Charlotte Cook
Miss Universe Fiji pageant takes an ugly turn
A judge in this year's Miss Universe Fiji says the controversy around the winner has stolen what should have been an epic moment for the country. Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Thursday 5 September 2024
On today's episode, Kiingi Tuheitia's youngest child and only daughter has been named as the eighth Maori monarch in a ceremony at Tuurangawaewae marae. Tekau-maa-rua, the Kiingitanga advisory… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Wednesday 4 September 2024
On today's episode, Woolworths is taking issue with the Commerce Commission over its claims supermarkets are making excess profits and increasing margins, the Commerce Commission says competition in… Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Tuesday 3 September
On today's episode, fixing roads and building new ones will recieive the lion's share of a government investment of $32.9 billion dollars on transport over the next three years, more mourners are… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Monday 2 September 2024
On today's episode, the King's Council - Tekau Ma Rua will meet tomorrow with iwi leaders to discuss the criteria for selecting the next Maori monarch, New Zealand's detention watchdogs have sounded… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Friday 30 August 2024
On today's episode, mourners are preparing to gather outside the gates of Tuurangawaewae Marare to pay their respects to Kiingi Tuheitia Potatau Te Wherowhero the seventh, the defence opens its case… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Thursday 29 August 2024
On today's episode, the Green Party has agreed to delay its meeting on whether to invoke the waka-jumping law to remove former MP Darleen Tana from Parliament, the drivers of petrol cars could start… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Wednesday 28 August 2024
On today's episode, main roads are closed as rivers and streams around the lower North Island rise, with rain hammering parts of the country, a commuter train on the Kapiti line was hit by rockfall… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Monday 26 August 2024
On today's episode, main roads are closed as rivers and streams around the lower North Island rise, with rain hammering parts of the country, a commuter train on the Kapiti line was hit by rockfall… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Friday 23 August 2024
On today's episode, the union representing maritime pilots, masters and deck officers says any findings from the Marlborough harbourmaster about the grounding of the Aratere are premature until… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Thursday 22 August 2024
On today's episode, the ash warning for aircraft flying in and out of Rotorua and Tauranga airports may remain in place for at least the next 18 hours, the Early Childhood Council is warning that… Audio
Polkinghorne trial: Finances of Pauline Hanna in focus
Lawyers are today poring over the finances of Pauline Hanna, the woman allegedly murdered by her husband, retired eye surgeon Philip Polkinghorne. RNZ reporter Finn Blackwell spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Wednesday 21 August 2024
On today's episode, water tankers cannot be sent to areas of central Wellington who have no water, because authorities don't know how far the outage will spread, more than 600 political leaders from… Audio
Simeon Brown on high power prices and AA's proposed driver licensing changes
Power prices are being blamed for the loss of more than 200 jobs, as Winstone Pulp International closes two mills. And, the AA says the country's driver licensing system urgently needs to be changed… Audio
LGNZ holds annual conference in Wellington
More than 600 political leaders from 72 councils are gathering in Wellington on Wednesday for Local Government New Zealand's annual conference. Local democracy reporter Susan Botting spoke to… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Tuesday 20 August 2024
On today's episode, the Minister of Finance is pointing the finger at the big four banks, accusing them of a lack of competition and dragging their heels when it comes to innovation in the sector… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Monday 19 August 2024
On today's episode, there's chaos on roads around the motu with a polar vortex smashing the country with wind, rain and snow, Police have been gathering CCTV footage in east Auckland's Pakuranga… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Thursday 15 August 2024
On today's episode, disability support providers say the sector fought long and hard to get its own ministry to improve the lives of disabled people, and gutting it is not the answer to funding… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Wednesday 14 August 2024
On today's episode, an urgent hunt is on in Auckland to track down the recipients of food parcels containing lollies laced with potentially lethal amounts of methamphetamine, the newly-appointed… Audio