Bölümler
-
There's a rift in Wellington City Council's left-wing bloc over selling its airport shares.
The council today voted to approve the long term plan, with nine in favour, and seven opposed.
It included selling the 34 percent stake in Wellington Airport, with discussions on the process later this year.
Mayor Tory Whanau copped criticism from fellow left-leaning councillors for supporting the sale.
Councillor Nikau Wi Neera says the transaction is wrong.
"It's throwing away one of the very few revenue streams we actually have at council that isn't just 'your rates', for example. Local Government is pretty constrained in ways to actually do stuff."
LISTEN ABOVE
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
-
New findings have revealed multivitamins are largely ineffective.
A study out of the US examined over 400,000 Americans over 20 years and determined multivitamins didn't help them live longer - and found a link between daily usage and increased mortality.
Nutritionist Nikki Hart says people are spending money on an unnecessary solution.
"It's like hope in a jar - and I think that's what people are using it for, they think it's magic."
LISTEN ABOVE
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
-
Eksik bölüm mü var?
-
A grim figure for New Zealand, with one in 10 Kiwis getting scammed in the last year.
Data shows one in three people were victims of any crime in the year to last October, on par with 2022 figures.
Just over 15 percent felt unsafe last year, a jump from 9.3 percent in 2018.
Netsafe Chief Executive Brent Carey says scam reports have risen 20 percent, and action is needed.
"And we're calling on the Government to create an anti-scam centre so that we can all get a handle on this growing international crime as well."
LISTEN ABOVE
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
-
What's next for former Green MP Golriz Ghahraman's legal career is not yet determined - after being convicted on shoplifting charges today.
Judge June Jelas has ordered her to pay $1600 in fines, plus $260 in court costs, and isn't requiring supervision.
The Herald's Craig Kapitan says nothing's stopping her applying for her law licence again.
He says her lawyer had insistently argued a conviction would be a significant hurdle to convincing the Law Society she's fit to practice.
"The Crown noted that a conviction doesn't necessarily mean she's automatically barred, the Law Society would have to look at the whole picture, like the judge did."
LISTEN ABOVE
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
-
The number of people reporting serious misconduct in their workplace is on the rise.
So far this financial year, the Chief Ombudsman has received 203 protected disclosures - up 58 percent on the year before.
Peter Boshier says more people believe it's the right thing to do if they spot wrongdoing.
"When there's serious wrongdoing - things like sexual harassment - I think there's more willingness to talk about these things and to raise them."
LISTEN ABOVE
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
-
Healthcare leaders warn patients face major disruption in England this week, as the latest junior doctors' strike coincides with the hottest week of the year.
British Medical Association members will stage a five-day walkout from Thursday - the 11th in the long-running pay dispute.
It comes with a heat-health warning in many parts of the country with London potentially hitting 30C.
UK correspondent Gavin Grey says this will add additional pressure to hospitals.
LISTEN ABOVE
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
-
Meridian Energy's Investor Day data indicates more power companies are looking to embrace growth in a changing market.
New Zealand's electricity demand is expected to grow between 50 percent and 75 percent, meaning the sector needs new methods of generation.
Milford Asset Management's Jeremy Hutton unpacks the results and announcements.
LISTEN ABOVE
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
-
Gloriavale has taken a knock in its battle to maintain access to banking services.
BNZ has been trying to close Gloriavale's accounts for the last two years, and the Court of Appeal is allowing BNZ to challenge that injunction.
NZ Herald Wellington business editor Jenee Tibshraeny explains what comes next in this case.
LISTEN ABOVE
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
-
Tougher sentencing laws are on the way for offenders.
The Justice Minister has outlined a suite of reforms to be introduced into Parliament in the next few months.
Situations where victims are working alone, including dairies, will now be considered an aggravating factor in sentencing, and reductions for mitigating factors will be capped at 40 percent.
ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says it sends a clear message to judges.
LISTEN ABOVE
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
-
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange will land in Canberra this evening a free man, having pleaded guilty and being sentenced for espionage with no more time to serve.
It related to a single charge of conspiring to obtain and disclose classified US National Defence documents.
US correspondent Dan Mitchinson says Assange will likely come out of this with a book deal and a few talk show appearances.
LISTEN ABOVE
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
-
On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Wednesday, 26 June 2024, people in Hawke's Bay are again being hit by "catastrophic" flooding. Civil Defence Minister Mark Mitchell, and the mayors of Wairoa and Hastings speak with Heather.
Triple murderer Lauren Dickason has today been sentenced to 18 years for killing her three daughters. But Heather still has doubts whether it really was murder.
The Huddle debates the crackdown on "woke" judges after Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith tells Heather how he's beefing up sentences.
Plus, older couples are apparently using MDMA to get spice up their marriages.
Get the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast every weekday evening on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.
LISTEN ABOVE
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
-
Tonight on The Huddle, journalist Clare de Lore and Ali Jones from Red PR joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more!
Lauren Dickason has been sentenced for 18 years after admitting responsibility for killing her three daughters. Was this a fair outcome?
