Policy
Big corporations must meet costs of harm - professor
A professor of health equity is calling for big corporations to meet the costs of the harm they cause to human health, and for governments to hold them to account.
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Kerry Worsnop on a better approach to policy
Nuffield scholar and former Gisborne District Councillor Kerry Worsnop on how policymakers can better work with those on the land. Audio
Gang patches to be banned in two months after legislation passed
Wearing gang patches in public will be banned in two months time when the government's new law comes into effect. Political Reporter Russell Palmer has more. Audio
Last minute changes to gang patch ban debated
Last-minute changes to the Government's gang patch ban are being debated in the House today. The legislation banning gang insignia in public is expected to pass its third reading. RNZ political… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Monday 16 September 2024
On today's episode, our correspondent in the USA provides the latest on an apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump; Workplace Relations and Safety Minister, Brooke van Velden… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Friday 13 September 2024
On today's episode, a Waitangi Tribunal report into changes to the Marine and Coastal Area Act has found the amendment breaches principals of the Treaty, and risks significantly endangering the… Audio
Govt informed of benefits of free lunch program before cuts
Budget documents have revealed the government was told of the "profound" wellbeing benefits from the free school lunch scheme, months before it decided to trim its funding. The findings come from a… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Thursday 12 September 2024
On today's episode, former Green Party MP Darleen Tana's lawyer says the party's co-leaders acted unlawfully when they ejected Tana from the party, an ACC researcher says a proposal to increase levies… Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Thursday 12 September
On today's episode, ACT Party leader David Seymour is dismissing analysis from the Council of Trade Unions suggesting it will cost at least $4 million to progress the Treaty Principles Bill to a… Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Wednesday 11 September
On today's episode, Two hundred and thirty mill workers are now desperately searching for work after Winstone Pulp International confirmed it will shut down in less than a month, it's the main… Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Friday 6th September
On today's episode, Kuini Nga Wai Hono i te Po has ascended the throne, succeeding her father, the late Kiingi Tuheitia who was laid to rest on Thursday atop Taupiri Maunga, Councillors in the Far… Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Thursday 5 September
On today's episode, The Kiingitanga's new Monarch will be announced and ushered to the throne by Tekau-maa-rua - the Kiingitanga advisory council. They will be the eighth Maori Monarch since the… Audio
Nailing bi-partisanship to build the nation
It's hoped a new infrastructure body will lead to a more sensible pipeline of projects than the current stop/start political rollercoaster
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Morning Report Essentials for Tuesday 3 September
On today's episode, fixing roads and building new ones will recieive the lion's share of a government investment of $32.9 billion dollars on transport over the next three years, more mourners are… Audio
Budgeting services using own funds after govt cuts
Some budgeting services facing closure after missing out on government funding are using their own reserves to pay for clients still being referred to them by state agencies for free sessions. Amy… Audio
Auckland set to benefit from govt's Land Transport Programme
Auckland is a big recipient of the Government's National Land Transport Programme - which is funding road networks to a record degree and halving what it invests in cycling and walking. New Zealand… Audio
Survivors of abuse in state care denied access to files
A lawyer representing survivors of abuse in state care can't understand why the Ministry of Social Development is still denying her clients access to parts of personal files, in violation of the High… Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Friday 30 August
On today's episode, Kiinga Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhereo VII, The Maori King has died. Kiingitanga Spokesman Rahui Papa says the death of Kiingi Tuheitia is a moment of great sadness for followers… Audio
Grammar a focus of new primary school English curriculum
Children will be learning more about grammar and less about pictures and video under the new primary school English curriculum. Education correspondent John Gerritsen reports. Audio
The Panel with Mark Sainsbury & Sue Bradford (Part 1)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Mark Sainsbury & Sue Bradford discuss changes to Auckland's Local Alcohol Plan - no booze from the botteshop after 9PM. Plus - is it right for the… Audio