The Treaty Principles Bill, championed by ACT Party leader David Seymour, is getting its first reading in Parliament today. The bill has generated plenty of heated discussion, debate and protest since it was included as part of the coalition government agreement last year. But why has it been so controversial and divisive? Dr Carwyn Jones, a leading academic in Māori laws and philosophy at Te Wānanga o Raukawa and Victoria University, explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f...
Nov 13, 2024•13 min
On December 9th 2019 Whakaari White Island erupted off the coast of Whakatāne. 22 people were killed in the eruption, one of whom was Hayden Marshall-Inman who was a guide on the island. His body has never been found. Five years on, Hayden's brother Mark sat down with Paddy Gower to talk about that fateful day, and his plans for a fitting memorial. The conversation featured as part of Gower's "The F#$%ing News" podcast. Click here to listen to the full episode, or search for "Paddy Gower's TFN" ...
Nov 13, 2024•14 min
After the largest, longest, and most complex public inquiry ever held in New Zealand, a Royal Commission of Inquiry report estimated that from 1950 to 2019, 200,000 vulnerable people faced abuse and neglect, including torture, rape, sexual abuse, physical attacks, and medical experimentation, while in care at state and faith-based institutions. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has now delivered a national apology in Parliament to survivors of that abuse. The Leader of the Opposition Chris Hipkin...
Nov 12, 2024•47 min
The hīkoi launched this morning with a dawn karakia at Te Rerenga Wairua and will travel down the North Island to join up with a group travelling up the South Island at Parliament on November 19th. Stuff's Poi Tiaki journalist Karanama Ruru explains why it is happening and what it hopes to achieve. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 11, 2024•13 min
A Saturday treat for you... Stuff's Paddy Gower talks to Mark Manson, the author of "The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**k". How can Kiwis give fewer F**ks? The conversation featured as part of Gower's "The F#$%ing News" podcast. Click here to listen to the full episode, or search for "Paddy Gower's TFN" on your favourite podcast player. ### Paddy is touring Aotearoa New Zealand this November and December with a LIVE SHOW, bringing the TFN positivity to your town. He'll share yarns from his book, ...
Nov 08, 2024•12 min
Transport Minister Simeon Brown has outlined major disruptions for Auckland rail commuters through to the end of January 2026, as work continues on the City Rail Link. This will include 96 days of full network closures in the coming 13 months, with the first scheduled from December 27 until January 28. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 07, 2024•8 min
Sir Robert "Bom" Gillies, the last surviving member of the 28th Māori Battalion, has passed away in Rotorua aged 99. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 07, 2024•3 min
The All Blacks have had fierce rivalries with the likes of South Africa, Australia, France and England that stretch back decades. You can now add Ireland to the list of "old foes". After their breakthrough win against the All Blacks in 2016, Ireland have beaten the All Blacks four times and have gone on to become the number one ranked team in the world. Now the two teams will face off once again at Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Saturday morning (New Zealand time) in what is arguably the most eagerl...
Nov 07, 2024•10 min
Paddy Gower dares you to disagree that MMP makes New Zealand great. This featured as part of Gower's "The F#$%ing News" podcast. Click here to listen to the full episode, and to subscribe and follow the podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 07, 2024•2 min
Vice President Kamala Harris has given her concession speech at Howard University in Washington D.C after losing the US election to Donald Trump. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 06, 2024•13 min
The much-talked about "tightest race in US election history" never eventuated as Donald Trump and his Republican Party swept back into power, comprehensively defeating Kamala Harris and the Democrats to become the 47th president of the United States of America. The Post’s National Affairs Editor Andrea Vance is in Washington D.C the day after the election and joins us to recap a remarkable 24 hours. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 06, 2024•14 min
Election day has arrived in America as tens of millions vote to decide who will be the 47th president of the United States. Results are starting to come in but given how close the race to the White House is, it could be some time before we know who has actually won. David Smith is the Washington Bureau Chief for The Guardian, and joins us from Donald Trump’s election watch party at West Palm Beach in Florida with the latest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 06, 2024•11 min
The latest unemployment figures for the three months to September 30th have been released by Stats NZ. They show the rate continues to rise and is now sitting at 4.8%, up from 4.6% in the June quarter. Annual wage growth also slowed, down to 3.8% from 4.3%. Infometrics Chief Executive and Principal Economist Brad Olsen explains what all this means. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 05, 2024•11 min
On the eve of one of the closest and most eagerly-anticipated US elections in living memory, National Affairs Editor for The Post and Sunday Star-Times Andrea Vance joins us from Philadelphia for the latest on the race to the White House. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 05, 2024•20 min
There isn't much that Stephen Fry hasn't done in the arts and entertainment worlds. Actor, screenwriter, author, playwright, journalist, poet, comedian, television presenter, film director, mythological reteller - the list is as impressive as it is long. He has led a remarkable, and at times troubled, life and now the multi-award-winning comedian, actor and master storyteller is returning to New Zealand in November to share the ups and downs of a life spent in and around show business. Ahead of ...
