Mike Smith
At the Movies for 30 April 2025
Simon Morris goes off the beaten track this week, including two features found on streaming services - Netflix's Havoc and Prime Video's My Old Ass. He also finds a surprising number of self-funded… Audio
Movie review - People We Love
Independent film The People We Love is that very rare thing, a Kiwi romance. Writer-director Mike Smith (TV's My Life Is Murder and Siege) wonders we're so reluctant to make such a popular genre, and… Audio
Business commentator Victoria Young
Activist and Iwi leader Mike Smith has been given the go-ahead to sue seven New Zealand companies for climate-related damage. Victoria discusses what this means. Audio
Climate activist wins case to pursue big polluters
Iwi leader Mike Smith is celebrating that he can pursue a court case against seven big polluters for helping cause climate change.
In a 70-page judgment, the Supreme Court has ruled his case can go… Audio
Long game: activism at Parliament
Their work is usually unpaid and sometimes overlooked, but activists play an important long-term role in the parliament system. Four veterans open up on their experiences at parliament. Audio
Long game: activism at Parliament
Their work is usually unpaid and sometimes overlooked, but activists play an important long-term role in the parliament system. Four veterans open up on their experiences at parliament.
AudioThe Week in Detail: West Papua, forestry slash, and light pollution
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
The Week in Detail: West Papua, forestry slash, and light pollution
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.
AudioForestry's uncertain future on the East Coast
Cyclone Gabrielle has once again highlighted the problem of forestry slash and the damage it does. Audio
Forestry's uncertain future on the East Coast
Cyclone Gabrielle has once again highlighted the problem of forestry slash and the damage it does.
AudioClimate protesters blocking state high way one arrested
Climate protesters who were arrested for blocking State Highway One Transmission Gully north of Wellington this morning will appear in Court this afternoon. Restore Passenger Rail says it could keep… Audio
The Week in Detail: AI, party presidents, and food banks
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
The Week in Detail: AI, party presidents, and food banks
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.
AudioCan we punish our biggest emitters through the courts?
Our highest appellate court is being asked to do what Parliament will not - hold companies liable for contributing to climate change. Audio
Can we punish our biggest emitters through the courts?
Our highest appellate court is being asked to do what Parliament will not - hold companies liable for contributing to climate change.
AudioPolluting companies taken to Supreme Court by iwi leader
Iwi leader and climate change iwi chairs forum co chair, Mike Smith, has faced off against some of New Zealand's biggest climate polluters in the Supreme Court this week. Mr Smith is suing fossil fuel… Audio
Iwi Chairs Forum on government's latest climate plan
This week the government released its first emissions reduction plan and allocated 4.5 billion dollars of funding towards it. Minister of Finance Grant Robertson billed the plan to tackle global… Audio
NZ's first climate budgets released
The government has announced the first three carbon budgets, setting out the maximum volume of climate warming gasses the country can release.
The first budget - to 2025, allows for 72.4 megatonnes… Audio
Iwi chairs support travel restrictions, urge vaccinations
The National Iwi Chairs Pandemic Response Group wants everyone to stick to the travel restrictions and are pushing for all Maori to get vaccinated.
Border control checkpoints went into full swing in… Audio
Climate Change Commission to present final report
The Climate Change Commission will present its final report to the government today.
It will outline a plan to slash emissions to tackle the looming climate crisis.
More than 15,000 public… Audio
