Episodes

  • Bunnings plastic blowing onto Wellington beaches

    Bunnings plastic blowing onto Wellington beaches
    Jul 8 2019
    A Wellington man is fed up trying to get Bunnings in Lyall Bay to keep their plastic in check.Steve Cronin says he's repeatedly asked the store to do something about the plastic wrapping that blows over their fence and towards the beach.The hardware store says it's making efforts to stop its waste blowing away and while Mr Cronin says the situation has improved, their efforts still aren't good enough.Meriana Johnsen reports.

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    3 mins
  • Māori-Samoan resort plan in French Polynesia collapses

    Māori-Samoan resort plan in French Polynesia collapses
    Jul 8 2019
    An ambitious joint Māori-Samoan bid to build a US$700 million tourism resort in French Polynesia has collapsed before it even got started. The Kaitiaki Tagaloa consortium, headed by the former MP and former Waikato-Tainui chair Tukoroirangi Morgan, failed to meet three funding deadlines set by the French Polynesia government. Walter Zweifel from RNZ Pacific has been following this story since the consortium's bid to build the Tahitian Village resort complex was accepted in April last year.

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    3 mins
  • Hague Convention case could be catalyst for major change

    Hague Convention case could be catalyst for major change
    Jul 8 2019
    The Court of Appeal is set to consider whether an international agreement governing child custody cases is being used as a weapon by abusive ex-partners.The Hague Convention determines the country in which a child custody case should be heard. Ben Strang reports.

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    4 mins
  • Cricket: Black Caps v India - what are the odds?

    Cricket: Black Caps v India - what are the odds?
    Jul 8 2019
    The Black Caps are underdogs for tonight's sudden death cricket world cup semi final against tournament favourites India in Manchester.New Zealand, the tournament runners-up in 2015, grabbed the last semi-final berth after a hat-trick of defeats nearly derailed their strong start in the tournament.But Black Caps captain Kane Williamson says past results are irrelevant.Our UK cricket correspondent Mihir Bose joins us to preview the crucial match.

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    5 mins
  • Markets Update for 9 July 2019

    Markets Update for 9 July 2019
    Jul 8 2019
    A brief update of movements in the financial sector.

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    1 min
  • Wellington's troubled buses reviewed by meetings, online forum

    Wellington's troubled buses reviewed by meetings, online forum
    Jul 8 2019
    After a year of constant complaints from Wellington bus users about their overhauled system, another revamp is on the horizon.Authorities are launching an online forum this week to get customer feedback and say they hope to have new timetables and routes in place by December.Jonathan Mitchell reports.

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    3 mins
  • Cancer victim should have been given ACC cover - High Court

    Cancer victim should have been given ACC cover - High Court
    Jul 8 2019
    The High Court has ruled ACC should have covered a woman who died of a cancer caused by inhaling asbestos as a child.Deanna Trevarthen was 45 when she died in 2016, after being exposed to asbestos as a child when she would hug her electrician father and would play at his work sites.ACC denied her cover, saying her cancer needed to be the result of exposure in the workplace.But the High Court has ruled her claim was a personal injury caused by an accident to her.Ms Trevarthen's sister-in-law is Angela Calver. She talks to Philippa Tolley.

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    4 mins
  • Farmers question electric car discount plan

    Farmers question electric car discount plan
    Jul 8 2019
    The government wants to change the sorts of vehicles people buy - by making gas-guzzling high emitters more expensive and electric cars cheaper.Andrew Hoggard is Federated Farmers' vice president and its climate change spokesperson. He talks to Corin Dann.

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    4 mins