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Women continue to face unique pressures, balancing professional, family, and social expectations while carrying the often-invisible mental and emotional load. In this webinar, we'll explore the experiences of women in leadership roles and what organisations can do better to support women into senior roles and maintain their wellbeing.  In this episode, we sit down with leadership coach and consultant, Dr. Amanda Sterling, to delve into questions on gender equity in the workplace and closing the gender representation gap. Dr. Amanda will share insights from both her research findings on women in leadership and her own experiences in the field.  Amanda's Biography: Dr Amanda Sterling is an award-winning consultant who partners with organisations to remove barriers for women into leadership and create inclusive workplaces where people and businesses thrive. Amanda combines her decades of experience working in corporate leadership development and culture change, as well as deep expertise on leadership, gender, and inclusion, to help organisations attract and retain more women in leadership and close their gender pay gaps. Amanda's groundbreaking PhD research (completed in 2023) revealed critical insights into what is still holding women back from leadership roles and the opportunities to address this. Her research has been featured in multiple media channels such as RNZ,  and was highlighted by Global Women and the University of Auckland. Amanda is originally from the Kaipara region but has called Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland home for the last 20 years. She is also a proud parent to one son. 0:00 – Introduction2:20 – Why Amanda decided to research women's leadership4:35 – What barriers prevent women from becoming leaders?6:05 – What assumptions perpetuate these barriers?7:55 – How can we challenge societal assumptions about mothers in leadership roles?9:30 – Why men are key to increasing leadership opportunities for women11:00 – How can we help men feel comfortable being part of the solution?14:05 – How can women influence men in the workplace to change the status quo?16:50 – Why women's leadership development programmes alone are not enough17:55 – Why representation does not equal inclusion20:00 – How to develop the measures needed to drive organisational change21:15 – The case for men's leadership development programmes22:20 – What are the benefits of having more diverse teams?23:55 – Why women leaders leave leadership positions25:45 – The false assumptions behind the belief that women are less confident than men28:05 – Are organisations acknowledging the additional emotional burden women face?30:00 – The four-factor framework for increasing women in leadership roles31:55 – Factor 1: Flexible work32:19 – Factor 2: Partner support33:10 – Factor 3: Manager support33:35 – Factor 4: Women's leadership development programmes34:40 – How workplaces can shift gender expectations around parental leave37:00 – When is there a place for women-only safe spaces?39:15 – What can workplaces do to create more supportive managers?42:45 – How the four factors change across career stages44:33 – Making the case for change in the workplace46:15 – Case study: Z Energy49:20 – What are the long-term measures for assessing the impact of inclusive teams?50:04 – What is one thing organisations can do to create change?51:00 – Amanda's one wellbeing practiceLearn more about Amandahttps://dramandasterling.com/ Learn more about Clearheadhttps://www.myclearhead.com/

