Eric Frykberg
Warnings about carbon price
There are warnings today that plummeting prices for carbon on world markets could jeopardise attempts to improve the environment by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Audio
Readers and writers mourn Margaret Mahy
Readers and fellow writers are mourning the death of one of New Zealand's most celebrated and best loved authors, Margaret Mahy. Audio
Heavy rain eases in Coromandel and Bay of Plenty
The bad weather that affected the Coromandel and the Bay of Plenty yesterday has eased overnight. Audio
Cracking down on tax dodges and money laundering
Tax specialists in New Zealand expect a crackdown on money laundering begun three years ago will overcome tax dodging by wealthy people highlighted in a new report out of New York. Audio
Insight for 8 July 2012
Eric Frykberg looks back at 50 years of independent RNZ news and the challenges that lie ahead. Audio
Radio news business turns 50, faces uncertain future
Independent radio news is half a century old next week. Audio
Housing critics want action on rising prices
Government action is being called for as housing affordability worsens. Audio
Australia mine workers rebel against influx of NZ workers
Australian miners insist they have nothing against New Zealanders working across the Tasman despite union concerns about the influx of foreign workers. Audio
More court victories for Kim Dotcom
Mr Dotcom will now be allowed to see, in advance, a lot of what prosecutors are saying about him. Audio
Treasury says smoking saves govt super costs
A Treasury report has admitted smoking actually saves the Government money in the long run. Audio
Cancellation of hydro dam scheme marks end of an era
The electricity industry is conceding the age of big hydro schemes is at an end after the termination of a large project on Buller River yesterday. Audio
Government brushes aside Berl report on SOE sales
The Government is vowing to press on with asset sales despite a report saying it would cost it in the long run. Audio
Wind energy research predicts fall in cost of using windfarms
The wind energy industry is hailing research that predicts a big fall in the cost of using windfarms to generate electricity. Audio
Electricity suppliers confident despite dry weather
Regulators and generating companies are confident the country will avoid a power crisis this winter despite the South Island lakes being low. Audio
Pike River families threaten a blockade
Families of the miners killed in the Pike River disaster are threatening to block coal sales from the mine if it is re-opened commercially without the bodies of the dead miners being brought out… Audio
A computer glitch delivers a lucky break for immigrants
A computer error has given 306 would-be immigrants a lucky break and gained them entry to New Zealand which would have been otherwise denied to them. Audio
Solid Energy prepares to reveal plan to buy Pike River
The state coal mining company Solid Energy is expected to reveal it plans to buy the assets of Pike River Coal Mine this evening. Audio
Investigators spread blame for skydiving plane crash
One of the most serious plane crashes here in recent years has been blamed on the pilot, the company that hired him, the company that modified his aircraft and says the Civil Aviation Authority should… Audio
NZ's human rights record under review at the United Nations
The Government's human rights record is coming under fire from four organisations at a special hearing before the United Nations. Audio
Peace activists take NZ to task at United Nations
Four organisations have criticised New Zealand's human rights record at a UN special hearing in Geneva. Audio