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A group of New Zealand tourists say they're grateful to be alive after what they describe as a horrific helicopter crash in Australia. Two helicopters collided in the Gold Coast on Monday near Sea… Audio

More people died over the Christmas and New Year holiday period this year than any other since 2017. 

As of this morning, at least 19 people have died on the roads over the past fortnight.

The… Audio

Otago and Southland mayors and regional chairs are urgently requesting a meeting with the government following significant budget cuts to a new hospital. In the week before Christmas the health… Audio

The government is still considering whether it will introduce blanket Covid testing for people travelling from China. The Australian government has introduced compulsory testing, ignoring advice from… Audio

Mega-company Amazon has asked the Prime Minister for a leg-up over billion-dollar data centres it's building here, and to have input on policy. An OIA response from Jacinda Ardern's office contains… Audio

Police have serious concerns for two young girls, who have been missing since December the 24th. Detective Senior Sergeant Kevan Verry says police believe the children may be staying anywhere between… Audio

Today on The Panel Wallace and panellists Boopsie Maran and Steve McCabe discuss Air NZ changing the scheduled times for almost 2000 international flights and the findings of a study assessing the… Audio

Today on The Panel Wallace and panellists Boopsie Maran and Steve McCabe discuss recreational drug testing, changes to the design of Dunedin's new hospital after the budget ballooned, and the result… Audio

Wallace and panellists Boopsie Maran and Steve McCabe discuss at petition to put a stop to trolley littering.

Plus, our panellists tell us what is on their mind this week. Audio

Today on The Panel Wallace and panellists Ella Henry and Phil O'Reilly discuss where our Christmas hams are really coming from, a potential Ministry of Works and how an effort to source kaimoana could… Audio

Today on The Panel Wallace and panellists Ella Henry and Phil O'Reilly discuss the Government's announced changes to pricing for agricultural emissions following backlash, pay negotiations for primary… Audio

Wallace and panellists Ella Henry and Phil O'Reilly discuss Trade Me's top listings for 2022. Plus, our panellists tell us what is on their mind this week. Audio

Today on The Panel Wallace and panellists Peter Field and Cindy Mitchener discuss the first ever valuation of New Zealand's museums and art galleries and why a sports programme for kids had half its… Audio

Today on The Panel Wallace and panellists Peter Field and Cindy Mitchener discuss how a holiday Covid spike could impact rural medical centres and Donald Trump's referral for criminal prosecution. Audio

Wallace and panellists Peter Field and Cindy Mitchener discuss Invercargill being voted New Zealand's 'Shit Town of the Year'. Plus, our panellists tell us what is on their mind this week. Audio

Today on The Panel Wallace and panellists Georgie Stylianou and Simon Wilson discuss proposals to reduce speed limits, the backlash to Japan's plan to discharge nuclear wastewater into the Pacific… Audio