Philippa Tolley
Top Stories for Tuesday 2 April 2018
Power failure latest in Middlemore's problems, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela dies at 81, More children in state care as struggle for caregivers, Warriors sale awaits greenlight from majority owner Audio
Insight: Is NZ Ready for Artificial Intelligence?
Insight: New tech won't cause mass job losses in NZ - study
Automation and artifical intelligence may not cause the mass unemployment that is often predicted, according to new research shared with RNZ Insight. The study by the AI Forum says many workers will… Video, Audio
Top Stories for Friday 23 March 2018
Trump slaps $60b of tariffs on Chinese imports, Middlemore leaky buildings: Health Ministers Clark, Coleman in dark, Ex-Waikato DHB chair blamed for Murray fiasco, Obama fans crowd streets to spot… Audio
Top Stories for Thursday 1 March 2018
Struggling polytech sector holds crisis meeting, Wellington High Court holds top secret case, Winston Peters' National MPs legal action going ahead, Winston Peters' National MPs legal action going… Audio
Top Stories for Monday 5 February 2018
Ardern wants 'transparent relationships' with Maori, Mumps epidemic takes hold in Auckland, West Auckland mourns teens drowned in Waitakere river, Waitangi: Jacinda Ardern visit makes history, NZ… Audio
NZ's road toll: Extra road police money fails to improve safety
Police have failed to restore the numbers of officers dedicated to traffic duties even though the 2017 road toll was the worst in five years. They were given an extra $10 million in April to boost… Audio
Insight : Summer Highlights
Summer listening. Just a few of the great Insight programmes are getting another outing over the holidays. Audio
Coming up
Insight: A Whole Year of Documentaries
The Insight team look back over a year of programmes and revisit some to see if anything has changed. Audio
Top Stories for Friday 1 December 2017
Dismay over police decision on CTV prosecution; CTV collapse: will there be corporate manslaughter charge?; Trump to fire Tillerson - reports; NCEA, scholarship exams finish; scientist warns… Audio
Top Stories for Thursday 30 November 2017
Aucklanders could face hefty rate rises under funding shakeup, Limits on foreign farm buyers 'like Zimbabwe' - Act, Will rules around farm sales help young farmers?, Hot, muggy summer predicated… Audio
Top Stories for Tuesday 21 November 2017
Auckland homeowners fear huge rates rise after valuations; older workers among highest ACC claimants - report; fast-tracked fire rules infurates local fire engineers; Zimbabwe to begin impeachment… Audio
Insight: Death on the Roads
After years of safety improvements, law changes and public campaigns, the death toll on the roads is trending upwards again. Philippa Tolley asks if it’s just a matter of more people on the roads, or… Audio
Insight: The rub between Work and Income and beneficiaries
The vision of the Ministry of Social Development is to help New Zealanders to help themselves to be safe, strong and independent. But many beneficiaries are taking to social media to talk about what… Video, Audio
Your big election listens from RNZ Insight
A selection of Insight podcasts investigating the big issues this election. Audio
Insight: How Safe is Your Drinking Water?
As warnings over threats to drinking water supplies continue to grow, Philippa Tolley asks what the final answer might be, how willing communities are to accept change such as universal chlorination… Audio
NZ drinking water quality compliance 'poor' - report
An Insight investigation into drinking water standards has discovered that more than 80,000 people are receiving publicly-supplied water that has failed bacteria standards Audio
Insight: Climate Change - Politics and Actions
With the Trump administration withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement and some US states and companies stepping up to fill the gap, is there now pressure for more or less action over climate… Audio
Top Stories for Thursday 6 July 2017
Secure units for intellectually disabled in crisis; foreign trust numbers plummet after introduction of new rules; more than half Akl's fast track housing areas disestablished; Wairarapa couple win… Audio
Top Stories for Wednesday 5 July 2017
Number of house sales in City of Sails has plummeted; government under renewed pressure to tackle petrol prices; whistleblowers aren't protected - new report; potentially fatal flooding a risk in… Audio