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  • Midweek Mediawatch: How not to cover Covid-19

    News
    Mediawatch
    11 Mar 2020
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    In this week's Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about the perils of both-sides journalism during the Covid-19 crisis, a weird on-air monologue from Kerre McIvor, and some slightly…

    Audio

    Midweek Mediawatch: How not to cover Covid-19
  • Don't panic - a recession may not be what you think

    News
    Business Comment & Analysis
    11 Mar 2020
    New Zealand's sharemarket has immediately fallen two percent after opening after the Waitangi Day closure. Global markets have been left reeling in the biggest one-day fall on Wall Street since 2011.

    Opinion - A recession caused by the coronavirus would be relatively short-lived for most of us, and the government has the capacity to respond smartly for those hit hard, Shamubeel Eaqub writes.

    Don't panic - a recession may not be what you think
  • Airport spend expected to add to rates rise in Wairarapa

    News
    Local Democracy Reporting environment
    11 Mar 2020
    Flight corridors and parking space at Hood Aerodrome in Masterton were at an absolute premium late yesterday afternoon as more than 60 aircraft from the Around New Zealand Air Safari 2010 landed.

    Rates increases and a negative effect on the environment are on the cards if council-led development of Masterton Airport goes ahead.

    Airport spend expected to add to rates rise in Wairarapa
  • National sets out plan for 'bonfire on regulations'

    News
    Politics Business
    9 Mar 2020
    Simon Bridges pictured 21 May 2019

    National says it would introduce a "health and safety common-sense test" if elected, as part of its plan to slash red-tape burdening small businesses.

    National wants 'common-sense test' on health and safety regulations
  • Stage 1: Denial at the graveside

    Audio
    life and society
    9 Mar 2020
    Mourners carry with a coffin containing a victim of the mosque attacks for burial after a funeral prayer at the Memorial Park Cemetery in Christchurch.

    Mohamed Hassan works through the five stages of grief felt by Muslim New Zealanders after the March 15 attacks. Stage one is denial; he talks to Hassan Raslan, who spent three days helping with the… Audio

  • Best of First Up for Friday 6 March

    Audio 6 Mar 2020

    On the pod today: tiny home owners want protective legislation and promotion to address the housing crisis; a sixth death has been reported following Pharmac's epilepsy drug switch; the country's best… Audio

  • Elizabeth Warren ends US presidential bid

    News
    World
    6 Mar 2020
    Senator Elizabeth Warren arrives at a Democratic primary debate 26 February 2020

    Senator Elizabeth Warren will end her presidential campaign after a poor showing on Super Tuesday.

    Elizabeth Warren ends US presidential bid
  • Tiny house legislation must protect owners

    Audio
    housing
    6 Mar 2020
    An Eco Cottages tiny house

    A small brigade of tiny houses made the journey to Parliament's grounds yesterday with a key message to politicians. The protest - led by tiny house company Eco Cottages - has been travelling around… Audio

  • Tiny houses protest reaches Parliament

    News
    New Zealand
    5 Mar 2020
    Colin Wightman speaking in a microphone at the grounds of Parliament in protest for legislation to protect tiny houses.

    A small brigade of tiny houses has reached Parliament's grounds with a key message to politicians.

    Tiny houses protest reaches Parliament
  • Tauranga mayor says city's crises and challenges behind push for rates rise

    News
    New Zealand Bay of Plenty
    5 Mar 2020
    Pilot Bay, Mount Maunganui.

    Tauranga residents are facing a hefty rates increase of 12.6 percent to help keep the city's head above water as it struggles with the increasing costs of growth.

    Tauranga mayor says city's crises and challenges behind push for rates rise
  • US makes emergency rate cut as coronavirus spreads

    News
    World Covid-19
    4 Mar 2020
    US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome  Powell announces a half percentage point interest rate cut.

    The US central bank has slashed interest rates in response to mounting concerns about the economic impact of the coronavirus. Audio

    Coronavirus: US makes emergency rate cut as coronavirus spreads
  • Is the welfare state fit for purpose?

    Audio
    life and society politics
    2 Mar 2020
    Clockwise: Jim Bolger and Ruth Richardson in 1991, Roger Douglas, David Lange, Grant Robertson, Jenny Shipley and Michael Joseph Savage.

    Despite the efforts of governments over decades, New Zealand’s welfare state has failed to solve entrenched poverty, Professor Jonathan Boston from Victoria University. Audio

  • This Is Us | Episode 4: Shaymaa

    Audio
    spiritual practices life and society
    1 Mar 2020
    Shaymaa Arif on the riverside of the Waikato.

