Guyon Espiner
Top Stories for Friday 21 July 2017
Political reporter talks to whistleblowers; whistleblowers "vindicated" by SSC inquiry; OJ Simpson seeks early release from prison; investigators warn of flaws in way pilots are medically assessed… Audio
Tax & spend, Māori seats and the confessions of a co-leader
In our third Caucus, Labour's fiscals, Winston's growing spending tab, who wants the Māori seats, what a Green Party voter looks like and whether it's OK for Metiria Turei to have deceived WINZ (oh… Audio
Top Stories for Thursday 20 July 2017
Fraudster forced whistleblowers out of Transport Ministry, Locals fill town halls to demand Manawatu Gorge solution, Labour's economic plan puts social spending ahead of tax cuts, Disease rates spark… Audio
Top Stories for Wednesday 19 July 2017
Spike in calls to ambulances puts enormous pressure on health services, Ministry of Health responds to hospitals struggling to cope, Auckland taxis among world's most expensive, and Kiwifruit growers… Audio
Top Stories for Tuesday 18 July 2017
Labour promises to crack down on multinational tax dodgers; The Government moves to simplify Working for Families; Police are treating one of the two devastating Port Hill as suspicious. Locals want… Audio
Top Stories for Monday 17 July 2017
Metiria Turei says it was her duty and responsibility as an Member of Parliament to tell her story about lying while on benefits. She says NZ should not have a welfare system that makes mothers choose… Audio
Top Stories for Friday 14 July 2017
Snow dumps, flooding, power cuts and traffic worries. Our reporters have the latest updates as the polar blast moves north. The Ruapehu District is experiencing power outages, road closures, and their… Audio
Fighting for families and the Greens' secondary explosive device
In our second Caucus meeting, we talk about Barry Coates being "nuanced when he should have been unequivocal" on coalition agreements, as well as the battle over National and Labour's families… Audio
Top Stories for Thursday 13 July 2017
High winds buffet Wellington as winter storm moves north; Japanese hospital "cruel" and "medieval" after death of NZer; claims Christmas Island assault investigation whitewashed; will the Greens… Audio
Top Stories for Wednesday 12 July 2017
The number of roadside alcohol breath tests being conducted by the Police has dropped to their lowest level in a decade - just 1.9 million tests were conducted last year and police put that drop down… Audio
Top Stories for Monday 11 July 2017
Brutal cold snap coats the south in snow and ice, Residents rehoused after structural & fire protection problems found, Philanthropist describes decision to build new children's hospital, Donald… Audio
Top Stories for Monday 10 July 2017
Green Party and New Zealand First accuse each other of being racist, Prime Minister defends affordable housing policy, and Lions series draw: Anticlimax or fitting finale? Audio
Top Stories for Friday 7 July 2017
Vast majority of NZ's multi-storey buildings have weak points, Unannounced visit from ombudsman reveals unsafe prison, Conservation Minister considering law change after Supreme Court ruling, Lions… Audio
Coalition building and bashing
In the first episode of Caucus, the team discuss who's making nice with whom, the return of Shane Jones, a Greens apology, Todd Barclay implications and Māori Party-Labour fisticuffs. Video, Audio
Top Stories for Tuesday 4 July 2017
Auckland Council's solution for the housing crisis has been running for four years but it still cannot say how many affordable homes have been built. Our reporter Sharon Brettkelly has been looking… Audio
Top Stories for Monday 3 July 2017
The Lions even the ledger and the All Blacks lose SBW, Teina Pora heads back to court over compensation claim, Kiwisaver turns a decade old, Maori health has had few gains until National leadership… Audio
Top Stories for Friday 30 June 2017
Govt digs in over Thiel citizenship call, Northland luxury resort's water plans angers Maori, landowners, and Top Australian priest charged with sex offences Audio
Top Stories for Thursday 29 June 2017
Almost three decades on, six people in the United Kingdom have been charged over the Hillsborough stadium disaster which left 96 people dead. Our correspondent in London, Catherine Drew, says the… Audio
Top Stories for Wednesday 28 June 2017
New ransomware cyber attack hits computers, European Commission fines Google $3.7 billion for breaking antitrust rules, Auckland pumped for Cup's return, Team New Zealand heading home, victorious, PM… Audio
Top Stories for Tuesday 27 June 2017
Our reporter Todd Niall says the ceremony is over, and it's getting to the business part now. One of the giants of New Zealand yachting, Chris Dickson, is in Bermuda, and says it was a fantastic… Audio