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Is rural connectivity at risk as govt weighs overhaul of telco obligations?

The Front Page Podcast host, Chelsea Daniels talks to Michael Morrah about why consumers should care about how their connectivity is regulated. Video / NZ Herald

Is rural connectivity at risk as govt weighs overhaul of telco obligations?

Tech commentator Bill Bennett is with us to dive into the recommendations, and why consumers should care about how their connectivity is regulated.

Is rural connectivity at risk as Govt weighs overhaul of telecom obligations?

David Seymour says telecoms rules affect nearly every New Zealander.

Inside the showdown between senior doctors and Health NZ over pay

Health NZ hospitals remain open, with life-preserving services in place.

Inside the showdown between senior doctors and Health NZ over pay

ASMS executive director Sarah Dalton speaks to The Front Page to break down the latest in talks, and what we can do in future.

NZ weighs recognition of Palestine as allies push ahead

University of Waikato international law professor Alexander Gillespie is with us to explain what recognition means and how it’s not as black and white as we might think.

The pressure grows: Will NZ recognise Palestine this week?

Britain, Canada and Australia have already formally recognised Palestine.

The Kiwi communities left stranded in the news desert

NZ Herald editor-at-large Shayne Currie joins The Front Page to discuss what the rise of news deserts could mean for New Zealand.

Watch: 'I feel shame' - Golriz Ghahraman, Tory Whanau open up on public scandals

Both spoke to The Elephant, an online video series about controversial topics we avoid.

The Elephant | Tory Whanau and Golriz Ghahraman speak on public shaming

Golriz Ghahraman and Wellington mayor Tory Whanau discuss their public humiliation in the Herald's new video series, which tackles the conversations New Zealanders often avoid.

The Elephant: Episode 2 Trailer

What is toxic masculinity and is it a problem?

The Elephant: Episode 1 Trailer

Former Green MP Golriz Ghahraman and Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau speak openly about being shamed in public.

'He was lying': How top politician gave green light to Rainbow Warrior bombing

French President Francois Mitterrand approved the secret operation, says journalist.

'Pretty kinky': How black pantyhose helped NZ police nail French spies

Scientists linked a pair of stockings bought in Paris to the 1985 Rainbow Warrior bombing.

‘I had poison in my blood': Three generations of cancer after French nuclear tests

Rainbow Warrior podcast visits Tahiti for horrific back story to 1985 Auckland bombing.

Rainbow Warrior myth-busters: The getaway sub and the accidental spy

Bomber reveals truth behind long-standing rumours about French attack on Greenpeace ship.

'They wanted to send a message': Rainbow Warrior bomber speaks out

Combat diver Jean-Luc Kister explains how France's 1985 attack failed in every way.

'None of the signs' – the odd behaviour that gave Rainbow Warrior bombers away

NZ police had no evidence but could see two captured French spies weren't newlyweds.

The day France attacked NZ: Spies, lies and bombing an anti-nuclear boat in Auckland

New podcast Rainbow Warrior: A Forgotten History reveals political moves behind bombing.

‘This is it’: Mr Asia’s addicts describe how they fell for heroin

The drug took off as young counter-culture Kiwis wanted more than rugby, racing and beer.

The danger of paying upfront in tough times

About to put a deposit down for a big ticket item? You might want to think twice.

The two things to do before you invest a windfall

Coming into unexpected money can quickly go wrong if you skip these steps.

Why your loved ones need you to write a will

Neglecting to leave clear instructions can cause chaos for those you care about.

A thousand dollars hiding in your wardrobe

From dust to dollars – selling your clothes could make you serious cash.

Getting into your first home is tough, doing it again can be brutal

Think the stress stops once you’re on the ladder? Moving up it could prove you wrong.

'You can’t claim the pool guy': tax deductibility explained

Navigating the tax deductibility minefield.

From $94,000 in debt to owning a home in just four years

Could a side hustle be the answer to unlocking financial freedom?

KiwiSaver providers move towards private equity – how it could boost your investment

What was once only for the rich is now open to everyone.

Facebook's hidden sign: The Kiwi Marketplace founder with a powerful message for NZ business

'Tech companies are trained from birth to never be complacent because ... you die.'

'Cruel': Bald ad slammed; Omitted Ruby Tui in World Cup ad; $2.5m public funds – Shorty St saved

Is MediaWorks' owner up for sale? A new RNZ executive role to help focus on radio ratings.

A startling, ruthless revival: 'Rebel Alliance' Sky rediscovers its mojo in TV wars

Sky TV shares now sit at a 5-year high - CEO on sports rights, a $1 deal & customer views.

Markets with Madison host on her ‘terrifying’ media move and shunning NZ tall poppy syndrome

Going it alone: Business show host on a career borne from an obsession with TV news.

Public film agency's global missions: 'You won't see any photos of us drinking'

The NZ Film Commission front-foots more than $300k of international travel in 2025.