    Shaymaa, who has both Syrian and Iraqi family, believes all cultures have a connection to each other. She loves learning and is currently teaching herself Japanese and te reo Māori. Video, Gallery

  • The Seattle company boss who put everyone on $70K

    News
    World
    29 Feb 2020
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    In 2015, the boss of a card payments company in Seattle introduced a $70,000 minimum salary for all of his 120 staff - and personally took a pay cut of $1 million.

    The Seattle company boss who put everyone on $70K
  • Councillor claims police are failing to keep Rotorua CBD safe

    News
    New Zealand Local Democracy Reporting
    29 Feb 2020

    A Rotorua Lakes councillor says New Zealand Police are "missing in action" and need to "step up" to enforce safety in the city's business district.

    Councillor claims police are failing to keep Rotorua CBD safe
  • Man proves in court his tiny house is a vehicle, not building

    News
    New Zealand housing
    28 Feb 2020
    Alan Dall’s Amberley tiny house on wheels

    A court has ruled Alan Dall's tiny house is a vehicle, not a building. Tiny house owners say the case means legislation needs to be rewritten.

    Canterbury man proves in court his tiny house is a vehicle, not building
  • 'Place-based' assessment housing in Rotorua announced

    News
    New Zealand Politics
    26 Feb 2020
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    The response aims to avoid a 'one-size-fits-all' solution to homelessness.

    Minister Megan Woods announces tailored ‘place-based’ housing in Rotorua
  • Auckland Council 'strongly opposed' to govt's housing plans

    News
    New Zealand housing
    20 Feb 2020
    11096232 - renovation of old houses with scaffolding

    The council is warning government officials of the risks of disastrous housing developments like some seen in the United Kingdom.

    Auckland Council tells govt it is 'strongly opposed' to its planned model for the housing crisis
  • Auckland Council pushing back on govt prefab plan

    Audio
    life and society
    20 Feb 2020
    A prefabricated house being put together at Hobsonville Pt.

    The Auckland Council is pushing back at the Government's plans to get thousands of prefab homes built here to tackle the housing crisis.

    It has sent government officials a video link to disastrous… Audio

  • UN special rapporteur urges bold human-rights approach to housing crisis

    Audio
    life and society
    20 Feb 2020
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    A visiting United Nations representative says the country's housing crisis is a significant human-rights issue - and it's time the right to housing was wrenched from the hands of the private market.

    … Audio

  • NZ housing shortage a 'human rights crisis'

    News
    New Zealand housing
    19 Feb 2020
    Aerial view of Auckland city, New Zealand

    A visiting UN representative says it is time the right to housing was wrenched from the hands of the private market.

    UN special rapporteur calls on NZ for bold human-rights approach to housing crisis
  • Water contamination across Wellington prompts emergency meeting

    News
    New Zealand environment
    19 Feb 2020
    A sign at Ōwhiro Bay warns people not to take shellfish or swim after rain. Karori residents want similar signs to warn people to stay out of the polluted stream, but Wellington Water has refused to erect any.

    Wellington's water authorities will hold an emergency meeting today to try to find a solution to the onslaught of pollution affecting the city's rivers and beaches.

    Water contamination across Wellington prompts emergency meeting
  • Wellington water infrastructure 'in crisis', councillor says

    News
    New Zealand environment
    17 Feb 2020
    Island Bay.

    A Wellington councillor says the city's water infrastructure is in crisis and needs a fundamental overhaul.

    Wellington water infrastructure 'in crisis', councillor says
  • Recruitment woes leave Tairāwhiti gambling addicts without free support

    News
    New Zealand Local Democracy Reporting
    15 Feb 2020
    Casino Slot Machine Player Closeup Photo. Digital Slot Machine Spin. Playing in Las Vegas Concept Photo.

    Problem gamblers have been left in limbo in Tairāwhiti, because of trouble recruiting staff for a free support service.

    Recruitment woes leave Tairāwhiti gambling addicts without free support
  • Housing crisis: I'm scared my kids are going to live that same struggle

    News
    New Zealand housing
    14 Feb 2020
    Glen Innes resident Claire took part in a Massey University study exploring the struggles locals have with housing and poverty.

    Glen Innes residents say they feel housing redevelopments are threatening their community, and tell researchers of struggles with homelessness and overcrowding.

    Housing crisis: I'm scared my kids are going to live that same struggle
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