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Mad about Election 2020? Tell Parliament your thoughts
Concerned about misinformation on cannabis and euthanasia? Are fake social media accounts a threat to democracy? Tell Parliament what you think in a submission on its Election 2020 inquiry. Audio
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Mad about Election 2020? Tell Parliament your thoughts
Concerned about misinformation on cannabis and euthanasia? Are fake social media accounts a threat to democracy? Tell Parliament what you think in a submission on its Election 2020 inquiry.
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Best of First Up for Tuesday 16 March
Audio 16 Mar 2021On the pod today: a private island for 22 million and a three quarter of a million car - TradeMe has all the deals this week; we discuss Elon Musk's starlink project; can Team NZ win the America's Cup… Audio
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Shane Reti:we should court Singapore for travel bubble
The deputy leader of the National Party says New Zealand has been cast aside by Australia, which is now courting Singapore to create a travel bubble while booting out Kiwis who its government has… Audio
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New TVNZ poll: Labour on 49%, National on 27%
Labour remains on top, with 49 percent, while National has climbed to 27 percent in TVNZ's first Colmar Brunton poll for the year.
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Political commentators Mills & Sherson
Stephen and Trish talk to Kathryn about the way the government has been announcing Covid 19 alert level changes and the reaction to the process, particularly from businesses. Was anything learnt by… Audio
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GDP figures expected to show slowing economy
Gross Domestic Product figures for the final quarter of 2020 are due this week, with a much more sedate set of numbers predicted after the previous quarter's record 14 percent gain.
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Ministry accused of 'stealing' a Taihape teaching farm
Government officials are being accused of stealing a farm bought by a central North Island town for their schoolchildren to learn agriculture.
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Survey: NZ has changed as a result of the CHCH terror attack
Three quarters of the New Zealanders polled in the latest Research New Zealand survey believe New Zealand has changed as a result of the Christchurch terror attack in 2019. Emanuel Kalafatelis joins… Audio
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Olympic organisers deny decision to ban spectators has been made
Japan has not decided whether to allow overseas spectators at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, say Games organisers who are denying media reports that they'll be banned.
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Myanmar's military accuses Suu Kyi of taking $600,000 and gold
Myanmar's military rulers have accused the ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi of illegally accepting $600,000 ($832,000) and 11kg of gold.
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Wellington City Council to begin talks on establishing Māori ward
Wellington City Council has taken the first step in establishing a Māori ward for the next election. Audio
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Māori must decide for themselves on Covid-19 vaccine - Waititi
Māori MPs are reluctant to tell Māori they should get the Covid-19 injection, saying it's about mana motuhake and whānau have the right to choose. Audio
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Biden's US$1.9tn Covid relief bill expected to pass US Congress
President Joe Biden's US$1.9 trillion ($2.64 trillion) relief bill to help Americans deal with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has passed Congress.
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In brief: News from around the Pacific for 11 March
China offers help with Samoan bodies awaiting autopsies, Tongan repatriation flight just carries cargo, Samoa's polling date is confirmed and there's another round of funding for Pasifika education in…
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Kaikōura ex-councillor pushes case for Māori ward: 'Natural next step'
A Kaikōura woman is asking the council to urgently reconsider the idea of creating a Māori ward.
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National Party wants greater access to medicinal cannabis
National Party co-leader and health spokesperson Shane Reti is seeking expanded access to medicinal cannabis and the licensing of "high quality" domestic production.
It comes as cannabis has again… Audio
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Today's sports news: What you need to know
In today's sports news - WTC final will be played in Southampton, NZ doubles player upsets Aus Open champs and George Bennett involved in crash in France.
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No New Zealander left behind in the vaccine rollout
Health providers want to make sure no New Zealander is left behind in the vaccine rollout.
The government yesterday announced it's bought enough doses of the Pfizer vaccine for everyone, and will… Audio
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Most New Zealanders support decriminalising cannabis, poll suggests
The poll, by UMR for the Helen Clark Foundation, found many of those who voted against legalising cannabis in a referendum held last year do, however, think the drug should be decriminalised.
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Cannabis decriminalisation urged despite failed referendum
The government is being urged to decriminalise cannabis, despite the bid to push forward legalisation narrowly failing last year.
A new poll, which surveyed a 1000 New Zealanders who voted in the… Audio
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Political commentators Mills & Morten
Parliament's back after a recess dominated by the Valentine's Day Covid cluster. We'll talk about the most recent lockdown, the communications around it and how the vaccine will roll out. Stephen… Audio
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Netanyahu says Israel almost out of Covid-19 closures
Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu says the country is almost out of Covid-19 closures, but health officials are warning there could be another lockdown.
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Covid-19, affordable housing big concerns of NZers - survey
Fifty percent of New Zealanders surveyed in a poll have ranked Covid-19 as the most pressing issue, followed by the availability of affordable housing and economic stability. Audio
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Protection against Covid-19 ranks as NZ's biggest issue
Fifty percent of New Zealanders surveyed in Research New Zealand's latest poll have ranked protecting Kiwis against Covid-19 as NZ's most pressing issue, followed by the availability of affordable… Audio
