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The Panel with Simon Pound and Julia Hartley Moore (Part 1)
Panellists Simon Pound and Julia Hartley Moore discuss the effects of the pandemic on our mental health, how nurse practitioners can assist in a GP shortage and the perfect alarm to wake up to. Audio
The Pre-Panel with Simon Pound and Julia Hartley Moore.
Panellists Simon Pound and Julia Hartley Moore talk E-bikes and share what they've been thinking. Audio
New research to look into voter expectations of election promises
Master of Political Science student Nicole Geluk-Le Gros tells Jesse about her research into voter expectations. Audio
Local rugby club pitch in to help Southland farmer
Tuatapere farmer Nathan Parris tells Jesse about getting injured and how the local rugby team turned up to help with the farm. Audio
Far North community saddened by fishing charter tragedy
The search continues today for the last person still missing after the Enchanter fishing charter vessel sank off Otou North Cape on Sunday.
Four died, and five were rescued.
Far North Iwi have… Audio
Midday News for 22 March 2022
The search continues for a man missing after a fishing tragedy and fixing the crisis in mental health care. Audio
Mental Health Commission wants stronger action on system transformation
A new report by the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission calls for stronger action to "transform" key areas of the mental health and addiction system.
In the last year for which we have data nearly… Audio
Former skipper on Enchanter sinking
The search for the last person missing after a fishing charter boat capsized off North Cape on Sunday night will resume this morning.
Four people died and and five were rescued when the "Enchanter"… Audio
Mt Ruapehu volcanic alert level raised
Mt Ruapehu is on a raised volcanic alert level because of strong tremors in the area.
The crater lake - Te Wai a-moe - is also heating up and has reached 31 degrees Celsius.
There is a possibility… Audio
Waka Kotahi planning to raise operator fees
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency says private motorists have been carrying the commercial sector for too long and it plans to even the playing field by upping operators' fees at the end of next year.
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Rescue efforts continue in Far North fishing boat disaster
Police divers are joining the search for the last person missing in the Far North fishing boat disaster. Four people have died and five were rescued after the Enchanter sank off North Cape on Sunday.
…Weeks of cleanup ahead after Auckland storm
There are weeks of cleanup ahead for some homes in Auckland and Northland after the violent storm which hit the region.
A fast and furious downpour hit the upper part of the country overnight Sunday… Audio
Mangonui Harbour Warden on Far North boat tragedy
The search for the last person missing in the Far North fishing boat disaster will resume this morning.
Four people died and and five were rescued after the Enchanter sank off North Cape on Sunday… Audio
Man killed in Enchanter sinking was 'mad keen fisherman' - father
The search for the last person missing after a fishing charter boat sank near North Cape on Sunday is continuing this morning.
Five people survived and were rescued by helicopter, four people died… Audio
Wellington Water launches inquiry into fluoridation
Wellington's water company has launched an independent inquiry into itself after revelations water in parts of the region hasn't been fluoridated since last year.
Councils around the region were… Audio
James Webb telescope reaches new milestone
The mirrors are aligned and the optics are focused on humanity's most powerful telescope ever. In just a few months
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is set to show a clearer vision of the cosmos.
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Dunedin students fall from buildings during St Patrick's Day mayhem
Students behaving badly may not be the most startling piece of news, but the extent of it in Dunedin this year is surprising many.
St Patrick's Day mayhem in the city saw two party-goers taken to… Audio
Shane Jones remembers Sir Wira Gardiner
The prominent Maori leader Sir Wira Gardiner has died at the age of 78.
He had been ill for a while, and stepped down as interim chief executive of Oranga Tamariki last year.
Of Ngati Awa, Te… Audio
Transmission Gully gets sixth opening date
Wellingtonians, if the thought of battling the traffic has had you turning down Easter-weekend getaways in the past you might want to reconsider.
The 27-kilometre highway known as Transmission Gully… Audio