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Kerre Woodham: Auckland is far behind the eight ball when it comes to trains
For those who have been here over summer, Auckland is a lovely place to be. A lot of residents push off, and it feels like the city is yours to expl…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Mark Mitchell: Police Minister reflects on 2025, looks ahead to 2026
Mark Mitchell is acknowledging the wins he had in 2025.
It’s been a busy year, the Minister dealing with a range of emergencies across the country, …
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Liam Dann: NZ Herald Business Editor on the state of the Government's books
Treasury's Half Year Economic and Fiscal Update shows more delay to getting the books back to black.
The deficit's expected to deepen to a depth of…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Kerre Woodham: The Finance Minister is charting a tough course
We're going to start this morning with the Half Year Economic and Fiscal Update, which was actually the Three-quarter Year Economic and Fiscal Update…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Kerre Woodham: How do we heal our country's divisions?
I remember back when I first started talkback, a million years ago at nighttime, it must have been the semicentennial of the waterfront workers strik…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Sam Cliffe: NZ Blood Service CEO on the need for blood and plasma donations over the holiday period
The NZ Blood Service is encouraging people to donate, saying the demand doesn’t stop.
Although the amount of hospital activity and the number of sur…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Simeon Brown: Health Minister reflects on 2025 and explains focus for 2026
A year into the job Health Minister Simeon Brown is celebrating early signs of success on reducing wait times.
He took over the heath portfolio in J…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
John Battersby: Senior Fellow at Massey University Centre for Defence and Security Studies discusses mass-shooting at Bondi
At least 16 people are dead and 38 others injured in a terrorist attack at Bondi Beach in Sydney.
Hundreds of people had gathered at Bondi for an eve…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Dave Cade: On the draining of Lake Rotomanu in the fight against the invasive gold clams
A New Plymouth lake is being drained in an effort to stop invasive clams.
Lake Rotomanu's been closed to motorised watercraft since the gold clams w…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
David Farrar: Kiwiblog author and co-founder of the Taxpayers' Union on the debate between Nicola Willis and Ruth Richardson
Nicola Willis is defending her economic track record in the face of a lobby-group's satirical campaign.
The Taxpayers' Union has sent MPs Nicola Wil…
10 months, 3 weeks ago