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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Ryan Bridge: The limits to freedom of expression

3 days ago | newstalkzb.co.nz | Ryan Bridge

It's just amazing the shear breadth and diversity of things we get outraged by on any given week. Whether its Brian Taamaki - who after literally decades taking to the streets and stirring the pot - nobody should be outraged by. Or whether's it's a bunch of chicks in bikinis rolling around in cow's milk trying to make a buck on OnlyFans. The Police were called. Yes, I kid you not. Couple of lasses. Bikini clad. Making some wholesome down-on-the-farm country-style content. And SAFE gets involved.
Ryan Bridge: Investment is about attractive offers

4 days ago | newstalkzb.co.nz | Ryan Bridge

A couple of investment-related revelations from the government this week prove a couple of basic points about business. You've got to sell something people want. And you've got to do it at a competitive price. Take the golden visa numbers the government's crowing about. The Golden visa category changes are netting results. This where we give residency to wealthy foreigners.... but they've got to buy their way in.
Ryan Bridge: Were the US strikes on Iran really a success?

5 days ago | newstalkzb.co.nz | Ryan Bridge

So we now know the Americans used seven B-2 Stealth bombers to attack Iran's three nuclear sites. They used a dozen bunker-buster bombs - the first time these massive 140o KG big boys have been used in combat. They flew in the dark of night, dropping the payload just after 2 AM local time. They fired Tomahawk missiles from US Navy ships nearby. Decoys were used to throw the Iranian off the scent - some of the B-2's attacked from the US East Coast, while others flew across the Pacific.
Three bidders confirmed for next Northland Expressway section

6 days ago | newstalkzb.co.nz | Adam Pearse

Three groups of construction and infrastructure companies will be bidding to build the next section of the new Northland Expressway after the shortlist for the public-private partnership has been confirmed. Transport Minister Chris Bishop today revealed the three consortia, selected by the NZ Transport Agency, would move on to the next step in the bidding process to build a 26-kilometre, four-lane expressway from Warkworth.
Ruud Kleinpaste: The science of training birds

1 week ago | newstalkzb.co.nz | Ruud Kleinpaste

This is the time of the year when my training sessions begin in all speed: teaching silvereyes and some other birds to come and visit our garden.
Jack Tame: Travelling with a baby... what could go wrong?

1 week ago | newstalkzb.co.nz | Jack Tame

Everyone says the best time to travel with a baby is before it can walk. Makes sense, when you think about it. Most toddlers, once they’ve learnt to trot around the place, live for nothing more. All they want to do is walk. In fact, if you think about it, you really don’t want to get close to even blurring the line between rolling and crawling and waddling away. The moment your child is old enough and independently spirited enough to drag themselves around, you’re done for.
Assistant Commissioner denies allowing psychometric test exemptions for police recruits

1 week ago | newstalkzb.co.nz | Michael Morrah

Police Assistant Commissioner Jill Rogers allowed recruits who failed psychometric tests to re-sit the assessment until they passed, according to a source. Rogers says she doesn’t believe she did allow such exemptions. “To the best of my recollection, no”, she told the Herald via a police spokeswoman. An audit of police standards – prompted by a Herald investigation – found exemptions to standards were applied in a number of areas including psychometric testing.
Family, school mourn Zane Milham, 6-year-old who died in boating accident

1 week ago | newstalkzb.co.nz | David Williams

The young boy who died when a boat capsized off the South Taranaki coast is being remembered for his “zest for life”. Six-year-old Zane Milham, his father and stepmother were aboard the boat when it got into trouble off the Pātea bar on Sunday morning. Two people died and their bodies were recovered about 11.30am. A third person was taken to hospital. Pātea Area School principal James Davidson told the Herald Milham’s death had “deeply affected” the school and community.
Senior first responder accused of exporting, possessing child sex abuse material

1 week ago | newstalkzb.co.nz | Anna Leask

A senior first responder has appeared in court today facing multiple counts of exporting and possessing material depicting the sexual exploitation of children. The charges have been brought against the man in his 50s by Customs New Zealand. He was arrested yesterday and held in custody overnight ahead of his first appearance in the Christchurch District Court. The man was called after 10am today before Community Magistrate Elder Robati. Court documents outline five charges against the man.
John MacDonald: The Govt.'s into local decision-making - when it suits

1 week ago | newstalkzb.co.nz | John Macdonald

The Government’s been making it increasingly clear over time that it doesn’t really give two-hoots about local democracy. But, in the last 24 hours, it’s gone next level. First up, we’ve got housing minister Chris Bishop, who announced yesterday that he’s going to be given special powers to ride roughshod over council plans if he doesn’t like them.