Episodes

  • Filled jobs rise for the first time since March

    Filled jobs rise for the first time since March
    Oct 4 2024
    New Stats NZ data shows filled jobs were up .2% in August, the first monthly rise since March, with almost 5000 jobs added across the country. But the year-on-year numbers were still down 0.4% compared with August 2023.
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    8 mins
  • Minister, officials speak on state of emergency in Dunedin

    Minister, officials speak on state of emergency in Dunedin
    Oct 3 2024
    Emergency Management Minister Mark Mitchell, Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich, Group Controller Chris Henderson and Police Otago Coastal Area Commander Inspector Marty Gray with the latest on the state of emergency in Dunedin.
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    16 mins
  • Weather red alert in Otago: Act now, threats to life

    Weather red alert in Otago: Act now, threats to life
    Oct 3 2024
    The MetService has issued its first ever red alert heavy rain warning for the Otago region. The warning means ‘act now’ as the potential impact from the weather could include ‘threats to life’. Otago's Civil Defence Controller Rob West spoke to Newsable about the threats and why Dunedin’s Civil Defence bunker has been activated.
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    7 mins
  • US vice-presidential debate - who won?

    US vice-presidential debate - who won?
    Oct 2 2024
    Vice-presidential candidates Governor Tim Walz (Democrats) and Ohio Senator JD Vance (Republicans) faced off against each other for the first time in a debate in New York. The pair clashed on immigration, the economy and abortion in what was generally a cordial affair. David Smith is the Washington bureau chief for The Guardian and joined Newsable to review the respective performances.
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    8 mins
  • Air New Zealand cuts seats on three domestic routes

    Air New Zealand cuts seats on three domestic routes
    Oct 2 2024
    Capacity on some Air New Zealand routes are about to take a plunge. The reductions will hit the last and first flights between Christchurch and Queenstown, some flights between Wellington and Dunedin and between Christchurch and New Plymouth. On Monday, Air New Zealand cut the service between Wellington and Invercargill.
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    7 mins
  • Gail Maney acquitted of murder after 25 years

    Gail Maney acquitted of murder after 25 years
    Oct 2 2024
    The Court of Appeal has quashed Gail Maney's conviction for ordering the killing of Deane Fuller-Sandys in 1989, accepting she was a victim of a miscarriage of justice. It also quashed the convictions of Stephen Stone for murdering Fuller-Sandys, and for raping and murdering Leah Stephens, but ordered a retrial for him. The court also acquitted two other people police alleged were involved as accessories after the crime - Maney’s brother Colin, and Mark Henriksen. In acquitting Gail Maney, the court accepted the case against her had collapsed.
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    3 mins
  • "Iran made a big mistake tonight and will pay for it"

    "Iran made a big mistake tonight and will pay for it"
    Oct 1 2024
    Iran launched nearly 200 missiles into Israel in an attack that has ratcheted up tensions in the Middle East. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said "Iran made a big mistake tonight and will pay for it. Whoever attacks us, we attack them”. Dr Leon Goldsmith is an expert on the Middle East at Otago University and spoke to Newsable about what Iran's attack means for the region.
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    8 mins
  • What you need to know about the Govt policy changes taking effect from Oct 1st

    What you need to know about the Govt policy changes taking effect from Oct 1st
    Oct 1 2024
    October 1st sees changes in Government policy across health, parking, tourism, vaping, and winter energy payments.
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    5 mins