Liam Lawson's history-making return to Formula 1 caps off another remarkable year for New Zealand drivers on the international motorsport scene. We box above our weight when it comes to producing world class drivers but how do we ensure we continue to do so? The president of MotorSport New Zealand Deborah Day joined Newsable to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
David Dicker is the founder of New Zealand high-performance car manufacturer Rodin Cars. Over the years he has played an important role in sponsoring Liam Lawson's rise through the motorsport ranks. On the eve of Lawsons return to Formula 1 at the United States Grand Prix, Dicker spoke to Newsable about his road to success. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
At a specially called meeting the Green Party has voted to invoke the so-called "waka jumping" legislation to kick former MP Darleen Tana out of Parliament. Following the meeting, co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick addressed media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Members of the Green Party will meet shortly to decide whether to invoke the so-called "waka jumping" legislation in order to eject former MP Darleen Tana from Parliament. Otago University law professor Andrew Geddis explains how we ended up here and what could happen next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau has said her council will come together to deliver a long term plan, and there is no need for the government to intervene, though she has confirmed she will be meeting with Local Government Minister Simeon Brown on Thursday morning. Whanau sat down for a one-on-one with Stuff's Glenn McConnell ahead of an urgently-called Wellington City Council meeting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Stats NZ has released the latest Consumer Price Index figures for the September 2024 quarter. It shows inflation has dropped to 2.2%, down from 3.3% in the June quarter, and is back within the Reserve Bank's 1-3% target range. Economist Shamubeel Eaqub explains what this means for our wallets and purses... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Prime Minister is concerned, the Finance Minister has called it a "shambles", another senior minister has said it’s a "shemozzle" and the Local Government Minister says he is looking at options to intervene. What is going on with the Wellington City Council? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Stephen Stone, who served 25 years in prison after being convicted for the murder of Deane Fuller-Sandys and the rape and murder of Leah Stephens, will be released on bail following a decision by Justice Christine Gordon at the Auckland High Court. His convictions had been quashed on October 4, alongside the conviction against Gail Maney, for ordering the killing of Fuller-Sandys in 1989. The case was the subject of the 2018 Gone Fishing podcast by RNZ and Stuff. Learn more about your ad choices...
Twelve months after New Zealand's last general election, independent political commentator Grant Duncan joins us to take a look at how the three-headed coalition government has performed so far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sailing fans rejoice, the wait is nearly over. Emirates Team New Zealand are about to take on Great Britain's INEOS Britannia for the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup. Stuff’s Lisette Reymer has been in Barcelona covering the regatta since day one and joins us now to take a look at how the teams got here, and how the final might play out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On September 13th 2021 a ute was found at Kiritehere beach, not far from the small rural community of Marokopa. It belonged to Tom Phillips who, along with his three children Ember, Maverick and Jayda, had not been seen for a couple of days. Three years later the family is still at large, but a recent sighting by pig hunters has reignited police, and public, interest. Stuff's senior journalist Tony Wall has just returned from where Phillips and his kids were spotted. He tells us what it is like ...