Government ministers gave councils an ultimatum yesterday: come up with your own plans for amalgamation within three months, or the Government will do it for you. Local Government Minister Simon Watts and RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop said there was broad support from councils – some were already gung-ho and proceeding with plans to amalgamate. One of them is Nelson Mayor Nick Smith. He's long held the view that merging with Tasman is the right thing to do for his city and cites common interests and unnecessary duplication. Back in 2012, Nelson voted in favour of amalgamation, Tasman voted against it. Tasman Mayor Tim King still prefers an arranged marriage – he wants to wait for the Government's backstop process, which would force reform before the 2028 local elections. King says he'd rather have central government just do it, decide on the country's local government model, rather than have all the arguments that come with trying to hash out, thrash out these sorts of governance arrangements for themselves. As King pointed out, the biggest problem councils face right now is financial pressure, and amalgamation won't necessarily save money, and it won't necessarily make everything magically better. Come on in, Auckland Super City! A prime example of amalgamation. Did it make things better? Back in 2010, the 1st of November to be exact, eight councils became one. And from that one big Super City Council, 21 local boards were created to focus on community issues. The council managed regional issues like transport and planning. The aim was, as Nick Smith said, to avoid unnecessary duplication and improve services. And I guess on paper it makes sense but back in 2020, on the 10 year anniversary of the Super City, some districts felt amalgamation hadn't really worked for them. Speaking to Radio New Zealand, former Franklin District Mayor Mark Ball said his community felt like a cash cow for the big smoke, that they had specific regional interests that weren't being represented at council level. He conceded that the water had got a lot better, the drinking water under the new structure was a lot better, but he said vital infrastructure like upgrading roads down south had been passed up in favour of bike paths in Auckland's CBD. He said elected members all love to build the shiny things, they love to have their Aotea Squares and go to the openings of this and that. Nobody ever wants to bury pipes. And he said, as an example of where your own region's specific needs are overlooked or misunderstood or not taken into account, some roads that had been built were too narrow for farming vehicles. Why would you possibly need a wide road? Says somebody driving a smart car in inner city Auckland. Because I've got a whopping great combine harvester, you numpty, would be the answer – and he said the town centres have been stripped of car parks. The thing that concerns me is that so few people take an interest in local body politics. So few. People could be getting up to God knows what with God knows who and you wouldn't have a clue until it's all too late because nobody takes an interest, nobody goes to the meeting – well, very few. I'm exaggerating for effect. Very few people go along to the council meetings, very few people bother to vote. So they can decide what you like and you go, oh, I don't think this is very good, I don't like this, and well, too bad. You didn't care. You care now. I find it really interesting that when it comes to amalgamation, trying to get these disparate interests all working together as one, and the case that Mark Ball cites is a really good one. Franklin needs new roads. Right then, let's build them. Oh, they're not big enough for farming vehicles – you know it's because nobody knew. The Far North seems to be quite keen to amalgamate. They're first out of the blocks. Far North, Whangārei, Kaipara, and the Northland Regional Councils are looking to merge into one or two