For decades, New Zealand’s persistently high road toll has been a worry for successive governments.

340 people died on our roads in 2023, down from the previous, but still far too high.

2024 is hardly looking any better – there was more than a day a death in January, the Easter road toll was at its highest in three years, while a recent head-on collision left five dead near Hamilton.

It’s an issue that is now on the coalition government to address – so what options are available to them to rectify this issue?

Today on The Front Page, we discuss what needs to be done differently with AA Road Safety spokesperson Dylan Thomsen.

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You can read more about this and other stories in the New Zealand Herald, online at nzherald.co.nz, or tune in to news bulletins across the NZME network.

Host: Chelsea Daniels
Sound Engineer: Paddy Fox
Producer: Ethan Sills

For decades, New Zealand’s persistently high road toll has been a worry for successive governments.
340 people died on our roads in 2023, down from the previous, but still far too high.
2024 is hardly looking any better – there was more than a day a death in January, the Easter road toll was at its highest in three years, while a recent head-on collision left five dead near Hamilton.
It’s an issue that is now on the coalition government to address – so what options are available to them to rectify this issue?
Today on The Front Page, we discuss what needs to be done differently with AA Road Safety spokesperson Dylan Thomsen.
Follow The Front Page on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
You can read more about this and other stories in the New Zealand Herald, online at nzherald.co.nz, or tune in to news bulletins across the NZME network.
Host: Chelsea Daniels Sound Engineer: Paddy Fox Producer: Ethan Sills

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Keeping up to date with the news just became a little easier. Available every weekday at 5am, tune in as Chelsea Daniels chats with the journalists and newsmakers, going behind the headlines to break down what you need to know on the biggest stories of the day.

Every day, The Front Page takes you behind the scenes of the biggest story from the New Zealand Herald. Hosted by Damien Venuto

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What needs to be done to lower our road toll?

Aotearoa’s complicated history of land sales is the focus of a new series from the New Zealand Herald.

Whenua: Our Land, Our History, is an interactive map showing how Māori land passed into Pākehā ownership and the stories surrounding it.

It confronts questions some of us prefer not to ask because they raise uncomfortable issues about Aotearoa’s colonial legacy, and how those impacts are still being felt today.

On The Front Page today, we get the story of Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei with their Trust’s deputy chair, Ngarimu Blair, and discuss the decision to make this series with Chief Content Officer for the Herald and NZME, Murray Kirkness.

To read more about how these land sales impacted all iwi around Aotearoa, and the stories by NZ Herald journalists, head to nzherald.co.nz.  

Whenua is a New Zealand Herald data-led project, supported by NZ On Air, in association with Māori land legal expert Adrienne Paul. 

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You can read more about this and other stories in the New Zealand Herald, online at nzherald.co.nz, or tune in to news bulletins across the NZME network.

Host: Chelsea Daniels
Sound Engineer: Paddy Fox
Producer: Ethan Sills

Aotearoa’s complicated history of land sales is the focus of a new series from the New Zealand Herald.
Whenua: Our Land, Our History, is an interactive map showing how Māori land passed into Pākehā ownership and the stories surrounding it.
It confronts questions some of us prefer not to ask because they raise uncomfortable issues about Aotearoa’s colonial legacy, and how those impacts are still being felt today.
On The Front Page today, we get the story of Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei with their Trust’s deputy chair, Ngarimu Blair, and discuss the decision to make this series with Chief Content Officer for the Herald and NZME, Murray Kirkness.
To read more about how these land sales impacted all iwi around Aotearoa, and the stories by NZ Herald journalists, head to nzherald.co.nz.  
Whenua is a New Zealand Herald data-led project, supported by NZ On Air, in association with Māori land legal expert Adrienne Paul. 
Follow The Front Page on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
You can read more about this and other stories in the New Zealand Herald, online at nzherald.co.nz, or tune in to news bulletins across the NZME network.
Host: Chelsea Daniels Sound Engineer: Paddy Fox Producer: Ethan Sills

Whenua: NZ Herald project explores how Māori land passed into Pākeha ownership

Nearly three-thousand experiences have been heard in 133 days of public hearings, and more than a million documents received.

