Podcast Episodes

Sorting your will: How to avoid a battle over inheritance

While we’re on our summer break, The Front Page is taking a look back at some of the biggest news stories and top-rated episodes from the podcast thi…

1 year ago

Policy priorities, a council in ‘shambles’, and a historic hīkoi: The year in NZ politics

The year in politics has been a bumpy road for many.

The coalition Government dived in quickly to reverse previous Labour policy, and pushed numerous…

1 year ago

The sporting highlights from the year: Which Kiwi athletes ended the year on top?

It’s been a huge year for sport here in New Zealand.

In one weekend in October, Team New Zealand took to the water in Barcelona and took home the Ame…

1 year ago

From inflation to closures to job cuts: The challenges facing New Zealand’s economy

The economy has been in an uncertain place for quite some time, and 2024 was no different.

Over the last year, we’ve seen some improvement. In Octobe…

1 year ago

Elections, conflicts, and crime - what happened around the world this year?

While 2024 has been a big year of news in New Zealand, there’s been plenty happening around the world over the last 12 months.

From wars and conflict…

1 year, 1 month ago

Gangs, fraud and young offenders: Inside the biggest crime stories of 2024

Law and order is always a hot topic of debate amongst politicians.

The coalition government was elected in part on the back of years of ram raids and…

1 year, 1 month ago

2024 in review: From Luxon to Trump, economic upheavals to growing division

While 2024 may not have brought the shocks of cyclones, Prime Ministerial resignations or election campaigns, there’s a lot to digest from the last y…

1 year, 1 month ago

'Bumbling Jihadi' Mark John Taylor charged under Terrorism Suppression Act

A terrorism charge has been laid against a New Zealander who allegedly travelled overseas to join Islamic State a decade ago. 

Mark John Taylor, also…

1 year, 1 month ago

Christopher Luxon talks economy, Māori relations, Hipkins, and 'corporate speak'

Christopher Luxon believes his so-called ‘coalition of chaos’ has defied the critics.

The Prime Minister is spending the remainder of 2024 lauding hi…

1 year, 1 month ago

Infrastructure woes: New concerns for City Rail Link as decision expected for Cook Strait ferries

Communities around the country are waiting with bated breath for news about major infrastructure projects – ones that are set to cost a lot of money.…

1 year, 1 month ago