After days of silence, the Green MP Golriz Ghahraman has resigned as an MP amid allegations of shoplifting. In a statement, she said it had become clear to her that the stress of the job had resulted in her behaving in ways that were completely out of character. She says she wasn’t trying to excuse her behaviour but to explain it. Gharaman said she was resigning to focus on her recovery This afternoon the Leaders of the Green part, James Shaw and Marama Davidson held a media conference after the...
Jan 16, 2024•6 min
It is a start to the political New Year that the Green Party could have done without - an MP, Golriz Ghahraman, facing allegations of shoplifting. But how has the party handled the situation, could they have been more transparent? Political Commentator Shane Te Pou share his thoughts with Newsable. What is in store for Artificial Intelligence in 2024? Plus we preview the Emmy's and the props from tv show Succession get huge prices at auction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/...
Jan 15, 2024•18 min
Diplomatic efforts ratchet up as the conflict in Gaza spills into the wider region. Otago University's Dr Leon Goldsmith tells Newsable about the players and what might make a difference. We hear from Coromandel about the holiday period that's been the best for business that many can remember, plus the national hui this week called by the Māori King and worrying Tiktok advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 14, 2024•21 min
Not only are we probably seeing buskers out more often this time of year, but at the end of January it’s also the Auckland International Busker's Festival. One of those appearing is multi award winning comic juggler, Paul Klass, and he spoke to Newsable about how he became a street performer and the world of busking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 11, 2024•9 min
People mostly watch scary movies and TV or play violent games for entertainment. But a study has found that we might just choose to do this because it's a good way of learning . In this Sumer edition of Newsable we speak to the study's author, Mark Miller, a research fellow at Melbourne's Monash University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 10, 2024•8 min
Gladstone's Library was set up over 100 years ago by the former British Prime Minister, William Gladstone, in the Welsh village of Hawarden. Originally intended for clergy, in this Summer episode of Newsable, the library's warden Andrea Russell tells us how the library is now for everyone and you can stay overnight and have dinner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 09, 2024•9 min
How often do we face the end of the year ad think - it's time for a change. In this Summer edition, Newsable spoke to Tyler Hall who took a leap of faith and went from fitting fire alarms to caring for marine life at Kelly Tarlton's Sea Life Aquarium in Auckland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 08, 2024•10 min
In this episode of our Newsable summer series, we ask: is it time to take influencing seriously as a career? We speak to Liz Delaney, the director of Outspoken by Odd which manages many Kiwi influencers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 07, 2024•10 min
The phone rings, your stomach drops. You know that feeling, you don’t want to pick up because that would mean speaking on the phone. But one lady has made it her mission to get you feeling confident chatting. In this Summer episode of Newsable we re-visit a chat with Mary Jane Copps, also known as the phone lady, who has literally made a career out of teaching people how to talk on the phone Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 04, 2024•6 min
Australia has a feral donkey programme, but one charity there has come up with a very unexpected way to re-purpose these animals. In this Summer episode of Newsable, we re-visit our chat with Brooke Purvis, the founder of Last Stop Donkey, explains why they’re such good guards for stock under threat from wild dogs or pigs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 03, 2024•6 min
One day, a Kiwi gelato maker picked up the phone. On the other end was Cher. In this Summer Newsable episode we hear again from gelato maker extraordinaire, Gianpaolo Grazioli, about his collaboration with Cher to make Cherlato Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 02, 2024•12 min
Have you ever wondered the effect being an internet meme has on a child once they’ve grown up? In this Summer episode of Newsable, we revisit our chat with Kate Lindsay, from The Atlantic magazine, who has been speaking to social media babies who are are now adults. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 28, 2023•9 min
In this Summer episode of Newsable, we hear again Comedian Chris Parker's tips to survive and thrive in your early adulthood Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 27, 2023•11 min
About 850km north of Adelaide sits Coober Pedy, a town that can reach temperatures of about 50C. In this Summer episode of Newsable we hear now the 1500 residents, escape the heat, living underground in discarded opal mine shafts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 26, 2023•7 min
You asked for it, so here it is. Newsable's audio maestros, John Ropiha and Connor Scott, are here to drop the mic on 2023. No snooze-worthy summaries here... this is a news (w)rap like no other. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 21, 2023•4 min
Time to wrap up the news of the year and who better to turn to for a quick rap than Newsable's audio engineers - John Ropiha and Connor Scott. How to check if the water you want to swim in is clean enough, Summer music festivals and Is it Cake? - pick the real and the fake headline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 21, 2023•21 min
