John Campbell
Govt announces 39 reviews, groups, investigations in 5 months
The government has announced plans for a review, a working group, an advisory group, or an investigation, every four days since it took power, despite having nine years in opposition to develop… Audio
Total set net fishing ban on cards
The government may consider a total ban on set net fishing after five nationally endangered hector's dolphins were killed in a single net off the east coat of the South Island a month ago. Video, Audio
Chch quake claimants may miss limitation period
EQC CEO Sid Miller says the Crown agency's focus is on settling claims, but homeowners won't be able to take court action against insurers once their limitation periods expired. A source says EQC is… Audio
Limitation periods for Chch quake due to expire despite 'bloody mess'
As IAG and Southern Response's limitation periods for claims resulting from the February, 2011 earthquake nears, Christchurch lawyer Peter Woods says the current situation is a "bloody mess". Audio
Weta Gameshop opens after 6 years in the making
Weta Workshop has officially launched the world's first mixed reality development studio in partnership with American firm Magic Leap. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was one of the first to have a go.
…Tauranga families in limbo as council assesses their homes
Thirteen Tauranga families will have to wait indefinitely before moving back into their homes at a troubled housing development. They were evicted ahead of Cyclone Hola because it was feared it could… Audio
Government stubs out vending machine bid
The government says it won't pay for dairies to install cigarette vending machines, despite calls by retailers who want them introduced in an effort to stop robberies. Audio
Waikato Mayor: 'I don't know what the answer is'
Ngaruawahia locals told Waikato District Mayor Allan Sanson that something needs to be done about the dangers of the rail bridge. He tells John Campbell education may not be enough to keep children… Video, Audio
Call for Govt to increase dentist subsidies to help poor
The Dental Association says financial help for those who can least afford dental care is an ambulance at the bottom of the cliff, and there is a case for increased government subsidies. Video, Audio
Christchurch Anglican Bishop steps down
Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel says Anglican Bishop Victoria Matthews was completely selfless in how she led the church, and she can leave knowing she played an important role in very difficult… Audio
Estimated $1.35 billion laundered in NZ every year
In its second assessment on the risks the country faces from money laundering and financing terrorism, police found most of the $1.35 billion laundered is from drugs and fraud. Audio
$4 million deal to clean up Tiwai waste stockpiles
Around 22,000 tonnes of partially treated smelter dross has stockpiled in Mataura and Invercargill since the Tiwai processing company, Taha International, went into liquidation 18 months ago. Audio
Evening business for 19 March 2018
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
PM won't intervene in nurses' pay dispute
Jacinda Ardern was repeatedly asked about the two percent pay rise offered to nurses across New Zealand, but she refused to say whether she thinks it's acceptable. Video, Audio
Tired, stressed nurses considering strike action
Nurses have been offered a backdated 2 percent pay deal, a lump sum payment of $1050, pay equity from next year, and a commitment to better staffing, but for many that's not good enough. Audio
Ardern to raise human rights concerns with Indonesian PM
Joko Widodo is the first Indonesian leader to visit New Zealand for more than a decade and Jacinda Ardern says she will raise human rights concerns with him. Video, Audio
Warning system needed on Ngāruawāhia bridge, fire chief says
Ngāruawāhia fire chief Karl Lapwoof says no amount of public meetings, police interventions, or warnings will keep children off the bridge, so it's time to consider a different solution. Video, Audio
Ngāruawāhia locals fear girl's death will change nothing
Ngāruawāhia locals, shocked by the death of an 11-year-old girl killed by a freight train, say something needs to change before someone else dies, but they're not holding out hope it will. Video, Audio
Damning Rugby League review following 2017 World Cup failure
The review panned New Zealand Rugby League senior leadership and said while coach David Kidwell was too inexperienced for the role, he was also not provided with enough support. Audio
Investigation begins into whether Govt spied on Greenpeace, earthquake victims
The State Services Commission has appointed Doug Martin, a senior public servant, to investigate whether Southern Response spied on its customers, and whether MBIE spied on Greenpeace. Audio
