Megan Woods
Negotiations at Tiwai Pt on hold over remediation concerns
Negotiations between the government and New Zealand Aluminium Smelters have entered rocky territory, with frustration boiling over at the lack of information being provided by the owners of the Tiwai… Audio
National criticises low numbers in govt's new housing scheme
The government is under pressure for having housed just 12 families under its Progressive Home Ownership Scheme, since it launched seven months ago.
Seventy-eight more families have been contracted… Audio
Filmmaker: 'We need to talk more about Christchurch'
A decade on from Gerard Smyth's When A City Falls comes the sequel, When A City Rises - The People's Story, which screens tonight on TVNZ 1. The award-winning filmmaker joins the show to discuss the… Audio
Two new vaccine deals mean enough Covid inocculations for all NZers
New Zealand now has agreements to purchase enough Covid-19 vaccines for every New Zealander and its Pacific partners.
The Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, today announced the government has secured… Audio
NZ home ownership rates hit 70-year low
Home ownership rates have hit a 70 year low and those working in housing are not at all surprised.
A new 150-page report from Stats NZ titled Housing in Aotearoa: 2020 reveals a grim portrait of the… Audio
NZ assisting Pacific with plans for Covid jabs
As New Zealand secures deals for potential Covid vaccines, it is also working to ensure Pacific island countries have access to them. Audio
Covid-19: Government reaches agreement for Janssen vaccine
The government has reached an in-principle agreement to purchase doses of a Covid-19 vaccine for the entire population.
If all goes to plan, the first doses - up to 2 million - would be delivered in… Audio
NZ on the list to receive the first batch of Covid-19 vaccine
Early results of a large-scale trial run by American drug company Pfizer show its Covid-19 vaccine appears to be more than 90 percent effective. Audio
Government welcomes Covid vaccine trial results
Scientists say they are closing in on a vaccine for Covid-19 and, if it passes all clinical trials, it could reach New Zealanders not long into 2021.
The Government has welcomed clinical results from… Audio
Election 2020: Megan Woods on Labour's result
After a stunning election win, the Labour Party is this week working on the form of the next government.
With 64 seats, it will be the first party able to govern alone since MMP was introduced in… Audio
Labour wins overwhelming majority and could govern alone
Labour has secured 64 seats this election - enough to govern alone. The party won 49 percent of the country's support, with more than half a million more votes than second-placed National Party. In a… Audio
NZ keeps Pacific in mind with vaccine deal
New Zealand says it is keeping the Pacific in mind when it comes to access to a Covid-19 vaccine, after the government announced its first agreement to secure enough doses of the drug for 750-thousand… Audio
Covid-19: NZ govt secures deal for vaccine
The New Zealand government has announced its first agreement to purchase a Covid-19 vaccine.
The deal secures New Zealand enough doses of the drug for 750-thousand people.
But before that vaccine… Audio
Megan Woods on Tiwai Point closure plans
Work is underway to get power generated at the Manapouri hydro dam in Southland to the rest of the country.
Rio Tinto announced in July it would close its Southland-based Tiwai Point aluminium… Audio
Covid-19: Latest isolation absconder 'very determined' - Megan Woods
The government says despite ramping up security at managed isolation facilities, it never anticipated people absconding via fourth floor windows.
The latest managed isolation escapee created a rope… Audio
Labour promises to keep Tiwai Point smelter running
Labour has pledged to keep the lights on at Tiwai Point, despite earlier indicating it's a sunset industry.
Leader Jacinda Ardern and energy spokesperson Megan Woods visited Invercargill to pitch… Audio
Govt pledges new carparks for Christchurch Hospital
The government has announced hundreds of new carparks it hopes will solve the ongoing issues at Christchurch Hospital.
Parking was significantly reduced after the earthquakes - forcing patients… Video, Audio
Covid-19: Political parties back into campaign mode
Political parties are now back into full campaign mode after an initial false start.
The 52nd Parliament officially dissolved yesterday- a crucial milestone in kicking-off the general election.
… Audio
Battle of border rhetoric ramps up as parties declare policies
No negative Covid test, no entry, no exemptions and no excuses under the National Party announcement today, which would stop anyone coming into the country who had tested positive for Covid-19.
The… Audio
Government ramps up security at isolation hotels
The government has announced plans for upgraded security at isolation hotels. Enhanced CCTV capabilities will feature a thermal imaging system which would trigger an alarm if a returnee broke out. The… Audio