Nov 01, 2024•25 min
Auckland eye doctor Philip Polkinghorne, who was charged with and then acquitted of murdering his wife Pauline Hanna, has been sentenced to 150 hours of community work after a judge said a fine would not have been appropriate. Senior Stuff reporter Edward Gay was in court for the sentencing and joins Newsable to recap what happened. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 01, 2024•8 min
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon addresses Mike King's comments about alcohol being a mental health solution and talks about the free trade agreement between New Zealand and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 31, 2024•18 min
Dame Lisa Carrington has won the Association of National Olympic Committee's Female Outstanding Sporting Career award at a ceremony in Cascais, Portugal. The event was attended by more than 600 people from the Olympic Movement including IOC President Dr. Thomas Bach, as well as representatives from the world’s 206 National Olympic Committees. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 30, 2024•3 min
Erica Stanford, the minister responsible for addressing historical abuse, has announced the Crown will reimburse survivors of abuse at Lake Alice, as per one of the recommendations in the Royal Commission report. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 29, 2024•15 min
A new international initiative will see Indian-backed basketball teams join New Zealand’s men's NBL and women’s Tauihi competitions in 2025. The teams will be known as the Indian Panthers and will be based in South Auckland. Sky TV’s Head of Commercialisation & Fandom Justin Nelson and INBL pro Chief Executive Parveen Batish discuss this groundbreaking arrangement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 29, 2024•7 min
The latest Stats NZ employment indicator figures show that younger workers have borne the brunt of the job losses, with the number of 15-29 year-olds in filled jobs down by about 29,000 compared with a year ago. New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Economist and Director of Policy Craig Renney takes a look at the numbers in more detail. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 29, 2024•6 min
Police have offered a $100,000 reward in relation to the murder of Arthur Easton 39 years ago in Papakura. Easton was stabbed to death in his hallway after confronting an intruder. The killing led to the wrongful conviction of Alan Hall. Senior investigations officer Detective Inspector Warrick Adkin spoke to media. *You can provide information directly to the investigation team by calling 0800 GROVE 1985 (0800 47683 1985). You can also email directly to Operation.Grove1985@police.govt.nz Learn ...
Oct 29, 2024•11 min
All Black Anton Lienert-Brown sat down with Paddy Gower for open and honest conversation about his battle with anxiety and depression. The conversation featured as part of Gower's 'The F#$%ing News' podcast. Click here to listen to the full episode, and to subscribe and follow the podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 25, 2024•18 min
Why are we charged a fee to use our own money to pay for things via contactless payment? The answer, it turns out, is complicated, as Stuff's Lloyd Burr explains in part one of a two part series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 24, 2024•5 min
Acting Detective Inspector Alisse Robertson has given an update with the latest on the fatal Onehunga bus stabbing. Police are looking for Kael Leona, who is in his late 30s and was last seen between Mt Wellington and Onehunga wearing dark coloured pants, a black jumper with white writing, and white shoes. He had a green T-shirt on his head. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 23, 2024•10 min
New Zealand's banking sector continues to be scrutinised, with Parliament’s finance and expenditure committee today beginning an inquiry looking into banking competition, business banking and rural banking. All the major banks are scheduled to appear before the committee over the next couple of months but first in the hot seat was New Zealand’s largest bank, ANZ. Here is what ANZ chair Scott St John and chief executive Antonia Watson had to say to the committee. Learn more about your ad choices....
Oct 22, 2024•13 min
Local Government Minister Simeon Brown has announced he intends to appoint a Crown observer to the Wellington City Council following its decision to reopen its Long-Term Plan. Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau addressed media with her response. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 22, 2024•19 min
Detective Superintendent Greg Williams, Director of the Police National Organised Crime Group; and Superintendent Tim Anderson, District Commander Bay of Plenty, speak to media after a series of raids on gang locations across the North Island. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 22, 2024•16 min
Associate Education Minister David Seymour and Sean Teddy from the Food in Schools programme announce new details on the Government's school lunches initiative. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 22, 2024•14 min
Darleen Tana has officially been "waka jumped" out of Parliament after Speaker Gerry Brownlee this morning completed the final step in the process. Following the news, Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick addressed media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 22, 2024•19 min
