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  • Bluff Oyster season begins with a bang

    Audio
    food farming
    3 Mar 2023

    The start of the Bluff Oyster season has kicked off in the South Island with passionate seafood lovers queuing down the street to get the first bite from this years harvest. 

    So far the quality of… Audio

  • 'We need more diggers, more resources, more money', say angry Esk Valley locals

    News
    New Zealand Country
    27 Feb 2023
    Thick silt and upended tractors lie at the front of Pheasant Farm, Esk Valley, in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle.

    Some residents in the area say the limited help they've received from the council and government in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle is not good enough.

    Ruined orchard, damaged winery - Esk Valley copes with daunting job cleaning up
  • Australian firefighters assist recovery efforts.

    Audio
    weather
    19 Feb 2023
    After some bridges over the Hikuwai River in Te Tairāwhiti were washed away, Chorus has successfully overlaid 800m of fibre as it begins to restore connectivity to the surrounding area.

    Australian firefighters have touched down in Aotearoa to assist in recovery efforts. 25 Fire and Rescue Service specialist firefighters from Queensland arrived yesterday, and will get to work… Audio

  • 'Desperately short' - Lack of lifeguards forcing closure of pools

    News
    New Zealand life and society
    10 Feb 2023
    no caption

    If you are thinking of heading to the public swimming pools to cool down- you might find the doors shut.

    Lifeguard shortage forcing closures of public pools
  • 'Our anger this time is the lack of response after the last flood'

    News
    New Zealand weather
    8 Feb 2023
    Graeme Beaufoy hard at work cleaning up his flood damaged Swanson home.

    For some West Auckland residents, last month's catastrophic floods weren't the first time their homes had been affected by an extreme weather event. Audio

    Auckland flooding: 'Our anger this time is the lack of response' - West Auckland residents
  • Northland declares state of emergency

    News
    New Zealand weather
    31 Jan 2023
    Northland is under a red alert heavy rain warning as wild weather is expected to hit the region.

    Northlanders are urged to be prepared as more than 200 millimetres of rain is predicted to fall in the region. Audio

    Northland declares state of emergency as it faces its first red heavy rain warning
  • 'Ofa Atu Tonga': New Zealand remembers volcanic eruption

    News
    Pacific Tonga
    17 Jan 2023
    Valeti Finau and her granddaughter Taufa Sialetonga held each other tight at Lotofale’ia Methodist Church in Mangere, as they remembered the pain of the 2022 disaster. “Ofa Atu” - miss Sialetonga said.

    This time last year Tongans around the world were desperately trying to call their loved ones at home immediately after hearing of the devastating Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcanic eruption. Audio

    'Ofa Atu Tonga': New Zealand remembers volcanic eruption
  • South Africa bat out final day to hold Australia to Sydney draw

    News
    Sport
    9 Jan 2023
    Dean Elgar

    South Africa dug deep and denied Australia a 3-0 series sweep with a battling draw in the rain-disrupted third test in Sydney.

    South Africa bat out final day to hold Australia to Sydney draw
  • Whakatōhea votes to accept $100m Treaty settlement

    News
    Te Ao Māori
    2 Dec 2022
    Waiotahe beach in Ōpōtiki, Eastern Bay of Plenty.

    Members of Whakatōhea have voted to accept the Crown's $100 million settlement offer, marking an end to nearly 30 years of negotiation.

    Whakatōhea votes to accept $100m Treaty settlement
  • Schubert with Dr Graeme Downes

    Audio
    music arts
    1 Dec 2022
    Graeme Downes

    Rock and roll star turned musicologist Graeme Downes gives a masterful breakdown of the enduring brilliance of Schubert's Symphony #9 in C major, and why it’s had a hold on his heart all these years… Audio

  • Reimagining Parliament

    Audio
    politics
    13 Nov 2022
    Parliament's Standing Orders Committee hears evidence from a submitter, the former Prime Minister Sir Geoffrey Palmer for the 2023 Review of Standing Orders.

    Every three years senior MPs meet to reimagine Parliament, considering which rule changes might strengthen representative democracy and executive oversight. Audio

  • Reimagining Parliament

    News
    The House politics
    13 Nov 2022
    Parliament's Standing Orders Committee hears evidence from a submitter, the former Prime Minister Sir Geoffrey Palmer for the 2023 Review of Standing Orders.

    Every three years senior MPs meet to reimagine Parliament, considering which rule changes might strengthen representative democracy and executive oversight.

    Audio

    Reimagining Parliament
  • Reappointed RBNZ Governor in eye of 'pandemic induced inflation storm'

    News
    Business Comment & Analysis
    8 Nov 2022
    Reserve Bank governor Adrian Orr.

