Podcasts about Hauraki

S3 Finding Heidi UpdateRyan is currently still working on the final two episodes of Finding Heidi Endgame. There are a couple important loose ends that need to be tied up to conclude the season. So this week we're re-introducing The Veil with the Subscriber only special episode - Where is Sara Neithe?On Sunday 30 March 2003, Sara Niethe drove out of Kerepehi in her mother's light green Honda Civic, stopped at a dairy in Ngatea where a security camera recorded her, and carried on to a house at Kaihere. She was never seen again. Her daughter turned ten the next day, with a table booked at a café. Ten years later Mark Pakenham pleaded guilty to her manslaughter — he had injected her with methamphetamine, a drug she had never used, and watched her die. He was paroled in 2016. Sara has never been found. Neither has the car.IF YOU KNOW SOMETHINGThe car is the most useful thing anyone can help with: a light green 1987 Honda Civic hatchback, registration NH4050, which vanished from the Kaihere / Ngatea / Thames area around 30–31 March 2003 and has never surfaced at a wrecker, been re-registered, or turned up in a drain or a paddock. Investigators believe that wherever the car is, Sara is with it.Anything else helps too — ground turned over on a farm that autumn, a paddock people were told to keep out of. You do not have to have done anything wrong to know about it.Bruce Currie, private investigator and former Waikato CIB senior detective, who has worked this case pro bono with Sara's family — 027 844 1349, bruce@mrtracer.co.nz. In confidence.NZ Police non-emergency: 105.Crime Stoppers: 0800 555 111 — anonymous.A NOTE ON SOURCINGMark Pakenham pleaded guilty to manslaughter in February 2013 and was sentenced in the High Court at Hamilton on 16 August 2013 to six years seven months. He was also convicted of two counts of injuring with intent to injure, relating to two women in Auckland between 1990 and 1992; those appear only because the sentencing judge relied on them in open court. He was paroled on 22 June 2016. This episode does not report on his life since. He later denied the account he pleaded guilty to; the Parole Board said this suggested "a person who is dishonest".No other person has ever been charged over Sara's death. The episode refers to one man, unnamed, recorded as having been in contact with Pakenham that day, who died in 2018. He was never charged, no court has made any finding about him, and no allegation is made against him.There was no trial, so no tested evidence and no judgment of fact — only an agreed summary and a sentencing. There is no forensic record: no remains, no post-mortem, no toxicology, no scene examination, no vehicle. Sara's age is reported variously as 30, 31 and 32; we used 31. The view that Pakenham had help disposing of Sara and the car is Bruce Currie's, and is not a finding of any court; police say there is no evidence of it. In October 2024, after an 18-month review, police found no reason to reopen the file.SOURCESNew Zealand Parole Board, Mark Edward Pakenham, 9 June 2016 — paroleboard.govt.nzRNZ, "Police appeal for killer to reveal where body is" (2013); "Body still missing as killer released" (2016) — rnz.co.nzOtago Daily Times (2011, 2013 court reporting) — odt.co.nzThe Valley Profile, Hauraki — the local reporting that carried the 2022–23 searches — valleyprofile.co.nzAnna Leask, NZME (NZ Herald / Newstalk ZB), 2023–24 case reportingMr Tracer (Bruce Currie) case files — mrtracer.co.nzWaikato Times (2008); NZ Woman's Weekly family interview (2011)SUPPORTThis episode deals with the killing of a woman, methamphetamine and long-term grief.NZ: 1737 (call or text) · Alcohol Drug Helpline 0800 787 797 · Family violence 0800 456 450 · Women's Refuge 0800 REFUGE · Victim Support 0800 842 846AU: Lifeline 13 11 14 · Beyond Blue 1300 22 4636 · 1800RESPECT 1800 737 732Guilt is a 100% Independent Podcast. Support the Podcast by becoming a Brevity+ subscriber. For a small monthly or annual fee you can both support the show and get a ton of amazing features, including Early Episode Release, Bonus Episodes, Ad Free Listening and exclusive access to the Guilt Podcast 'War Room' on www.theguiltpodcast.com where you'll find timelines, maps, case files, exclusive episode video content and more!Subscribe today on Apple or Spotify (Supporting Cast). For details on how to subscribe please visit our website www.theguiltpodcast.com/how-to-subscribeIf you have information about any of our cases or you would like to suggest a case or a story, please visit our website www.theguiltpodcast.com and use our contact form to contact us.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/guilt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Government has approved an extension of some shellfish harvesting bans in parts of the Hauraki Gulf, at the request of three iwi. Until August 2028, Umupuia Beach on Auckland's Pohutukawa Coast, is closed to the taking of cockles, while Te Mātā and Waipatukahu on the Thames coast is closed to the taking of cockles, mussels, oysters, and pipi. The taking of mussels, pāua, and packhorse rock lobster will be banned on Waiheke Island. Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones says there's big issues at stake related to this, and bigger challenges impacting the Hauraki area. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One district is crediting its proactive programme for its top water ranking. The Water Services Authority's latest report suggests Grey District, the Far North, Queenstown, Ashburton, and Clutha councils are the worst for leakages. Meanwhile the place with the least leakages is Hauraki District Council. Mayor Toby Adams told Kerre Woodham the District has invested heavily in ensuring local dairy farms have reliable access to water. He says it wants to get it right, ensuring there are no disruptions and there is enough to go around. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Labour has completely lost the plot over Paul Henry playing a classic radio game on Hauraki. Calling a joke a genuine death threat is bloody ridiculous, especially when Chris Hipkins has played the exact same game himself. Plus, Stuart Nash gets dumped by NZ First before election day, and we break down a mad week in Kiwi politics with Maurice Williamson and Ashley Church. