Mani Dunlop
Trouble with Rotorua electoral rules bill
Attorney-General, David Parker, says the Rotorua District Council Representation Arrangements Bill is discriminatory, despite it receiving the Labour Party's backing.
Deputy Prime Minister Grant… Audio
Top Stories for Friday 22 April 2022
NZ beefing up security ties with Japan; Taranaki man didn't have a gun when police shot him; Russia tests new nuclear-capable missile; New coaching structure for Black Ferns after Moore resignation… Audio
Top Stories for Thursday 21 April 2022
Inflation figures set to be highest in 30 years; Jacinda Ardern to speak with Japan's PM; Debbie Ngarewa-Packer on Taranaki police shooting; Booster campaign appears over, but 980k unboosted; Netflix… Audio
Contractors working hard in Tairawhiti clean up
More than 2,300 homes across Tairawhiti have been without power, in the aftermath of the former Cyclone Fili.
Overnight wind gusts were measured at 100 kilometres per hour at Poua, between Gisborne… Audio
Te Waonui a TMK for 10 April 2022
On Te Waonui this week, NGO's throw their support behind the Maori Health Authority and urge the opposition to rethink, Kura Kaupapa argue their case in the Waitangi Tribunal and Matariki officially… Audio
Climate Change Minister on the week's wild weather
Wild weather has affected large swathes of the North Island this week, causing widespread damage around Tairāwhiti where a state of local emergency was declared.
The Climate Change Minister James… Audio
Te Waonui for 18 March 2022
On Te Waonui this week we pay tribute to Ta Wira Gardiner - and two major hearings wrap up this week at the Waitangi Tribunal and Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in State Care. Audio
Tributes flow for Sir Wira Gardiner
The tributes have been flowing for prominent leader and public servant Sir Wira Gardiner.
He passed away with his whanau by his side in Gisborne this week - he had been ill and was 78 years old.
… Audio
Waitangi Tribunal looks into ACC
The Waitangi Tribunal has been told that ACC is prejudicial and discriminatory towards Māori.
It has been described as a master-servant relationship.
The tribunal is in the second stage of its… Audio
Truck fuel discount still being worked out
While the Government's announced immediate cuts at the fuel pump, the picture's not completely clear for truck drivers and diesel motorists.
Road User Charges are also being reduced - but how that… Audio
Race Relations Commissioner wants more done on hate speech
On the 3rd anniversary of the Christchurch mosque killings, the Race Relations Commissioner is critical at the Governments lack of action in passing legislation cracking down on hate speech.
In… Audio
Mayoral candidate wants Auckland's regional fuel tax gone
Auckland's centre-right mayoral candidate Viv Beck wants the government to do more specifically to help Auckland drivers.
She says the Regional Fuel Tax - which costs Aucklanders an extra 11 cents a… Audio
FIANZ largely satisfied with follow up to Royal Commission
The Government's scored well in a report card about how it's implementing 44 recommendations from the Royal Commission into the 15 March Mosque attacks.
It's the second report card by the Federation… Audio
Analysis: Why govt could have picked fuel excise cut
The government temporarily dropped the excise by 25 cents a litre on Monday, to ease pain at the pump. Political Editor Jane Patterson spoke to Mani Dunlop. Audio
Grey Power on fuel excise duty cut
The cost of living measures should have a positive impact for most older people.
Fuel excise duty is dropping by 25 cents for three months, after prices at the pump skyrocketed in a short period.
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Ukraine invasion: NZer on situation on the ground
For residents it's day nineteen of the Russian invasion.
Steve Copland is a New Zealander living in Ukraine, and his days are filled with assisting fighters on the ground, and praying for peace.
He… Audio
Top Stories for Tuesday 15 March 2022
Petrol prices fall after the Government temporarily cuts 25 cents a litre off fuel duty. We hear from the Energy Minister Megan Woods and have reaction from motorists. In Ukraine an evacuation convoy… Audio
Waitangi Tribunal hears of impact of FASD on whānau
The Waitangi Tribunal has been told about the catastrophic impact of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, or FASD, on whānau Māori and the neglect of the Crown in addressing access to support.
The… Audio
Te Matatini celebrates 50 years of growing kapa haka
Te Matatini - the world's biggest kapa haka competition - turns 50 on Friday.
It all started in 1972 with the 17 kapa haka performing at the inaugural festival in Rotorua representing the eight Maori… Audio
Kura, Kohunga struggling to access Rapid Antigen Tests
Kura Kaupapa and Kohanga Reo have been struggling to get access to Rapid Antigen Tests as schools across the motu experience a growing number of Covid cases.
There have been 25-thousand Covid cases… Audio