'A couple of detractors': Revealed - the early battle to get The Casketeers to air on TVNZ

The founder and owneer of Great Southern Television on the future of the screen industry.

'Hostile from outset': Heather du Plessis-Allan on Ardern, Luxon and evasive politicians

And does the broadcaster of the year want to one day be Newstalk ZB breakfast host?

Court writer: Polkinghorne pitches his own book; TVNZ v Sky in Olympics showdown

Can Brad Pitt and F1 turbocharge NZ's box office? TVNZ boss opens up on finances.

Midlife rage is catching women off guard

What’s driving explosive outbursts over dirty dishes?

Want to win at life? Think like an athlete

Dr Kylie Wilson on everyday lessons from elite sport.

'Being naked in front of a new person is terrifying': Life after separation

It's hard and heartbreaking, but you can still build a good life after a marriage ends.

We know the risks, so what keeps women pouring?

Most of us drink more than we admit, even to ourselves.

The extra squeeze on women when costs climb

Are you the default CFO in your household?

Could supplements be doing you more harm than good?

Expert says a test-first approach beats a daily dose.

From adapting trends to 'lazy' dressers: Stylist to the stars on what women get wrong about clothes

Michiko Hylands has styled many of NZ's top celebrities.

Dr Libby: 'Too many' women waiting to hit 'rock bottom' before treating fatigue, iron deficiency

The author says the problem is being treated at the 'bottom of the cliff'.

Al Brown's simple recipe for food and life

The seasoned chef says restraint beats excess, both on the plate and in life generally.

Celebrity chef Al Brown on keeping it simple

The food mogul sits down with Paula Bennett for her Ask Me Anything podcast.

Start, stumble and keep going: Stacey Morrison on learning te reo Māori

Forget perfection and just give it a go.

Stacey Morrison on learning te reo Māori

Morrison says she “had an ugly, awkward, embarrassing public learning journey that I am grateful for.”

Grant Robertson and Paula Bennett - friends or foes?

The two former deputy prime ministers sit down for a candid conversation.

Grant Robertson versus Paula Bennett | Ask Me Anything

Ask Me Anything returns for a brand new season! And Paula's first guest is fellow former deputy prime minister, Grant Robertson.

Leigh Hart on how he became 'That Guy', and the one time he crossed the line

The SportsCafe star is back on Radio Hauraki with a new show and podcast.

Suzy Cato on overcoming redundancy, helping children, and why she's never met her biological father

The beloved children's entertainer has been entertaining young Kiwis for three decades.

South Auckland massacre: Child survivor’s harrowing 111 call revealed in podcast

In May 1992, Brian Schlaepfer killed six family members in South Auckland.

Watch: First look inside Tom Phillips' camp

Watch: First look inside Tom Phillips' camp. Video / NZ Herald

Man charged following imitation firearms incident in Wellington

Armed police have swarmed a Wellington street after reports of a person with a firearm. The incident is unfolding at the corner of Webb and Victoria Sts in Te Aro. Video / NZHerald

From the disappearance to the chaotic trial: The murder of Yanfei Bao

True crime podcast A Moment In Crime looks at the murder of Yanfei Bao in Christchurch.

Miscarriage of justice: The Peter Ellis case revisited

The Peter Ellis case is one of the most controversial in New Zealand legal history.

'Keeps me up at night': Top Youth Court judge gives rare interview about NZ's kid criminals

Head Youth Court Judge Isa Malosi speaks to A Moment In Crime podcast.

‘My father sexually abused me 830 times over four years’: Child sex abuse survivors share ordeal

Sisters sexually abused by their father have shared their story in Herald podcast.

CCTV footage captures violent attack on recent immigrant

A man who recently moved to New Zealand was attacked by six people after a late-night supermarket trip. Video / Supplied

Sam Wallace on the cost of staying in the spotlight

The Coast FM host talks to Liam Dann about his most indulgent purchases and how he's kept his career from stagnating.

Money Talks: 'Are hair transplants tax deductible?' Sam Wallace on the cost of staying in the spotlight

The Coast FM presenter says his attitude to money is similar to his attitude to fitness.

Money Talks: Southern Cross chief on why health is your greatest asset

Nick Astwick was planning to be a detective before the banking sector swept him away.

Southern Cross chief Nick Astwick on why health insurance premiums keep rising

Southern Cross CEO Nick Astwick shares why health should be seen as our most valuable asset — for individuals, communities, and the country.

Money Talks: Southern Cross chief on why premiums keep rising

Listen: Nick Astwick explains where your health insurance premium dollar goes.

Money Talks: 'I didn't lose a night's sleep – Pic Picot on tipping his retirement fund into his peanut butter dream

The Pic's Peanut Butter founder talks about going from a hippie to a business success.

