Jacob Mc Sweeny
Flights at Wellington airport starting to resume as fog lifts
Flights at Wellington Airport are starting to resume after more than one hundred were cancelled due to fog yesterday. The airport says one Air New Zealand flight has managed to land this morning, and… Audio
Foggy rage descends on Wellington airport
Wellington airport is still closed because of fog. Our reporter Jacob McSweeny is at the airport where some passengers spent a frustrating night. He says passengers need to go through their individual… Audio
Hundreds of would-be passengers slept at Wellington Airport
"Nobody's around and every now and then they will come past and give you a bottle of water if you're lucky." Frustration as plane passengers have to sleep in the Wellington airport terminal after fog… Audio
Scientist captures sounds of rare whales
The haunting sounds of whales travelling through Cook Strait have been captured in a pioneering sound project. NIWA marine ecologist Kim Goetz and her team put seven hydrophones in the Strait last… Audio
Wellington considering fining slow property developers
Wellington mayor Justin Lester is considering penalising developers who don't build quick enough by way of financial penalties or targeted rates. Audio
Seismic shift in earthquake thinking after Kaikoura tremor
The Kaikoura earthquake has changed the way scientists around the world think earthquakes might behave. That's according to GNS Science who have today published a paper on the 7.8 magnitude quake in… Audio
New Zealand's top scientists honoured
A professor behind the Dunedin Study, an 18-year-old who improved a famous old physics experiment and a primary school teacher with a flair for science are among the PM's science prize winners. Video, Audio
PM announces investigation into water exports
The Prime Minister says the Land and Water Forum will investigate the issue of water exports, while water industry groups argue bottling companies shouldn't be taxed if other industries aren't. Audio
Run-down Wellington house expected to fetch more than $500,000
A derelict Wellington home that is so run down prospective buyers cannot even go inside is expected to sell for well over half a million dollars. Video, Audio
Woman showered in petrol given coffee and muffin as apology
Z Energy has opened an investigation into why staff at its Kapiti station didn't call the fire service after a pump split, and instead sent a woman home with a free coffee and muffin. Video, Audio
Crown says veteran's injuries not cobra venom but disease
A former soldier is in the High Court wanting his pension backdated to 1966, saying he should've been on a disabled soldiers pension since then. He blames his deteriorating eyesight on a cobra that… Audio
Tourist bus of cruise ship passengers goes off road near Akaroa
Eight people are being treated at Christchurch hospital after a tourist bus smashed into a car near Akaroa. The bus was carrying 31 guests from the Celebrity Solstice cruise ship. Audio
Papers filed in High Court against DHB for failing to stop son's death
A mother is seeking $100,000 in compensation from Wellington's district health board because she says it did not uphold her son's right not to be deprived of life. Audio
Security guards told they can legally view clients' documents
Guards at Work and Income offices are embroiled in another stoush over a security clampdown - this time complaining they're being forced to break the law and breach people's privacy. Audio
Some contraceptive pills to be available over the counter at ph
Some contraceptive pills will now be available over the counter at pharmacies but Family Planning would like to see nurses able to prescribe the pill as well. Audio
Property management company says more people renewing tenancies
New figures from TradeMe show a 70% drop in the number of rentals on the market in Wellington. Matt Watson from Quinovic talked to RNZ"s Jacob McSweeny about the factors at play in the Wellington… Audio
Public health expert says NZ's drinking water will get more threats
Boil notices and e-coli scares will continue to appear around the country according to a public health professor, who says says extreme weather due to climate change is going to put more pressure on… Audio
Inquiry to investigate if McLean Park is fit to host events
New Zealand Cricket has launched an inquiry into McLean Park after a 40 day drought in Napier meant the scheduled Chappell-Hadlee ODI had to be abandoned. Video, Audio
Fiancee of Anika Moa throws rule book at lawless celebrants
The Department of Internal Affairs has turned down 22 marriage celebrant applicants not belonging to a religious organisation because they refuse to marry same-sex couples. Audio
