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Life or Death under Pharmac - Part One
Our recent story on 14-year-old Stella Beswick who has SMA (Spinal Muscular Atrophy) invoked such a huge response from our listeners and followers on social media who shared similar experiencies. So we decided to invite them into the office to hear their stories. Today we begin a week-long series sharing some of their… Video, Audio
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Tsunami warnings for Pacific quakes in NZ
5:56 am todayYesterday the Ministry of Civil Defence was on standby for a possible tsunami threat after a magnitude 7 earthquake hit the Kermadec Islands. The Kermadecs are… Audio
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Biz Bytes - does Big Mac Currency Index have any validity?
5:35 am todayStuart Lee asks -- Does the Big Mac Currency Index (and similar) have any validity, or is it just a marketing gimmick? Down at the burger bar looking for an… Audio
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Fruit and Veges with Glenn Forsyth
5:25 am todayWe do like to start the week on a healthy note - so it's time once again to talk with our fruit and vege expert Glenn Forsyth for tips on what's good on the… Audio
An early morning news and current affairs conversation hosted by Indira Stewart featuring the people behind key issues and quirky human interest stories from New Zealand and overseas.
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Life or Death under Pharmac - Part One
5:56 am todayOur recent story on 14-year-old Stella Beswick who has SMA (Spinal Muscular Atrophy) invoked such a huge response from our listeners and followers on social media who shared similar experiencies. So… Read more Video, Audio
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Tsunami warnings for Pacific quakes in NZ
5:56 am todayYesterday the Ministry of Civil Defence was on standby for a possible tsunami threat after a magnitude 7 earthquake hit the Kermadec Islands. The Kermadecs are a chain of volcanic islands around 900… Read more Audio
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Biz Bytes - does Big Mac Currency Index have any validity?
5:35 am todayStuart Lee asks -- Does the Big Mac Currency Index (and similar) have any validity, or is it just a marketing gimmick? Down at the burger bar looking for an answer is business editor Gyles Beckford. Audio
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Fruit and Veges with Glenn Forsyth
5:25 am todayWe do like to start the week on a healthy note - so it's time once again to talk with our fruit and vege expert Glenn Forsyth for tips on what's good on the markets. 5+ recommendations for June, vege… Read more Audio
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One month on:The Wellington man's daily climate change protest
5:21 am todayToday, for the 33rd day in a row, a Wellington-based CEO will sit outside parliament, holding a placard calling on the government to declare a climate change emergency. We first spoke to Ollie… Read more Video, Audio
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Deputy head of Oranga Tamariki responds to foster child removal
14 Jun 2019Listening to that story was the Deputy Chief Executive of Oranga Tamariki Allan Boreham. Audio
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Oranga Tamariki rejects couple's request to foster child for not being Pākehā
14 Jun 2019A Samoan couple say Oranga Tamariki gave them less than 48 hours notice that their foster daughter of almost a year would be uplifted. They say they've tried repeatedly to apply to be the permanent… Read more Audio
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Biz Bytes - are rare earth metals are good investment?
14 Jun 2019James Alexander heard our piece on gold as an investment the other day, and he wonders whether rare earth metals might be reasonable investments. Out fossicking for an answer is business editor, Gyles… Read more Audio
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Fruit and Veges with Glenn Forsyth
14 Jun 2019It's Friday, and it's time to talk once more with our Fruit and Vege expert Glenn Forsyth - Costco coming to NZ Audio
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Fieldays new systems for milking sheep and goats
In a new trend for the dairy milk industry we can expect to see more sheep and goats milk filling our supermarket shelves. Waikato milking systems have built machinery specifically for milking sheep… Read more Audio
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Fieldays exhibitors getting arty
New Zealand's biggest agricultural event, Fieldays, is in its third day. Our team spent quite a bit of time mooching around Mystery creek in Hamilton where the event is being held. Fieldays attracts… Read more Audio
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First Up @ Fieldays
It's been hailed as the largest agricultural event in the Southern Hemisphere with around 125,000 people attending every year. The gates at Mystery Creek in Hamilton, opened up yesterday for the… Read more Video, Audio