Minister of Defence Judith Collins has taken aim at those blaming the gender of the captain of the HMNZS Manawanui for its sinking, calling them "armchair admirals". Here is the full press conference given by Collins and the Chief of Navy Rear Admiral Garin Golding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Community leader Dave 'Buttabean' Letele has announced he will close his South Auckland foodbank, saying conditions are just too tough to keep going. He sat down for a heartfelt one-on-one with Imogen Wells. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It has been dubbed "the storm of the century" with Florida officials issuing dire warnings for those who do not evacuate. Hurricane Milton comes just two weeks after Hurricane Helene also hit Florida, but how do the two storms differ and why are experts so worried about Milton? Phil Duncan from WeatherWatch NZ explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Ministry for the Environment and Stats NZ’s latest three-yearly update shows air pollutant levels decreasing at most monitoring sites over the last eight years. Improvements to our motor vehicle fleet are reducing emissions as the Ministry for the Environments Chief Science Advisor Dr Alison Collins explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Auditor General has said a $24 million contract awarded to Mike King’s I Am Hope mental health charity was “inconsistent and unusual”. John Ryan has raised concerns about whether there was enough transparency over the contract process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
As widely predicted the Reserve Bank has dropped the Official Cash Rate by .5% to a new rate of 4.75%. What does this mean for interest rates and the economy? Kiwibank's Senior Economist Mary Jo Vergara explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Almost exactly five years after 19-year-old Sophia Crestani died in a crush on a stairwell at a Dunedin flat party, Coroner Heather McKenzie has said her death likely could have been prevented and was largely due to the lack of oversight by the tenants and partygoers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
All Blacks coach Scott Robertson has named his 36-man squad for the end-of-year northern tour that will feature matches against Japan, England, Ireland, France and Italy over five consecutive weekends. Three News sports reporter Ollie Ritchie joins us to chew over the selections. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
New Stats NZ data shows filled jobs were up .2% in August, the first monthly rise since March, with almost 5000 jobs added across the country. But the year-on-year numbers were still down 0.4% compared with August 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Emergency Management Minister Mark Mitchell, Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich, Group Controller Chris Henderson and Police Otago Coastal Area Commander Inspector Marty Gray with the latest on the state of emergency in Dunedin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The MetService has issued its first ever red alert heavy rain warning for the Otago region. The warning means ‘act now’ as the potential impact from the weather could include ‘threats to life’. Otago's Civil Defence Controller Rob West spoke to Newsable about the threats and why Dunedin’s Civil Defence bunker has been activated. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Vice-presidential candidates Governor Tim Walz (Democrats) and Ohio Senator JD Vance (Republicans) faced off against each other for the first time in a debate in New York. The pair clashed on immigration, the economy and abortion in what was generally a cordial affair. David Smith is the Washington bureau chief for The Guardian and joined Newsable to review the respective performances. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Capacity on some Air New Zealand routes are about to take a plunge. The reductions will hit the last and first flights between Christchurch and Queenstown, some flights between Wellington and Dunedin and between Christchurch and New Plymouth. On Monday, Air New Zealand cut the service between Wellington and Invercargill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Court of Appeal has quashed Gail Maney's conviction for ordering the killing of Deane Fuller-Sandys in 1989, accepting she was a victim of a miscarriage of justice. It also quashed the convictions of Stephen Stone for murdering Fuller-Sandys, and for raping and murdering Leah Stephens, but ordered a retrial for him. The court also acquitted two other people police alleged were involved as accessories after the crime - Maney’s brother Colin, and Mark Henriksen. In acquitting Gail Maney, the c...
Iran launched nearly 200 missiles into Israel in an attack that has ratcheted up tensions in the Middle East. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said "Iran made a big mistake tonight and will pay for it. Whoever attacks us, we attack them”. Dr Leon Goldsmith is an expert on the Middle East at Otago University and spoke to Newsable about what Iran's attack means for the region. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
October 1st sees changes in Government policy across health, parking, tourism, vaping, and winter energy payments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It has been nearly a year since an attack by Hamas killed over 1,200 Israeli civilians and saw another 250 taken hostage. Israel’s retaliation is estimated to have killed more than 41,000 Palestinians so far. James Elder is a global spokesperson for UNICEF and spoke to Newsable from Gaza about how those still there are coping. UNICEF Aotearoa is currently running a Children of Gaza crisis appeal, where Kiwis can donate to support their long-term work on the ground. If you would like to donate pl...
Former Prime Minister Sir John Key is fascinated by US politics. In this sit-down interview with Samantha Hayes, he tells the Three News host why he not only thinks Donald Trump WILL win the election in November - he also thinks on balance that he SHOULD. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Just a month after celebrating five years of direct flights between Auckland and Invercargill Air New Zealand has announced it will be scrapping its service between Wellington and Invercargill from early next year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