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Now it's just over three months till the election. It is a really important election. New Zealand is struggling to get back on its feet economically. A lot of Kiwis are hurting, and they've been hurting for a long, long time. And they have to decide between a party that gives them stuff, “Oh look, we've got free stuff for you," or a party that is promised to fix things, “Hey, we're in charge here," but is still in the process of fixing things and hasn't fixed a great deal yet, “Oh, it takes time.” Or even whether they should give their vote to a shiny new party, “Hi, we're from TOP," utterly unproven, has some interesting takes on taxing the rich, but hey, at least it's not National or Labour, stuff National or Labour. I'll go with that nice girl in that shiny party that may well end up taking your land off you, but hey ho, there we go, at least it's not National or Labour. There is a lot to think about. There's a lot to consider, there's a lot to discuss, there are policies to pick apart, but instead we've spent a week of the 12 weeks we have left until the election fixated on stupid, crass, dumb stuff that politicians and would be politicians say. Should be a new media segment: Dumb Stuff Politicians Say. The media and the public are to blame equally. The media gets clicks on the website and eyes on social media and calls on talkback. Makes it easy, don't even have to work for them. The public can have a knee jerk reaction, “Oh, that's shocking," and an immediate opinion, “What a terrible person," without having to do the hard work of reading through policies and analysis of policies. And as expected, it didn't take Paul Henry long to be at the centre of a row when he was the guest of Radio Hauraki yesterday morning. JEREMY WELLS: Quick game of shoot, shag, marry. Chris Luxon, Chris Hipkins, and Winston Peters. Who are you shooting? Who are you shagging? Who are you marrying? PAUL HENRY: I mean, you know, you've got to shoot Hipkins, haven't you? WELLS: Okay, so Hipkins is no more. MANAIA STEWART: There's your headline. HENRY: Yeah, I'm shagging Winston. WELLS: And you're marrying Luxon. AYESHA VERRALL: That is absolutely inappropriate and these things do have to be called out because we can't just let death threats go in our political conversation. There are nutters out there who feed off these sorts of things and one day, you know, we can be in the situation which the UK is in where members of Parliament lose their lives. Oh, Ayesha Verrall, cool your jets. That was Ayesha on with my colleague Nick Mills in Wellington when she'd learned that Paul Henry had played shoot, shag, marry on Radio Hauraki. Death threats. The righteous indignation from Labour seems a bit OTT given Chris Hipkins participated in a similar game on The Project some years ago, except then as it was called kick, kiss, or marry. In 2023 Chris Hipkins said he would kick David Seymour, kiss Prime Minister Christopher Luxon to get it over and done with quickly, and marry Te Pāti Māori co leader Rawiri Waititi. Kick David Seymour! He's advocating violence! He wants people to hurt the ACT Leader! No, he doesn't. And nor does Paul Henry want to kill Chris Hipkins. They all just participated in a dumb media game and after Albanese got caught up in the shag, marry, date, and Kylie Minogue and all the trouble he got into with that, I'm sure we'll see cross party support from politicians of every hue and every party that they never play that stupid, stupid game in the media ever again. I mean, you heard one of the Hauraki hosts saying, “Oh, there's your headline," and it was. Then you've got the National Party who have got party-wide outrage after Stuart Nash's comments on Katie Nimon and saying, “Oh, she's bloody lazy," inferring she shouldn't have taken so much maternity leave or parental leave. Now, the social media post from every Nat you've never heard of decrying the comments, and deploring them, and the like could be seen as the Nats quite rightly looking after and supporting one of their own, or it could be seen as a party-wide instruction to shriek your outrage across every media outlet because we're polling badly with women and we want to show women that we love them really, it's just that the country can't afford the pay equity legislation that Labour promised the women. We've got Shane Jones and his knee pads comments and for all his purple prose, his grandiloquence, his circumlocution, his sesquipedalian tendencies, he's just as smutty as the next guy, loves a double entendre. But really, the column inches generated and the time wasted by that comment are just grist to his mill. This is what New Zealand First thrives on: agitate and offend people, then leap back decrying them all as “wokesters” and say, “Ugh, New Zealand First is here to man up, hey! You'll be able to knee pad your way around the bloody morning tearoom when New Zealand First is in power! Hey! Don't you worry about that!" I mean, it's just nonsense. Absolute nonsense. There are columns in the newspaper, there are columns online, there are radio programs where you can discuss in detail the policies of the different parties and how they'll impact on New Zealand now and in the future. But people don't read them. We can show you the figures. And that's people. That's the audience. They click on the knee pads, they click on Katie Nimon, they click on Paul Henry and the shoot, shag, marry. They do not click on Treasury's analysis of the Green Party's tax policy – well they do, but not in as nearly the same numbers. So it's on all of us, except not really us because we do talk policy more than your average radio program and you as the audience who make us the number one rating show do read, do absorb, do analyse the policies more than the average member of the public. But honestly, given that this is one of the most important elections we've got coming up, this is what's dominated the headlines for a week. We do get the government we deserve when shoot, shag, marry is the most read column for the week with 12 weeks to go for an election. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's show, Jase is absolutely fumin', Keyzie needs a home and Pugs is doing Hauraki a huge favour. Follow The Big Show on Instagram Subscribe to the podcast now on iHeartRadio, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts!Featuring Jason Hoyte, Mike Minogue, and Keyzie, "The Big Show" drive you home weekdays from 4pm on Radio Hauraki.Providing a hilarious escape from reality for those ‘backbone’ New Zealanders with plenty of laughs and out-the-gate yarns.Download the full podcast here:iHeartRadio Apple Spotify MEDIATION TIME:(00:00) Intro: Something's Off...(04:15) The beef(09:15) The Mediation(14:32) EUBGT (18:28) TV(23:17) Intro: The revenge(25:39) Big Phone Jase(29:45) The Vietnam Quiz(34:52) State of O(38:41) BEERVANA(40:49) Intro: Tony Pepperoni is back(43:19) ENGELBERT(47:44) DAY IN LOO(51:53) Charitable Pugs(54:44) Farewell! Follow The Big Show on InstagramSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The government claims its new Conservation Amendment Bill will improve protections of conservation land while also enabling more economic growth. Its opponents say the bill will undermine existing protections, however, especially as it enables the sale of large swathes of conservation land into private ownership. This would also undermine existing legal protections for land specifically in the Coromandel, which alongside the Fast Track Bill illustrates this government's intention to entirely circumvent many of New Zealand's long-standing environmental policies. To discuss the Conservation Amendment Bill, what makes it an interesting policy, and how it could end up affecting local conservation efforts in the region, News Director Castor spoke to Chair of Coromandel Watchdog of Hauraki, Catherine Delahunty. You can make a submission on the bill here. Submissions close at midnight on the second of July. 

