Guyon Espiner
The Week in Detail: Tiny homes, mental health awareness, and Afghan refugees
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
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Long Read: The food lobby in Aotearoa
By Guyon Espiner: How the food industry throws its weight – and its money – around in sport, politics, nutrition, and education. Audio
What do you do with a problem like Winston?
National's decision to form a government with New Zealand First as "as a last resort" is both a plea and a warning. What might a "cocktail" with ACT and NZF taste like? Could Luxon hold it together… Video, Audio
The electorate swing, Labour limbo and Luxon-Hipkins two-step
Chris Hipkins needs a new song and dance routine and fast, or he could be doing the limbo and losing the next generation of Labour's leaders. Video, Audio
Labour was warned removing GST may not make fruit and veges cheaper
The Labour government was warned earlier this year that removing GST from fruit and vegetables may not make them more affordable.
Ministry of Health documents obtained under the Official Information… Audio
Health officials propose limits and portion restriction
Top health officials are pushing for sugar and salt limits to be set in food and fast-food portions to be restricted, in an attempt to halt the obesity crisis.
Ministry of Health proposals for a… Audio
National, ACT & NZ First: Delivering the sun or just beach cricket?
Multiple polls point to a change of government. Is National passing the sniff test? Do voters really want ACT's 'real change' or a handbrake? We ask what a centre-right government might look like. Video, Audio
A campaign of fear and loathing? Nah, the facts matter more
Should we be worried about the election campaign going negative? Or is the greater worry party leaders who can't get their facts straight? Video, Audio
Documents show head of Waikato University involved in National policy
The head of Waikato University was intimately involved in National's policy of establishing a medical school at the university and told one of its senior MPs it could be a "present" to a National… Audio
Money or the bag: Major parties crashing into the centre
National’s tax plan is a clever political document but raises questions about “heroic” numbers. We look at how much government spending doesn’t change and what’s up for grabs in coalition deals. Plus… Video, Audio
Campaigns rev into gear over climate, dentalcare and cellphones
Get your teeth into the big announcements on climate change, cellphones and teeth. Caucus debates the BlackRock deal, China, free dentalcare affordability and teachers as the "phone police" Audio
Alarm leads to confusion and panic at Eden Park
Fans at Eden Park were confused when a fire alarm went off during the US and Portugal match.
The false alarm started sounding during the half time break. Almost 43,000 were at the game, and despite… Audio
Spectators locked inside Eden Park as alarm goes off
A spectator at last night's football match at Eden Park says she and others started freaking out when the stadium's fire exits locked them inside while a fire alarm was telling them to evacuate.
The… Audio
Top Stories for Monday 31 July 2023
Top stories for 31 July 2023. The Football Ferns World Cup has ended, after a goal-less draw against Switzerland. The National Party says, if elected, it will build a six-billion-dollar four lane… Audio
Secret group of lobbyists to provide advice on ethics
Transparency International has set up a secret group of lobbyists to provide advice on improving ethics in the lobbying industry, sparking claims it is being captured by the forces it seeks to… Audio
The Pre-Panel with Sue Kedgley and Nick Leggett
Guyon Espiner and panellists Nick Leggett and Sue Kedgley discuss what may be the most expensive car theft in New Zealand history. Audio
The Panel with Georgie Stylianou and Peter Dunne (Part 2)
Today on The Panel, Guyon Espiner and panellists Georgie Stylianou and Peter Dunne discuss our approach to policing gangs, the new hottest day recorded and Meta's upcoming app that could rival… Audio
The Panel with Georgie Stylianou and Peter Dunne (Part 1)
Today on The Panel, Guyon Espiner and panellists Georgie Stylianou and Peter Dunne discuss the drop in house prices since this time last year. Also, they look at an early draft of the new science… Audio
The Panel with Ali Jones and Ed Amon (Part One)
Wallace and panellists hear from Prescription Access Initiative ahead of the fee scrap tomorrow and name suppression in New Zealand. Plus, they cross to Papakura where RNZ reporter Rayssa de Almeida… Audio
The Pre-Panel with Ali Jones and Ed Amon
Wallace and panellists Ali Jones and Ed Amon dig through the mailbag. Audio