Newstalk ZB

Newstalk ZB is a prominent talk-radio network that spans across New Zealand, managed by NZME Radio. It can be accessed in nearly every radio market throughout the country, with news reporters situated in various regions. Alongside talkback segments, the network features news updates, interviews, music, and sports coverage. Notable hosts include Kate Hawkesby, Mike Hosking, Kerre Woodham, Simon Barnett, James Daniels, Heather du Plessis-Allan, Marcus Lush, Andrew Dickens, and Jack Tame. Additionally, there are local morning shows available in Wellington and Christchurch.

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#65756

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#219

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Francesca Rudkin: We have control of our notifications

2 days ago | newstalkzb.co.nz | Francesca Rudkin

There has been a clever marketing campaign from 2 Degrees this week. The telco has released the results of a study it commissioned into the impact mobile phones are having on our mental health. It’s not good. While most telco’s like to concentrate on keeping us connected, 2 Degrees has taken a slightly different approach with this one, acknowledging the elephant in the room by talking honestly and openly about the damage phones can do. It’s almost like they care. Which is quite refreshing.
'Incompetence': Reserve neighbour slates delay to fell rotting tree

3 days ago | newstalkzb.co.nz | Laura Smith

Richard Diamond accused the council of “incompetence” for delaying the removal of a rotting tree. The tree was not felled until months after Diamond reported the rot. The council acknowledged the delay and promised improvements in communication and co-ordination for future issues. The neighbour of a Rotorua public reserve has claimed council “incompetence” in dealing with a large, rotting tree he feared could have endangered his family.
Francesca Rudkin: Let's respect our teachers

3 days ago | newstalkzb.co.nz | Francesca Rudkin

According to an article in the NZ Herald this morning, fewer people want to be teachers. Teacher education is still a popular field of study, but both Canterbury and Otago Universities have seen a decline in teaching student enrolments over the past four years. Provisional data shows Canterbury has 964 students enrolled in a course in 2025, down from 1281 four years ago. Otago has followed a similar trend, with student numbers dropping from 620 to 495 in the same period.
Francesca Rudkin: We need to simplify Easter trading hours

5 days ago | newstalkzb.co.nz | Francesca Rudkin

If you live in a city, there is something quite special about waking up on Good Friday - to the sound of silence. There are no cars on the road, no hum of traffic in the distance, no sound of people going about their day-to-day routines. My first thought on Friday was - it’s like Christmas Day. My second thought wasn’t as pleasant - it’s like lockdown. But the feeling was the same - how nice the world is when it pauses for a moment.
Man forced to climb out of car window to escape floodwaters in Auckland

5 days ago | newstalkzb.co.nz | Varsha Anjali

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Ruud Kleinpaste: Spotting fungi

6 days ago | newstalkzb.co.nz | Ruud Kleinpaste

A week ago I noticed one of those beautiful red toadstools in our garden – the classic red fungus with white dots all over the skin. Amanita muscaria or Fly agaric – there are a few different sub-species with different colourations (orange-red to yellow, and various colours of the “dots”). This is a Mycorrhizal fungus that is associated with a few common host trees: Birch, beech and pine trees. It’s not very edible – in fact, it’s better not to muck around with.
Mike Yardley: Waltzing Vienna with Trafalgar

6 days ago | newstalkzb.co.nz | Mike Yardley

You could spill vast rivers of blue Danube ink try to encapsulate the enduring brilliance of Vienna and all that it has lavished on the world. It’s the city that vaulted Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn, Strauss and his waltz into the world’s consciousness. The city that unleashed the genius of Freud, published the world’s first newspaper, conceived the delicious Torte, and was the powerbase for the imperial Hapsburgs.
Easter Ponies and Pets Day brings cuddly fun to Whakamārama farm

6 days ago | newstalkzb.co.nz | Debbie Griffiths

It’s home to Scruffy the rabbit that’s often mistaken for a stuffed toy, Rosie the cantankerous goat, a one-eyed chicken, horses, guinea pigs and a friendly water dragon. And this Easter weekend, you can pat, stroke, cuddle and feed all of them as well as ducks, dogs and eels at The One and a Half Acre Wood in Whakamārama. “I’ve got all the misfits,” owner Dianne Amott said.
Hauraki mum calls on Auckland Council to remove neighbour’s tree after daughter’s near miss

6 days ago | newstalkzb.co.nz | Cherie Howie

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4600 homes still without power as Cyclone Tam cleanup begins

6 days ago | newstalkzb.co.nz | Karina Cooper |Denise Piper

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