

<p>Today I am catching up with Blake Forbes and Paul Barlow </p><p>Blake has a disability. He has spastic cerebral palsy with mild autism and ADHD, but that hasn’t stopped him running a very effective interview podcast...

<p>Part of my job as a public interest journalist and documentary maker is to give a voice to people in our community who find it difficult to be heard.</p><p>Disability access to houses and public buildings is one of...

<p>As regular readers will know, Monday on my Susbstack is Hope day, and for over 30 years Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) has been bringing hope to children living in our most deprived homes, by fighting for their...