Newsable has a lot of podcast friends at Stuff, but one, The Trial, has been ordered to stop publishing due to a legal challenge. Emile digs into why some platforms are treated differently to others, it seems, when it comes to court reporting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We go behind the headlines of the horrifying Mama Hooch sexual assault case with a Stuff reporter who’s been covering it since day one. A warning - the details could be upsetting. Plus, why getting out in nature is something you should do right now; why New Zealanders are having lots of pretty average sex; and Fun Fact Friday! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The news is full of ram raids and robberies, but does our fear of crime match the reality? Is it the end of cash rate rises? Plus Stuff's film reviewer won't watch the new Little Mermaid movie... and orcas in the Mediterranean learn to ram boats Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Reserve Bank has announced the Official Cash Rate is going up 25 basis points to 5.5%. In this special episode, financial advisor Sue Tierney talks through how this might affect you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Miami Zoo backs down over its treatment of a kiwi, including letting people pet it under bright lights. Plus we preview today's interest rate announcement, Tik Tok sues Montana and why German spies want to work from home. We also get the latest on the inquest into a missing boy and his stepfather. Please note some of the details of this case are distressing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Western leaders could arm Ukraine with F16 fighter jets. They're not exactly stealth fighters, but could they ratchet up the war with Russia? Defence expert Terry Johanson shares his thoughts. We could reduce plastic pollution by 80% right now using current technology, according to a UN report. Plus we talk about the importance of good news with the bad - and parking tickets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The inquest into one of Aotearoa's most baffling missing person cases starts ... so what are we going to learn? Plus, we'll break down the chaos currently happening in Pakistan. How you can show your support for your favourite local hospo haunt, and why Pauline Hanson's selling jumpers online to fight a racism lawsuit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Eighteen and you're now an adult, but do you feel a bit of a fraud? Funnyman Chris Parker is here with all the advice you need to survive your early twenties. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The government’s spending plans are out, but will they make any difference to you? We have an expert on to make it all crystal clear. Elizabeth Holmes, US testing fraudster, might finally go to jail, plus the rise of non alcoholic drinks and the battle that is Fun Fact Friday! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Budget 2023 - the government's spending plan for the year is out. Who were the winners and losers? Stuff's political editor, Luke Malpass, is here to explain the top points. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Loafers Lodge fire is now being investigated as arson, but could the building itself have been safer? We catch up with The Post editor Caitlin Cherry to find out more. It's Budget Day - just a yawn or worth a listen? Plus a whole town hoping to be jam packed with Kyles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wellington's mayor Tory Whanau, and a Stuff reporter who spent all day at the Loafers Lodge join us to discuss what happened, what's happening, and what happens next after this tragic incident. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tala Sili, a resident of the Loafers Lodge in Wellington, has told reporters about jumping out of a window to escape the flames which gutted the building, killing several other people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
PM Chris Hipkins has spoken to media about the situation at the Loafers Lodge after a massive fire killed multiple people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fire and Emergency has called the fire at Wellington's Loafers Lodge a "worst nightmare" with dozens of people unaccounted for. Here's the latest updates from Tuesday morning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How did things get so bad between Gore's 24 year old mayor and the council? With a no-confidence vote due today, we get the back story. What jobs will survive in the age of AI? Plus a budget preview and embarrassing email stuff ups. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It's thought billions may go undetected in lost tax and an expert tells Newsable other financial crime is barley looked at. The richest man in the world now has to decide which of his family will succeed him - it's real life Succession, plus returning kākāpō to the mainland and dining on the edge of space. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"Looking for a great story teller with heart" - Jason Gunn, ex What Now presenter, talks about the hunt for a new host and what makes the show special. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Medical researchers want the advertising of medicines banned over worries about safety and over-subscribing; we hear from one of those calling for change. US Congressman George Santos, caught out lying, now facing court. The delight of Eurovision this weekend - but first Fun Fact Friday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Donald Trump has been found liable in a civil case of sex abuse, but will it dent his following? We head to New York for the latest details. Are ice baths doing you any good? We might have a few answers, as we search for the answer to the question - what even is country music? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A disaster expert joins us to explain how to cope with another round of flooding given the situation in the upper North Island again. Find out the scariest job about getting planes back in the sky after years in a desert because of covid, we'll explain if you need protein powder, and why Mark Zuckerberg is now an athlete. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Another round of serious weather has hit the upper North Island, closing roads and causing more flood damage to homes and businesses. Here's a bonus episode with what you need to know from emergency management, and MetService. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A New Zealand fashion brand is lagging in manufacturing transparency ratings in a report by Oxfam. What increased migration might mean for you. Do you love or loathe feijoas? Insta cook, Miss Polly, has some suggestions to win round the haters. Plus the song that could actually turn your alarm off, not on. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Why is NZ public transport always failing, when so many cities around the world do it so much better? Plus ... can it ever be fixed? We tell you how to recover from royal fatigue, tick off a Fun Fact Friday first, and break down the rumours about Taylor Swift's (alleged) new bad boy boyfriend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
If you've been hearing so much blah blah about the coronation but have no idea what is actually happening tonight ... here's a quick 101 to get you up to speed in just over 10 minutes. You're welcome. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Everything is beginning to fall into place for the King's coronation, now just a day away. We checked in with Christian Smith, a Kiwi in London, to find out if anticipation is building. With all this rain, we're all thinking about a bit of sun, but if Bali is your pick it could be more expensive as it's considering a charge for visitors. How do you make sure a comedian doesn't pick you to become part of the show? Stuff's Amberleigh Jack has some thoughts and it's fun Fact Friday! Learn more abou...
Election year drama is starting already. We have Victoria University political scientist Dr Lara Greaves on to lift the lid on what's going on after Meka Whaitiri, a Labour minister outside cabinet, jumped ship. A recession might be looming, but it seems it's still an OK time to look for a new job. The US has hit its debt ceiling and is getting close to running out of money. Infometrics' Brad Olsen is on to explain more. Plus it's been used before and the diamonds are controversial; the crown Ca...
The clap, or gonorrhea, is identified in New Zealand as a sexually transmitted infection, but as Stuff's Annemarie Quill from the Waikato Times tells us, it can also be caught from towels and flies. We get the low down on new social media platform, Blue Sky, from Allyn Robbins of tech policy thinktank Brainbox (and guess what the big attraction is? It isn't owned by Elon Musk!). We delve into why both Act and National are chasing the gunowner's vote plus the drama over the student who ate banana...
Dunedin is struggling with cone thefts and Nina Brown from the student mag, Critic, has all the dirt. A Chinese manufacturer has made the world's most powerful battery, but what will change? How do economists work out what's going on in the economy? Plus the Oscars of fashion - we preview the Met Gala. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We have all googled our ailments for an online diagnosis. Now medical researchers are checking out how good ChatGPT is at offering medical advice. What are the implications of possible strike action by the Writers Guild of America? Worries that kids as young as eight are getting into vaping and of course the tension, the drama - the results from Fun Fact Friday! Who is going to come out on top this week? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
