National
The Pre-Panel with Peter Field and Jenni Raynish
Panellists Peter Field and Jenni Raynish respond to your feedback and tell us what they've been thinking. Audio
A song about grief: Tami Neilson and Willie Nelson come together for new duet
Auckland-based singer-songwriter Tami Neilson has hit a new high, releasing a duet with the legendary musician Willie Nelson. Audio
Dr Valmaine Toki appointed to top UN indigenous rights role
The first New Zealander has been appointed to United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, advocating and championing iwi taketake globally.
Dr Valmaine Toki no Ngāti Rehua… Audio
Midday News for 14 April 2022
There's hesitation from nurses to accept a pay equity offer, and the cost of living is tipping more New Zealanders over the edge Audio
House price index: Brakes go on housing market
A growing supply of homes, higher interest rates and tighter lending rules are contributing to a slow down in house price growth.
Louisa Wall on Parliament exit
Outgoing Labour MP Louisa Wall will give her valedictory speech in Parliament later today.
She has been appointed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to be the Pacific Ambassador for Gender Equality.
…Commerce Minister on what's being done to lower food prices
If your growing grocery bill induces indigestion, figures out today confirm the biggest jump in food prices in more than a decade.
Proof, the government says, that supermarket super profits need to… Video, Audio
The Panel with Ben Thomas and Livia Esterhazy (Part 2)
Panellists Ben Thomas and Livia Esterhazy discuss Christopher Luxon's comments on subsidised public transport, the strain that an exodus of travellers leaving the country could put on our workforce… Audio
The Panel with Ben Thomas and Livia Esterhazy (Part 1)
Panellists Ben Thomas and Livia Esterhazy discuss today's traffic light announcement and changing the voting age to 16. Audio
The Pre-Panel with Ben Thomas and Livia Esterhazy
Panellists Ben Thomas and Livia Esterhazy respond to your messages and tell us what they've been thinking. Audio
Midday News for 13 April 2022
Heavy rain's causing damage in already-drenched Tairawhiti and Wairoa, and Australians fly in without isolating. Audio
Covid-19: Majority of Northland's Tamariki Māori unvaccinated
In one of New Zealand's most vaccine-hesitant regions, the vast majority of tamariki Māori haven't had a Covid-19 jab.
The Northland DHB is spending five-million dollars on campaigns against Covid… Audio
Protections in place at ANZAC Day services around Aotearoa
The ongoing battle against Covid means ANZAC Day commemorations will be a little different again this year.
The dawn service at Auckland War Memorial Museum - which is usually one of the biggest - is… Video, Audio
The Panel with Liam Hehir and Amy Carter (Part 2)
Panellists Liam Hehir and Amy Carter discuss rich-list political donors, whether cats should be considered pests in our predator free goal, and the Christchurch tram's search for new drivers. Audio
The Panel with Liam Hehir and Amy Carter (Part 1)
Panellists Liam Hehir and Amy Carter discuss the impact cutting meat from your diet could have on the environment, the Greens and student unions inquiry into student wellbeing and a strange case of… Audio
The Pre-Panel with Liam Hehir and Amy Carter
Panellists Liam Hehir and Amy Carter discuss the recent craze in Crown Lynn swans and tell us what they've been thinking. Audio
Midday News for 12 April 2022
Weather warnings are upgraded to red for Gisborne and Wairoa and two thirds of Ukrainian children have been forced from their homes. Audio
Concerns fire devastating southern conservation land may flare up
Southland firefighters are concerned a fire that's been devastating conservation land could flare up and spread with more windy, dry conditions on the way.
The fire at Awarua has burned through more… Audio
Surge of support for Woof! bar after online trolls' fake reviews
Local bar Woof! is biting back at fake bad reviews posted apparently in retaliation for the pub continuing to use vaccine certificates, even though they're no longer compulsory.
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More needed to keep people safe on bikes in Auckland
A grieving mother says Auckland Transport needs to do more to keep cyclists safe - after two deaths in the past two months.
Levi James died after being hit by a truck near the Royal Oak roundabout in… Audio