Podcast Episodes

Pete Wolfkamp: Newstalk ZB's Resident Builder on the Government's potential building consent scheme

The devil will be in the details when it comes to the Government’s new building consents scheme. 

The proposal would allow competent tradespeople to …

2 years ago

Kerre Woodham: Another weekend, another boy racer gathering

Almost four months to the day, on the 30th of June, headlines were trumpeting a police crackdown on boy racers. In Wellington, police issued 138 infr…

2 years ago

Mark Mitchell: Police Minister on the move to crack down on boy racers, the record low road toll over Labour Weekend

The Police Minister is signalling a law change to crack down on boy racers after a violent brawl in Wairarapa on Saturday. 

Videos of men smashing a …

2 years ago

Kerre Woodham: Want only white nurses? You might be waiting a while

If you want to racially abuse hospital staff and demand white only nurses, fine. We will draw a curtain around your bed, and you’ll lie there and wai…

2 years ago

Ben Basevi: NZ Nurses Organisation delegate on the racial abuse at Waitākere Hospital

More than 30 staff at Waitākere Hospital refused to care for a racially abusive patient in a bid to get hospital managers to defuse the situation. 

T…

2 years ago

Kerre Woodham: You can't have police on every bus or train

Yesterday afternoon, a woman was taken to hospital in a critical condition after being seriously injured in an assault on board a bus broad daylight.…

2 years ago

Kerre Woodham: How is it that we need a Crown Observer?

The Government is set to appoint a Crown Observer to Wellington City Council within weeks. The writing was on the wall really, wasn't it? It was whet…

2 years ago

Kerre Woodham: Only the worst of the worst are impacted by Three Strikes

Several thousands more offenders are likely to be captured under Three Strikes 2.0 following changes by Cabinet to toughen up the act. These changes,…

2 years ago

Kerre Woodham: Can we really afford to host the America's Cup right now?

Who doesn't love hosting a good party? Who hasn't enjoyed the buzz that comes from having people from all over the world heading into town intent on …

2 years ago

Mark Orams: AUT sailing professor on the prospect of New Zealand hosting the next America's Cup

Former Prime Minister Helen Clark says it's politically viable for New Zealand to host the America's Cup as we've done it before, and if we don't ste…

2 years ago