Paul Eagle
Valedictories: Tell us what you really think
Valedictory speech season has begun, and if there’s a common theme cropping up already, it’s a plea for a less toxic style of politics in Parliament. Audio
Valedictories: Tell us what you really think
Valedictory speech season has begun, and if there’s a common theme cropping up already, it’s a plea for a less toxic style of politics in Parliament.
AudioWellington mayoralty race heating up
With less than a month until voting closes for local body elections, we take a look at who is in the running for the mayoralty in Wellington. With nine candidates vying to become mayor, three main… Audio
Labour Party MP Paul Eagle running for Wellington Mayor
It's one of Wellington's worst kept secrets, Rongatai Labour Party MP Paul Eagle has finally confirmed he is having a tilt at the city's mayoralty.
Paul Eagle spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Māori adoptees deprived of whakapapa call for law change
Māori adoptees are calling for urgent reform of New Zealand's adoption legislation, saying it is depriving Māori children of their whakapapa.
Adopted people can access their original birth… Audio
Tapu te Ranga Marae destroyed in fire
More than $40,000 has already been pledged to help rebuild the Tapu te Ranga Marae that was wrecked by a fire on Sunday morning.
A group of 27 cub scouts and several others were staying in the marae… Audio
Wellington Opera House doorman dismissed in staff memo
A Wellington MP has contacted the Wellington Regional Economic Development Agency to complain about the way it's dismissed staff. Peter Frater has been working as a doorman at the Opera House for 15… Audio
$1.6m to fix Wellington bus system 'outrageous'
Contractors brought in to sort out Wellington's shambolic new bus rollout have been paid more than a million-and-a-half dollars to fix the problem. The new bus timetables and routes were launched in… Audio
NZ Bus told to ‘hand the buses back to the ratepayers’
NZ Bus has received more than 17,000 fines in five months for late buses, cancellations and using buses that were too small for the route. Now Wellington Regional Council will have to decide soon… Audio
Review of bus network points to regional council failings
A review by an Australian consulting firm says Wellington's regional council failed at multiple levels when introducing a new bus network in July. The revamped network has angered many commuters… Audio
Letting fees banned
A bill banning letting fees has passed its final hurdle in the House. Video, Audio
Letting fees banned
A bill banning letting fees has passed its final hurdle in the House.
Video, AudioWellington passengers left behind as buses too small
A catalogue of failings of the new Wellington bus network will be discussed at a Greater Wellington Regional Council meeting tomorrow. Problems include buses being constantly late, too crowded to pick… Audio
Paul Eagle holds back tears in maiden speech
New MPs are continuing to spell out what's brought them into politics and what they hope to achieve over the next three years in their first speeches to Parliament. Yesterday, it was the turn of the… Audio
New MPs settle in at Parliament
Yesterday 32 new MPs arrived in Wellington for their first day of their new job. Hamish Walker, Kiritapu Allan, Denise Lee and Paul Eagle join us to describe their post-election changes. Audio
America's Cup arrives in Wellington for victory parade
It's the Capital's turn to see the Auld Mug march of victory. The victorious Emirates Team New Zealand crew will be welcomed on the steps of Parliament and head down Lambton Quay to finish at Civic… Audio
Police and health officials told off by alcohol authority
The Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority has given police and health officials a telling off. It's urged those agencies to stop challenging liquor licensing applications just because they've… Audio
Twenty five dollars and a dream - the story of Tapu te Ranga Marae
An urban marae built from scavenged materials by homeless youth, ex-cons, and gang members in the 1970s in Wellington is struggling to keep its whare open after the council deemed several of its… Video, Audio, Gallery
Island Bay cycleway dug up?
The $1.7 million Island Bay cycleway and new road layout was only completed three months ago, but part of it has now been dug up. Audio
Beggars won't be banned in Wellington
Wellington's mayor Celia Wade-Brown says she is happy councillors voted down a plan yesterday to ban begging in the central city. Audio
