Megan Woods

A government audit, prompted by the fatal Loafers Lodge fire, has identified 70 similar multi-storey boarding houses across the country with no sprinklers.

Officials will start inspecting the… Audio

Fonterra has announced an increase to its emissions reduction target, with a $90 million government boost.

The co-op will now target a 50 percent reduction in some emissions by 2030, from a 2018… Audio

This morning Nine to Noon looks at the issue of greening up the country's energy - and the hefty price tag that comes with it. Two weeks ago on the programme Kathryn spoke with Graeme Peters, who'd… Audio

Parliament has hit the time of year it turns into a combination of Glastonbury and the Inquisition - the multi-pronged miniterial grilling called Estimates Hearings. Audio

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins there - announcing the Government's plan to dramatically cut climate pollution from the Glenbrook Steel Mill. Shortly we talk to Dr Grant Hewison from Lawyers for Climate… Audio

This week MPs discussed Stuart Nash’s loss of a ministerial warrant for an hour. It may have looked like a political pile-on, but in reality it was Parliament doing exactly what it is designed for –… Audio

Private landlords have been given an early Christmas present - an extra year to bring their rentals up to healthy homes standards.

The government has extended the deadline, saying supply chain… Audio

The government is spending a further half a billion dollars on roads and pipes, and upgrading transport and wastewater infrastructure - which it says will lay the groundwork for the development of… Audio

With an investigation a year in the making and 400 pages long, and with a final report and conclusive recommendations in December, the Building and Construction Minister says it will be next year… Video, Audio

After a whirlwind trip brushing shoulders with top European and UK leaders, the Prime Minister is headed back down-under.

Before she gets home, she's making a stop across the ditch for a series of… Audio

Fletcher Building is being asked not to enforce its GIB plasterboard trademarks for at least a year to help ease the supply crisis.

Fletcher controls about 95 percent of the plasterboard market and… Video, Audio

Around 10,000 health professionals are on strike today over an ongoing pay equity dispute.

The health workers include anaesthetic and laboratory technicians, dental assistants and alcohol and drug… Audio

It's unclear whether two new electric ferries for Auckland will mean cheaper trips for passengers.

The government has announced $27 million of funding - about 75 percent of the cost - for two… Video, Audio

Kāinga Ora is positive about its First Home Partner scheme, despite taking more than four months to settle a single property.

The progressive homeownership scheme, which launched in early October… Audio

The unintended consequences of one MP's early retirement with a bad day for the MP, who in the subsequent reshuffle, is allocated the debating chamber's 'Chair of Doom'. Audio

An investigation shows 34,000 homes in the North Island were unnecessarily without power on one of the coldest nights of 2021 thanks to Transpower.

The review shows companies were simply responding… Audio