National

Is it time for Dunedin dogs to have their day on CBD streets? Some canine lovers and business owners want to ditch a bylaw banning dogs from a number of central locations including the Octagon, the… Video, Audio

A Bay of Plenty service station owner who's been targeted multiple times by ram-raiders and burglars says she feels the region is being ignored by the government with efforts to deter criminals… Video, Audio

Tākaka in Golden Bay has had more than a month's worth of rain in 15 hours today.

Heavy rain is causing rivers to overflow - sparking evacuations, too.

Our reporter Kirsty Frame is at Paines Ford on… Video, Audio

Parts of the West Coast are getting a thrashing. A red warning is in place in Westport, emergency workers and volunteers are going door to door to get people out, and the Buller River is expected to… Video, Audio

Today on the second half of The Panel, Wallace and panellists Michelle Langstone and James Elliott speak with listeners who tell us what it's like to serve on a school board, the Human Rights… Audio

Today on The Panel, Wallace and panellists Michelle Langstone and James Elliott discuss Rugby New Zealand's announcement that Ian Foster is here to stay, the Reserve Bank raising the official cash… Audio

Wallace and panellists Michelle Langstone and James Elliott discuss the things expats miss from home while living in New Zealand . Also, the panellists tell us what they've been thinking. Audio

Midday News for 17 August 2022 Audio

The Police Commissioner says many children have been let down by police responses to abuse in state care.

It was the police force's turn to front the Royal Commission on Abuse in Care today, to… Audio

Members of Christchurch's Linwood community are horrified a white supremacist is standing for a local school board.

Philip Arps was jailed for 21 months for sharing footage of the Christchurch terror… Audio

A tribunal has ordered self-styled justice campaigner Scott Guthrie to repay a family thousands of dollars he charged them for supposedly voluntary work, and then failed to deliver on his promises.

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The Human Rights Commission says an immediate freeze on rent could provide a much needed break for cash-strapped tenants.

The Commission launched a housing inquiry last year, finding rents are rising… Audio

Fed up Rotorua business owners believe the amount of emergency housing in the city is contributing to a recent spate of ram raids.

There have been well over 400 raids nationally in the past 12… Audio

Auckland surgeon Philip John Polkinghorne has pleaded not guilty to murdering his wife, Pauline Hanna.

Hanna was found dead in her home in the Auckland suburb of Remuera in April last year.

Amy… Video, Audio

The Labour Party has suspended MP Gaurav Sharma from the caucus effective immediately.

The caucus held a special meeting this afternoon to decide what to do with the Hamilton West MP, who has accused… Video, Audio

Today on the second half of The Panel, Wallace and panellists Ziena Jalil and Simon Pound discuss National's proposed tax cuts, Labour's caucus meeting to manage the Gaurav Sharma controversy, and… Audio

Today on The Panel, Wallace and panellists Ziena Jalil and Simon Pound discuss what anti-mandate supporters standing for local election could mean for New Zealand and Waka Kotahi trailing road safety… Audio

Wallace and panellists Ziena Jalil and Simon Pound discuss 'quiet quitting', the phenomenon of younger generations putting in less effort at work to prioritise their mental health. Also, the… Audio

Midday News for 16 August 2022 Audio

Political party presidents tend to stay out of the spotlight - but just how influential is their role? Audio