Trevor Mallard is again facing pressure to stand down.The Speaker sparked a testy debate with National MPs last night, after he said under Parliamentary Privilege a worker had committed sexual assault.Mallard has previously apologised to the wo

Neil Brown: Ashburton Mayor reacts to vote to change town slogan

May 4th, 2021 4m 18s

- RNZAshburton District Council has unanimously backed a move to ditch the district's derided slogan.The majority of councillors are supporting a move to formalise a possible change in chambers with a few wanting to open it up to the public if

Lianne Dalziel: Christchurch Mayor on rubbish bins, Mongrel Mob events, and long term plans

May 3rd, 2021 9m 20s

Christchurch's mayor feels partly responsible for residents' lax attitude towards recycling.The council's confiscated more than 650 yellow bins in the past year - after a contamination spike during the lockdown.Mayor Lianne Dalziel told Chris L

Nicole McKee: ACT Party MP criticises Marama Davidson for going to gang event

May 2nd, 2021 5m 49s

The ACT Party has added to the criticism of Marama Davidson's appearance at a Mongrel Mob event.The Green Party co-leader and Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt attended a gathering at the Hamilton gang HQ on Saturday.They discussed human righ

Aaron Keown: CDHB board member reacts to the Government's health announcement

Apr 21st, 2021 7m 7s

There appears to be mixed feelings in the South Island over the Government's announcement all of the 20 District Health Boards will be replaced by one, single national health body.It will be called Health New Zealand and is part of the biggest

Andrew Rutledge: $3.6 million redevelopment of Lancaster Park site in Christchurch begins

Apr 20th, 2021 4m 49s

A $3.6 million redevelopment of Christchurch's Lancaster Park into a green space and sports fields has begun.It is likely that sports games can be played there from early next year.This first stage of the redevelopment is expected to take aroun

Chris Averill: Future of Wharenui Swim Club uncertain

Apr 16th, 2021 7m 29s

A swim club is fighting fight to keep a Christchurch pool open, after finding the City Council made a $5 million blooper.Embarrassed staff have apologised for mistakenly predicting it would cost $7.7 million to future-proof Wharenui Pool.Wharen

David Seymour's free speech tour coming to Christchurch

Apr 14th, 2021 9m 6s

The ACT Party's railing against government plans to change laws around hate speech.The work was prompted by the March 15th mosque attacks.But David Seymour says a crackdown on hate speech will punish people for subjectively-held opinions.He's t

Phil Mauger: Christchurch councillor fined over trench dug to fix 10-year flooding problem

Apr 14th, 2021 6m 11s

The vigilante Christchurch City Councillor fined for digging a 70 metre trench to solve long-term flooding on Pages Road is now considering running for Mayor.A Christchurch City councillor has been fined $300 after digging a trench to solve a s

Christchurch mother pleads for synthetic cannabis crackdown after her son's death

Apr 12th, 2021 8m 25s

A Christchurch mother wants police to crack down on dealers getting away free from sons and daughters dying from synthetic cannabis.Jenny lost her son who was a mental health inpatient - but hasn't heard back from the police after giving a text

Brett Duncan: Queenstown Hostel costs down about 50 per cent on last year

Apr 1st, 2021 8m 14s

The idea of Queenstown being an expensive destination may be out the window with hostel accommodation costs down 50 per cent for this time of year.Chairman of the NZ Hostel Association Brent Duncan told Chris Lynch on Newstalk ZB although the c

Leeann Watson on the economic outlook for Christchurch businesses

Mar 29th, 2021 9m 59s

Canterbury Employers Chamber of Commerce chief executive Leeann Watson joined Chris Lynch to talk about the economic outlook for Christchurch businesses.LISTEN ABOVE

Judith Collins on Trevor Mallard, Meng Foon calling police racist and travel bubble

Mar 24th, 2021 7m 56s

Speaker Trevor Mallard's job is safe, according to the Prime Minister.That's despite a statement of claim in a defamation action brought by the man he wrongly accused of being a rapist.It claims Mallard was going to make the man's reputation an

