Follow this podcast
Apple Podcasts
Spotify
iHeart Radio
Direct XML Feeds
The link(s) below can be pasted into your podcasting software.
Podcast (MP3) Oggcast (Vorbis)
-
Defence Force admits 'Hit & Run' had correct village
7:28 AM.The Defence Force has now admitted photographs in the controversial book "Hit and Run" are of an Afghan village the SAS attacked in 2010. But it's still denying claims in the book that civilians were… Read more Audio
-
Skripal poisoning: Tension grows as Russia denies involvement
7:17 AM.The Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, says Russia will not co-operate with the UK inquiry into how the former spy, Sergei Skripal and his daughter were poisoned unless it sees evidence. UK… Read more Audio
-
Trump fires Tillerson without warning - US media
7:10 AM.US President Trump has sacked his Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, replacing him with the CIA director, Mike Pompeo. US media are reporting that Mr Tillerson hadn't been told in advance. Speaking to… Read more Audio
-
-
Business News for 14 March 2018
6:50 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
-
Winston Peters 'lacks credibility' on Russia - National
6:44 AM.The National Party says the Foreign Minister Winston Peters' condemnation of a nerve agent attack in Britain lacks credibility given his recent remarks about Russia. The British government says it's… Read more Audio
-
Trump sacks Tillerson, replaces with Pompeo
6:38 AM.President Trump has sacked his Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, replacing him with the CIA director, Mike Pompeo. In a terse tweet, Mr Trump thanked Mr Tillerson for "his service". US media are… Read more Audio
-
Morning Rural News for 14 March 2018
6:26 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
-
Early Business News for 14 March 2018
6:19 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
-
Māori students want more than 'tokenistic' haka
6:15 AM.Māori students are calling for more cultural education in their schooling rather than only "tokenistic" haka performances. That's been revealed in the 'Education matters to me' report, which has been… Read more Audio
-
-
Top Stories for Wednesday 14 March 2018
6:00 AM.Trump fires Tillerson,without warning - US media; Skripal poisoning: tension grows as Russia denies involvement; Defence Force admits Hit & Run had correct village; toxic foam: new concerns about… Read more Audio
-
Fashion designer Givenchy dies at 91
8:57 AM.The French fashion designer who dressed Audrey Hepburn in that "little black dress" in the film Breakfast at Tiffany's, Hubert de Givenchy, has died. He was 91 years old. Paris correspondent Elena… Read more Audio
-
Dealing with disclosures of sexual assualt
8:53 AM.The Labour Party has acknowleged it took too long to get professional help for the teenagers at the centre of the sexual assault scandal. When they did get help it was from the organisation HELP which… Read more Audio
-
New Zealand turns tide on plastic production
8:47 AM.New Zealand is turning the tide on the production and use of plastic in a bid to help clean up the oceans. Some scientists estimate that if nothing is done, by 2050, all the plastic in the ocean will… Read more Audio
-
Have police pursuit bans in the US helped?
8:37 AM.While debate continues in the wake of the weekend's fatal police chase about whether the police need to change their pursuit policy, a retired American police captain says restrictive policies adopted… Read more Audio
-
Markets Update for 13 March 2018
8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
-
Black Ferns on NZ Rugby payroll but more games needed
8:27 AM.The Black Ferns are officially on the New Zealand Rugby payroll. Yesterday the Rugby Union confirmed it will contract the country's top 30 women's 15-aside players. They'll earn a retainer of $12 to… Read more Audio
-
Young Labour sexual assault claims - political analysis
8:23 AM.The Prime Minister is standing by the general secretary of the party despite him taking "too long" to respond to sexual assaults at a Young Labour summer camp.
A 20-year-old man put his hands down… Read more Audio
-
Young Labour alleged sex assault: Kirton defends response
8:11 AM.The Prime Minister is standing by the general secretary of the party despite him taking "too long" to respond to sexual assaults at a Young Labour summer camp. A 20-year-old man put his hands down the… Read more Audio
-
-
Lyttelton Port faces disruptions as workers strike
7:54 AM.Lyttelton Port customers are preparing for significant disruption, after more than half of the port's workers walked off the job at midnight on Monday night. More than 20 mediation meetings have been… Read more Audio
-
More than $1m spent extraditing NZer to China
7:49 AM.The Crown has spent more than one million dollars on a seven-year battle to extradite a Korean-born New Zealander accused of murdering a woman in China. Kyung Yup Kim has been fighting attempts to… Read more Audio
-
Toxic foam found at four airports, investigation ensues
7:45 AM.The toxic firefighting foam alarm has now spread to four airports and four Defence Force bases, and the neighbourhoods around them. Also it's now been revealed there is a nationwide investigation into… Read more Audio
-
East Coast escapes Cyclone Hola damage
7:43 AM.The Gisborne region has escaped unharmed from the remnants of Cyclone Hola overnight. Despite severe gales and heavy rain in Gisborne city about midnight, Fire and Emergency said it had no… Read more Audio
