Geoff Robinson
Top Stories for Tuesday 18 December 2012
Worst of Cyclone Evan hits Fiji; Samoa cyclone recovery to cost $150 million; Police say Cottrell case a difficult one; First children buried in Connecticut; Opposition says Govt wavering on deficit… Audio
Afghan interpreter claims neglect by New Zealand Government
The Government is being accused of neglecting an Afghan interpreter seriously injured in a deadly 2010 Taliban attack. Audio
Top Stories for Thursday 13 December 2012
Growing pressure on Justice Minister to release Bain report;Justice Ian Binnie;Afghan interpreter ignored by New Zealand, Afghan offcials;PM defends Justice and Education Ministers;Horan accuses… Audio
Australian DJs apologise for prank call
The Australian DJs who prank called a London hospital where the Duchess of Cambridge was being treated have apologised for their actions. Audio
Top Stories for Tuesday 11 December 2012
PM says up to police and courts whether to lay charges over CTV collapse, Engineers look at fallout of CTV building report, Australian DJs speak out about nurse's death, Horan officially out of NZ… Audio
Tornado update
Emergency services will continue the cleanup around West Auckland today following yesterday's tornado which killed three people, injured seven others, destroyed homes and ripped up trees. Audio
Top Stories for Friday 7 December 2012
Residents describe moment tornado swept through West Auckland;Auckland correspondent at the Hobsonville cordon;Whenuapai Air Base hosts tornado escapees;Vector restores power to half the homes… Audio
Top Stories for Thursday 6 December 2012
Susan Couch set to receive compensation for RSA attack; Christchurch teachers strike may be deemed illegal; Teachers say planned strike a last resort; Peters decided Horan's fate days earlier; Bernie… Audio
Top Stories for Wednesday 5 December 2012
Police say 26 NZ children abused online; former NZ First MP digging in his heels and staying; MPs discuss whether electoral rules need to be changed; Fire Service apologises to CTV families; criminal… Audio
Top Stories for Friday 9 November 2012
The unemployment figures are the worst in years, but the government sticks to its economic policy. President Obama reaches out for compromise as a financial crisis threatens the US and we'll update… Audio
Top Stories for Thursday 8 November 2012
Obama supporters ecstatic at second-term win; Democrats, Republican analysts react to US election result; What can we expect from Obama this term?; Truck with dangerous goods crashes on SH1… Audio
Top Stories for Tuesday 6 November 2012
NZ mining industry needs complete overhaul - expert; Lawyer for Pike families on Royal Commisssion report; Mine safety expert on Pike River Royal Commission findings; Final day of campaigning for… Audio
Top Stories for Monday 5 November 2012
Damning report into Pike River mining tragedy predicted; US Presidential candidates in polling deadlock 2-days out; Senior GSCB officers knew of Dotcom surveillance; NZ troops leave East Timor… Audio
Top Stories for Friday 2 November 2012
New jobs for Christchurch, but are there homes for the migrant workers who may rebuild the city.Two days after Superstorm Sandy, the death toll rises again and the presidential candidates go back to… Audio
Top Stories for Thursday 1 November 2012
President Obama arrives in New Jersey as the death toll in the eastern states rises to more than 40. We have the latest on the massive cocaine drug find in Algeria and efforts to protect Antarctica's… Audio
Top Stories for Wednesday 31 October 2012
Sources say the SAS is back in Afghanistan on a revenge mission, The death toll rises as Hurricane Sandy hammers the eastern United States, More criticism has been levelled at rescue workers at the… Audio
Top Stories for Monday 29 October 2012
Ministry of Education says New Zealand system isn't world class, Government to change rules to make houses more affordable, Canterbury rest home found to provide inadequate care, Massive storm… Audio
Top Stories for Friday 26 October 2012
Predictions more criminal charges may be dismissed, after the ruling that police deceived the court with a fake prosecution. School leaders say the government's going soft on drugs by proposing to bar… Audio
Top Stories for Thursday 25 October 2012
Pike River's former head in court in Greymouth today; Carbon price crash could force some farmers off their land; Minister insists no systemic privacy failure at MSD despite string of breaches; Second… Audio
Top Stories for Wednesday 24 October 2012
Youth Court chief judge wants teenagers kept out of cells; Farmer's income forecast may signal business collapses; BBC chief says sex abuse claims 'very grave'; 'Cliffhanger' US election awaits on… Audio