The Finance Minister, Nicola Willis, has faced her first big test, delivering the mini budget. Tova O'Brien is in to assess how it all went. How using the internet to find out if news is real or fake can lead to more misinformation - it's all due to "data voids." Plus we have top tips on the best films and TV to catch over the holiday and what not to give your children's teacher. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 20, 2023•22 min
The Finance Minister, Nicola Willis, is due to deliver a "mini budget" today. Stuff's Political Editor, Luke Malpass, tells Newsable about what's expected. How to use up Christmas leftovers, the insurance claims people have made over the holiday season and ethical chocolate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 19, 2023•20 min
Data out today provides a new snapshot of the state of the property market. But while there's room for cautious optimism, one expert isn't getting too carried away. We also talk to the Mayor of "New Zealand's event capital" as a tiny troublemaker scuppers a major tourist drawcard. And we get some inside tips of making the most of the great outdoors this holiday season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 18, 2023•21 min
Some of New Zealand’s holiday hotspots could be at risk this summer, amid predictions of dangerous fire conditions and a heavy reliance on volunteer firefighters. Newsable can reveal the total number of volunteers has stayed stagnant in recent times, even as the country's population grows. Senior Stuff Audio reporter, Aaron Dahmen, investigates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 18, 2023•13 min
Figures released to Newsable indicate growth in our volunteer fire fighting force is at a standstill. Stuff's senior reporter, Aaron Dahmen shares more about the possible risk to communities this summer. Plus possible deals over artificial intelligence and conflict to help keep NZ safe, best beaches and lakes to visit this summer and why there need to be more animal emojis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 17, 2023•22 min
The cost of living has been biting, so what is a good buy and what should we be avoiding for the Christmas meal? Infometrics Principal Economist, Brad Olsen, has been crunching the numbers for us. Covid is showing an end of year rise, sexually transmitted infections and contact tracing plus Is it Cake? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 14, 2023•21 min
The United Nations children's agency says a million children are displaced and facing malnutrition in Gaza. Newsable speaks to Unicef about what is happening. Too much artificial light at night is affecting how animals and insects behave, Netflix finally releases some viewing numbers and the year's best word records. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 13, 2023•20 min
The conflict in Gaza has knocked Ukraine out of the spotlight, but the battle is still underway against Russia. The BBC's Ukraine correspondent, James Waterhouse, joins Newsable to bring us up to date. Will COP 28 - the annual climate conference - achieve all that was hoped? The NZ dad who is now a Tik Tok sensation and the tale of the lost $1m ring. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 12, 2023•19 min
The decongestant, pseudoephedrine, is to return to pharmacies after being banned to try to stop the production of meth. A former meth cook talks to Newsable about what difference he thinks the return will make. Plus the controversial police interviewing technique once again under the spotlight, why are there pay differences depending on sexual orientation and the astronaut cleared of eating a tomato grown in space. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 11, 2023•21 min
Simon Watts on his "action-packed" schedule at the UN summit, how New Zealand's climate record is perceived on the world stage and why sitting outside Cabinet won't hinder progress. Plus, the cost of the English-first rebranding of state agencies, why there's no way back from smaller Pringles and Whamageddon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 10, 2023•24 min
Proper political debate, under the new Government, has finally sparked off in Parliament. Stuff's political reporter, Glenn McConnell, analyses what's been going on. Plus are New Zealanders naive about the influence of lobbying on government decisions? Living off the grid and reducing your carbon footprint and Is it Cake? - pick the fake headline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 07, 2023•21 min
Air New Zealand has bought a battery powered plane, but at this stage for cargo only. The company's Chief Sustainability Officer, Kiri Hannifin, joins Newsable to tell us more. Plus why cutting "nice to haves" won't reduce rates bills, the mystery mega film being shot in Wellington over the summer and a sand swimming mole is discovered 86 years since it was last seen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 06, 2023•20 min
Today is the State Opening of Parliament involving the Governor General and complete with pomp and ceremony. Stuff's Political Editor Luke Malpass joins Newsable to explain the day's importance. Plus the life and lies of George Santos, the mathematical way to find a park at Christmas and what Tiktok tells you about love and peeling an orange. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 05, 2023•19 min
Iwi chief executive Paora Stanley explains why he's backing today's Māori Day of Action against the National-led coalition, despite being a party member. Plus: The data drama at Te Whatu Ora, coronavirus found in native bats - and how to choose the perfect Christmas tree. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 04, 2023•22 min
