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Public Service Association not pleased with Mayor Brown's comments on libraries
17 Mar 2023The union for Auckland Council staff wants the mayor to know librarians do more than just check out books, after he wondered why the city's 50 odd libraries could not be run by volunteers.
Faced… Read more Audio
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Opposition calling for Stuart Nash sacking
17 Mar 2023The opposition is braying for Stuart Nash to lose his remaining ministerial warrants.
He's resigned from the police portfolio - after criticising the courts and asking the Police Commissioner if he… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 17 March 2023
17 Mar 2023Commonwealth Games gold medallist Tom Walsh isn't concerned by his form ahead of this year's World Championships, despite falling to a second straight defeat to rival Jacko Gill. Audio
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WOMAD back after two year pause
The flags are up and the stages ready as WOMAD returns to Brooklands Park in New Plymouth tonight after two years of Covid-forced cancellations.
This year the festival is celebrating its 20th… Read more Audio
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Coromandel business 50 to 90 percent down
17 Mar 2023Heavy rain is forcast to hit Coromandel Peninsula again today
Businesses say what seen like never ending storms means they're doing 50 to 90 percent less business than they were last year due to the… Read more Audio
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Council staff under pressure to approve building in flood plains, expert claims
17 Mar 2023A climate risk expert from the Wellington Regional Council, says the council consent staff are coming under pressure to give the go-ahead to developments in flood risk areas.
But the Council's chief… Read more Audio
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Athletes end 2023 season in style
17 Mar 2023Superstars of New Zealand track and field were on show last night for the final time this summer.
The Sir Graeme Douglas International marked the end of the 2023 season and the athletes signed off… Read more Audio
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NZ economy shrank 0.6 percent in last quarter of 2022
17 Mar 2023The new GDP figures show the New Zealand economy shrank 0.6 percent in the final three months of last year.
It's a bigger drop than any of the major banks were predicting and it increases the chances… Read more Audio
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WorkSafe regrets communication over workers killed in crash
17 Mar 2023The work safety watchdog says it regrets keeping the families of two temp workers who died in a car crash in the dark.
At an inquest yesterday, the families spoke out against WorkSafe and police for… Read more Audio
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Teachers unions say more strikes on the cards if collective agreement not sorted
The post primary teachers union says it's not ruling out further strike action if a settlement with the Ministry of Education is not reached.
Tens of thousands of teachers took to the streets… Read more Audio
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Filipino construction workers say they're owed thousands
17 Mar 2023A group of Filipino construction workers say they're owed thousands of dollars in wages including for time some of them have spent on Auckland's City Rail Link project.
First Union, which represents… Read more Audio
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Grant Robertson confident economy will start growing again by end of year
The Finance Minister is confident the economy will see growth by the end of the year.
A recession is looking more likely after figures out yesterday showed the economy contracted by 0.6 percent in… Read more Audio
