Rachel Thomas
Covid-19: Events industry feels the squeeze
New Zealanders planning an indoor wedding, a 21st or a funeral could be hit with a four thousand dollar fine or up to six months in jail if they invite more than a hundred people.
The crackdown is… Audio
Kea found to be brilliant problem solvers
Kea are well known as the big green parrots that steal your windscreen wipers and nick your cellphone, but this trickery may be indicative of a bird that isn't so different to humans when it comes to… Video, Audio
Problem solving kea can judge statistical odds
Kea may be best known for their irritating cry and tomfoolery, but it turns out the tricky green parrot isn't so different to humans when it comes to problem solving. In a paper published today in… Audio
Emergency meeting held on state of Wellington water
Wellington's water authorities will hold an emergency meeting today to try to find a solution to the onslaught of pollution affecting the city's rivers and beaches.
Wellington Mayor Andy Foster and… Audio
Wellington coast residents upset with water quality
Wellington's Owhiro Bay residents are fed up after more than two decades of human waste making its way into their local stream and bay. Over 20 years, the bay and it's swimming spots have been opened… Audio
Cashless parking meters to start springing up in Wellington
Cashless parking meters will start springing up around the capital from today in an effort to combat theft and vandalism.
The Wellington City Council is installing a handful of the meters as part of… Audio
New Zealand celebrities back public broadcasting
Well known supporters of public broadcasting say it's under attack, are calling for it to be preserved and well funded.
The Government is expected to make an announcement today on plans to create a… Audio
Hui on controversial development fails to win over opponents
A hui about a controversial housing development at Wellington's Shelly Bay has so far failed to win over iwi members who bitterly oppose the plan.
Last night developer Ian Cassels and the Port… Audio
Neurologists seek answers to epilepsy deaths
Neurologists are trying to better understand why people with epilepsy are dying suddenly.
The Chief Coroner has launched an inquiry into whether a switch to a new brand of the lamotrigine epilepsy… Audio
DOC proposes changes to whitebait season
Forest and Bird says the government's proposed changes to whitebaiting in New Zealand don't do enough to protect particular species. The Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage has released a proposal to… Audio
Several weather records broken in 2019 - NIWA
More than a metre of rainfall that fell in 48 hours on the West Coast in March marked just one of several weather records broken last year. According to NIWA's annual climate summary, released today… Audio
Government turns 'children's future' hikoi away
After a 400km walk from Christchurch to Wellington the Our Children's Future hikoi reached Parliament yesterday - but they were denied entry. The Speaker said the rules bar demonstrators from entering… Audio