authorities. But the difference between the West Coast and the East Coast is phenomenal. There's a line you cross when you're driving from Hokianga to Kerikeri and you know that you've crossed it, that you're on the East Coast now. How do you get fair representation and, and manage to lobby for what's important in your area when the needs in the other area are so, so different? On the West Coast of the South Island, they're also keen. Grey and Hokitika District Councils are considering merging into a unitary authority with Westland Regional Council. Buller's like, no thanks very much. Not for me. They'll go at it alone. So if you are one of the few in the country that is taking an interest in local body politics, if you are one of the few in the country that cares about what happens in your region, where your rates go, how they're spent, whether you'll get fair representation when a merger happens because it's a matter of when, not if. Is it going to work for your area? Can you see a case for it? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The representation and inclusion of indigenous models of hauora (health) in mainstream medicine is vital to ensuring culturally-safe health services. In this episode, we delve into Māori mental health specifically from the lens of Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei. We discuss the importance of whakapapa; knowing who you are, where you come from and your sense of belonging to hauora and ways that services can shift to a preventive care model for whānau, hapū and iwi.Our guest speaker, Tūrakawa Bartlett, addresses common narratives about Māori wellbeing and offers insights on how te ao Māori (Māori worldview) is beneficial for everyone, not just Māori. Together, we discuss what signs to look out for when someone you know may be struggling or how to know when you are struggling yourself.In this episode, we dive deep into answering the following thorny questions:00:00 – Introduction03:05 – Framing today's session from a Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei iwi lens06:00 – Mental health from a Māori worldview12:40 – Barriers preventing Māori from connecting with their true identity19:00 – What help is available for Māori experiencing mental health challenges22:50 – How support services can make it easier for Māori to reach out25:00 – Signs to look for when checking in on someone who may be struggling27:50 – Internal signs that you might be struggling yourself30:50 – What non‑Māori can do to create culturally safe support spaces39:00 – Definitions of kawa and tikanga42:35 – Differences in how Māori and non‑Māori experience health services46:50 – Why a bicultural Māori and non‑Māori health model is essential49:30 – Signs someone may need professional help52:30 – Rose, Letica, and Turaukawa's personal wellbeing practicesLeticia, from Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei and Kaipara, has completed her training as an Intern Clinical Psychologist and is currently working on research. Her approach to psychological well-being and oranga is shaped by clinical expertise and lived experience, with a strong focus on Māori mental well-being and previous experience in community alcohol and drug (AOD) services. Tūraukawa, from Ngāti Whātua ki Tāmaki, is the CEO and Director of MANAVATION, a kaupapa Māori hauora service supporting Tangata Whenua and Tangata Tiriti in achieving their wellbeing goals through cultural and language revitalisation. Tūraukawa has received numerous recognitions, including the Bob Henare Award for Individual Excellence in Māori Mental Health and DAPAANZ Best Newcomer to the Addictions Sector. He also facilitates reo Māori wellbeing retreats to enhance cultural foundations and promote holistic wellbeing. Rose, a graduate Enrolled Nurse from Ngāti-Whātua Ōrākei and Ngāti Kahu ki Whangāora, draws from her lived experience of losing two siblings to suicide, which drives her commitment to providing compassionate care.  

