Susie Ferguson
Top Stories for Wednesday 6 October 2022
The polar blast arrives - bringing with it snow and sub-zero temperature for the motu. An extra ten-billion-dollars of tax money has left the govenment in a better financial position than expected… Audio
Top Stories for Wednesday 5 October 2022
It's still not clear how many of Pinnacle Midlands Health's 450-thousand patients have had their data stolen in a cyber attack. If you think it's cold now, wait until this afternoon when temperatures… Audio
Top Stories for Tuesday 4 October 2022
It's Ratu, Tuesday October the 4th Anei nga kaupapa mo tenei haora.. Top stories this morning... The Shaky Isles just got shakier, GNS has revised its hazards model and is forcastiing shaking in an… Audio
Neville Blampied on the role of nutrients in trauma
Nutritional supplements proven to lower the risk of PTSD should be part of our public health response to disasters such as the Christchurch mosque attacks, says the University of Canterbury psychology… Audio
Leilani Farha: housing is a human right
This week chief Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt called out the government on its lack of progress in implementing its Healthy Homes Standards, saying it puts New Zealand in breach of our… Audio
Sam Afoullouss: searching for medicinal secrets in the deep sea
Descending deep down into the waters off the west coast of Ireland, to where there is no light, underwater chemist Sam Afoullouss has a robot collecting marine organisms in his search for new… Audio, Gallery
Anne Fletcher: the women Antarctica left behind
Captain Robert Scott's last diary entry, as he lay freezing and starving to death on an ill-fated South Pole journey, concludes: "for God's sake look after our people". Uppermost were the three women… Audio
Dr Amir Khalil and the ‘world’s loneliest elephant’
Egyptian veterinarian Amir Khalil is widely known as 'the war vet', having spent years rescuing animals from disaster areas and war zones. Video, Audio
Top Stories for Friday 30 September 2022
It's Ramere, Friday September the 30th Anei nga kaupapa mo tenei haora.. Top stories this morning... US President Joe Biden calls Hurricane Ian the deadliest storm in Florida's history. Russia is to… Audio
Top Stories for Wednesday 28 September 2022
The Government drug buying agency is set to fund new medicines for anaphylaxis and a rare spinal disease Police admit they still have no reliable way of recording who's being targeted by hate crimes… Audio
Top Stories for Tuesday 27 September 2022
Top stories this morning. The New Zealand dollar continues to slide - we'll speak to Finance Minister Grant Robertson about what that means for inflation Health authorities are told some lives are… Audio
Top Stories for Friday 23 September 2022
Top stories this morning... The US Secretary of State has strongly condemned Russia's mobilization of extra troops to fight in Ukraine, at a UN Security Council Meeting Thousands of Russians are… Audio
Jacinda Ardern condemns Putin at UN
The Prime Minister says it is deeply concerning how freely President Putin is talking about using nuclear weapons.
In a standup at the UN Assembly she reaffirmed that New Zealand condemns Russia's… Audio
Top Stories for Thursday 22 September 2022
Top stories for 22 September 2022 Russian President Vladimir Putin makes a veiled threat he could use nuclear weapons in the Ukraine war. US President Joe Biden uses his address at the UN General… Audio
Construction halts for little blue penguins
Work has come to a halt at a multi-million dollar development on Wellington's Miramar Peninsula after little blue penguins were found inside a dangerous construction site. A fence around the Shelly… Audio
Auckland climate and business conference packed out
A sold out climate and business conference in Auckland has heard fears for the future expressed alongside optimism for business opportunities. More than 500 people packed the Aotea Centre, with extras… Audio
Wellington's Mayoral candidates debate
Voting for the local body elections is underway, and today, we bring you the second in a series of mayoral debates from our three main centres. Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Wellington, is a capital city with… Audio
"I'm not going into the details": Luxon backs Uffindell
National MP Sam Uffindell's former flatmate and her father would be happy for the party to publicly release a redacted copy of its bullying investigation. The Tauranga MP was reinstated to caucus… Audio
Ukraine slams referendum proposal
Multiple Russian-backed authorities in eastern and southern Ukraine have announced that referendums on joining Russia will take place this week. This includes the Kremlin-controlled regions of… Audio
Homeowners fear housing rules will reduce values
Last week Christchurch City Council voted against introducing the government's mandatory housing intensification law - now some want Hutt City Council to do the same. The Voluntary Heritage Group says… Audio