Teddy Wu: Study finds four times more strokes after Christchurch mosque attacks

Mar 15th, 2021 7m 35s

Stress is to blame for a spike in the number of strokes after the Christchurch terror attacks, a study has found.New research, led by Canterbury District Health Board neurologist Dr Teddy Wu in collaboration with the New Zealand Brain Research

Jacinda Ardern on two years since mosque attacks, ACC support for victims

Mar 15th, 2021 8m 2s

Jacinda Ardern says the Government's taken a tailored approach to supporting those traumatised by the March 15 attack.It's two years today since 51 people were gunned down and another 40 injured, at two Christchurch mosques.Some witnesses who w

Judith Collins: The National leader slams the Govt's Alert Level decision

Mar 11th, 2021 11m 51s

What sort of game play is this?That's National's question over why the Government's deciding on Auckland's alert levels today but only telling Kiwis tomorrow.Cabinet meets this afternoon - but Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will announce the dec

Julie Zarifeh: Christchurch woman reveals in new book how she survived death of husband, son within 16 days

Mar 10th, 2021 20m 6s

When Christchurch woman Julie Zarifeh lost her husband to pancreatic cancer she never imagined that 16 days later she would also lose her son in a tragic rafting accident.Paul Zarifeh, died on November 23, 2017, and his 27-year-old son Sam drow

Seth Whale: 14-year-old Christchurch Cadet awarded for helping to save stabbing victim's life

Mar 10th, 2021 3m 11s

A 14-year-old New Zealand Defence Force cadet has been awarded for saving the life of a stabbing victim in Christchurch.On December 6, Cadet Seth Whale, from the No.18 Squadron, Air Training Corps, was nearby when a person was critically stabbe

Larissa Wright: Former addict says nitrous oxide still being sold in Christchurch

Mar 9th, 2021 14m 46s

A recovered nitrous oxide addict says the gas is still being sold in Christchurch dairies.Laughing gas, also known as NOS, is banned for therapeutic use under the Medicines Act - but can still be found in food products, like whipped cream.Laris

Brendan O'Neill: Royal commentator calls Harry and Meghan interview 'a grotesque spectacle'

Mar 9th, 2021 10m 28s

One royal commentator says Meghan Markle's victim mentality won't wash in America.She and her husband Prince Harry gave a tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey, which included allegations of racism from the Royal family and a lack of support fo

Farid Ahmed, mosque shooting victim, New Zealander of the Year finalist

Mar 3rd, 2021 19m 56s

Christchurch mosque attacks victim Farid Ahmed has been named as a semifinalist in the Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Awards.Finalists were announced for six categories on Tuesday.A spokesperson said after the March 15 attack, Farid became

Leeann Watson: Christchurch businesses doing it tough under level 2

Mar 2nd, 2021 8m 24s

Christchurch may not be in lockdown but businesses are still doing it tough.Government has offered a variety of support options to ensure employers don't take any chances with Covid-19.Canterbury Employers Chamber of Commerce chief executive Le

Yani Johanson: Christchurch Foundation under fire over a lack of transparency

Feb 23rd, 2021 10m 17s

A Christchurch charitable trust which helped raise money for the Mosque Attacks is coming under the spotlight for heavy spending.An independent review ordered by the City Council of the Christchurch Foundation has found similar foundations in W

Tim Cronshaw shares his story from the 2011 Christchurch earthquake

Feb 21st, 2021 15m 26s

A minute silence today will mark 10 years since the Christchurch earthquakeIt struck at 12.51 in the afternoon, at a magnitude of 6.2 - 10 kilometres south-east of the city and just five kilometres deep185 people from more than 20 countries die

Jacinda Ardern talks with Chris Lynch on 10th anniversary of Christchurch earthquake

Feb 21st, 2021 6m 9s

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is in Christchurch to mark the ten year anniversary of the deadly earthquake.Ardern told Newstalk ZB's Chris Lynch she particularly remembers the images of the earthquakeShe remembered going down for a session in P