Guyon Espiner
Property market pinch continues
The property market pinch continues as numbers from the first quarter of this year show more houses are being sold at a loss.
6.1% of property resales have made a loss, up from 4% percent in the… Audio
McAnulty approves 25 year betting partnership with UK
The Minister for Racing Kieran McAnulty has approved a 25-year partnership between the T-A-B and UK betting company Entain.
The deal is set to deliver at least $900 million in guaranteed funding for… Audio
Christchurch man killed by US police settles at $30 million
The parents of a 22-year-old Christchurch man killed by US police while suffering a mental health crisis will receive a US $19 million settlement ($30 million NZD), alongside changes to how officers… Audio
Auckland Council to axe more than 500 jobs
The Auckland Council has confirmed more than 500 job losses across the organisation, and there could be 200 more once the Council's Budget is finalised next month.
Last week Auckland Council chief… Audio
NZ Racing and UK betting partnership approved
Minister for Racing Kieran McAnulty has approved a 25-year partnership between the T-A-B and UK betting company Entain.
The deal is set to deliver at least $900 million in guaranteed funding for the… Audio
Ratio of NZ sheep to people drops
New Zealand's ratio of sheep to people has fallen below 5:1 for the first time since records began in the 1850s.
Stats NZ's latest survey of farming production and practices found there were 25.3… Audio
Christchurch compost plant stench makes residents sick
Rancid meat or the worst boiled cabbage imaginable!
That's how residents in the Christchurch suburb of Bromley are describing the rotting smell they've been putting up with for years, coming from a… Audio
World-first fire tornadoes generated in Twizel
In a world-first, a team of local and international scientists have generated fire whirls in the unlikely Canterbury town of Twizel.
Fire whirls, also known as fire tornadoes, occur during extreme… Audio
Leaders' post-meeting function details, Papua New Guinea
Scott Waide is a journalist in Papua New Guinea and he's been at the leaders post meeting function over night.
He joins us live now from Port Moresby. Audio
NZ firefighters head to Canada to aid wildfire response
Tomorrow a team of 25 firefighters will head to Canada to join massive efforts to battle wildfires just north of the US-Canadian border.
There are roughly 90 active blazes in Alberta with more than… Audio
MV Shiling due in Wellington today after losing power
The stricken cargo ship MV Shiling is due to arrive in Wellington Harbour at around 11am today.
The ship has been anchored in Tasman Bay since losing power near Farewell Spit on 12 May.
Joining us… Audio
Shortage of foodbank donations puts agencies under pressure
A shortage of donations is putting pressure on foodbanks across the North Island.
Foodbanks in Auckland, Tauranga and Kaitāia are having to turn people away empty-handed.
They say as the cost of… Audio
MetService discusses weather watches across the east coast
It's been another wet night for the Bay of Plenty and Gisborne, with weather watches in place throughout the east coast.
Coromandel and the Bay of Plenty are almost through the worst of it, but the… Audio
Top Stories for Monday 22 May 2023
Top stories for 22 May 2023 It's the largest ever initiative to reduce carbon emissions, - a clean electric furnace at the Glenbrook Steel Mill in South Auckland . We'll speak to the company, Contact… Audio
Senior prosecutor under investigation over workplace conduct
One of the country's most senior prosecutors is under investigation after complaints about workplace conduct. An investigation has been launched by the Solicitor General, New Zealand's top legal… Audio
Midweek Mediawatch - All the President's luggage
In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Mark Leishman about Donald Trump getting arrested, trust in news falling again, a controversy involving a Cabinet minister and… Audio
Midweek Mediawatch - All the President's luggage
In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Mark Leishman about Donald Trump getting arrested, trust in news falling again, a controversy involving a Cabinet minister and…
AudioTop Stories for Tuesday 4 April 2023
The government is promising greater transparency of the lobbying industry, we speak to Prime Minister Chris Hipkins Former US President, Donald Trump, is on his way to to New York, where he'll face… Audio
Lobbyist wants a public register, code of conduct
A new player in the lobbying industry is calling on her colleagues to clean up the sector and make it more transparent.
Holly Bennett, who started the lobbying firm Awhi, has written to her peers… Audio
'You go to gigs and actually listen to the music' - How going sober changed Guyon Espiner
Our guest picking their favourite songs and talking life is journalist Guyon Espiner.
Former Morning Report co-host, Guyon has a 20 year career in both print and broadcast media.
Guyon Espiner is… Audio