I was in the Coromandel over the weekend and I was reading their regional paper which still exists, The Informer, and in it was an article by Jeffrey Robinson, who's a local affairs reporter with decades of experience, and he points out the debate that is happening all over the country. The government is ending New Zealand's two tier regional and district council system, it has to happen by 2028 and every district must choose a new unitary council model. The only rule is, well you can't go with the status quo. There's got to be change, there's got to be a rationalisation, it's got to be amalgamation, it's got to be smaller. Now for Coromandel residents, they believe this means choosing between two options. One, create a small eastern Waikato focused council that looks after the Hauraki Plains and the Coromandel Peninsula that reflects the rural and coastal communities of interest, a Hauraki Plains Coromandel unitary authority. Or the other choice is be absorbed into a Hamilton based Waikato super city scenario. Despite not having asked its ratepayers what they want because there's just not enough time and the government has demanded the action, they're all debating it. And the Waikato Regional Council has already said what it wants: one giant unitary authority based out of Hamilton for the entire region. I mean it's the 07 isn't it? It's all got the same phone number, let's all have the same council. Now under that model, the Coromandel with just 32,000 people would hold one seat on a 16 member governing board based out of Hamilton. Hamilton alone would hold seven seats. They have the advantage, they have the influence. Decisions on rates and infrastructure and environmental management and long term planning would be made far from the Coromandel, while a Coromandel local board with only one seat to represent it would be left with minor matters they'd worry about parking and Christmas decorations, but they think they've got bigger fish to fry. And, of course, a Hamilton based super block of seat holders would mean that Hamilton would be able to dominate decisions and funding. Yeah we could do a new bridge in the Coromandel, or we could make sure that new suburb of Peacocke has more stuff. I think we'll go for the Peacocke, won't we? What do you think? Yeah, there's only one guy to vote against it, that's what we'll do. The Coromandel and Thames are very wary of that. This may be efficient, but they believe it would also be unfair. This eastern Waikato unitary council by the way, this idea has deep roots. Back in 2012 Coromandel and Hauraki residents gathered more than 1,500 signatures calling for just that, a council that represented Hauraki and Coromandel, keeping the decision making local. And such a model would return regional rates and jobs and environmental management to the communities they actually affect rather than happening in Hamilton, and ensure representatives live with the consequences of their decision. Thames Coromandel councillors will be discussing this on May 26th. Here's the thing though, have they asked their ratepayers? No they have not, because the government said you've got three months to do this, it's 10 weeks away, you've got to do it, just do it. They don't have the time to consult. Nobody does up and down the country. And this is happening up and down the country. In the Wairarapa, Masterton, Carterton and South Wairarapa are considering a combined rural unitary council because they don't want to be ruled by Wellington. In Taranaki, iwi and local mayors support splitting the region into two unitary councils that represent the natural north south and urban rural division. Hāwera does not want to be ruled by New Plymouth. Waitomo and Otorohanga are developing a King Country unitary proposal because they don't want to be run by Hamilton. And in the South Island, Selwyn's mayor also wants to protect Selwyn's identity because there they're talking about the Canterbury councils merging into a Greater Christchurch super city and they are not sure they want that. The mayor, Lydia, says it's an incredibly short timeframe, we can't consult with our ratepayers but we need to make sure we make the right decision. And they're not happy about it. Waimakariri and Selwyn ratepayers have expressed reservations of being ruled by Christchurch. And this is a real fear up and down the country. The move to rationalise local government could see the big cities and towns grabbing all the power and money. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's show, Jase might be in a bit of a mood, Mogey nailed Mother's Day and Keyzie's had a filthy weekend away. Follow The Big Show on Instagram Subscribe to the podcast now on iHeartRadio, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts!Featuring Jason Hoyte, Mike Minogue, and Keyzie, "The Big Show" drive you home weekdays from 4pm on Radio Hauraki.Providing a hilarious escape from reality for those ‘backbone’ New Zealanders with plenty of laughs and out-the-gate yarns.Download the full podcast here:iHeartRadioAppleSpotify Follow The Big Show on Instagram RECOVERY TIME:(00:00) Intro: Nasal boy(04:01) Mother's Day with the fellas(09:53) Mother's Day with you and yours!(13:21) Hoyte's Holiday Debacle (18:10) TV(23:08) Intro: Te-Ledoz is for everyone!(25:06) Jase is absolutely battling(30:30) Sons of Hauraki(36:05) Intro: Tread carefully around the Jizzbot...(38:46) Keyzie's wacky weekend(43:21) Mogey's brand new car!(47:34) MEATPATTYNIPS69(51:21) Farewell!