Megan Woods

Parliament has hit the time of year it turns into a combination of Glastonbury and the Inquisition - the multi-pronged miniterial grilling called Estimates Hearings. Audio

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins there - announcing the Government's plan to dramatically cut climate pollution from the Glenbrook Steel Mill. Shortly we talk to Dr Grant Hewison from Lawyers for Climate… Audio

This week MPs discussed Stuart Nash’s loss of a ministerial warrant for an hour. It may have looked like a political pile-on, but in reality it was Parliament doing exactly what it is designed for –… Audio

Private landlords have been given an early Christmas present - an extra year to bring their rentals up to healthy homes standards.

The government has extended the deadline, saying supply chain… Audio

The government is spending a further half a billion dollars on roads and pipes, and upgrading transport and wastewater infrastructure - which it says will lay the groundwork for the development of… Audio

With an investigation a year in the making and 400 pages long, and with a final report and conclusive recommendations in December, the Building and Construction Minister says it will be next year… Video, Audio

After a whirlwind trip brushing shoulders with top European and UK leaders, the Prime Minister is headed back down-under.

Before she gets home, she's making a stop across the ditch for a series of… Audio

Fletcher Building is being asked not to enforce its GIB plasterboard trademarks for at least a year to help ease the supply crisis.

Fletcher controls about 95 percent of the plasterboard market and… Video, Audio

Around 10,000 health professionals are on strike today over an ongoing pay equity dispute.

The health workers include anaesthetic and laboratory technicians, dental assistants and alcohol and drug… Audio

It's unclear whether two new electric ferries for Auckland will mean cheaper trips for passengers.

The government has announced $27 million of funding - about 75 percent of the cost - for two… Video, Audio

Kāinga Ora is positive about its First Home Partner scheme, despite taking more than four months to settle a single property.

The progressive homeownership scheme, which launched in early October… Audio

The unintended consequences of one MP's early retirement with a bad day for the MP, who in the subsequent reshuffle, is allocated the debating chamber's 'Chair of Doom'. Audio

An investigation shows 34,000 homes in the North Island were unnecessarily without power on one of the coldest nights of 2021 thanks to Transpower.

The review shows companies were simply responding… Audio

The Minister of Housing is downplaying the suggestion Mayors were blindsided by new densification rules.

National and the government teamed-up to slash red tape by August 2022, with the aim of making… Audio

Among other topics this morning, our Weekend panellists will be looking at the tough Covid-19 decisions, the disappearance of cash in society, the Winston Churchill painting from Parliament and the… Audio

The finger pointing continues as to who was to blame for the estimated 28,000 people losing power on Monday.

Energy Minister Megan Woods told Morning Report there was a clear failure in the market on… Audio

Energy Minister Megan Woods and power company Genesis are meeting today to thrash out what needs to change following Monday's rolling power blackouts.

Thousands of people in the lower and central… Audio

The Energy Minister's after a please explain after the lights went out for thousands of customers on Monday night, as there was not enough power to go around.

Households were plunged into darkness… Video, Audio

The Energy Minister is demanding answers about why New Zealand seemingly ran out of power last night, leaving thousands without electricity. Transpower has apologised for the power cuts. Energy… Audio