Chris Laidlaw

Today on Ideas we hear from Marilyn Waring about the individuals, writers and philosophers who have influenced her ideas, and we hear how the realities of rural New Zealand shaped her early feminism.

Chris Laidlaw talks to Keith Turner, former head of Meridian Energy, and asks him if there really is a big future for renewable energy in this country, and why should we try so hard with all that gas… Audio

There are more tigers in US zoos than there are anywhere else in the wild in the rest of the world. Mike Baltzer from WWF tells us why, and what's being done about it. But is it too late? Audio

Professor Ann Tickner of the University of California with a feminist perspective on international relations. Audio

Chris Bourke interviews lawyer and historian Peter Macky about his book on the demolition of 'Coolangatta'. Chris Laidlaw discusses the issues surrounding heritage architecture with architects… Audio

What listeners have had to say on the ideas and issues that have appeared in the programme. Audio

Kelvin Day is manager of Heritage Collections at Puke Ariki Museum and Art Gallery in New Plymouth. His book is 'Contested Ground: Te Whenua I Tohea, The Taranaki Wars 1860 - 1881'. Audio

Peter Drysdale is head of the East Asian Bureau of Economic Research and Emeritus Professor of Economics at the Australian National University. He tells Chris Laidlaw about a new spirit of… Audio

Maggie Hamilton, author of 'What's Happening to our Boys' talks about the kind of world boys are growing up in, and what parents can do to help. Audio

What you, the listeners, say on the ideas and issues that have appeared in the programme. Audio

What you, the listeners, say on the ideas and issues that have appeared in the programme. Audio

This week on Ideas we discuss the concept of Child Friendly Cities with Invercargill Mayor Tim Shadbolt; UNICEF's Barbara Lambourn; and Otago University Associate Professor of Planning Claire Freeman… Audio

Professor David Shambaugh of George Washington University is an authority on contemporary Chinese affairs and international politics and security in the Asia-Pacific region. He's the keynote speaker… Audio

Veteran sports reporter Tony Smith is covering the football World Cup for Fairfax Media. Audio

As oil continues to gush into the Gulf of Mexico, Carl Safina, the founding president of Blue Ocean Institute, an ocean conservation organisation, talks to Chris about what went wrong, who is to… Audio

What listeners have to say on the ideas and issues that have appeared in the programme. Audio

Ideas talks to Steve Tew, the CEO of the New Zealand Rugby Union; economist and Barcelona FC supporter Edward Hugh; and Sydney-based sports writer Spiro Zavos about the ownership of professional… Audio

David James Smiths' 'Young Mandela' goes beyond the Mandela we know today - the president, the elder statesman - and investigates Mandela's early years. Audio

New Zealand is now around the fifth most unequal society in the Western world - a product, according to Richard Wilkinson, of changes to our society in the late-1980s that lead to the most rapid rise… Audio

Emma is making a film about the reign of Robert Mugabe, telling the story through her search for a childhood friend. She tells Chris about growing up white in Africa, the dream of post-independence… Audio