For our weekly catch-up with the Labour Party, Wire Host Caeden spoke to MP Shanan Halbert about this year's Waitangi Day, seabed mining in Taranaki, and Labour and National's joint Modern Slavery members' bill. And for International Desk, they spoke to Dr Keith Rathbone, Senior Lecturer in Modern European History and Sports History at Macquarie University, about the controversy surrounding security at the Winter Olympics.  For City Counselling this week, News Director Castor spoke to Auckland Councillor Shane Henderson about Auckland Museum, a potential merger of Kaipara and Rodney district councils, and the opening of the Auckland International Convention Centre.  They also spoke to Communications and Advocacy manager at the Burnett Foundation, Kirk Serpes, about the decision to allow politicians to speak on the mainstage of Big Gay Out this weekend.

In Leaders Getting Coffee episode 55, our guest is the former National Party Minister, Speaker of the House and Ambassador to London, Sir Lockwood Smith. Sir Lockwood Smith is one of those people you feel you know before meeting him. He first stepped into the public gaze as a television presenter of science programmes aimed at school age children. What started as a university holiday job delivered some early name recognition, helping him to win a seat in the old first part the post political system. He grew up on the family farm that he still runs today. He learned the ropes early and developed the skills necessary to run the farm before leaving school. A Bachelors and Masters degree (with honours) in Agricultural Science put the theory alongside the practical skills he’d already developed. At first, he followed what most of us would observe as an academic career, lecturing at Massey University and wining a scholarship to attend the Waite Agricultural Research Institute, at the University of Adelaide, where he studied for his PhD in ruminant metabolism. He tells of studying Opera, as a sideline, while he was there. While in Adelaide he took up rowing, winning five state championships and leading the Adelaide University Boat Club as it’s captain. Back in New Zealand, politics was calling and he was elected to parliament as the MP for Kaipara in 1984. He became one of our longest serving MP’s, staying for 29 years, the last five of which were spent as a most respected “Speaker of the House”. On the Leaders Getting Coffee podcast with Bruce Cotterill, Sir Lockwood speaks of the highs and lows of life in politics. There have been many achievements and the occasional disappointment, and he is refreshingly open in his discussion, including the behind the scenes conflict surrounding leadership appointments. And he reflects on his time as Speaker of the House and his disappointment at today’s parliamentary behaviour. He also covers off his five-year stint as our High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Ghana & Nigeria, and Ambassador to Ireland and the various roles he conducted on behalf of the UK government after his post was completed. Today, he’s back on the farm that he has operated throughout a busy life, breeding Belgian Blue bulls, a breed that he has continued to develop and enhance over his entire life. He’s a happy and contented man with a wonderful story to tell. And he tells it very well.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This rates cap is popular politics, no doubt, and local government needs a good kick in the pants. But does a 2-4% band simply mean we're going to pay more in other fees? Rates aren't the only way these guys make money off us, we also pay for specific things like resource and building consents, LIM requests, dog registrations, and campgrounds. Will hairdressers have to pay more to register under the Health Act? Yes, this is a thing, and in Kaipara, for example, it'll cost your business $423 bucks, thank you very much. Will we pay more for a burial plot at the local cemetery? That's another fee. Will we pay more to register out dogs? The options are endless. Waikato District Council has a document setting out the fees it whacks ratepayers with. It's 45 pages long. The government may take a revenue lever away from councils with one hand, but councils will no doubt get creative and hit us up from another angle. Actually, this is exactly what the Government itself has been doing. We're seeing the rise of the fee. 2026 will be the year of the fee. Yes, the Coalition may have cut taxes, but they're also overseeing one the biggest hikes in fees and charges of any government in recent history. Road user charges, user-pays, road tolls, congestion charging is coming, fines are going up, immigration fees, airport fees - you name it, chances are it's heading north. It's a strategy. The top line number comes down, but all the little bits they hope we won't notice go up. Councils will be no different. Add in the Water Done Well fee, which will be massive in some places, and the reality is that no ratepayer will feel like they're getting a batter a deal post-cap band. The question is whether this a reason not to do it. And the answer is probably not. But it should come with tempered expectation that we won't feel fleeced when the council emails those pesky quarterly rates bills or charges you for sending a hard copy by snail-mail!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kaipara has a new mayor after a controversial race with claims of voter irregularities and nepotism. Its deputy mayor, Jonathan Larsen, won the mayoralty by just 21 votes. Jonathan Larsen spoke to Corin Dann.

There were tense scenes in the Northland town after outgoing mayor Craig Jepson called an unprecedented emergency council meeting.

Outgoing Kaipara Mayor Craig Jepson has called an emergency meeting just 24 hours before the final results of a cliffhanger election will be announced. The Mayor has requested the meeting be held behind closed doors in Mangawhai. RNZ Northland reporter Peter de Graaf joins Lisa Owen with the details.

The Kaipara District Council will this morning make a second attempt at having an emergency meeting after a meeting on Thursday was interrupted by an elderly protester. RNZs Northland reporter Peter de Graaf spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Today on the podcast...Oriini Kaipara te pati maori,   gave Parliament the one fingered salute on her first day. I share my views. Plus My Panel joins me, Ashley Church and Rawdon Christie. Get in touch with Duncan - duncan@rova.nz and join us on the socials. Website: https://www.rova.nz/podcasts/duncan-garner-editor-in-chief-live Instagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcast TikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