Justice Mininster Paul Goldsmith has unveiled some new sentencing reforms - meaning judges have less room to be lenient. Do we agree with this?
Labour leader Chris Hipkins has dismissed the second Covid inquiry as Winston Peters and David Seymour trying to court the conspiracy theorist vote. Was this out of line?
LISTEN ABOVE
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
-
New Zealand's business sector seems to be taking a turn for the optimistic, according to new data from 2degrees.
The latest Shaping Business Study says 18 percent of business leaders feel like their companies are thriving, 34 percent feel more optimistic about the future and 53 percent anticipate revenue growth.
2degrees Chief Business Officer Andrew Fairgray says the change in Government and improved global environment is helping boost the mood of the business community.
"We're starting to see more businesses seeing the benefit of using digital technology to support their businesses, we're seeing the global environment starting to improve - hopefully people are starting to realise there is opportunity to move forward."
LISTEN ABOVE
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
-
New Zealand's business sector seems to be taking a turn for the optimistic, according to new data from 2degrees.
The latest Shaping Business Study says 18 percent of business leaders feel like their companies are thriving, 34 percent feel more optimistic about the future and 53 percent anticipate revenue growth.
2degrees Chief Business Officer Andrew Fairgray says the change in Government and improved global environment is helping boost the mood of the business community.
"We're starting to see more businesses seeing the benefit of using digital technology to support their businesses, we're seeing the global environment starting to improve - hopefully people are starting to realise there is opportunity to move forward."
LISTEN ABOVE
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
-
Labour's environment spokesperson has called for the Government to front up about the kinds of projects aiming to be fast-tracked under new legislation.
Under the new legislation, anyone who wanted to get a project fast-tracked had the opportunity to submit an application by the end of April 2024.
Labour's Rachel Brooking says the public deserves to have a say on the types of projects that get approved.
"We want to know now, so we know what we're talking about. And at the moment, we can only guess that it's going to be a coal mine in a kiwi habitat - because of what ministers like Shane Jones say."
LISTEN ABOVE
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
-
The Justice Minister has announced a suite of changes designed to clamp down on criminals.
These measures include capping sentence discounts at 40 percent, making serious retail crime an aggravating factor, and encouraging cumulative sentencing for offences committed on bail or parole.
Minister Paul Goldsmith says more judges have applied discounts to sentences - diminishing the consequences of crime.
"That sends a very clear signal from Parliament, which is a reflection of very widespread concerns in the community around violent crime. That's the message we're going to send - and I'm confident it will be registered."
LISTEN ABOVE
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
-
Lauren Dickason could be freed this decade after murdering her three daughters in Timaru in September 2021.
She's been given three concurrent 18-year sentences today, with no minimum non-parole period.
She'll be eligible for parole in six years.
ZB court reporter Blake Benny says Dickason will begin her sentence in a secure mental health facility.
"There, she'll undergo compulsory treatment - in following that, mental health experts will make that call on whether she's reached the point of actually being mentally well enough to then be transferred to prison."
LISTEN ABOVE
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
-
The Energy Minister says there are clear signs of a communications failure at Transpower.
Simeon Brown's given officials 12-weeks to report back on investigations into a transmission tower toppling last week leaving thousands in Northland without power.
Brown says there was a significant lack of information last Thursday after the pylon fell.
"There was no explanation given, publicly, by this entity until Monday - I think that was, frankly, unacceptable. And actually, they should be owning up to what happened and explaining that to the public."
Transpower says maintenance workers removed the nuts from three of the tower's legs, before it fell.
LISTEN ABOVE
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
-
Heavy rain and high tides are set to tear through the East Coast, and locals have been warned to take cover.
States of local emergency continue for the Wairoa District and the Hastings Heretaunga Ward, after torrential rain has closed roads across Hawke's Bay and Tairawhiti.
Wairoa looks to have fared the worst, with 100 homes flooded and 130 people evacuated, and warnings of heavy weather will still apply until 11pm.
Wairoa mayor Craig Little says locals need to stay vigilant.
"Our high tide comes back at 9pm tonight, and then if the rain doesn't stop and it all comes together - we could have the same effect of what happened this morning."
Hastings mayor Sandra Hazlehurst says 140 families have been asked to leave their home.
"I know there's an inconvenience of being with friends and family for another night, but we are concerned about high tides."
State Highway 2 has reopened between Napier and Wairoa.
LISTEN ABOVE
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
-
Officials say Wairoa has had the worst of the storm battering the East Coast.
States of emergency have been declared in the Wairoa District and Heretaunga Ward, with torrential rain closing roads and caused hundreds of evacuations overnight.
Heavy rain warnings have lifted for Tairawhiti, but continue until 11pm in Hawke's Bay.
Wairoa is cut off by slips - and the Emergency Response Minister Mark Mitchell will be flying in by helicopter.
He's unlocked $100,000 each for the mayoral funds for Hastings, Wairoa and Tairawhiti.
Mitchell says people in Wairoa have had to leave flooded homes.
"I know that the memorial hall is filled with people, the number I was given was about 100 people. Houses have been evacuated - it's the swell that's made the big difference."
LISTEN ABOVE
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Daha fazla göster