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Union members unhappy with Council over restructure dealings
The Public Service Association claims the South Waikato District Council has breached its obligations to act in good faith during a recent restructure.... but the chief executive says it's just a case… Audio
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'We have to' - Mayor defends one of the country's biggest rates rises
South Waikato District Council is suggesting an 18.5 percent rate rise - one of the biggest in the country.
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Upset greets 18.5 percent South Waikato rate hike
The Mayor of South Waikato says it gives him no joy to be suggesting an 18.5 percent rate rise - one of the biggest in the country. Gary Petley says it's the best option to get the council through the… Audio
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Building waste still heading to landfill in Waikato
Some Waikato builders are still sending leftover construction material to landfill, despite the council's plan to minimise and recycle waste.
Currently, 50 percent of what goes to landfill comes from… Audio
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Fonterra's plans to move out of it's Hamilton office
For more than 60 years, the dairy giant Fonterra and its predecessors have been one of the biggest employers in the Hamilton central city.
That could be about to change, with the company looking to… Audio
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At Easter vigil, Pope Francis encourages hope amid 'icy winds of war'
Pope Francis led the world's Roman Catholics into Easter at a Saturday night vigil Mass in St. Peter's Basilica, decrying the "icy winds of war" and other injustices.
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The New Zealanders and the Roald Dahl re-edits
There was heated debate when edited versions of Roald Dahl's books were released last year in an attempt to make them more suitable for today's young readers.
Reporter Libby Kirkby-McLeod, who is… Audio
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The Panel (Part Two) with Victoria Maclennan and Simon
Today on The Panel Wallace and panellists are joined by Dom Harvey, Libby Kirkby-McLeod and Kate Evans. Audio
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Sanitising children's books: 'All art forms are of their time'
If you pick up a copy of 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory', or 'The Witches' in a bookstore you might notice they've gobblefunked around with the words.
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Will the horse Slim Shady please stand up? Napping stallion has locals thinking he's dead
Concerned locals in Cambridge have been reporting a horse seemingly lying dead by the road side. But their fears have been misplaced, as Libby Kirkby-McLeod explains. Video, Audio
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Waikato Council considered bans for vehicles on some roads
A Waikato council is considering banning most vehicles from using certain rural roads at night to stop racers causing mayhem.
Waipa residents have been complaining for months that they feel… Audio
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Ibuprofen supply issues caused by sharp increase in demand - Pharmac
Nationwide supply of liquid ibuprofen, most commonly used for pain relief in children, continues to be a problem throughout the country.
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Rips, waves, a greater risk to swimmers than sharks, surf life savers say
Shark numbers may be increasing but Surf Living Saving New Zealand says the biggest risk is still the water itself, not the animals that live in it.
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Weather: Heavy rain hammers Coromandel roads yet again
The Coromandel's been hit again with widespread surface flooding, multiple slips and closed roads, just days before the summer holiday-makers descend.
Key arterial routes were knocked out for much of… Audio
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Book review: LIT Stories from HOME
Lisa Finucane reviews LIT Stories from Aotearoa edited by Elizabeth Kirkby-McLeod, published by One Tree House. Audio
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Lockdown poetry springs up around Auckland CBD
While economists and city leaders debate Auckland's economic recovery, poets have quietly stamped their prophesies on the city.
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Lockdown poetry springs up around Auckland CBD
Audio 25 Nov 2020Poetry, written during the nationwide lockdown, is being inscribed on utility boxes dotted around central Auckland.
The normally drab metal boxes, now a canvas for literature, are used to house… Audio
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Rage baking and the real reason we made sourdough
A new kind of activism is emerging from people taking their cares to the kitchen and pummeling dough, and it's called rage baking.
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Book review - Family Instructions Upon Release
Phil Vine reviews Family Instructions Upon Release by Elizabeth Kirkby-McLeod, published by The Cuba Press. Audio
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Coping with loss through poetry
When people close to you die, often the phrase used is "I have no words" It was the same for Elizabeth Kirkby-McLeod when her father took his own life in 2012. But she's a poet and had to express her… Audio
