Politics
Carmel Sepuloni on surprise issues out of Scrutiny Week
It's been another busy week in Parliament - Labour's Deputy leader Carmel Sepuloni joins Nathan Rarere for her weekly report form our nation's capital. Audio
Politicians 'the last people we want picking drugs for us', cancer expert says
The Health Minister's hard line around funding 13 new cancer treatments is a "lose-lose" for patients, an oncologist says. Audio
Education Ministers past and present clash
It was just one feature of the Education and Workforce Select Committee's review of the government's education budget.
Frustrations starting to boil over at Scrutiny Week
Frustrations have started to boil over at Parliament's first Scrutiny Week, with opposition MPs unhappy with the answers they're getting from ministers, Giles Dexter reports. Audio
Govt cancer drug list three years old
At a select committee hearing yesterday, Doctor Shane Reti doubled down on National's promise saying it would fund the specified drugs, but the cancer drug list he's working to is 3 years old and… Audio
Lawyers have sometimes 'usurped' social workers' roles at Oranga Tamariki - CEO
Oranga Tamariki says it has changed its public sector cuts proposal so that fewer lawyers' jobs would be shed, so as not to put service delivery at risk.
PM said he could have described past trade delegations better
Christopher Luxon described past trade delegations as C-listers and tag alongs before his trip to Japan, despite his Tokyo delegation including many businesses - like Fonterra, Zespri and ANZCO - have… Audio
DIA job cuts will lead to more Kiwis being scammed online - PSA
More New Zealanders will be scammed online and more children will be at risk of sexual exploitation due to "reckless" job cuts at the Department of Internal Affairs, a union says.
Double up between PM and last year Labour trade delegations
C listers and tag-a-longs is how the PM has apparently described trade delegations under the past six years of the former government, however, there's double up between the PM's self described A list… Audio
Peter Zeihan: Why China’s days are numbered
Geopolitics expert Peter Zeihan tells Guyon what New Zealand needs to do right now if it wants to survive the end of globalisation, why China's days are numbered, and who's going to win the US… Video, Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Wednesday 19 June 2024
On today's episode, Christchurch's tourism body talks about the economic blow Sail GP's withdrawal from the region will have. RNZ's political reporter in Japan speaks about the "c-list" celebrities… Audio
Final stretch of PM's visit to Japan
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is in the final stretch of his trip to Japan and is due to sit down with his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida this evening. His trip has been full of hiccups. RNZ… Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Wednesday 19 June
On today's episode, the big new North Shore Hospital building that has been empty for months is set to partially open - but it won't result in any more surgery, former Prime Minister Helen Clark, who… Audio
ACC review delays harming injured claimants: Lawyer and advocate
An ACC lawyer and advocate is taking legal action against ACC, saying injured claimants are losing jobs and homes while they wait to have disputed decisions reviewed and resolved. Audio
Labour fires back at Luxon's 'c-list' delegation comments
The Prime Minister has come under fire after describing previous business delegations as tag-alongs. Audio
Government looks to speed up acquisition of private land
"All the resource and money and crown dollars get sucked up in litigation and process that would be better spent actually compensating these land owners," Chris Penk says. Audio
Labour on PM's comments about former business delegations
The Prime Minister has come under fire after describing former business delegations as C-listers and tag-alongs. Labour leader Chris Hipkins spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Government's 'granny flat' boon felt by tiny home supporters
The government is proposing removing resource consent requirements for self-contained dwellings under 60 square metres. Audio
Politics by Night with Glenn McConnell
Nights host Emile Donovan speaks to Stuff political reporter Glenn McConnell about scrutiny week in Parliament. Audio
Juggernaut: Unravelling the 'incredible' story of the 1984 election
A new podcast examines the fall-out of Robert Muldoon's drunken snap election call and the way it changed NZ politics forever. Video, Audio