42 councils have held referendums on Māori wards - 17 areas have voted to keep them, while 25 have voted to remove. The wards have been a flashpoint for debate - there were protesters in Kaipara last year when council voted to remove it. Te Pāti Māori has described the decision to remove the wards as “racist, targeted attack on Māori, for being Māori” and that it's "an assault on Te Tiriti" Last year, David Seymour said he'd vote against keeping Maori wards if his council held a referendum - on the basis that New Zealand is made up of people from all walks of life. He speaks to Tim Beveridge... LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Parliament's new MP for Tāmaki Makaurau, Oriini Kaipara, delivered her maiden speech this week - an event that was overshadowed somewhat by her supporters' celebrations. But what did Parliament's newest MP actually say in her speech before all that?Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Orini Kaipara gave her maiden speech in Parliament yesterday, and she's just the sort of person you want to see entering politics – she's young, she's smart, she's passionate. And I don't know about you, but I love seeing an electorate MP, somebody who has been overwhelmingly selected by voters, given a mandate by voters to be their person in Parliament, as opposed to sliding in on the list. But when she agreed to enter Parliament, surely she is agreeing then to the rules and conventions that govern Parliament. Her maiden speech focused on the importance of te reo and that we must respect and honour everybody, despite the colour of their skin, despite the language that they speak. All well and good. But the message was marred by a number of violations of House rules. Her maiden speech ran well over time, causing clear frustration for Speaker Gerry Brownlee. Maiden speeches are allocated 15 minutes of Parliament's time, and Kaipara's went well over that. "This is not on," the Speaker thundered, as he rang the bell for a third time to signal she had run out of time for her speech. I have no doubt she felt moved to tell the House and her supporters what it had taken to get her there, what inspired her, her reason for being there. But every maiden MP has a story. Every maiden MP from every party has a group of people who have guided them to where they are today and their very, very real reasons for being there. Kaipara's are important, but no more important than any other MPs from any other party in the House. Then, after a waiata and a haka followed her overlong speech, Gerry Brownlee had enough and suspended the House. He had given permission for a waiata, but not a haka. Permission has to be sought before you can do either. And before anyone jumps up and down and says a haka should be able to be performed anytime, anywhere, whenever the wairua takes you, rules are rules, man. As Brownlee put it, when the House resumed after half an hour, "We have a protocol here. This is our tikanga. That tikanga is based on agreement." He said there'd been no agreement for the haka, nor for the speech to go on and on as it did. And he said he was going to investigate whether the haka had been spontaneous —I suspect it was, that's what you do at graduation ceremonies and the like and as a sign of enormous respect— or planned by a political party. He says for people to decide they are not going to participate in that process, they put themselves very firmly in contempt of Parliament. Would Te Pāti Māori members accept breaches of protocol on the marae? Continued breaches of protocol? I doubt it – especially if they were deliberate. Ignorance you can kind of accept. It's annoying that people don't know the rules of your church or your golf club or your marae or your Parliament, but hey ho, that's life. Gentle correction and people are back on course. Continual breaches, when you know better, it's a different story. That's contempt. If a person or a group of people continually stick two fingers to your organisation and the way you do things, would you keep them in that organisation? So what does the Speaker do about Te Pāti Māori, who have made it abundantly clear time and time again that they simply do not respect the values and the rules of Parliament? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joseph from Peace Action Otautahi joins us at 9pm to talk about the action they are taking in Christchurch the space industry and conference, the reason they say they're terrible and a recap of the protestThe maiden address of new MP Oriini Kaipara, prompted Speaker of the House Gerry Brownlee to investigate whether an unauthorised haka at the end of the speech, deemed to be in contempt of the House, was organised in concert with any political party after he suspended the house.Finn Cordwell, from Living Wage Aotearoa, joins us around 9.30 tot alk about the victory for workers as Government keeps the living wage requirement for contracts. =================================Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of ⁠⁠#BHN⁠⁠ www.patreon.com/BigHairyNews⁠=================================Merch available at www.BHNShop.nz Like us on Facebookwww.facebook.com/BigHairyNews Follow us on Twitter.@patbrittenden @Chewie_NZFollow us on BlueskyPat @patbrittenden.bsky.socialChewie @chewienz.bsky.socialEmily @iamprettyawesome.bsky.socialMagenta @xkaosmagex.bsky.social

Te Pāti Māori candidate for the Tāmaki Makaurau by-election Oriini Kaipara explains why she thinks she's the best choice for voters in the electorate. But her comments also include an unconventional endorsement for her opponent, Labour's Peeni Henare, for an even bigger job. Join Jack Tame and the Q+A team and find the answers to the questions that matter. Made with the support of NZ on Air.

On farm harvest refers to the practice of killing animals on the same land on which they were raised. Only a few farms in New Zealand are certified to do this however practitioners say it is in the best interests of both the animals and the consumer. Deborah Pead has built a career in public relations but for almost 25 years she has also been developing a family farm business with her husband in Kaipara, just north of Auckland. Named Danbri Farm, after their children, today they run it with their son-in-law James Birch.

