Megan Woods
Kāinga Ora positive about First Home Partner scheme
Kāinga Ora is positive about its First Home Partner scheme, despite taking more than four months to settle a single property.
The progressive homeownership scheme, which launched in early October… Audio
Dating Parliament’s Speaker, and the ‘chair of doom’
The unintended consequences of one MP's early retirement with a bad day for the MP, who in the subsequent reshuffle, is allocated the debating chamber's 'Chair of Doom'. Audio
The House For Thurs 17 March 2022
MP departures can have unexpected flow-on effects... Audio
Homes unnecessarily had power cut during heavy demand earlier this year - review
An investigation shows 34,000 homes in the North Island were unnecessarily without power on one of the coldest nights of 2021 thanks to Transpower.
The review shows companies were simply responding… Audio
Housing Minister on Mayors' issues with new density rules
The Minister of Housing is downplaying the suggestion Mayors were blindsided by new densification rules.
National and the government teamed-up to slash red tape by August 2022, with the aim of making… Audio
The Weekend Panel with Richard Harman and Brigitte Morten
Among other topics this morning, our Weekend panellists will be looking at the tough Covid-19 decisions, the disappearance of cash in society, the Winston Churchill painting from Parliament and the… Audio
Power outages: Market clearly not working for NZers on Monday - Megan Woods
The finger pointing continues as to who was to blame for the estimated 28,000 people losing power on Monday.
Energy Minister Megan Woods told Morning Report there was a clear failure in the market on… Audio
Energy Minister, Genesis, to meet over rolling blackouts
Energy Minister Megan Woods and power company Genesis are meeting today to thrash out what needs to change following Monday's rolling power blackouts.
Thousands of people in the lower and central… Audio
Woods denies scapegoating Genesis over power outages
The Energy Minister's after a please explain after the lights went out for thousands of customers on Monday night, as there was not enough power to go around.
Households were plunged into darkness… Video, Audio
Govt demands answers on unexpected power cuts
The Energy Minister is demanding answers about why New Zealand seemingly ran out of power last night, leaving thousands without electricity. Transpower has apologised for the power cuts. Energy… Audio
Undeclared SponCon causing political and editorial headaches
The Herald's dedicated property section printed 64 articles under the banner 'Our New Auckland' without declaring they were sponsored by Kāinga Ora, prompting NZME to review its processes on sponsored… Audio
MPs finish eight hour Budget 2021 debate
Eight hours of debate on Budget 2021 has wrapped up at Parliament with MPs praising and criticising the government's spending plan Audio
New space launch site, conservation programme near Christchurch
The government has announced a new aerospace site on Kaitōrete Spit - south-west of Banks Peninsula - in a joint project with local rūnanga. The Crown is stumping up $16 million for the land, which it… Audio
Government reveals 250 houses built - 18,000 needed
The Government has cut the ribbon on two hundred and fifty new homes - but that's just a fraction of what's needed. It includes a one hundred and sixty seven unit apartment in Glen Eden and eighty… Audio
Officials meeting over problems with emergency housing - Woods
Emergency housing is been described as dangerous and terrifying for some, with families mixed in with gang members, and many places rife with crime and intimidation.
Official documents show ministers… Audio
Govt banning coal fired boilers
Coal-fired boilers used by heavy industry are on the way out. A ban on some new boilers will take effect at the end of the year, while existing ones will be phased out by 2037. This is the… Audio
Housing Minister discusses new rules to cool housing market
Housing Minister Megan Woods discusses the government's new rules to help first home buyers and curb property speculation in an effort to cool the property market.
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Govt, opposition fire shots over coal import statistics
The government has fired back at the Opposition for suggesting its 2018 ban on gas exploration has lead to a major increase in coal imports.
New data shows the amount of coal imported last year was… Audio
Negotiations at Tiwai Pt on hold over remediation concerns
Negotiations between the government and New Zealand Aluminium Smelters have entered rocky territory, with frustration boiling over at the lack of information being provided by the owners of the Tiwai… Audio
National criticises low numbers in govt's new housing scheme
The government is under pressure for having housed just 12 families under its Progressive Home Ownership Scheme, since it launched seven months ago.
Seventy-eight more families have been contracted… Audio