Karl Le Quesne: Chief Electoral Officer on enrolment closing

The Electoral Commission hopes its efforts to get voters ready for election day will help lift turnout this year. The deadline to enrol ticked over at midnight, with just over 92-percent of eligible voters enrolled as of Saturday. Advance voting has now opened, with people able to look up polling…

Raveen Jaduram: Fire and Emergency Board Chair on CEO Kerry Gregory resigning

After weeks of leave, Fire and Emergency CEO Kerry Gregory resigned on Friday, saying it'd become untenable for him to stay in the job. It follows Internal Affairs Minister Brooke van Velden accusing him of withholding significant information from her for over a year.  Board Chair Raveen Jaduram …

Bryce Edwards: Political Commentator on political gang photo saga

The gang saga could expose political hypocrisy to voters, with photos coming out of multiple parties meeting with gang members. Labour's Kerrin Leoni resigned after footage emerged of her campaigning at a Mongrel Mob event, while Green and Te Pati Maori politicians have also had contact. Photos h…

Andrew Eagles: NZ Green Building Council Chief Executive on new energy rating system

A new energy rating system could help thousands more New Zealand businesses cut their bills. The NABERS rating system measures how efficiently a building uses energy, allowing owners and tenants to compare performance with similar properties, and track improvements. The assessment was only availa…

Mark Mitchell: Minister of Police on first weekend of move-on orders

The Police Minister is dismissing Retail NZ's scepticism on the new move-on orders. Police can now issue 24-hour orders to move on beggars, rough sleepers or people acting disorderly from a public place.  Retail NZ raised concerns it could just result in relocating the problem behaviour from one …

Richard Arnold: US Correspondent on the upcoming midterms

Early voting for the United States midterms has begun, with the election set for nine days from now. With voting underway, campaigning has heated up; the Democratic Party has brought ex-President Barack Obama out on the trail, where he has lashed out at current President Donald Trump. US Correspo…

Kelly Eckhold: Westpac Chief Economist on Oil Prices and Australian Reserve Bank

Oil has reached $117 a barrel for Brent crude, some of the highest prices seen this year lowering the chance of any relief before Christmas. The price hikes come as the United States signals it may ramp up military activity in the Middle East after the midterms. The lack of fallback in prices may…

Pipi Campbell: Lead singer of kiwi band Corrella chats newest single and festivals

NZ band Corrella is made up of eight-members, formed in 2017 at the Devonport Navy base. Since their debut Corrella has had a number of charting hits including Blue Eyed Māori. Lead singer Pipi Campbell told Andrew Dickens that their music spans genres, "I wouldn't like to put us into one box, bu…

Elliott Smith: Rugby Commentator on team changes for All Blacks vs Italy

The All Blacks are scheduled to play against Italy on Saturday in Wellington for a Round 2 Nations Championship test match. Dave Rennie has announced a raft of changes for the run on team including two new rookies.  Newstalk ZB's lead rugby commentator Elliott Smith told Andrew Dickens, "he's pro…

Claire Reid: Psychology PHD student on keeping the U16 social media ban alive

National has confirmed they're in talks with Labour as ACT and New Zealand First refuse to back a social media ban for under-16s  National is saying protecting children should be above politics. Psychology PHD student and advisor to B416 Claire Reid says she is in support of the ban as 'a first s…