Eric Frykberg
Insight: 50 Years of Television
Eric Frykberg looks back at television's 50 year history in New Zealand and ahead to its future. Audio
Challenges ahead for television as 50th anniversary looms
Television in New Zealand turns 50 next week. Audio
Unemployment rate drops but many locals still hunt work
The unemployment rate has dropped significantly and is now well below many first world countries. Audio
New Zealand's link to Gulf of Mexico oil spill
One of the companies at the centre of the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is a major stakeholder in oil and gas exploration plans off the South Canterbury Coast. Audio
Investors unlikely to get anything from failed Norgate company
Rural Portfolio Capital, part owned by the rural entrepreneur Craig Norgate, and its sister company, Rural Portfolio Investments have both been put into receivership. Audio
Anti-mining protesters accused of ignoring facts
Anti-mining protesters who thronged Auckland at the weekend are being accused by the mining industry of willfully ignoring the facts. Audio
Impact of Indigenous Peoples declaration unclear
Legal experts say the real impact of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is very uncertain. Audio
Wave and tidal energy conference underway
Plans to generate electricity from undersea turbines at the mouth of Tory Channel have been unveiled today. Audio
AgResearch's genetic modification programme get boost
The practice of genetic modification has received a significant boost from ERMA, the Environmental Risk Management Authority. Audio
Research vessel's $20 million upgrade heads offshore
Trade unionists are responding angrily to a $20 million Government contract going offshore. They say the work to upgrade an ocean research vessel could have been done in New Zealand, to the benefit of… Audio
Securities Commission suing two more companies
Some big names have been implicated in proceedings launched by the Securities Commission. Audio
Upper North Island farmers anxious as drought worsens
Farmers in the upper North Island are anxiously eyeing their browning paddocks as drought conditions get steadily worse. Audio
Waihopai base rejects protestors' claims
Claims made about the Waihopai monitoring station by three peace activists have been formally rebutted by the organisation itself. Audio
Foreign interest in New Zealand farms on rise
Fonterra says powerful overseas investors are eyeing New Zealand farms and farm factories with more enthusiasm than ever. Audio
Whirinaki power station set to be dismantled
The Whirinaki power plant in Hawke's Bay may be dismantled. Audio
Dam gets go ahead in Buller
The decision to approve the project came just this afternoon. Audio
Government offers hope to wind power sector
The Government is offering hope to wind energy firms who say they have faced an uphill battle over their projects for years. Audio
Wind farm noise monitoring
Noise consultants have given New Zealand's biggest wind farm a pass mark but have said it could do better. Audio
Sentencing of Fiji men likely tomorrow
Fiji's High Court is continuing to hear submissions about eight men convicted of plotting to kill Fiji's interim Prime Minister, Frank Bainimarama. Audio
Wage gap with Australia predicted to widen
A new report says the large gap in trans-Tasman wages will widen this year. Audio
