Megan Woods
Managed isolation numbers rising
The number of people wanting to travel to New Zealand under special exemptions is on the rise, but there's no room at isolation hotels in Auckland.
Thousands of people are being managed at 20 hotels… Audio
Coronavirus: Funding allocated to NZ products to fight virus
The government has begun allocating $25 million to create products and services that will aid in the fight against Covid-19.
So far the Covid-19 Innovation Acceleration Fund has put money towards a… Audio
Coronavirus: Government works to protect tenants
The Government has frozen rents and is protecting tenants from eviction during the Covid-19 lockdown, but there is some confusion about what is expected of tenants if they get into financial… Audio
Megan Woods
Wigram mp and cabinet Minister Megan Woods explains why the March 15 Remembrance Service was cancelled. Audio
Government drafting Fuel Market Bill
The Government has announced it's drafting a Fuel Market Bill based on the results of a study last year which found New Zealanders are paying too much for their petrol.
The Commerce Commission… Audio
Auckland property manager delighted by housing announcement
An Auckland property manager is delighted she will be able to get out of providing emergency housing to homeless families.
The Government has announced it'll spend $300 million on homelessness… Audio
Housing Minister discusses $300m plan to tackle homelessness
The government wants to stop relying on motels for emergency housing - but it won't stop using them entirely.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and housing ministers Megan Woods and Kris Faafoi, have… Audio
Labour signs up to Facebook ad transparency rules
Bombarded by ads on your Facebook feed and ever wondered how they got there?
This election year the Labour Party is signing up to Facebook's advertising transparency rules, which means you''ll be… Video, Audio
National Party cries foul over stolen laptops
The National Party suspects dirty politics are at play after laptops were stolen from its headquarters, but a business next door was victim to the exact same crime a couple of months ago.
An employee… Audio
Best of First Up for Thursday 24 october 2019
On the Podcast today we talk to Auckland's Mayor Phil Goff about the consequences of the SkyCity fire, We talk to Megan Woods about how the 13 Million the Government is to invest to digitise a te reo… Audio
Government invests 13 million into digitising Te Reo Archives
New Zealanders could soon be saying kia ora Siri thanks to new funding from the Government. The Northland based Te Hiku Media and Dragonfly Data Science has been given 13 million over seven years by… Audio
Govt promises power prices will fall
The Energy Minister says she needs to see more information to ensure power companies aren't making excessive profits. After a review of the electricity sector, the government is moving forward with… Audio
Kiwibuild reset: ‘This is about supply’ - Housing Minister
Housing Minister Megan Woods announced the Kiwibuild reset yesterday, which sees Kiwibuild stripped back to its bare bones. The govt has scrapped its 100,000 new homes target and is putting hundreds… Audio
Kiwibuild reset: 'devil is in the detail'
The Kiwibuild reset is promising to right the wrongs of the previously failed programme, but experts say the devil will be in the detail - which is yet to be seen. The government has stripped… Audio
KiwiBuild reset: 'We didn't make all the right decisions' - Housing Minister
The government's unveiled its 'reno' job on Labour's flagship KiwiBuild policy.
The target to build a 100,000 houses in the next decade is gone. Instead the government will build as many houses as it… Video, Audio
KiwiBuild reset: Housing Minister drops 100k homes target
KiwiBuild's last remaining and overarching target has been axed - with the government admitting the pressure of trying to meet the goal drove it to make bad decisions.
The flagship policy had… Video, Audio
Experts give up on Kiwibuild before reset announcement
Two housing experts have given up on Kiwibuild before the reset has even been announced. Today, Housing Minister Megan Woods will unveil the government's recalibration - seven months and one demoted… Audio
Investigation into Southern Response too early to call - Woods
The former Minister for Southern Response Megan Woods says while it's too early to call for a criminal investigation into the state insurer, the issue of the double detailed repair analysis (DRA) and… Video, Audio
Question time this week: ties, grim reapers, and referenda
A quick review of question times this week in case you don't have a spare three hours to watch it all in detail. Audio