Kate Hawkesby is the host of Early Edition on Newstalk ZB, Monday to Friday from 5am – 6am.
We are your advocate, Aotearoa. Uncovering stories that matter, asking hard-hitting questions of those in power, live-blogging sport events, monitoring the highs and lows of the NZX and providing Premium expert opinion and analysis. Bringing you distinctive, quality journalism and breaking news from across New Zealand and around the world. With specialists working together to create indepth reads, engaging video, and unmissable podcasts.
Hawkesby: This Govt's dangerously out of touch with rural people
COMMENT: Good luck charging an electric vehicle down on the farm.
Hawkesby: Angry farmers blame beastly behaviour from MPI in M. bovis saga
COMMENT: Angry farmers say one of their colleagues committed suicide.
Hawkesby: Where's the support for farmers battling Mycoplasma bovis?
COMMENT: Critics say poor communication from MPI continues to cause anguish.
Hawkesby: Forget Lime scooters, it's quad bikes that are killers
COMMENT: Why are people still dying on quad bikes?
The almond milk with no almonds, the ginger ale with no ginger
COMMENT: If you think almond milk is full of almonds - you're nuts.