Peter Dunne
EU scraps daylight saving
Daylight saving time will end for us in just over a week, but in the EU parliament has voted to scrap the custom all together by 2021. Audio
Greens call for electoral reform
The Green Party has introduced a bill to tackle several aspects of electoral reform. Part of it proposes reducing the proportion of votes a party has to win to get into Parliament to 4 percent. Audio
Rank and file missing from conference coverage
Thirty years ago, deep divisions in the Labour Party were thrown in sharp relief by the media during its annual conference in Dunedin. But the media were much better managed when the party returned… Audio
Rank and file missing from conference coverage
Thirty years ago, deep divisions in the Labour Party were thrown in sharp relief by the media during its annual conference in Dunedin. But the media were much better managed when the party returned…
AudioConsent unseats cafe owners
The online magazine The Conversation has a feature on chairs on its site. Audio
Bumper profits for ANZ
The ANZ bank has made a $2bn profit from its New Zealand operations in the past year. The Australian bank says this is due to favourable economic conditions. KiwiSaver provider Simplicity's managing… Audio
Halloween hilarious or horrible?
Sugar highs on all Hallows Eve. Maybe Mexicans have it right with their Day of the Dead. Audio
China relaxes ban on exotic animal parts
China is relaxing a ban on trade in tiger bones and rhino horns. It's authorising the trade of rhinoceros and tiger parts for scientific, medical and cultural purposes. At the same time the World… Audio
Aus housing contagion
Opinion is divided about the Australian property slowdown being contagious here. House prices in Sydney and Melbourne are falling by $1000 a week. The knock-on effects include the possibility of a 20%… Audio
Lees-Galloway privvy to more info on Czech criminal
The PM Jacinda Ardern says "read between the lines" and now the Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway has announced he's been made aware of new information that could contradict information that he… Audio
Royals visit - Duke and Duchess of Sussex
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have received a powerful powhiri in Rotorua, on the final day of their New Zealand tour. Audio
Mt Hicks rescue
Mountaineer Jo Morgan has been rescued after being caught in an avalanche in the Mt Cook National Park. Tragically the two guides she was with died in the avalanche which struck at 5:30am. Audio
The Panel with Peter Dunne and Alexia Russell (Part 2)
Sugar highs on all Hallows Eve. Maybe Mexicans have it right with their Day of the Dead. What the Panelists Peter Dunne and Alexia Russell want to talk about. The ANZ bank has made a $2bn profit from… Audio
The Panel with Peter Dunne and Alexia Russell (Part 1)
Mountaineer Jo Morgan has been rescued after being caught in an avalanche in the Mt Cook National Park. Tragically the two guides she was with died in the avalanche which struck at 5:30am. The Duke… Audio
Lime E scooters
The Lime e-scooters will arrive very soon, sooner than we know, on the streets of Auckland and Christchurch, and so will an even bigger batch of Onzo e-scooters. Audio
Principal "grilled" for months by Police
Police are defending a four-month investigation into a principal who physically restrained an eight year-old boy in his class and stopped him running away from school. The Tai Tokerau Principals'… Audio
Billions owed in child support
The government is owed billions from liable parents. Penalties are getting too much for many.If you're on a benefit your payments can fall behind or lapse and then the penalties mount up and compound.
…Lundy loses appeal
The court process may not be over yet for Mark Lundy. He's lost an appeal against the conviction for the murders of his wife and young daughter. Lundy was convicted in 2002. Then after the Privy… Audio
Peter Dunne on coalition government's 'horror month'
Former United Future leader and minister Peter Dunne says the coalition government has had a "horror month" and Winston Peters is "at least in the co-pilot's seat if not on the driver's lap". Video, Audio