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today’s show: The Anonymous Meal Confessional: Tell us the meals you suffer through… Do tradies want us to talk to them? Our signatures get brutally roasted: “You don’t sign documents, you audition for them.” Rhys Darby, Rachel House, and Oscar Kightley join us to reflect on the Hunt for the Wilderpeople legacy. Things from the ’90s that vanished: quicksand, white dog poo, ashtrays in cars, frogs… Dear Megan: A wife gets the “ick” after her husband cries over breakfast. Megan catches shade for appearing extremely creepy in a workplace testicular cancer video. Instagram: @THEHITSBREAKFAST Facebook: The Hits Breakfast with Jono, Ben & MeganSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New Zealand First is ramping up its campaigning with an election fast approaching. They announced that if they have any say in the matter, if they form any part of a government, half of all mining royalties will go to the region from whence it came rather than head straight into the treasury coffers in Wellington. New Zealand First says it will build up wealth and infrastructure in the regions allowing for future development rather than having the money spent across wider national projects, so flood mitigation in Westport rather than four lane highways north of Auckland. I really like that idea. The funds would be directed to things like water services, flood protection, energy generation, tourism and transport to enable housing development in areas of high minerals industry growth and critical infrastructure projects, according to the party statement. As I say, I like the idea. What's not to like? The West Coast Regional Council has the smallest operating budget and fewest staff of any regional authority, yet it's facing huge costs for specialised protection works such as those in the Karamea and Punakaiki ratings district. With a population of just under 35,000 and only 20 to 25,000 of those being ratepayers, there's not a lot of money coming in to do essential work and yet they're generating a huge amount of income. Why should they not share in the proceeds? We don't get a huge amount from mining royalties compared to what it generates, 250 million last year, but it's all relative. Imagine tens of million into the West Coast, it would make the world of difference to the people and the land. It is really only fair when you think about it that the region that supplies the raw materials and the workers gets a bit more of the proceeds as Jamie Cleine, former mayor of Buller and now a New Zealand First candidate, told Ryan Bridge this morning. One of the issues the West Coast has, small population base, huge geographic area and and like most of New Zealand, massive infrastructure needs and ability to pay, affordability, all of those things are affecting our region. So it's high time that the minerals royalty scheme gets a bit of a shake up and to hear that there's appetite, New Zealand First are certainly campaigning on 50% of those royalties coming back to the regions where the minerals are coming from is music to my ears. Alongside that of course is, you know, we've got an industry that wants to ramp up and a lot of that requires civil infrastructure to be to be put in ahead of time to facilitate building and accommodating all of the, you know, the wave of workforce that are coming. And so an ability to do that and make sense to focus that on the areas where the growth's going to occur in the mineral sector. So, yeah, makes sense, doesn't it? However, and there's always a however, generally with most good ideas there's a however. You're only going to get, this is what Ryan referenced on Early Edition this morning as well, we're only going to get royalties if we're mining, if we're digging the stuff out of the ground and selling it overseas. Last year mining contributed 2.83 billion to New Zealand's GDP. So, you know, it's worth exploring, it's worth investigating. We think that. But we'll only get investment in mining if we get a bipartisan agreement from our main parties. It is absolutely pointless for any mining company to invest huge amounts of money in this country only to be told to get out and stay out by an incoming government. They're not going to invest. They're not going to take that risk until they know that they can be here for enough time to make a profit. It's got to work for them, it's got to work for us. So this is all very well and good, New Zealand First saying, Yes, let's put half of the royalties back into the regions from whence they came." Couldn't agree more. It will do wonders for all of New Zealand. Quite agree. It's only fair and right. Absolutely. But we have to have the confidence, we have to have the guarantee before mining companies will invest here, otherwise 50% of nothing is nothing. Love to get your thoughts on this. I mean, it is hard to disagree with the concept, isn't it, that 50% of the royalties go back to the regions, to Hauraki, to the West Coast. But why would you invest here when there is uncertainty? The thing investors love more than anything is certainty in an uncertain world. And if they think that a Labour Greens Te Pāti Māori coalition is going to send them packing, they're not going to commit millions and millions and millions of dollars. So what chance do you think we have of getting a bipartisan agreement? This country needs money. We need to sell what we've got so that we can invest in the schools and the hospitals and the public health system and and the like. Yes, we can make cuts and we should be making cuts in some areas, means testing the super and the like, but they're unpopular to voters. We also need to grow the economy and what we've got are minerals and resources. But there's a strong and vocal lobby group that doesn't want to sell those off. They want to leave the ground pristine as and as it is, which is fine, but then you have to accept that we can't have all the luxuries that come with living in a first world. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Split Enz are back on the road again, Neil Fin called up to chat about getting the band back together, how the dynamics have changed over the years; the recent Christchurch show and the ones still to come.. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The National Iwi Chairs Forum has unanimously backed a High Court challenge from Hauraki iwi Ngāti Manuhiri against the Governments Marine and Coastal Area Act passed last year. The Act makes it harder for Māori groups to win customary title; a move the government says restores the legislation to its "original intent". The forum is meeting at Waitangi this week and will tomorrow meet with Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. Māori News journalist Pokere Paewai spoke to Lisa Owen from Waitangi.

