Guyon Espiner
The Panel with Georgie Stylianou and Peter Dunne (Part 1)
Today on The Panel, Guyon Espiner and panellists Georgie Stylianou and Peter Dunne discuss the drop in house prices since this time last year. Also, they look at an early draft of the new science… Audio
The Panel with Ali Jones and Ed Amon (Part One)
Wallace and panellists hear from Prescription Access Initiative ahead of the fee scrap tomorrow and name suppression in New Zealand. Plus, they cross to Papakura where RNZ reporter Rayssa de Almeida… Audio
The Pre-Panel with Ali Jones and Ed Amon
Wallace and panellists Ali Jones and Ed Amon dig through the mailbag. Audio
Waikato University pays firm nearly $1million for advice
Cash-strapped Waikato University has paid nearly $1 million to an advisory firm run by former National Party Cabinet Minister Steven Joyce. The university says Mr Joyce's experience in business and… Audio
New RNZ series on political language launches
The Labour party hardly mentions farming, and National talks relentlessly about tax, spending and crisis.
Those are some of the key findings of an RNZ data analysis of nine months of media interviews… Audio
Top Stories for Friday 26 May 2023
Top stories for 26 May 2023 It's Ramere, Friday May the 26th Anei nga kaupapa mo tenei haora.. Top stories this morning... A victim of the two Christchurch brothers convicted of rape and drink-spiking… Audio
Wellington artist wins Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award
A Wellington artist who wants to redefine what a portrait should be has won this year's Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award and a $20,000 prize.
Stevei Houkāmau's work is a five-metre-long sculpture… Audio
Economist on peaking inflation
The pain of inflation may have peaked.
The Reserve Bank hiked the official cash rate by 25 basis points yesterday to 5.5%, and signalled that might be as high as it will go.
But it says we aren't… Audio
National votes no confidence in early childhood scheme
The National Party says the early childhood education sector's near total rejection of the Government's plan to provide 20 hours of free childcare to two-year-olds is a vote of no confidence in the… Audio
Early childhood sector rejects extension of fees-free scheme
The early childhood education sector has banded together to reject the Government's plan to extend the 20 hours fees-free scheme to two-year-olds.
A coalition of early childhood services says the… Audio
Christian Glass commemorated by mourning family
The family of slain 22-year-old Christian Glass have held a commemoration of his life, which was cut short after police officers shot him as he sat in his car in Colorado.
Earlier this week the Glass… Audio
Problem gambling, not enough detail in new deal
The Problem Gambling Foundation says there isn't enough detail in a new deal to feel confident it won't result in more harm.
Racing Minister Kieran McAnulty has approved a deal for a British company… Audio
New Zealand to resettle refugees living in Australia
The first 30 refugees relocated directly from Australia will arrive in New Zealand next month.
It is believed to be the first time New Zealand has accepted refugees already on Australian soil.
… Audio
School fire sprinklers not necessary
A Wairarapa school has won government backing to not put sprinklers in a dormitory where 80 teenage boys sleep.
Rathkeale College argued the local council's requirement to fit sprinklers would cost… Audio
Luxon admits party's tax plans blowout by $1.5 billion
The Council of Trade Unions claims the National Party's plans to change tax thresholds is facing a $1.5 billion blow-out as a result of new forecasts from the 2023 Budget.
National had priced the… Audio
Property market pinch continues
The property market pinch continues as numbers from the first quarter of this year show more houses are being sold at a loss.
6.1% of property resales have made a loss, up from 4% percent in the… Audio
McAnulty approves 25 year betting partnership with UK
The Minister for Racing Kieran McAnulty has approved a 25-year partnership between the T-A-B and UK betting company Entain.
The deal is set to deliver at least $900 million in guaranteed funding for… Audio
Christchurch man killed by US police settles at $30 million
The parents of a 22-year-old Christchurch man killed by US police while suffering a mental health crisis will receive a US $19 million settlement ($30 million NZD), alongside changes to how officers… Audio
Auckland Council to axe more than 500 jobs
The Auckland Council has confirmed more than 500 job losses across the organisation, and there could be 200 more once the Council's Budget is finalised next month.
Last week Auckland Council chief… Audio
NZ Racing and UK betting partnership approved
Minister for Racing Kieran McAnulty has approved a 25-year partnership between the T-A-B and UK betting company Entain.
The deal is set to deliver at least $900 million in guaranteed funding for the… Audio