Enda Brady: UK correspondent on the five men arrested near UK air base being released on bail
Questions continue to swirl after five men arrested near a UK air base were released on bail. Counter-terror police say no explosives were f...
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20 of 13,571 episodesGreg Smith: Generate investment specialist on Hallenstein Glasson reporting boost in earnings
Hallenstein Glasson is reporting a boost in earnings, with net profit up in the full year ended August. The retail giant posted a net profit...
Jamie Mackay: The Country host ahead of the 2026 Rural Issues Debate
The big Rural Issues Debate is set to go ahead tomorrow night at Mystery Creek, where politicians will discuss the issues impacting rural vo...
The Huddle: Do Labour's numbers add up here?
Tonight on The Huddle, Auckland Councillor Maurice Williamson and former Labour Chief of Staff Mike Munro joined in on a discussion about th...
Full Show Podcast: 29 September 2026
On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Tuesday, 29 September, 2026 , Nicola Willis "opens the books" before the electio...
Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: Where does Labour plan on finding the $13 billion for pay equity?
Why did Chris Hipkins choose to announce that he will restore the pay equity regime within the first 100 days of a Labour-led Government? Wh...
Qiulae Wong: Opportunity leader on the party revealing its bottom lines for post-election negotiations
The Opportunity Party has revealed its bottom lines for post-election negotiations, as part of any coalition or confidence and supply agreem...
Barbara Edmonds: Labour's Finance spokesperson on Labour's plan to return the books to surplus
Labour's Finance spokesperson won't commit to delivering a surplus by 2029/30 if it's at the expense of restoring pay equity. Barbara Edmond...
Scott Barrett: All Blacks lock on being named for All Blacks Bledisloe Cup squad
The former All Blacks captain has been recalled to the squad for the Bledisloe Cup tests against the Wallabies. Scott Barrett returns to bol...
Nicola Willis: Finance Minister on the pre-election opening of the Government books
National's Nicola Willis is putting the rosier Government books - unveiled today - down to Kiwis' hard work, but won't say whether they'll b...
Barry Soper: Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent on the Government celebrating pre-election fiscal update
National's leader is praising the much rosier set of Government books revealed today, but much of it's down to taking more tax. Today's pre-...
Murray Olds: Australian correspondent on whether the RBA is set to lift the OCR again
Economists are expecting the Reserve Bank of Australia to lift the OCR up again this evening. A rise of 25 basis points is projected, meanin...
D'Arcy Waldegrave: Sportstalk host on Richie Mo'unga getting named for All Blacks' Bledisloe Cup test squad
A major injury blow has forced All Blacks coach Dave Rennie to make some changes ahead of the first two Bledisloe Cup tests against the Wall...
Anna Gillespie: Federated Farmers Otago president voices outrage over human waste being shipped over to farmland
Central Otago District Council is set to vote on whether to send human waste over to farmland in Lauder, and Federated Farmers has voiced di...
Full Show Podcast: 28 September 2026
Listen to the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Monday 28 September. Get the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Pod...
Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: The benefits of smart glasses outweigh the risks
I reckon probably the most important thing to happen tech-wise in this country this week would be the smart glasses hitting New Zealand shop...
Full Show Podcast: 25 September 2026
Listen to the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Friday 25 September. Get the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Pod...
Dan Shepherd: Blind Low Vision New Zealand General Manager on how Meta smart glasses are lifechanging
New Meta smart glasses have been hailed 'life-changing' - for blind and low vision people The glasses hit New Zealand shelves yesterday - an...
Nadine Grey: National Chief Nurse Nadine Grey on recruiting 380 new nursing, midwifery and health care assistants
Health New Zealand's attempting to plug frontline workforce gaps - after this winter placed intense pressure on hospitals around the country...
Dr Andrew Murray: Fertility Associates Chief Medical Officer on study finding hormone-disrupting chemical in drinking water
A need for more testing - now a study has found a hormone-disrupting chemical in some of our drinking water. Otago University research has f...