So, Fire and Emergency New Zealand has launched an investigation into the firefighter in the video with the Prime Minister. You'll know what I'm talking about, you've probably seen it already. It's been doing the rounds since Friday. It's the video of the PM touring the devastation on the East Coast last week. As he's walking back to a Defence Force helicopter, he stops to talk to a volunteer firefighter who's wearing the old high‑vis with 'Fire' written on the back. He does his political schmoozing - having the chat, getting up in the face, clapping the arm - then he heads off toward the chopper. The firefighter turns around, looks at the phone filming her and makes a crude gesture, which the Hauraki boys would describe as “feeding the birds". I saw that on Friday, I smirked, I thought, “Oh, that's a bit funny,” and then I shut it down and got on with my life. Fire and Emergency NZ, however, does not think it's funny at all. They've completely overreacted to it and, after questions from the Herald, have decided to launch an investigation into this firefighter. If they're open to taking some feedback, I would urge them to drop the investigation here. If there's been a bad call, the really bad call isn't the firefighter doing something silly in front of her mates who are filming - it's the person who put the video online, which was the truly unwise thing to do in this modern age. And it doesn't seem to be the same person, by the way, given the TikTok account is run by a man and the firefighter is a woman. But even if they were the same person, it's just really not a big deal, is it? Politicians should expect - and do expect - this kind of reaction when they go around doing their political schmoozing. And if people have a laugh about the PM doing his schmoozing, who cares? It's not threatening or intimidatory, it's just mocking. We have a shortage of volunteer firefighters in this country. We shouldn't be lifting the expectations of volunteers to the same level as what we expect from professionals to the point that volunteers are dissuaded from giving us their time, which we frankly should be grateful for. And there but for the grace of God, etc, right? Because we all do stupid things - we just hope the people around us don't put it on TikTok. I don't want to live in a world where we get investigated over something as silly as this. Hopefully they drops this investigation because surely - surely to God - Fire and Emergency NZ has more important things to do. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An RNZ special on the unfolding weather event in the North Island, presented by Ingrid Hipkiss. Red heavy rain warnings are in place for Northland, Coromandel, Bay of Plenty, and Gisborne from Tologa Bay north. Several regions have declared a state of local emergency, including Coromandel, Hauraki, Bay of Plenty, Whangarei and Gisborne Tai Rāwhiti.

