Please confirm you are human
This browser or connection looks automated. Press and continuously hold the control for 3 seconds to enable Google-hosted web results and, when separately allowed, AI-assisted answers.
A successful check enables 100 search requests. Interactive access does not authorize scraping, systematic collection, or reuse of search output.
News
Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: Does Erica Stanford deserve the backlash?
11+ hour, 48+ min ago (450+ words) Listen: 100 Years of ZB Podcast hosted by Mike Hosking So Erica Stanford denies she was preparing to stand for leader in the coup against Chris Luxon. Now, no one with two eyes and even a basic understanding of politics is…...
New Deloitte report examines financial issues impacting Super Rugby
12+ hour, 17+ min ago (76+ words) Newstalk ZB Listen: 100 Years of ZB Podcast hosted by Mike Hosking The financial vulnerability of New Zealand's five Super Rugby clubs has been outlined in a new report by Deloitte. The reports claimed all five clubs were cumulatively unprofitable across…...
Hamish Pepper: What's the reasoning behind RBNZ's decision to hike the OCR?
9+ hour, 15+ min ago (184+ words) Newstalk ZB The RBNZ recently hiked the OCR from 2.25% to 2.5%, and experts are expecting around another 1% of hikes over the next year, as managing inflation risks take priority over the weaker economy. But when will our economy start turning around?...
Election 2026: Seymour says public services changes aimed to focus on 'merit"
11+ hour, 23+ min ago (73+ words) Election 2026: Seymour says public services changes aimed to focus on 'merit' Newstalk ZB Listen: 100 Years of ZB Podcast hosted by Mike Hosking The ACT Party's promising a reset in government agencies, ending what it call 'race-based hiring' if re-elected. It…...
Stanford denies role in Penk's leadership challenge, backs Luxon '100%"
11+ hour, 43+ min ago (539+ words) Listen: 100 Years of ZB Podcast hosted by Mike Hosking Erica Stanford has conceded she may have misjudged the airport encounter with media that fuelled questions about her loyalty to Christopher Luxon. As MPs scrambled back to the capital last week…...
Francesca Rudkin: Luxon needs to rediscover the version of him people voted for
17+ hour, 9+ min ago (532+ words) Listen: 100 Years of ZB Podcast hosted by Mike Hosking As you may have heard, this time a week ago ZB turned one hundred years old, and on Friday night we threw a little party to celebrate. The Prime Minister came,…...
Children's author pushed 12-year-old off his bike – then hurled it at him
13+ hour, 3+ min ago (742+ words) Listen: 100 Years of ZB Podcast hosted by Mike Hosking One moment a 12-year-old was pedalling his bike through Whangārei’s CBD. The next, 65-year-old children’s author Lucas Remmerswaal shoved him off; and hurled the bike on top of him. Later in…...
'It became my meditation': Olympian Tom Daley on knitting and hosting Game of Wool
14+ hour, 15+ min ago (111+ words) Listen: 100 Years of ZB Podcast hosted by Mike Hosking Knitting is seeing a resurgence, largely thanks to five-time Olympic diver Tom Daley going viral for knitting in the stands between events. After the Tokyo Olympics wrapped up, Tom now owns…...
Lucky You're Tough: White Island helicopter pilot unpacks rescue mission in memoir
13+ hour, 48+ min ago (120+ words) Listen: 100 Years of ZB Podcast hosted by Mike Hosking Former NZSAS soldier Mark Law became a national hero on December 9 2019, following the Whakaari-White Island eruption. After learning of the eruption, Mark, alongside his colleagues, flew to the island, comforted the…...
Bonnie Tyler, Pink Floyd see streaming boost due to solar eclipse
15+ hour, 39+ min ago (89+ words) newstalkzb.co.nz Follow the podcast on Last week, millions of people flocked to Spain to watch a rare total eclipse of the sun. Around 91 percent of the sun was obscured by the moon, and it inspired people to listen…...