Policy
Fighting for pay equity
Hundreds of people from Dunedin to Auckland took to the streets this week to protest the government's new Pay Equity Amendment Bill. It was pushed through parliament this week under urgency. Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Friday 9 May 2025
In today's episode, the government has opted against setting up a new compensation scheme for survivors of abuse in state care, in favour of putting more money into the current system, cheers of joy… Audio
Nationwide protests take place over pay equity changes
Nationwide protests are taking place on Friday in opposition to the government's controversial pay equity law changes - pushed through under urgency this week. Nurses Organisation's Justine Sachs… Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Friday 9 May 2025
In today's episode, a new Pope has been found, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost becomes Pope Leo XIV, booze industry lobbyists have been given input into the development of alcohol policies, including… Audio
The Panel with Damien Venuto & Penny Ashton (Part 1)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Damien Venuto & Penny Ashton. They discuss: the rise of the feral cat, the latest political poll, and proposed changed to the building… Audio
Capital spend to get boost in Budget
The money will be split across health, education, defence, transport, Christopher Luxon has said in a pre-Budget speech, because "keeping our word matters".
Your Money with Mary Holm
A listener asks: will the Government change its KiwiSaver contributions - and if so, how should it do it? Finance Minister Nicola Willis is not ruling out changes to the Kiwisaver subsidy. Should the… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Thursday 8 May 2025
In today's episode, the police watchdog has found officers were justified in shooting at a man who killed two people at a construction site in Auckland in 2023, a second Auckland school has reported a… Audio
Predator Free Wellington $1.75m short
Big chunks of funding for the group behind the eradication of rats from the Miramar peninsula are running out. Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Thursday 8 May 2025
In today's episode, smoke has billowed out of the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, and it is black showing no Pope has been chosen, dozens of Indian and Pakistani civilians have been killed after… Audio
Calls for police to have more powers to target organised crime
The government has been told the police need greater powers to properly clamp down on transnational and organised criminal groups. The Ministerial Advisory Group on Transnational, Serious and… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Wednesday 7 May 2025
In today's episode, convicted double murderer Mark Lundy has been released from prison, more medical specialists are ditching the public health system in favour of working in private hospitals, a… Audio
'Simple, neat and wrong': ACT calls for social media ban inquiry
The proposed law would require online age verification.
Morning Report Essentials for Wednesday 7 May 2025
In today's episode, powerful education union NZEI Te Riu Roa has members involved in a pay equity claim which will now be scrapped, with no settlement reached, National is looking for new friends to… Audio
Equal pay legislation overhaul: 'Government is putting a stop to progress'
Gail Pacheco says making these changes under urgency did not allow for appropriate consultation with affected groups. Audio
New bill aims to stop animal cruelty through imported products
The proposed bill would require imported products to meet the same animal welfare standards applied locally.
Midday Report Essentials for Tuesday 6 May 2025
In today's episode, the government is making it harder to make a claim for pay equity in a bid to cut costs, saying the current system is too loose, the consumer watchdog has released its annual… Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Tuesday 6 May 2025
In today's episode, the Opposition leader says there is no justification for the Education Minister, Erica Stanford, to have been using a personal email address to access documents, the Corrections… Audio
Earthquake standards risk turning Stratford into 'ghost town'
Businesses in Stratford say stickers slapped on dozens of buildings warning they are quake-prone, risk turning the Taranaki provincial hub into a ghost town. Our Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin… Audio
MSD doesn't know if benefit sanctions leading people into work, says aim is compliance
The Ministry of Social Development says sanctions are for ensuring compliance with benefit obligations, rather than directly helping people into employment.
