Search Results
Related tags:
Displaying items 26 - 50 of 258 in total
-
Box and Cause Celebre: two clubs that changed Auckland nightlife
In the 1990s, a flight of stairs on Auckland's High Street led to the pioneering clubs Box and Cause Celebre. Tony Stamp talked to some of the people who were there. Audio
This audio is not downloadable due to copyright restrictions.
-
Read all about it: A beginner’s guide to the 2023 Ockham Book Awards
Not yet read the contenders for Aotearoa’s big-deal book awards? Here’s a cheat sheet to help you sound like you have.
-
Weaknesses in Waka Kotahi's crisis response strategies exposed
Until recently Waka Kotahi was not factoring climate change and the need for resilience into many of its transport projects.
-
Lower Hutt residents told council months ago leaky pipe could cause a landslip
Residents in 165 homes now have no water, which the council says will take another 24 hours to be restored, due to access problems. Audio
-
Book review: I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai
Anne Else reviews I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai, published by Hachette Audio
-
'I am the guilty bastard', says Tuatapere tree poisoner
A former British army sergeant has outed himself as the man who poisoned dozens of pine trees on council land in a small Southland town.
-
Leading academics join hands to oppose Tarras airport plan
Eleven of New Zealand's leading academics - including Dame Anne Salmond and professor Shaun Hendy - have signed an open letter calling for the plan to be scrapped.
-
Ending half-price fares risks gains in changing transport behaviour - advocates
A further extension of half-price public transport fares until March is being called "short-sighted" by public transport advocates. Audio
-
“Not just for old stuffy white males” Trevor Mallard on Parliament
The House sits down with retiring MP Trevor Mallard for an insider's view of the tactics and strategy of Parliament, of what has changed, and what still should. Audio
-
'Literally got patients in corridors' - Hospitals under massive strain
Doctors and nurses say they're still working hellish shifts despite a steep drop in Covid-19 cases.
-
Government drops plans to charge GST on KiwiSaver fees
The government has dropped its plan to put GST on KiwiSaver fees after fierce backlash from the public and opposition.
-
'A flaw in system' but Morrison's secret ministerial appointments likely legal - experts
Australia's former prime minister's secret ministerial appointments raise questions about whether his actions will fall under the scope of a promised federal integrity body.
-
'Significant changes' ahead for Tauranga’s CBD
Revitalisation of Tauranga's city centre is "absolutely critical" for New Zealand's fifth largest city and the council has released a plan to ensure it.
-
'Major health and safety risk': Nursing students cover shifts at Dunedin Hospital
Students were called in to cover hospital aide shifts at Dunedin Hospital at the weekend because of staff shortages. Audio
-
Stats NZ says law change will not erode independence
Stats New Zealand is rejecting criticism that law changes will erode its independence, saying it is at best a misunderstanding, or else misleading. Audio
-
The Week in Detail: GIB, farm emissions, and sick leave
The Detail podcast brings you the issues that matter every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
-
'If you don’t get your head out of a book, my girl, you’ll end up on Queer Street'
In a personal address tracing a lifetime of reading, the renowned playwright Renée explores the power of literature, and its role in shaping her own professional and imaginative worlds. Audio
-
How Christopher Luxon is rebranding the National Party
He's white, male, bald, rich and Christian, but he's also championed gender pay equity, worked to halt human trafficking and has climate change credentials.
-
Book review: Robin White, Something is Happening Here
Audio 25 May 2022Anne Else reviews Robin White, Something is Happening Here Edited by Sarah Farrar, Nina Tonga and Jill Trevelyan, published by Te Papa Press and and Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki. The book was… Audio
-
Tauranga ACT candidate explains 'off with it' statement on Anne Tolley
ACT's candidate in the Tauranga by-election has called for Commissioner Anne Tolley's head.
In Cameron Luxton's words: "The right to choose who speaks for us is our democratic birthright, but nobody… Video, Audio
-
Managing MPs - the ‘staff’ you can’t fire
Parliament’s Speaker is on a mission to stop workplace bullying and improve behaviour, even that of the ‘staff’ who can’t be fired. Audio
-
Mosque attack victims' families ask coroner to review country's gun licensing system
Lawyers for the families of people killed in the Christchurch mosque attacks have told a hearing a coronial inquiry must examine the country's defective gun licensing regime.
-
Abuse complaints laid against 1 in 7 Catholic clergy working for a bishop in NZ
New abuse figures show one in seven Catholic clergy who work for a bishop have had abuse complaints laid against them.
-
Warning Covid-19-sniffing dogs could set dangerous precedent
While some musicians are using the dogs as an insurance policy for tours, Big Day Out festival creator Ken West warns the dogs could set a dangerous precedent and be a slippery slope.
-
Book review: Middle Distance: Long Stories of Aotearoa New Zealand edited by Craig Gamble
Anne Else reviews Middle Distance: Long Stories of Aotearoa New Zealand edited by Craig Gamble, published by VUP Audio