    Analysis - Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr has never fitted the buttoned down, scripted image of an economist, but it clearly has been no impediment to his advancement, Gyles Beckford writes.

    Reappointed Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr in eye of 'pandemic induced inflation storm'
  • 'Her nerves are shattered': Mother forced to use hotels to get a break from neighbours

    News
    New Zealand housing
    22 Oct 2022
    A state house in Northcote

    An elderly mother feels unsafe in her own home because of problems with the Kāinga Ora tenants next door, which began about three years ago.

    New Plymouth family say unruly Kāinga Ora neighbours force mum to use hotels
  • Report lays out path for settlement between firefighters, FENZ

    News
    New Zealand employment
    21 Oct 2022
    Wellington fire fighter strike

    A report giving final recommendations for the Settlement of a Collective Agreement between Fire and Emergency and the Firefighters Union has been publicly released.

    Report lays out path for settlement between firefighters, FENZ
  • Firefighters' strikes put the public at risk - bosses

    News
    New Zealand employment
    21 Oct 2022
    Wellington fire fighters are fighting for more support

    A firefighters' union has announced more strike action in two weeks' time, but it will put people at risk, the head of Fire and Emergency NZ says.

    Firefighters' strikes put the public at risk - bosses
  • Auckland Council seeks clarification over new standards to protect prime horticultural land

    News
    New Zealand Local Democracy Reporting
    19 Sep 2022
    Pukekohe market gardeners say the growing loss of land in the area to developers has impacted where they can grow crops as urban sprawl eats up the city’s most productive land.

    Environment Minister David Parker has announced new standards to help safeguard some of the country's most productive land from urban sprawl.

    Auckland Council seeks clarification over new standards to protect prime horticultural land
  • Napier councillors divided over leadership issues after successive CEO exits

    News
    New Zealand local council
    8 Sep 2022

    Napier councillors are divided over whether there are culture and leadership problems at the council as the local body election looms.

    Napier councillors divided over leadership issues after successive CEO exits
  • Road closures impact Marlborough salmon farm harvest

    News
    Country transport
    24 Aug 2022
    New Zealand King Salmon had hoped extending its Te Pangu Bay farm would prevent salmon from dying over hotter summers.

    Road closures due to last week's stormy weather mean King Salmon has not been able to harvest its fish.

    Marlborough salmon farm unable to harvest due to road closure
  • 'You can do exactly what I have done' - NZ's richest man Graeme Hart

    News
    Business
    22 Aug 2022
    Graeme Hart with his Granddaughter Jemima Hawkesby.

    New Zealand's richest man is encouraging the next generation of business leaders to take risks.

    Graeme Hart inducted into NZ Business Hall of Fame
  • Week in Politics: Chaotic payments spoil government's week

    News
    Comment & Analysis
    5 Aug 2022
    David Parker and Nicola Willis

    Analysis - The cost of living payment gets messy, Cabinet decides to urgently fix a serious electoral law problem, and James Shaw won't face any challengers for Greens co-leadership.

    Week in Politics: Chaotic payments spoil government's week
  • Risks of biometric verification technology use in public services databases flagged up

    News
    New Zealand technology
    29 Jul 2022
    Facial recognition technology.

    A forum has heard about stark risks of governments over-reaching to create national identity databases that control who gets public services.

    Risks of biometric verification technology use in public services databases flagged up
  • 'Overly confident': Former RBNZ governor criticises central banks' decisions during pandemic

    News
    Business economy
    26 Jul 2022
    Graeme Wheeler

    Former RBNZ governor Graeme Wheeler has co-authored a report which roundly criticises the Reserve Bank and central banks around the world for decisions during the pandemic.

    Former Reserve Bank governor criticises central banks' performance during pandemic
  • Motorway shutdown: Police gather evidence

    News
    New Zealand
    24 Jul 2022
    Marchers took over part of the Auckland motorway during a protest on Saturday. The march was organised by the Freedom and Rights Coalition, and protests were direct at a number of causes and authorities, including anti-vaccines, anti-lockdowns, and anti-politician, with the slogan: "They all must go".

    Police say they are gathering evidence in order to prosecute anti-government protesters who shut down part of the Auckland motorway yesterday.

    Motorway shutdown: Police gather evidence
  • Flood-hit areas of Otago, Canterbury face clean-up as holidaymakers stranded

    News
    New Zealand weather
    20 Jul 2022
    A bridge washed out on Lake Ōhau Road near the SH8 turnoff on 19 July 2022.

    A clean-up is ahead for parts of Otago and Canterbury after the storm that washed away a bridge, stranding holidaymakers, and flooded homes and farms. Audio

    South Island floods: Clean-up ahead for parts of Otago, Canterbury
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