Megan Woods
Undeclared SponCon causing political and editorial headaches
The Herald's dedicated property section printed 64 articles under the banner 'Our New Auckland' without declaring they were sponsored by Kāinga Ora, prompting NZME to review its processes on sponsored… Audio
MPs finish eight hour Budget 2021 debate
Eight hours of debate on Budget 2021 has wrapped up at Parliament with MPs praising and criticising the government's spending plan Audio
New space launch site, conservation programme near Christchurch
The government has announced a new aerospace site on Kaitōrete Spit - south-west of Banks Peninsula - in a joint project with local rūnanga. The Crown is stumping up $16 million for the land, which it… Audio
Government reveals 250 houses built - 18,000 needed
The Government has cut the ribbon on two hundred and fifty new homes - but that's just a fraction of what's needed. It includes a one hundred and sixty seven unit apartment in Glen Eden and eighty… Audio
Officials meeting over problems with emergency housing - Woods
Emergency housing is been described as dangerous and terrifying for some, with families mixed in with gang members, and many places rife with crime and intimidation.
Official documents show ministers… Audio
Govt banning coal fired boilers
Coal-fired boilers used by heavy industry are on the way out. A ban on some new boilers will take effect at the end of the year, while existing ones will be phased out by 2037. This is the… Audio
Housing Minister discusses new rules to cool housing market
Housing Minister Megan Woods discusses the government's new rules to help first home buyers and curb property speculation in an effort to cool the property market.
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Govt, opposition fire shots over coal import statistics
The government has fired back at the Opposition for suggesting its 2018 ban on gas exploration has lead to a major increase in coal imports.
New data shows the amount of coal imported last year was… Audio
Negotiations at Tiwai Pt on hold over remediation concerns
Negotiations between the government and New Zealand Aluminium Smelters have entered rocky territory, with frustration boiling over at the lack of information being provided by the owners of the Tiwai… Audio
National criticises low numbers in govt's new housing scheme
The government is under pressure for having housed just 12 families under its Progressive Home Ownership Scheme, since it launched seven months ago.
Seventy-eight more families have been contracted… Audio
Filmmaker: 'We need to talk more about Christchurch'
A decade on from Gerard Smyth's When A City Falls comes the sequel, When A City Rises - The People's Story, which screens tonight on TVNZ 1. The award-winning filmmaker joins the show to discuss the… Audio
Two new vaccine deals mean enough Covid inocculations for all NZers
New Zealand now has agreements to purchase enough Covid-19 vaccines for every New Zealander and its Pacific partners.
The Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, today announced the government has secured… Audio
NZ home ownership rates hit 70-year low
Home ownership rates have hit a 70 year low and those working in housing are not at all surprised.
A new 150-page report from Stats NZ titled Housing in Aotearoa: 2020 reveals a grim portrait of the… Audio
NZ assisting Pacific with plans for Covid jabs
As New Zealand secures deals for potential Covid vaccines, it is also working to ensure Pacific island countries have access to them. Audio
Covid-19: Government reaches agreement for Janssen vaccine
The government has reached an in-principle agreement to purchase doses of a Covid-19 vaccine for the entire population.
If all goes to plan, the first doses - up to 2 million - would be delivered in… Audio
NZ on the list to receive the first batch of Covid-19 vaccine
Early results of a large-scale trial run by American drug company Pfizer show its Covid-19 vaccine appears to be more than 90 percent effective. Audio
Government welcomes Covid vaccine trial results
Scientists say they are closing in on a vaccine for Covid-19 and, if it passes all clinical trials, it could reach New Zealanders not long into 2021.
The Government has welcomed clinical results from… Audio
Election 2020: Megan Woods on Labour's result
After a stunning election win, the Labour Party is this week working on the form of the next government.
With 64 seats, it will be the first party able to govern alone since MMP was introduced in… Audio
Labour wins overwhelming majority and could govern alone
Labour has secured 64 seats this election - enough to govern alone. The party won 49 percent of the country's support, with more than half a million more votes than second-placed National Party. In a… Audio
NZ keeps Pacific in mind with vaccine deal
New Zealand says it is keeping the Pacific in mind when it comes to access to a Covid-19 vaccine, after the government announced its first agreement to secure enough doses of the drug for 750-thousand… Audio
