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Residents across Waimate stuck due to flooding
27 Jul 2022Many residents across the Waimate District will be stuck at home today due to flooding on State Highway 1.
Mayor Craig Rowley spoke to Corin Dann. Read more Audio
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Smokefree legislation getting closer
The government's goal for Aotearoa to be smokefree by 2025 negotiated its first hurdle in Parliament last night.
The Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Amendment Bill - which passed its… Read more Audio
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Auckland Council defers vote on parking strategy
27 Jul 2022Auckland Council has deferred a vote on plans to significantly reduce on-street parking spaces in favour of cycling and bus lanes.
More than 900 submissions came in during consultation, the vast… Read more Audio
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National, Labour party donations under scrutiny at High Court
Details of how donors to both the Labour and National parties allegedly concealed their identities are under scrutiny in a High Court trial in Auckland.
Seven people are facing Serious Fraud Office… Read more Audio
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No fruit could help babies like vegetables
It's one of the great household struggles - getting a child to eat their veggies.
But new research shows that introducing a baby to only vegetables as their first solid foods - so no fruit - may help… Read more Audio
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Govt getting urgent advice on political donations reform
The Government is seeking urgent advice on whether further changes to the political donations regime are needed.
It follows the New Zealand First Foundation case which ended in an acquittal that… Read more Audio
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Registration costs, Covid-19 prompting relief teachers to leave
27 Jul 2022Rising registration costs and the risk of Covid-19 are prompting some relief teachers to look for other work just when schools need them more than ever.
Official figures show there are more school… Read more Audio
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Concerns over Canterbury rivers after persistent rain
27 Jul 2022More people have been forced to evacuate in Canterbury overnight because of flooding and slips. Civil Defence says a few residents in the Waimakiriri district left their homes because of surface water… Read more Audio
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North Dunedin evacuees allowed home
27 Jul 2022Improving weather has allowed those evacuated in North Dunedin to return to their homes. But many roads in Otago remain closed and care is advised. Reporter Tess Brunton has been out this morning and… Read more Audio
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European Union ministers agree to cut gas use 15 pct
27 Jul 2022European Union energy ministers have agreed to cut gas use by 15 percent between August and March.
EU leaders are worried Russia will cut off gas supplies to Europe and is using energy supplies as a… Read more Audio
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Students called in to help at Dunedin Hospital
Staffing shortages were so bad at Dunedin Hospital over the weekend, 21 students were called in from the Otago Polytechnic Nursing school to cover a total of 27 hospital aide shifts.
The students… Read more Audio
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Luxon on holidaying in Hawaii
27 Jul 2022It was an eventful first day back at Parliament for National Party leader Christopher Luxon after the winter recess.
On Thursday last week, it was thought Luxon was in Te Puke, as it turns out, he… Read more Audio
