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Justice Minister signs Kim Dotcom’s extradition order
Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith has told Kim Dotcom, the former Mega Upload owner, that New Zealand will deport him to the United States.
Disability advocates slamming govt plan to slim down agency
The Minister for Disability Issues Louise Upston wants to strip Whaikaha or the Disability Ministry, of its role in delivering support services, and instead shift it to the Minstry of Social… Audio
Whaikaha facing major scale back
The dedicated ministry that disabled advocates fought decades for is facing a major scale back. The government wants to shift Whaikaha's responsibilities for delivering support services over to the… Audio
Wellington bike rack barely used - critics
Wellington City Council has spent $84,000 on a bike rack, that a survey shows is only used by 2.7 bikes a week on average. The two tiered covered rack is on Oriental parade and has space for multple… Audio
Watch: Politics need to be taken out of infrastructure, Luxon says
The Australians have found "a much quicker, lower cost way" of completing their projects, the PM says.
Midday Report Essentials for Thursday 15 August 2024
On today's episode, disability support providers say the sector fought long and hard to get its own ministry to improve the lives of disabled people, and gutting it is not the answer to funding… Audio
Huge crowd expected in Ngāruawāhia for Koroneihana celebration
A week-long celebration of the coronation of the Māori monarch, Koroneihana begins on Thursday in Ngāruawāhia. Te Kiingitanga spokesperson Rahui Papa spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio
PM Luxon on way to Sydney to meet Aus PM
The Prime Minister flew out to Sydney Thursday morning for his first official Trans-Tasman meeting with his Australian counterpart where security and defence will be front and centre amid concerns… Audio
Sepuloni: new benefit sanctions unnecessary
Beneficiaries are back in the Government's sights, tougher rules are being introduced for job seekers, Jimmy Ellingham asked Labour's Carmel Sepuloni about the new sanctions Audio
130 Wellington Girls' College students arrive to parliament
Around a tenth of students from Wellington Girls' College turned up to Parliament grounds today saying they had nowhere else to go. All 1300 students were sent home on Monday after a main teaching… Audio
PM overstates govt's increase in case managers
The Prime Minister has made another flub when promoting his beneficiary crackdown, massively overstating his government's increase in case managers. It marks the second misstep this week after… Audio
Teen pulls out of boot camp pilot
He will complete his sentence at another Youth Justice Facility.
Midday Report Essentials for Wednesday 14 August 2024
On today's episode, an urgent hunt is on in Auckland to track down the recipients of food parcels containing lollies laced with potentially lethal amounts of methamphetamine, the newly-appointed… Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Wednesday 14th August
On today's episode, the government has told Te Arawhiti - the office for Maori Crown relations - to concentrate on Treaty Settlements and Taku-tai Moana applications. Labour leader Chris Hipkins joins… Audio
Winston Peters visits Federated States of Micronesia
In a first of its kind visit New Zealand's deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters visited the Federated States of Micronesia also called FSM. Caleb Fotheringham who was in the FSM has more. Audio
Labour leader Chris Hipkins on govt plans to scale back Te Arawhiti
The government has told Te Arawhiti - the office for Māori Crown relations - to concentrate on Treaty Settlements and Taku-tai Moana applications. Labour leader Chris Hipkins spoke to Guyon Espiner. Audio
NZ needs to 'lift its DNA game' - gene scientist
As the government moves to lift a 30-year moratorium on gene technology outside of the lab, a geneticist says New Zealand has been behind the curve for too long. Audio
Terminally ill Lake Alice victims to receive 'rapid' compensation
Cabinet has agreed to make a rapid payment of $20,000 available for terminally ill survivors of the rural psychiatric facility.
Nights Politics with Thomas Coughlan
Deputy Political Editor at the New Zealand Herald Thomas Coughlan joins Emile Donovan to talk about the big political stories of the week. Audio
The Panel with Alexia Russell and David Downs (Part 1)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Alexia Russell and David Downs discuss the Government's plan to end to the country's nearly 30-year ban on genetically engineered or modified… Audio