Local states of emergency remain in place in Whangarei, Coromandel, Hauraki, the Bay of Plenty and Tairawhiti. Emergency Management and Recovery Minister Mark Mitchell spoke to Melissa Chan-Green.

Donald Trump has given his speech to world and business leaders at Davos in Switzerland; Deb Glasgow has lived in Ōakura for decades, and says last night's weather was some of the worst she's ever seen; The Prime Minister has announced an election date of November 7; Local states of emergency remain in place in Whangarei, Coromandel, Hauraki, the Bay of Plenty and Tairawhiti; Tauranga has been battered by wind and rain that has caused several slips.

Civil Defence in Tolaga Bay East Coast says low-lying households near Hikuwai River should evacuate now. Surface flooding has stranded several East Coast communities - with no easing yet of the tropical storm battering the North Island. Tairawhiti has now joined Whangārei, Hauraki, Thames-Coromandel and the Bay of Plenty in declaring States of Emergency. Red rain warnings for Northland, Coromandel Peninsula, Bay of Plenty and parts of Gisborne will start expiring between 11pm and 11am tomorrow. Hauraki District Council says some homes in Whiritoa have been evacuated, and the Surf Club has been set up as a Civil Defence site. In Thames Coromandel, Mayor Peter Revell says Whitianga, Cooks Beach and Pauanui are cut off, with near record rain already last night. "There's going to be significant volumes of rain in the next four or five hours, so that will certainly load up the rivers and threaten slips on roads and what have you." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Huge benefits for the Hauraki District - as a major mining project gets the green light to expand operations. The Government's granted fast track approval for Waihi North to expand its operations in Hauraki District until 2043. Resources Minister Shane Jones estimates it'll generate an additional $5.2 billion dollars from gold and silver exports across its 18-year life. Hauraki District mayor Toby Adams says this will bring a lot of economic wealth into the region - beyond just gold and silver profits. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Push Push are touring the North Island in February, their enigmatic and heroic frontman Mikey Havoc popped in for a chat about the songs that people still tell him they love from A Trillion Shades Of Happy, and the new music they'll be releasing in 2026. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A volunteer baking team is expanding into the Hauraki region, and the Bay of Islands as rising hardship puts local services under pressure. Good Bitches volunteer coordinator Sara Mitchell spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

There is a crackdown on out-of-district discount-hunting dumpers travelling kilometres to off-load their rubbish at the Waihi tip because it is cheaper. About half the people dropping rubbish at the Waihi Refuse Station in the Hauraki District don't pay rates there. Subsidising their rubbish habits is costing local ratepayers about $600,000 a year - but that is all about to change. Hauraki mayor Toby Adams spoke to Lisa Owen.

Today on the show Jerry and Manaia chat all things Halloween and getting scared by Zoe! Plus, we are joined by both Jason Hoyte and Chris Key off the Big Show!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Led by CEO & Director Robert Eckford, Rua Gold (TSXV: RUA | OTC: NZAUF | WKN: A40QYC) controls ground in New Zealand's Reefton and Hauraki goldfields, which have produced more than 12 million ounces historically. With three rigs drilling at Reefton and first-ever drilling at Glamorgan planned in Q4 2025, the company is targeting major catalysts ahead.Ranked as the top mining jurisdiction in Oceania, New Zealand's new policies are unlocking rapid permitting and creating strong conditions for discovery and development.Learn more about RUA Gold: https://ruagold.com/Watch the full YouTube interview here: https://youtu.be/1skNW4_xLvgAnd follow us to stay updated: https://www.youtube.com/@GlobalOneMedia

Led by CEO & Director Robert Eckford, Rua Gold (TSXV: RUA | OTC: NZAUF | WKN: A40QYC) controls ground in New Zealand's Reefton and Hauraki goldfields, which have produced more than 12 million ounces historically. With three rigs drilling at Reefton and first-ever drilling at Glamorgan planned in Q4 2025, the company is targeting major catalysts ahead.Ranked as the top mining jurisdiction in Oceania, New Zealand's new policies are unlocking rapid permitting and creating strong conditions for discovery and development.Learn more about RUA Gold: https://ruagold.com/Watch the full YouTube interview here: https://youtu.be/1skNW4_xLvgAnd follow us to stay updated: https://www.youtube.com/@GlobalOneMedia

On today's poddy, we're shaking things up around here. Follow The Big Show on InstagramSubscribe to the podcast now on iHeartRadio, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts!Featuring Jason Hoyte, Mike Minogue, and Keyzie, "The Big Show" drive you home weekdays from 4pm on Radio Hauraki.Providing a hilarious escape from reality for those ‘backbone’ New Zealanders with plenty of laughs and out-the-gate yarns.Download the full podcast here:iHeartRadioAppleSpotifySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's episode of The Agenda, Manaia Stewart & Finn Caddie join ACC Head G Lane to chat about Ryan Fox making it into the Guinness Book of World Records Then the fellas discuss the reinforcements coming for the All Blacks, and the Wallabies not being afraid of Eden Park. Plus, can the fellas name which Black Caps have scored 5,000 Test runs? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rob Eckford, CEO of Rua Gold Inc. (TSXV: RUA) (OTCQB: NZAUF) (WKN: A40QYC), joins me to introduce the value proposition and current work programs at their 2 district-scale gold exploration projects in New Zealand.   Rob starts off by highlighting that their team, that has developed, constructed, and run mines in Burkina Faso and Colombia, but then decided to focus on New Zealand a handful of years ago; eventually leading to the company going from private to publicly listed in 2024.   They've consolidated the land over 2 large land packages prospective for high-grade gold on both the North Island and South Island.   The Company controls the Reefton Gold District as the dominant landholder in the Reefton Goldfield on New Zealand's South Island with over 120,000 hectares of tenements, in a district that historically produced over 2Moz of gold grading between 9 and 50g/t.  The exploration team currently has 3 drills turning across the project, and anticipates an update to the Resource Estimate by year end.   The Company's Glamorgan Project solidifies Rua Gold's position as a leading high-grade gold explorer on New Zealand's North Island. This highly prospective project is located within the North Islands' Hauraki district, a region that has produced an impressive 15Moz of gold and 60Moz of silver. Glamorgan is adjacent to OceanaGold Corporation's biggest gold mining project, Wharekirauponga; north of their Waihi gold mine. After obtaining a permit later this year, drilling will commence across the Glamorgan Project.   Rob shares his background and the pedigree and experience of the management team and board of directors, and wraps us up with the capital share structure, key strategic investors, and financial strength of the Company to execute on its next initiatives.   If you have any questions for Rob regarding Rua Gold, then please email them into me at Shad@kereport.com.   Click here to follow the latest news from Rua Gold