It’s been five and a half years since the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care was established – to investigate the abuse of children, young people, and vulnerable adults within state and faith-based institutions.

Over the years, the Inquiry’s heard from countless survivors, government heads and church leaders. Common themes have included significant sexual, verbal and physical violence, over-medicalisation, isolation and unsanitary conditions.

Finally, the Inquiry’s final report will be released publicly today after it’s presented in Parliament.

Senior Investigative Reporter Michael Morrah has been covering this inquiry since it started, and joins us today on The Front Page.

A warning - this episode of The Front Page contains distressing content such as details about sexual and physical abuse.

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You can read more about this and other stories in the New Zealand Herald, online at nzherald.co.nz, or tune in to news bulletins across the NZME network.

Host: Chelsea Daniels
Sound Engineer: Paddy Fox
Producer: Ethan Sills

Nearly three-thousand experiences have been heard in 133 days of public hearings, and more than a million documents received.
It’s been five and a half years since the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care was established – to investigate the abuse of children, young people, and vulnerable adults within state and faith-based institutions.
Over the years, the Inquiry’s heard from countless survivors, government heads and church leaders. Common themes have included significant sexual, verbal and physical violence, over-medicalisation, isolation and unsanitary conditions.
Finally, the Inquiry’s final report will be released publicly today after it’s presented in Parliament.
Senior Investigative Reporter Michael Morrah has been covering this inquiry since it started, and joins us today on The Front Page.
A warning - this episode of The Front Page contains distressing content such as details about sexual and physical abuse.
Follow The Front Page on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
You can read more about this and other stories in the New Zealand Herald, online at nzherald.co.nz, or tune in to news bulletins across the NZME network.
Host: Chelsea Daniels Sound Engineer: Paddy Fox Producer: Ethan Sills

The stories behind the Abuse in Care Inquiry

Our Y2K bug fears became a reality when millions of computers were disabled worldwide over the weekend.

Microsoft estimates the outage meant about 8.5 million computers were disabled when an update from global cybersecurity company, CrowdStrike, went wrong.

Banks, airports, supermarkets, media companies and retailers were left scrambling – and the company’s chief executive says it could be ‘some time’ before systems are completely back to normal.

It’s believed to have been the biggest tech outage in history – so what can we learn from this to prevent it from happening again? And does it expose weaknesses in a globally connected computer network?

Today on The Front Page, to analyse the next steps from this tech crisis, we’re joined by Aura Information Security, Advisory Consultant, Alastair Miller.

Follow The Front Page on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

You can read more about this and other stories in the New Zealand Herald, online at nzherald.co.nz, or tune in to news bulletins across the NZME network.

Host: Chelsea Daniels
Sound Engineer: Paddy Fox
Producer: Ethan Sills

Our Y2K bug fears became a reality when millions of computers were disabled worldwide over the weekend.
Microsoft estimates the outage meant about 8.5 million computers were disabled when an update from global cybersecurity company, CrowdStrike, went wrong.
Banks, airports, supermarkets, media companies and retailers were left scrambling – and the company’s chief executive says it could be ‘some time’ before systems are completely back to normal.
It’s believed to have been the biggest tech outage in history – so what can we learn from this to prevent it from happening again? And does it expose weaknesses in a globally connected computer network?
Today on The Front Page, to analyse the next steps from this tech crisis, we’re joined by Aura Information Security, Advisory Consultant, Alastair Miller.
Follow The Front Page on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
You can read more about this and other stories in the New Zealand Herald, online at nzherald.co.nz, or tune in to news bulletins across the NZME network.
Host: Chelsea Daniels Sound Engineer: Paddy Fox Producer: Ethan Sills

What needs to be done to lower our road toll?

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