Sean Plunket
Top stories for Wednesday 3 February 2010
The gloves come off in the National Standards row, tax changes may end up hitting those on low incomes harder than the wealthy, details reveiled of a a cruel Waitangi Day immigration scam, the man at… Audio
Top Stories for Friday 29 January 2010
Thousands of Telecom XT customers remain without services - three days after a major fault developed, There are calls for tougher laws against animal cruetly, Labour says it will cap the salaries of… Audio
Top Stories for Tuesday 26 January 2010
Transpower defends yesterday's rolling power cuts north of Huntly, Saddam Hussein's cousin is hanged in Baghdad, Two men are charged with the murder of a man found dumped in a New Plymouth garage and… Audio
Separated twins Trishna and Krishna home for Christmas
Christmas has come early for separated twins Trishna and Krishna, who have been released from Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital. Australian correspondent Donna Demaio has been following the twins'… Audio
New motorway link will demolish fewer homes
The controversial Waterview motorway link in west Auckland has been redrawn so that 160 fewer houses will have to be demolished. Audio
Police respond to incident in Manukau
Part of Manukau is in lockdown after a significant incident involving the shooting of a police officer. Audio
Top stories from Wednesday 16 December 2009
Wellington's Transmission Gully gets the go-ahead, British prosecutors look again at how New Zealander Blair Peach died 30 years ago, Labour urges the Government to loosen the purse strings, Climate… Audio
Top stories for Tuesday 15 December 2009
The Prime Minister approves the flying of the controversial tino rangitiratanga flag on waitangi day, Fiji mops up after the first cyclone of the season, Peter Jackson's film The Lovely Bones… Audio
Top stories for Monday 14 December 2009
Climate activists hit back at Copenhagen police over mass arrests.The North Shore mayor defends his late night texting of the Prime Minister. Bar owners calls for stiffer laws to target drunks and a… Audio
Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
We are joined by our correspondent in Canberra, Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio
Atheists plan anti-God slogans on buses
The Atheist Bus Campaign is calling for donations so it can put their message on buses in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. Audio
River Plate commemorated
Ministry of Culture and Heritage's military historian Ian McGibbon. Audio
Local government expert says super city boards too few in number
Peter McKinlay is director of Auckland University of Technology's Local Government Centre, who are making a submission to the Local Government Commission about supercity boundaries. Audio
Top Stories for Wednesday 9 December 2009
A wave of bombings in Baghdad claim 130 lives, The Copenhagen summit is told this decade is the hottest on record, A bungle over dumping toxic soil could force the Wellington Regional Council to sue… Audio
Top stories for 07 December 2009
In the programme this morning: under-privileged children visit theatre of expletives and adult sexual themes; 'factory-farms' on dairy agenda in Canterbury; count-down to Copenhagen; Xmas cheer to… Audio
Top Stories for 4 December 2009
How much will it cost to get your bum on a seat at the Rugby World Cup? Major Iwi threaten to boycott the super city's Maori advisory board and calls for the Brash taskforce to be scrapped. Audio
Top Stories for Thursday 3 December 2009
The search is on for a replacement for the Auckland Harbour bridge after its revealed the old one may only last another 20-years, An increase in US troops in Afghanistan leads to a warning of… Audio
Top Stories for Tuesday 1 December 2009
Bid to protect wild rivers from development, Government spending levels unsustainable, Maori remains returned to New Zealand and New Zealand spam king fined 21 million dollars by a US court. Audio
Top Stories for Friday 27 November 2009
Air New Zealand's flight to the ice prepares for take off, The Maori Party says Phil Goff is re-opening racial wounds, The Coromandel is targeted for more gold mining. Audio