On today's episode of The Agenda, Manaia Stewart and Finn Caddie join ACC Head G Lane to discuss the strange water feature that has appeared in the Hauraki studio (00:00)...WATCH THE FULL EPISODE ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL HERE!Then the fellas react to one of the greatest sports journo "walk-n-talks" ever and try to crystal ball who will be named in the All Blacks team for this Saturday against the Springboks (5:25).Plus, they discuss the epic new concession menu that the Baltimore Ravens are treating fans to this NFL season, and why NZ sports don't do something similar (16:55)... Then, it's time for another 'Dude Draft' - this time picking the ultimate body parts! Head, Torso, Arms, Legs and Downstairs (22:30). Finally, they get to your feedback in 'Yours Please' (32:10)...Did you know that we've launched a new Facebook Group called 'The Caravan' JOIN HERE!Brought to you by Export Ultra! Follow The ACC on Instagram or Facebook or TikTok Subscribe to The Agenda Podcast now on iHeartRadio, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts! iHeartRadio Apple Spotify YouTube THANKS MATE! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's show, Jase can't dance anymore and Pugs is too busy pashing. TIME TO PLAY THE GAAAME: (00:00) Intro - The Urinal debacle(03:39) Full Metal Orchestra review(08:58) Massive pash fest(13:50) Charlie Gubb(19:10) What's on the telly?(22:15) Intro - We needs chips(24:15) The Big Chode(27:48) We read your suggestions(31:20) Beer & Pie July Week 5!(33:27) Try anything once..(35:21) Intro - The Chode Show(36:37) Pugsan's Asian Delights (40:11) Big Poll results(43:56) Big Show Best Bit(49:30) Outro Follow The Big Show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/haurakibigshow Subscribe to the podcast now on iHeartRadio, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts! Featuring Jason Hoyte, Mike Minogue, and Keyzie, "The Big Show" drive you home weekdays from 4pm on Radio Hauraki. Providing a hilarious escape from reality for those ‘backbone’ New Zealanders with plenty of laughs and out-the-gate yarns. Download the full podcast here: iHeartRadio: www.iheart.com/podcast/1049-the-hauraki-big-show-71532051/?follow=true Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hauraki-big-show/id1531952388 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/20OF8YadmJmvzWa7TGRnDI See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Finn Caddie joins ACC Head G Lane, live from the palatial NZME Studios in Wellington, to preview the 2nd All Blacks Test against the French! Then, the fellas give an update on the viral golf course fight in Canada, and Lane gives his top tip for dealing with school holidays punishment... Plus, they give an update on the 3rd Test between England and India at Lord's! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

No Casserole this week instead, Manaia Stewart and Finn Caddie join ACC Head G Lane to celebrate Manaia's birthday with some QOTSA (00:00) and discuss what went wrong during their training session with Shaun Johnson and Tohu Harris (04:40)... Then, the fellas chat about who will replace Dogroll in the All Blacks (10:15) and the lineup for the AUSNZ XV to play the Lions (11:30).Next, they make their predictions for the State of O decider (16:00), and Manaia gives us a scouting report on new Wahs' Halfback Tannah Boyd (21:30).Finally, they get to your feedback in 'Yours Please' (25:45)...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Manaia Stewart and Finn Caddie join ACC Head G Lane to discuss whether anyone has been offered mushrooms for lunch recently (00:00)... Then, the fellas chat about the Proteas Skipper choosing to declare to keep Brian Lara's world record score intact (06:00) and the new speedster named in the Black Caps Test squad (09:40).Next, did you know Christian Lio-Willie can shred on the guitar (16:00), and that Ma'a Nonu is STILL playing professional rugby at 43 (18:50)?! Plus, someone had a really bad day at Wimbledon (20:10)Finally, they get to your feedback in 'Yours Please' (26:25)...Brought to you by Export Ultra!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