Pic Picot, New Zealand's peanut butter king

The founder of Pic's Peanut Butter talks to Liam Dann about his former hippie days.

Westpac NZ boss Catherine McGrath on the burden of banking and why big profits aren’t necessarily a bad thing - Money Talks

Westpac's Catherine McGrath on career choices, the importance of banking and big profit.

From super yachts to solo travel: The best travel advice you need right now

From Aesha Scott to top travel agents - here are the tips you need.

She's visited every country on the planet solo - and there's only one she won't go back to

Jessica Nabongo visited 195 countries by the time she was 35.

Why passports could be on the way out - and other ways travel is innovating

Soon, every part of the check-in process for a flight could be digitised.

The best hidden road trip spots around New Zealand

Peter Janssen has traveled the length of New Zealand 15 times.

Overtourism in Europe: Where you can go to avoid the crowds and charges

Many European cities are limiting the number of tourists coming in.

The biggest mistake Kiwis make when booking a South Pacific holiday

Trip Notes this week dives into tips and tricks for a Pacific holiday.

Why budget travel is no longer just for '3 in the morning, Jägerbomb' customers

The types of people seeking cheaper holidays have changed in recent years.

37 million people are expected to cruise this year - here’s why it’s time to get on board

The average age of cruise ship passengers has also dropped in the post-Covid world.

'I don’t have any empathy': Notorious NZ catfisher addresses impact on her victims

Natalia Burgess was originally exposed for her crimes in 2011.

The reality star, the catfisher, and the unaired interview

Dr Niki Osborne had quite the flashback while listening to a NZ Herald podcast.

'I don’t have any empathy': Notorious catfisher addresses impact on her victims

Natalia Burgess was originally exposed for her crimes in 2011.

‘She wasn’t real’: Mother’s anguish when son’s suicide followed catfished love affair

A mother's grief exposed – new catfishing brings back the horror of her son's death.

The Puppeteer — inside the fantasy world of a woman who has catfished for 23 years

'Facebook predator' Natalia Burgess is again creating false identities online.

Dozens of personas, multiple victims: Is this NZ's worst catfisher?

The Herald exposed her in 2011. 13 years later, can she be stopped?

True crime podcast: No justice for victim 90 years after love-triangle killing

Murdered man had two great loves in the last year of his life, and neither was his wife.

Below the surface: What really happened to scuba diver Goy Thongsi?

She sunk out of sight. It was two days before her body was found on the seabed.

NZ Herald podcast wins top awards at New York Festival Radio Awards

Listen now to Heaven's Helpline - a six-part investigation into the Mormon church in NZ.

Mormon sex abuse scandal: Three things NZ could do now to stop it

Lawmakers could force change to help protect abused children, says Murray Jones.

'Abuse flourishes in secrecy': How Mormon women are fighting back

The final episode of Heaven's Helpline explores attempts to reform the LDS church.

An abuse of trust: How the Mormon church put a paedophile in charge of its young people

Episode five of Heaven's Helpline tells the shocking story of Daniel Taylor in Kaitaia.

Seven years of silence: How a NZ child abuse investigator exposed the US Mormon church

Episode four of our podcast reveals the shocking truth behind the church's helpline.

'You can get over this' – Ex-Mormons describe how NZ church protected abusers, not victims

Bishops played a crucial role, the Heaven's Helpline podcast discovers.

'You are commanded to marry me’: How a Kiwi Mormon bride was trapped into an abusive marriage

Caroline didn't want to marry her husband but he told her the Holy Ghost had spoken.

Helpline set up 'to protect victims' of abuse, says Mormon church

The church's full response to claims of a cover-up in the Heaven's Helpline podcast.

'I don’t want to hurt anyone': Uncle Tics says Tourette's syndrome is not just loud swearing

Social media star can't sit behind someone on a plane in case he hits them.

'I just felt nervous all the time': The hidden link between mental health and ADHD

Emily Martin has suffered from severe anxiety since she was 6.

'Why can't I do it?' The hidden answer to a mystery co-ordination problem affecting kids

Dyspraxia can make ordinary skills like tying shoelaces difficult.

TVNZ's Melissa Stokes opens up about being mum to her ADHD son

It takes more than a parenting course to sort this out, warns the News at Six presenter.

'I felt like I was on a cliff': Newstalk ZB host opens up on scary parenting challenge

Broadcaster says parents need to know 'this isn't going to be a quick fix'.

'I took meth to slow down' - ex-inmate with ADHD describes his search to feel normal

Sonia Gray's podcast explores why so many neurodivergent people end up in prison.

Sometimes 'you want to sit in the shower and cry' – Eric Murray fights for his autistic son

Olympic great says this struggle takes all his energy.

‘Would a 'normal’ person say this?’: Taskmaster star on secrets of an autistic comedian

Abby Howells reveals how her perceived weakness became her strength.