Mike Williams
Political commentators Morten and Williams
Brigitte and Mike join Kathryn to discuss the New Zealand First conference over the weekend, how the coalition dynamics are working, the most recent political polls and whether there's further… Audio
Principals expect crackdown on school charges
Principals are bracing for a crackdown when the government's new school donation scheme begins next year, after the change highlighted that many schools are charging parents for things they shouldn't… Audio
Political commentators Hooton & Williams
Matthew and Mike discuss the Prime Minister's trip to the US,Ihumātao and the zero carbon bill. Matthew Hooton is an Auckland based consultant and lobbyist. Mike Williams is a former Labour Party… Audio
Political commentators Hooton & Williams
A look at the fallout regarding how Labour party officials and senior politicians have responded to allegations against a former staffer, ranging from bullying to serious sexual allegations. Audio
New report suggests 4 year parliamentary term, more MPs
A new report is proposing to extend the parliamentary term to four years and to increase the number of MPs, so politicians can plan better for the future. The Victoria University report argues a… Audio
Two new political polls, with two very different results
Pollsters say the differences between One News Colmar Brunton and Newshub Read Research polls aren't down to a margin of error - at least one of them is wrong. Audio
Polls - what can we believe?
Two political polls out yesterday, both widely different form one other. Newshubs' poll had Labour surging to 50.8 percent, enough to govern alone, while 1 News' poll had National up four points… Audio
Politics with Mike Williams & Brigitte Morten
A look at the Government's transformation agenda, and how that is tracking, welfare, CGT and more. Also, a leaked paper on the cannabis referendum and ongoing speculation on the security of Simon… Audio
Ross Ice Shelf melting faster than expected
A corner of the giant Ross Ice Shelf is melting ten times faster than the rest of the shelf. The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research discovered it was happening as part of… Video, Audio
Politics with Trish Sherson and Mike Williams
Mike Williams and Trish Sherson join Lynn to look at the decision not to proceed with the Capital Gains Tax. What does mean for Jacinda Ardern, did Labour do any polling on it beforehand and is New… Audio
Political commentators Williams & Morten
Our political commentators and Kathryn take a close look at the Government's transformation agenda. Is it radical change or incremental governing?. Also, the race for the Auckland mayoralty is… Audio
Political commentators Williams & Sherson
Mike Williams and Trish Sherson discuss last week's report from the Tax Working Group, in particular capital gains tax. Also the latest poll puts Labour ahead of National. Audio
Political commentators Williams & Sherson
Mike Williams and Trish Sherson discuss NZ-China diplomacy with Kathryn, and also the Greens talk on the budget fiscal limit. Audio
Special grades given to students in disrupted exam last year
NCEA results published today include special grades for nearly 11-hundred students whose online English exam was disrupted last year. The level 1 students lost their connection to the exam server for… Audio
The Nightmare Before Christmas!
Christmas is almost here...that special, festive time for family, friends, food and fun. Over in Australia, Mike Williams' extended family can only all get together every couple of years to celebrate… Audio
Political commentators Williams & Sherson
The latest on the political front, tax, polls, NZ's relationship with China and the Karel Sroubrek saga. Mike Williams is a former Labour Party president and Trish Sherson is from corporate affairs… Audio
Principals warn of culture shock for foreign teachers
Hundreds of foreign teachers recruited to tackle the teacher shortage face a culture shock in New Zealand classrooms. That's according to principals who say the Kiwi way of teaching and Maori and… Audio
More money for Madeleine McCann search
Scotland Yard has been granted more fudning to search for Madeleine McCann who went missing as a toddler 11 years ago. Madeleine was three when she disappeared while on holiday with her parents in… Audio
Who is right about cycleways?
Auckland Council has responded to Mike Hosking's criticism of cycleways. The council says he was comparing the wrong data and he should "get out of his car". Audio
Spying drones
Following our drones discussion over the last few days, we look into the problem of drones being used to spy on people and to scout out properties for thieves to burgle. Audio