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Parliament this week: money and death
The House gives a quick summary of two bills Parliament’s working on that you should know about. Audio
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Petrol: Faafoi wants law change for better deal at pump
New Zealand drivers are being fleeced at the petrol pump, according to a Commerce Commission report.
The market study's found that many fuel companies are… Video, Audio
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Hapū ready to occupy mountain to stop cellphone tower
5:23 pm todayPlans to build a cellphone tower in the rural Utakura Valley in Northland have come to a halt, following widespread opposition by hapū who have threatened to… Audio
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Ngawha prison conditions 'degrading' - Ombudsman
The Chief Ombudsman has found that restrictions on access to toilets and drinking water at Northland's Ngawha prison is unacceptable and amounts to degrading… Video, Audio
Positive and safe workplaces for public servants
There are new rules to stamp out inappropriate workplace behaviour for public servants. The State Service Commission's new Positive and Safe Workplaces standards was commissioned by State Services… Audio
Posters death threats directed at pro-Hong Kong protesters
Beijing's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed support of the recent wave of pro-China demonstrators clashing with Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters in Australia. The statement came amid reports… Audio
Parliament this week: money and death
The House gives a quick summary of two bills Parliament’s working on that you should know about. Audio
Petrol: Faafoi wants law change for better deal at pump
New Zealand drivers are being fleeced at the petrol pump, according to a Commerce Commission report.
The market study's found that many fuel companies are highly profitable, and getting better… Video, Audio
Hapū ready to occupy mountain to stop cellphone tower
Plans to build a cellphone tower in the rural Utakura Valley in Northland have come to a halt, following widespread opposition by hapū who have threatened to occupy the land in protest.
The tower is… Audio
Ngawha prison conditions 'degrading' - Ombudsman
The Chief Ombudsman has found that restrictions on access to toilets and drinking water at Northland's Ngawha prison is unacceptable and amounts to degrading treatment.
He's just tabled his latest… Video, Audio
Drivers pay too much as fuel companies own the pipes - report
Drivers are paying too much at the petrol pump because the big fuel companies have a stranglehold on the market - and the infrastructure.
A draft market study by the Commerce Commission has found the… Video, Audio
Whose responsibility is it to organise public meetings?
Palmerston North Council Staff have pulled out of organising public meet the candidates sessions ahead of October's local body elections. But whose responsibility IS it to organise candidate meetings?
…Revisiting how to reduce alcohol harm
The Panel revisits the issue of alcohol harm - and whether increasing the price of alcohol will help to reduce it. Today we're joined by the chief executive of Spirits NZ, Robert Brewer. Audio
Question Time for 20 August 2019
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Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government’s statements, policies, and actions?
Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by all of the…
Fuel market not as competitive as it could be - Commerce Commission
Many fuel companies are getting better returns than might be considered reasonable and motorists may be paying too much, the Commerce Commission says. Audio
Dignity behind bars: Hōkai Rangi's most telling goal
Opinion - Perhaps the most telling goal in Hōkai Rangi is the commitment that staff "will treat those in their care with respect, upholding their mana and dignity", writes Tania Sawicki Mead.
Council races heating up in Wellington
Time for a look at the capital! And quite what's going on down there when it comes to local government elections. Audio
USA correspondent David Smith - far right rally arrests
Washington bureau chief of The Guardian David Smith on the largest far right march of the Donald Trump era, resulting in 13 arrests in Portland, Oregon. Also the US President has his real estate… Audio
Shopping mall shatters Napier couple's plans
A Napier couple say their plans for their newly purchased lifestyle block are in tatters after learning - just days before taking ownership - that a shopping centre could be built directly opposite… Audio
‘We have to try and do things differently’ - PM on prisons
The government has launched an ambitious plan to drastically cut the number of Maori in prison from 52 percent down to 16 - to match the overall Maori population. But can this be achieved? Does this… Audio
Concern over Māori being pushed aside in Oranga Tamariki inquiry
A hui deciding how an inquiry into Oranga Tamariki will run says Maori have every right to live to their potential and must not be relegated to the B-team. The people at the Hamilton meeting made it… Audio
Neighbours 'furious' they weren't told about Napier shopping complex project
A Napier city councillor is horrified about the lack of community consultation over a big shopping complex saying councillors knew nothing about the project. A local couple's plans for their… Audio
Plan for prisons ‘not forward thinking’ - National
The National Party is critical of a new Corrections plan that it says puts prisoners first, saying it will come at the expense of an effective prison system. The changes - announced yesterday - will… Audio
AirNZ faces big challenges in reducing emissions
Air New Zealand wants the government to take into account the challenges the aviation industry faces in reducing emissions as it looks to meet its climate change targets. Over the past week submitters… Audio
