Rodney Hide
MPs welcome plan for independent oversight of expenses
MPs are welcoming plans to save them from themselves and hand responsibility for deciding their expenses to an independent authority. Audio
Hide predicts bigger savings from new Auckland council
Less than a month after it opened its doors, the cost of the new Auckland Council is already blowing out. Audio
Perk-buster wants more openness about expenses
Rodney Hide, the ACT leader and former perk buster MP, who was outed for taking his girlfriend on a taxpayer funded holiday to Hawaii and Europe, says its wrong to backtrack on a new era of… Audio
Act leader explains policy exaggeration claims
Act Party Leader Rodney Hide talks with Geoff Robinson. Audio
Poltical pendulum swings to the left
New Zealand's political map has a distictly redder hue following the local body elections. Audio
Twyford sorry for electioneering email
The Labour MP, Phil Twyford, has apologised for sending out electioneering emails from the Parliamentary email system. Audio
Rodney Hide defends loss of more than 1500 jobs
The Local Government Minister is defending the loss of more than 15-hundred jobs from all of Auckland's councils. Audio
Act's new MP starts work today
The Act Party will be back to its full strength of five in Parliament today with the arrival of the , Dunedin lawyer, Hillary Calvert. Audio
ACT Party leader speaks about Garrett's resignation
ACT Party leader Rodney Hide joins the show for comment. Audio
Act labelled hypocrites by Labour Party
The Labour party is accusing the Act Party of extreme hypocrisy after its Law and Order spokesman, David Garrett, confessed to stealing the identity of a dead child. Audio
Act backs MP David Garrett despite offending revelations
The Act leader, Rodney Hide, says he believes his law and order spokesman should be allowed to stay in Parliament despite making what he calls,"a terrible mistake", 26 years ago. Audio
Auckland water prices to fall under super city reform
The super city, which takes over in November, will come with just one region-wide water supplier, replacing seven council retailers - and that will save money. Audio
Local Government minister responds
Joining us is the Local Government Minister, Rodney Hide. Audio
Hide says deposed deputy has tough questions to answer
Heather Roy's future with the ACT Party remains under a cloud, with the party leader, Rodney Hide, saying she now has some tough questions to answer. Audio
Leaked document outlines breakdown of Act relationship
An explosive document detailing the almost total breakdown of the relationship between the ACT MP Heather Roy and her leader Rodney Hide has added more fuel to the controversy surrounding the deputy… Audio
Rodney Hide wants local government review
The local government minister, Rodney Hide, wants a rethink of the roles, and size, of all local councils. Audio
Supercity lobbyists say success now down to councillors
The group whose lobbying helped trigger Auckland's supercity reforms says success is now down to the individuals who are elected in October. Audio
Some ratepayers to face rates rises of close to 10 pct
Ratepayers in some parts of the country may be faced with rates rises of close to ten percent. Audio
Super City bill passes into law but will there be savings?
The Auckland Super City legislation has passed into law but the government is still refusing to say how much money it expects will be saved as a result. Audio