No Casserole today, instead Manaia Stewart and Finn Caddie join ACC Head G Lane for the first 'Hauraki Breakfast with an Agenda' of the week, and they begin by recapping one helluva hectic weekend in Dunedin for the first All Blacks Test of the season (00:00). Then, the fellas review the game, the AB's performance and the Halftime "entertainment" (06:30)... Next, they chat about the plethora of motorsport across the weekend, including Kiwis in the F1 and NASCAR (19:00), before getting into the NRLW (25:00) and the two cricket Tests that wrapped up overnight, and Manaia says something that will fire up all of our Indian fans (29:30)...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What if every visit made the world a better place? By protecting the kiwi and inviting visitors to plant native trees, Destination Hauraki Coromandel is shaping a tourism ecosystem where every trip gives back. This episode of Travel Beyond explores how a small region is leaving a big legacy, one handprint at a time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on the show the guys talked to Chris Brandolino from NIWA about the weather system crashing into us, checked Manaia's weight in "Hauraki's Biggest Loser", and found out the ideal size for a male's downstairs operation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The curator of a photo exhibition in the Hauraki town of Waihī in the North Island, hasn't come from a big city museum, in fact she hasn't even finished high school. Libby Kirkby-Mcleod reports.

On today's show, Jase wants to void the consequences of the Hauraki Golf Day, Mike updates us on his neighbourhood steamer and Keyzie finally does What's For Tea, New Zealand. TIMESTAMPS (perhaps):(00:00) Mogey's handsome haircut (02:23) The Hauraki Golf Day (07:28) The consequences of the Golf Day... (12:30) Jase's New Years Reso Update (15:51) Intro: Pugs LOVES it (17:37) Jase gets Keyzie a new role (22:39) MEATPATTYNIPS69 (27:47) Mogey's Steamer Update (34:11) Intro: Hoytey J's School Days (37:13) What's For Tea, New Zealand? (41:10) What's On The Telly, With Mike Minogue (46:01) THE GOAT, THE GOOOOAT (48:08) Farewell Follow The Big Show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/haurakibigshow Subscribe to the podcast now on iHeartRadio, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts! Featuring Jason Hoyte, Mike Minogue, and Keyzie, "The Big Show" drive you home weekdays from 4pm on Radio Hauraki. Providing a hilarious escape from reality for those ‘backbone’ New Zealanders with plenty of laughs and out-the-gate yarns. Download the full podcast here: iHeartRadio: www.iheart.com/podcast/1049-the-hauraki-big-show-71532051/?follow=true Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hauraki-big-show/id1531952388 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/20OF8YadmJmvzWa7TGRnDISee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Catherine Delhunty, the former Green MP and current chair of the Coromandel Watchdog of Hauraki, thinks Resources Minister Shane Jones is being "Trumpian" ahead of releasing the government's minerals strategy and critical minerals list. Delhunty spoke to Corin Dann.

On today's show, Mike reeducates us on the road rules, Keyzie confonts our plagiarist and there's a serial filthmonger using the Hauraki studio. Have a look at our Insta @haurakibigshowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's show, we have a wahh about the Tyson v Paul fight, the weather, The ACC, and the biggest film in cinemas right now. Less whinging on the IG @haurakibigshowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On The Hauraki Breakfast today... Jerry and Mash prepare for their first hit of golf since pairing up for Chasing The Fox 2024, and Ben Hurley goes deep on Christmas hampers... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

My Marae: in the latest in our occasional series Mihi visits Te Pai o Hauraki, a Ngati Tamatera marae to speak to historian and kaikorero Larn Wilkinson.

WATCH THE FULL EPISODE ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL HERE!ACC Head G Lane joins Manaia Stewart to recap an emotional day at ACC HQ for Matt Heath's last show on Hauraki before discussing another ACC own goal - selling our ute with Auto Trader (0:00). Then the fellas dive into an extended 'Yours Please' answering all your burning questions about the Export Ultra Beer Garden Tour Of Munich (12:24)...Brought to you by Export Ultra!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's show, Jase has a hot date with Pugs, Mike's waging war against teachers, and Keyzie gets the role of a lifetime off the back of Matt Heath leaving Hauraki. Check us out @haurakibigshow on InstaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Mayors Taskforce for Jobs initiative is leading to apprenticeships, qualifications and employment. Driving the scheme is a network of Mayors around the country helping young people from 16-24 to get jobs, skills and training. It is working particularly well in the Hauraki and Thames-Coromandel districts. Hauraki District Mayor Toby Adams says the scheme has resulted in jobs for 150 young people over the past four years. And Miyah Henley is one of those young people, she is an apprentice Reticulation Serviceperson at the Council.

With all the flellas off today, enjoy some freshly-curated back to back non-stop best bits, hot off the press and straight out the back of Producer Pugs.  Jase has a wholesome Father's Day, Mike's tired after a busy weekend, and Keyzie gets an exciting new gig. Check out more from us on Insta @haurakibigshowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Enjoy some bonus Big Show bits from throughout the week as Mogey updates us on his lasered bolos, we discover a new potential Hauraki chairman, and talk turkey on all the gadgets at Fieldays. Check out more from us on Insta @haurakibigshowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on the Radio Highlights Podcast, Matty & Mash discuss the ongoing issues with Google A.I, and what are the Hauraki listeners taking from their workplace...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on the Radio Highlights Podcast, the boys talk a whole bunch of shit, about a whole bunch of nothing...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.