Podcast Episodes

Kerre Woodham: Labour makes big promises, but can they deliver?

Hundreds of the Labour Party faithful gathered over the weekend in Auckland to begin the march back to Parliament's government benches. Council of Tr…

6 months, 3 weeks ago

Tom Walters: Matakana Oysters owner says industry is struggling after heavy rain and wastewater spill

Auckland oyster farmers are facing another blow just weeks after a major wastewater spill into the Mahurangi River.

Watercare says heavy rain on 19 N…

6 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerre Woodham: E-scooters, cycle lanes, and public demand

The Government's move to shift e-scooter users from the sidewalk to bike lanes is being hailed as a win for common sense. Shame it's not coming in be…

6 months, 4 weeks ago

Kerre Woodham: Are you feeling optimistic?

The Pohutukawa are out and flowering and abundant. The days are longer, the sun is shining, the Reserve Bank has cut the OCR, Christmas is coming, su…

6 months, 4 weeks ago

Kerre Woodham: Regional councils need to be streamlined

Regional councils are being abolished – or are they? 

Thomas Coughan writing in the Herald makes a very good point, it's not the councils that are be…

6 months, 4 weeks ago

Kerre Woodham: We need to be able to treat feral animals as pests

Cats and dogs who are part of our families are much loved and live the life of Riley. There must be some days when your cat or dog is lying curled up…

7 months ago

Chris Hipkins: Labour Leader talks capital gains taxes, coalitions, cross-party commitments

Chris Hipkins says coalitions require a balance of compromise and standing by values.  

The Labour leader says New Zealanders understand the nuances …

7 months ago

Kerre Woodham: Do the Kiwisaver tweaks go far enough?

Christopher Luxon has made his party's first election promise at a Christmas gathering for the party faithful of the Lower North Island. He said that…

7 months ago

Bosses Unfiltered Episode 7: Angus Brown

It’s hard enough to chase a scientific breakthrough. 

But as New Zealand company Ārepa found out it's even harder and more expenisve to defend your b…

7 months ago

Matt Brown: She Is Not Your Rehab co-founder on violence against women continuing to be so prevalent

Violence against women remains one of the world’s most persistent and under-addressed human rights crises. 

A report from the World Health Organisati…

7 months ago