David Williams
Census 2023: Getting the count right
There are high hopes that improvements made to this year's Census will result in a better turnout than 2018. Audio
Around the motu: David Williams in Christchurch
What does leadership look like in a disaster? David compares Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown's leadership this week with how Bob Parker and Lianne Dalziel coped with the Christchurch earthquakes and terror… Audio
Around the motu : David Williams in Christchurch
The Christchurch City Council is pushing ahead with the first step towards partially selling its blue chip assets, a complaint about Christchurch mayor Phil Mauger's election campaigning has been… Audio
Christchurch mayoral race's colourful cast of characters
Nine to Noon continues to look at who's in the running to head up our biggest cities after local elections in October, with a focus today on the 11 candidates vying to be mayor of Christchurch… Audio
The week in Detail: Nurses, rugby, and HIV on the decline
The Detail brings you the issues that matter every weekday. Here’s what we covered this week. Audio
What's behind Christchurch City Council's popularity slump?
Why has the Christchurch City Council's approval rating sunk to 42 percent? The Detail talks to Newsroom's David Williams. Audio
NZ company develops device to test Covid-19 immunity
New Zealand-based biotech company Orbis is on the brink of releasing a device that can test people's immunity to Covid-19 in just 15 minutes. The company -- a founder of which helped in the… Audio
What authorities should have seen before 15 March
The findings of the Royal Commission into the Christchurch mosque shootings will be released tomorrow. But an extensive investigation that formed a submission into that inquiry is already out, and it… Audio
Ambitious proposals for surplus electricity once Tiwai closes
Kathryn Ryan speaks with two scientists about how electricity from the Manapouri power station could be used once the Tiwai Point aluminum smelter is shut down by Rio Tinto next August. The smelter… Audio
Mataura talks break down again
Residents in Mataura in Southland are frustrated over a lack of progress in removing toxic waste from the town's former paper mill. Newsroom's South Island correspondent and investigative writer talks… Audio
Dairy company Synlait latest to upgrade its milk price
Buoyant commodity prices have convinced dairy company Synlait to raise its forecast milk price payout for the current production season. Audio
Failed census has far reaching consequences
Getting the census right is important, not just for electoral boundaries but for a host of government funding decisions. Why has it been such a disaster this time around? Audio
Shut out of the inquiry into Christchurch mosque shootings
Questions are being raised over the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Christchurch mosque shootings - is it transparent and inclusive enough? Audio
Support for those mentally traumatised in mosque attacks
Following the attack, ACC Minister Iain Lees-Galloway spoke to officials about possibly extending ACC coverage to give those people special support. Ultimately though the idea was rejected. Why? Audio
How Tarrant will get a trial, not a platform
How will New Zealand stop white supremacy ideology being broadcast from the dock when the man accused of the Christchurch mosque shooting is put on trial? Audio
Queenstown paper begins campaign targeting drink drivers
Queenstown's Mountain Scene takes on recidivist drink-drivers, promising to publish the names of those convicted of drink-driving for at least the rest of the year. The paper's editor, David Williams… Audio
Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary
David Williams of the University of Auckland discusses the legal aspects and political fall-out over the Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary. Audio
'Milk on a disc'
Shining a light on milk to reveal its secrets will allow 'point of cow diagnostics' about the quality of milk and the health of individual dairy cows. Audio
Queenstown struggling to cope with its popularity
It's not just those living in Auckland who are finding their house prices and rents are spiralling out of their control. Audio
The End At The Beginning
Jared Noel, the young Auckland-based doctor and dad-to-be battling terminal bowel cancer who, when things took a sudden turn for the worse, went public with his quest to stay alive long enough to meet… Audio