Charlotte Cook

In today's episode, rescuers are still scrambling to find survivors in the rubble across central Myanmar three days after the devastating earthquake, the Maritime Union has met with the Rail Minister… Audio

In today's episode, the government is bringing in the Commerce Commission to keep an eye on Wellington Water, an emergency meeting has been held in Auckland to discuss homelessness, F1 driver Max… Audio

In today's episode, the Greater Wellington Regional Council is seeking assurances from KiwiRail that there won't be further disruptions to rail services on Thursday afternoon, an investigation has… Audio

In today's episode, the main road in the small Whakatane town of Murupara is closed while a Police negotiation team is responding to an active incident, psychologists in Aotearoa are claiming a… Audio

In today's episode, the main road in the small Whakatane town of Murupara is closed while a Police negotiation team is responding to an active incident, psychologists in Aotearoa are claiming a… Audio

In today's episode, the Prime Minister says someone needs to take accountability in the case of the 11-year-old child, mistaken for a 20-year-old mental health patient, the Wellington region will lose… Audio

In today's episode, a Queenstown councillor has blown the whistle on the council's plans to pump wastewater into the Shotover river, the UN has questioned the fairness of GST in New Zealand, deputy… Audio

In today's episode, a security and defence expert says cuts to its civilian workforce risks the Defence Force's combat readiness; RNZ's money correspondent breaks down the distances between… Audio

In today's episode, the economy has beat expectations and climbed out of recession at the end of last year but it's not without its weak spots, Swimming pools in the Wellington region have been found… Audio

In today's episode, the liquidator of school lunch provider Libelle says one of the failed company's biggest problems was scaling up too fast, new data shows New Zealand rents have increased 25… Audio

In today's episode, the ACT Party wants to clear out local councils and replace them with their own candidates in the elections later this year, A notorious criminal, Dean Wickliffe is on a hunger… Audio

Midday Rural News for 18 March 2025 Audio

In today's episode, a veterans charity says the New Zealand government doesn't know how many veterans there are or how many have died by suicide with no formal records kept, cleaners, caterers and… Audio

In today's episode, as New Zealand mulls sending peacekeepers to Ukraine in the event of a peace deal, Australia has just been struck with a stark warning from Russia of "grave consequences" if it… Audio

In today's episode, the Department of Conservation has been unlawfully issuing permits to the Transport Agency, allowing it to kill species such as kiwi during the construction of news roads, a… Audio

In today's episode, A health advocate has accused the government of making 'institutionally racist' changes to the bowel screening programme - repurposing funding set aside for Maori and Pasifika… Audio

In today's episode, a trade war between the US and some of its closest trading partners has erupted - causing stock markets to plummet and raising fears it could contribute to a crash in the global… Audio

In today's episode, the new lunch in schools programme has been riddled with problems, with delayed and poor quality meals, wastage - and most recently MPI investigations into halal meals and melted… Audio

In today's episode, a criminal defence lawyer says the investigation into the death of a man tasered by police will be complex, a new report into Wellington Water's deep-seated problems shows their… Audio

In today's episode, the company that owns Whakaari/White Island has had its conviction relating to the volcano's deadly December 2019 eruption quashed, the 32-year-old man accused of killing Nelson… Audio