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Unions against changes to employment law
Unions say potential changes to employment law have been made worse and now breach the right to freedom of expression. Audio
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Foresters say ETS still full of uncertainties
The Forest owners association says moves by the Government to clarify what units will be allowed in New Zealand's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) will do nothing to stimulate more tree planting or…
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Oil and gas permits awarded
The Government has awarded 10 new oil and gas exploration permits - five onshore and five offshore.
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Exploration permits awarded
Ten new oil and gas exploration permits have been awarded by the Government.
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Forestry company to be prosecuted over death
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has confirmed it is taking legal action against a forestry company over one of the deaths in the forestry industry this year. Audio
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Forest owners criticised over worker deaths
The Forest Owners Association is defending itself following government criticism it is not taking responsibility for deaths in the industry.
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Forest owners seek help rather than point-scoring
Forest owners are asking critics of its health and safety to help them solve the industry's safety crisis rather than making political capital out of it.
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Government steps back from more forestry safety regulation
The Government has condemned the forest industry's poor safety record after the latest fatality in the industry.
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Ministry tells forest industry to lift safety game
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment says the forestry industry needs to take more responsibility for its appalling safety record.
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Labour pledges compensation for Pike families
The Labour Party has pledged to pay compensation to the families of the men killed in the Pike River mine disaster. Audio
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Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
In celebration of Britten's centenary year, Peter Walls looks at a range of his music. Audio
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New workplace health and safety laws passed
Legislation fixing systemic failures revealed after the Pike River Mine disaster has unanimiously passed its third and final reading in Parliament.
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Upcoming hui aims to help iwi avoid failing investments
An upcoming national hui aims to help iwi and hapu make sound investment choices and avoid putting Treaty money into failing portfolios.
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Green light for West Coast mine
A new open-cast coalmine on the West Coast appears inevitable after the Environment Court ended a long-running legal battle to stop it. Audio
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PM dismisses Greenpeace oil spill report
Prime Minister John Key says Greenpeace is scaremongering by releasing modelling of potential damage to New Zealand's coastline from a oil well blowout. Audio
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Some ratepayers eye Govt cash for Waihi mining
A Waihi ratepayers' group is calling for the Government to compensate about 50 property owners who will soon have the land beneath their houses mined for gold.
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Question Time for 15 October 2013
Audio 15 Oct 2013- Hon DAVID CUNLIFFE to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by his statement that "One of the risks for us is that there's heavily pronounced economic development in Auckland, but not in the rest of the…
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Greens launch more clean energy proposals
The Green Party wants to make it easier for people generating their own electricity to sell excess power back to the national grid, but the Government says their proposed policy is 'muddled thinking'.
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Govt releases mine safety guide
The Government has released a booklet with specialist guidance on health and safety for mine, quarry and tunnel managers.
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At The Movies for 3 October 2013
Audio 3 Oct 2013Simon Morris talks to New Zealand film producer Tim Coddington. Tim's worked on some of our biggest co-productions over the years - from the Narnia films and Bridge To Terebithia to Mister Pip. Now… Audio
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Labour leader says rate of disconnections increasing
Labour Party leader David Cunliffe says more and more people are having their electricity disconnected, because they can't afford to pay their power bills. Audio
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Energy Minister defends National's power response
Audio 1 Oct 2013Listening to that was the Energy Minister, Simon Bridges. Audio
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Minister promises genuine consultation
Consultation with iwi about eight new areas for oil exploration isn't about ticking boxes, Energy and Resources Minister Simon Bridges says.
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Te Manu Korihi News for 18 September 2013
Audio 18 Sep 2013The human rights lawyer and Mana Party President, Annette Sykes, says the competitive model of health delivery is failing Maori; A group of Maori fighting for rights to the radio spectrum have lost… Audio
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Eight new oil and gas exploration areas up for grabs
Energy and Resources Minister Simon Bridges has unveiled eight new areas for oil and gas exploration. Audio
