John Campbell
Public outrage at Wildfoods Festival's advertising
Hokitika Wildfoods Festival's advertisement of a woman wearing Maori designs and a native American head dress has been slammed as disgusting, but the district's may says that's just the PC brigade… Video, Audio
Checkpoint weather: 23 March 2018
The latest weather forecast with MetService meteorologist John Law. Video, Audio
Evening business for 23 March 2018
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
Family facing homelessness ask 'what's happened to NZ?'
A disabled Wairarapa man and his family will likely end up homeless in just over a weeks' time because despite searching for a house anywhere in the North Island, they've been unable to find one that… Video, Audio
Barack Obama impressed after meeting Māori wahine leaders
On his last day in the country, former United States president Barack Obama brunched with a group of Māori women business and community leaders. John Boynton spoke to some of them. Video, Audio
Air NZ ‘has lost the identity as NZ’s national carrier’
Regional mayors are calling for an interline agreement with Air New Zealand to force the national airline to work with smaller airlines and promote their regions. Video, Audio
World’s largest economies on brink of trade war
China has threatened to place tariffs on $US3 billion of US imports after President Donald Trump announced he wants to impose tariffs on up to $US60b worth of imports from China. Video, Audio
Ardern seeks advice from Obama on being PM
Barack Obama and Jacinda Ardern have talked climate change, progressive politics and parental guilt as they met briefly. Donald Trump's name didn't come up. Audio
'I wish I never met Nigel Murray' - former DHB chair
Former Waikato DHB chairman Bob Simcock blames the accounts department for paying disgraced former CEO Nigel Murray's expenses, and says the State Services Commission's investigation doesn't… Video, Audio
Outrage in Tonga over apparent ban on girls playing rugby
Tonga's government has instructed female students at one of its high schools that they should not be playing sports like rugby or boxing because it goes against Tongan culture and traditions. Audio
Prisoners seek compensation after strip search
Arthur Taylor and Philip John Smith are in court alleging a Department of Corrections strip search was illegally carried out after some inmates attacked staff at the prison in Paremoremo. Video, Audio
MPs face off in Parliament after Greens give up questions
MPs faced off this afternoon in the first Question Time since the Green Party took the unprecedented step of handing over most of their questions to the National party. Audio
Penny Bright to fight house sale: 'I'm not going anywhere'
Ms Bright said she found out in a letter from the High Court last week that her million dollar Auckland home will be sold to recover more than $30,000 in unpaid rates and penalty fees. Audio
From mining gold to liquid gold - Reefton distillery to open
A new whisky distillery set to open in Reefton this year could eventually create as many as 50 jobs and is being hailed as a boon for the town, which has been affected by the downturn in mining and… Audio
Uber to launch in Dunedin and Queenstown
Controversial and popular ride-sharing service Uber will launch in Dunedin and Queenstown in May. Ian Telfer asked locals if they'll embrace the transport revolution. Audio
Crown argues insider trading accused sold shares after tip-off
The Crown says Hamish Sansom sold shares in Eroad after getting a tip-off, but his lawyer argues he did so based on publicly available documents. The share prices plummeted days after he sold 15,000… Audio
PM's oil and gas comments 'create uncertainty' in Taranaki
Taranaki Engineering Consortium chairman Pat Hills says the prime minister's comments about the long-term future of oil and gas exploration are unsettling, and an end to exploration would impact on… Audio
Uber suspends self-driving car tests after death
A female pedestrian was killed in Arizona. It's the first fatality caused by an autonomous car and could deal a big blow to the burgeoning industry. Video, Audio
Checkpoint weather: 20 March 2018
The latest weather forecast with MetService meteorologist John Law. Video, Audio
Evening business for 20 March 2018
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
