Guyon Espiner
Top Stories for Wednesday 23 February 2023
Top stories for 23 February 2023 Growers and farmers can start applying for urgent cash support from this afternoon to help in the clean up of their properties. In Hawke's Bay flood waters have… Audio
Top Stories for Tuesday 21 February 2023
Top stories for 21 February 2023. We speak to the Prime Minister about the 50 million dollar start to his rolling support for people affected by Cyclone Gabrielle. But National are critiscing that… Audio
Top Stories for Monday 20 February 2023
Top stories for 20 February 2023 Eleven people are confirmed dead, and tens of thousands are still without power in Hawkes Bay and Tai Rāwhiti, The Police Commissioner says looting is an issue but so… Audio
Top Stories for Friday 10 February 2023
ko tenei te ra o korekore te whiwhia, Friday February the 10th Anei nga kaupapa mo tenei haora.. Top stories this morning... Flood-affected Auckland is being warned to brace for more wild weather as… Audio
Top Stories for Thursday 9 February 2023
Government policy scrapping not just about money saving - Robertson; E Tu disappointed social insurance scheme dropped; Scale of disaster in Turkey almost indescribable - Ambassador; Nicola Willis on… Audio
Top Stories for Wednesday 8 February 2023
NZ sending $1.5m of aid to Turkiye, Syria; Turkiye quake: More than 5000 killed, 15,000 injured; NZ pilot taken hostage in Indonesia; Auckland moving to clean up phase after floods; Truancy figures… Audio
Top Stories for Tuesday 7 February 2023
Death toll rising following earthquakes in Turkey and Syria; Labour and National take diffferent Waitangi approaches; Political editor Jane Patterson with a wrap-up of Waitangi Day; Mike Bush to lead… Audio
Top Stories for Tuesday 7 February 2023
Death toll rising following earthquakes in Turkey and Syria; Labour and National take diffferent Waitangi approaches; Political editor Jane Patterson with a wrap-up of Waitangi Day; Mike Bush to lead… Audio
Grant Robertson on spending plans post-Ardern
The Government is promising to sharpen its focus on supporting people through cost of living pressures, as inflation persists at 7.2-percent year on year.
Grant Robertson, the finance minister, says… Audio
Top Stories for Thursday 26 January 2023
In his first full day on the job today, new Prime Minister Chris Hipkins will meet with Auckland business leaders. We also hear from shoppers about what they want done to curb rising prices. The US… Audio
Top Stories for Monday 25 January 2023
Top stories for 25 January 2023 A new day, a new Prime Minister - Chris Hipkins will be sworn in as our 41st Prime Minister at midday. Prominent Northland kuia, Titewhai Harawira, has died aged 90… Audio
Top Stories for Monday 23 January 2023
We speak to incoming Prime Minister Chris Hipkins. We also get reaction on Carmel Sepuloni becoming the country's first Deputy Prime Mister of Pasifika descent. The Lunar New Year is being celebrated… Audio
Ardern's leadership and the rise of online hate
Former Prime Minister Helen Clark says Jacinda Arden faced an unprecendented level of level of hatred and vitriol during her term in office.
Massey Univeristy's Suze Wilson and Auckland University's… Audio
Reaction from Napier Labour caucus retreat
Our political reporter Katie Scotcher has reaction from the Napier Labour caucus retreat. Audio
The international impact of Jacinda Ardern
Jacinda Ardern became a global icon for progressive politics and was praised for her handling of crises, but also became a lightning rod for criticism among the international right.
Guyon Espiner… Audio
James Shaw on the Prime Minister's resignation
The Prime Minister has shocked the country with her resignation.
Green Party co-leader James Shaw says he could see the toll being taken on the Prime Minister, and wasn't wholly surprised to hear of… Audio
Western allies pledge raft of new military aid for Ukraine
Western allies have pledged a raft of new military aid for Ukraine.
European defence ministers from 11 countries are meeting in Estonia to announce the package, saying "we're in it for the long… Audio
What is the future for Labour?
Aside from her shock retirement yesterday, Jacinda Ardern also announced this year's election date - October 14.
Labour will head into that election with a new leader and facing an ascendent… Audio
QV says PM resignation a spanner in the works
Quotable Value says the resignation of Jacinda Ardern as Prime Minister is a spanner in the works for housing values, with the election crucial to how house prices play out this year.
The latest… Audio
Big adjustment to post Ardern era - Iain Lees Galloway
Former cabinet Minister, Iain Lees Galloway says Jacinda Ardern was one of a kind, and it will take time for the country to adjust to a change in leadership.
He says her legacy is huge and her… Audio
