Nick Smith
RMA needs reform to ease urban development
The newly appointed Building and Housing, and Environment Minister, Nick Smith is promising a rewrite of the Resource Management Act to explicitly make more affordable housing one of its objectives. Audio
Building Minister on tougher rules for engineers
Multi-storey buildings will only be allowed to be designed by chartered engineers under tougher new rules has just announced. Audio
Housing Minister talks about case of child bitten by dog
The neighbour of the 4-year-old boy mauled by the family dog says the animal had attacked him less than a week before. Audio
Nick Smith responds to Fish and Game accusations
The Minister of Conservation, Nick Smith has been accused of telling Fish and Game to stop advocating for better water quality in lakes and rivers, or else. Audio
Building and Construction Minister on changes to engineering
A man whose wife was killed in the CTV collapse says the Government should have stepped in when Alan Reay quit the professional body to prevent David Harding doing the same thing. Audio
Conservation Minister responds to Environment Commissioner.
Listening to that - the Minister of Conservation, Nick Smith. Audio
IWC critical over Maui's dolphins
The International Whaling Commission says the government must take immediate steps to protect the endangered Maui's Dolphin. Audio
Insight for 1 June 2014 - High Stakes in the High Country
In this week's Insight Graeme Acton travels to the heart of the South Island High Country, where farmers and environmentalists are locked in a battle pitting farming intensification against those who… Audio
Auckland on track to exceed its year one Housing Accord target
Listening to that interview is Housing Minister Nick Smith. Audio
Conservation Minister turns down monorail proposal
Fiordland's controversial 240 million dollar monorail has been scrapped by the Conservation Minister. Audio
Engineers won't investigate the CTV building designer
More now on the the Institution of Professional Engineers confirming it is dropping its investigation of Alan Reay who designed the collapsed CTV building. Audio
West Coasters may harvest trees blown over in April storm
The Conservation Minister is not ruling out a special provision to let West Coasters make money out of the thousands of native trees blown over in April's huge storm. Audio
Insight for 20 April 2014 - Marine Reserves - Protection or Tokenism?
Alison Hossain explores whether NZ's marine reserves are world leading protection or tokenism. Audio
Forest & Bird respond to green light for Ruataniwha Dam
Despite yesterday's granting of resource consent, it could be several weeks before a decision is made whether to proceed with the contentious Ruataniwha dam project in Hawke's Bay. Audio
Major social housing reforms kick off today
New social housing reforms come into effect today. Audio
Kauri dieback disease spreads to Coromandel
A disease which has killed thousands of kauri trees over ten years has spread to the Coromandel, where part of the Whangapoua forest has been closed to try to contain it. Audio
Nick Smith defends 1080 drop plans
The Conservation Minister, Nick Smith's been listening to that and speaks with us. Audio
Outspoken for 30 December 2013: Housing
Why housing has pushed its way so emphatically on to the political agenda. Chris Bramwell and the Minister of Housing, Nick Smith; Labour’s housing spokesperson, Phil Twyford; and Professor Norman… Audio
Smith defends new policies on protecting Maui's dolphins
The Conservation Minister is defending the extra protection for critically endangered Maui's dolphins which comes into force today. Audio
Government extends Maui's dolphin protections
The Government will extend its protections for the critically endangered Maui's dolphin before the end of the year. Audio
