Guyon Espiner
Top Stories for Wednesday 15 August 2018
About 29,000 primary and intermediate teachers and principals are walking off the job on Wednesday, a terrorist attack is suspected as a car swerves into pedestrians outside the British Parliament… Audio
Top Stories for Tuesday 14 August 2018
Some after-school care cancelled as primary teachers strike, Hamilton bus drivers strike over safety concerns, 'Our bus fleet is entirely safe' - Go Bus operating boss, Jacinda Ardern 'listening to… Audio
Sir Bryan Williams inducted into World Rugby Hall of Fame
All Black great Sir Bryan Williams will be inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame next month. It's a big year for Sir Bryan, who was knighted for services to rugby in the New Year's Honours list… Audio
Top Stories for Monday 13 August 2018
Demand from foreigners means New Zealanders are missing out on dialysis treatment, the Hawke's Bay Regional Council faces court action over farming pollution , and Washington DC is bracing for a white… Audio
Top Stories for Friday 10 August 2018
Senior ministers lose confidence in deputy police commissioner Wally Haumaha, Don Brash is booed off the stage at an Auckland University debate, and A major aftershock causes more chaos in Lombok as… Audio
Top Stories for Thursday 9 August 2018
Shell contaminates Taranaki streams with toxic foam, Student in hospital after third bus crash in weeks, Samoa police charge nurse over baby vaccine deaths, 'Relief' as ANZ bank scraps sales targets.
…Top Stories Wednesday 8 August 2018
Thousands of traumatised and homeless people are waiting for help to arrive after the Lombok quake, we have more accounts from New Zealanders, Security risks are blamed for the cancellation of a… Audio
Top Stories for Tuesday 7 August 2018
Thousands flee Lombok after deadly earthquake, Nurses 'at breaking point' in aged care, Suicide inquest needs overhaul - families, Majority of business believes activity will improve - PM, Stranded… Audio
Top Stories for Thursday 2 August 2018
Soliders are on the streets of Harare and three people have been killed as opposition supporters protest delays in the presidential election results, The building industry says the government must… Audio
Top Stories for Monday 30 July 2018
Bus passengers describe the terrifying crash at Turoa ski field that killed a young girl on the weekend, Growing concerns about the standard of safety checks being done on the country's biggest… Audio
Top Stories for Friday 27 July 2018
Synthetic cannabis-related death toll surges - coroner, NZer abused as boy in Australia takes compensation case to UN, Cambridge Analytica: Data influenced 2016 US election, Builders struggle with… Audio
Top Stories for Thursday 26 July 2018
Army chief defends actions over sexual misconduct claims; Nurses consider fifth pay offer from DHBs; Dunedin man, abused as child in Australia, fights for redress; Sage urges Matt Lauer to join land… Audio
Top Stories for Wednesday 25 July 2018
A wildfire described as an avalance of flame kills at least 70 in Greece, Maori King's former right-hand man welcomes the Serious Fraud Office investigation, Tour de France riders are hit by tear gas… Audio
Top Stories for Tuesday 24 July 2018
The body of the missing helicopter pilot, Matthew Wallis, has been recovered from Lake Wanaka, The victorious Black Ferns Sevens team arrive home, and Auckland Council wants to make the City Rail Link… Audio
Top Stories for Monday 23 July 2018
Search for missing pilot resumes on Lake Wanaka, Calls to lift govt spending constraints grow louder, Marjory Stoneman Douglas students visit Christchurch,Horowhenua pollution: 'We've been backed into… Audio
Top Stories for Friday 20 July 2018
Property developers deny the government's product assurance scheme is broken - but do say it's a barrier to cheaper housing, Native plants could be the answer to our polluted waterways, and Reports… Audio
Top Stories for Thursday 18 July 2018
Thai cave rescue: Boys speak to media for first time, Young politicians want gay conversion therapy banned, NZer abused in Australia, deported, denied compensation, Nurses hope for revised offer at… Audio
Top Stories for Wednesday 18 July 2018
The government's goal of increasing police numbers is under pressure as 500 officers a year leave the front line, The US President faces congress after accepting Putin's claims that Russia didn't… Audio
Top Stories for Tuesday 17 July 2018
Trump-Putin summit: US President's comments 'treasonous'; Nurses resume bargaining talks; Middlemore Hospital computers four mins from failure; Peters 'confused' by Trump comments after Putin meeting.
…Top Stories for Monday 16 July 2018
Football World Cup final most exciting in memory, Paris goes crazy after Football World Cup win, Croatia celebrates despite Football World Cup loss, Ngati Whatua Orakei plan earth mother statue for… Audio