Kaipara motorists are demanding compensation after their car tyres were ripped up by razor sharp road metal. They said the metal was wrongly laid and has left them with big bills. Since fresh metal was laid on Arapaoa, Hamlin and Neems Road south of Dargaville last month a number of residents have had punctures, some suffering multiple flat tyres and wheel damage. Local resident Rachael Gedye spoke to Lisa Owen.

Former broadcaster, Oriini Kaipara explains why she decided to contest the Tāmaki Makaurau by-election for Te Pāti Māori.

Kaipara farmer Stephen Newman is intent on improving soils and pasture in low cost, natural ways. He's now helping others too and hopes these methods will become even more useful as the country experiences more and more intense weather events like flooding, heavy rainfall and drought. You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here.You can find our previous episode on City to Farm, here, or learn more on their website.With thanks to:Stephen NewmanGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Matakohe is a village in the Kaipara district, about 45 kilometres south of Dargaville. It's famous for the Kauri Museum so we decided to give the museum a cold call to find out what visitors can expect to find.

Former broadcaster and journalist Oriini Kaipara is putting her name forward to be Te Pāti Māori's Tāmaki Makaurau candidate after Takutai Tarsh Kemp died, triggering a by-election. Kaipara has an extensive broadcasting background and has worked for Mai FM, TVNZ, Māori TV and Newshub - where she presented the Saturday morning politics-heavy show The Nation. NZ Herald political editor Thomas Coughlan says nominations close this afternoon, with more to be revealed in the coming days. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A kiwi has travelled 14 kilometres to reach an area where the birds haven't been seen since the 1970s. The Forest Bridge Trust operations manager Matu Booth spoke to Corin Dann.

The Mangawhai community is banding together to pick up the pieces from yesterday morning's tornado. Two people were seriously injured and nine buildings are yellow stickered - with another 26 white stickered as possibly damaged, but safe. Restoring power is taking longer than first expected, with worse damage than first thought. All but 30 customers should have electricity by midnight. Kaipara mayor Craig Jepson says only one person has needed emergency accommodation through the welfare team. "Other than that, I think people relied on the generosity of friends and family and other people that stepped up." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The mayor of Kaipara is expecting the clean-up from the destructive Mangawhai storm to be a big job. Kaipara Mayor Craig Jepson spoke to Corin Dann.

On today's episode, the mayor of Kaipara is expecting the clean-up from the destructive Mangawhai storm to be a big job, oral hearings for the Treaty Principles Bill begin just after 8am on Monday, in Canterbury, a person was freed from the wreckage of a campervan on Sunday night, after a tree fell on the vehicle, dive bombers hit the water in the capital over the weekend when the Z Manu World Champs held their Wellington Super Qualifier event, this year's Australian Open has been the talk of the sporting world - and not just for the tennis, and we cross the Tasman to get the latest from Kerry-Anne Walsh.

The Kaipara District Council has voted to scrap its Maori Ward, at a tense meeting in Mangawhai today. At least 150 Maori ward advocates gathered outside the council building during the extraordinary meeting, Maori News Reporter Tuwhenuaroa Natanahinara was at the hui and speaks to Lisa Owen.

The Kaipara District Council voted to scrap its Maori Ward at a tense meeting in Mangawhai on Wednesday. Maori news reporter Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira reports.

The Kaipara Mayor says the vote to disestablish the council's Māori ward could go either way.  Kaipara District Council could become the first to remove the Te Moananui o Kaipara Māori ward under new legislation.  Councillors are meeting in Mangawhai today to vote on the decision, with protests also expected.  Mayor Craig Jepson called the meeting just 24 hours after the new law kicked in.  Jepson told Mike Hosking he doesn't think there's any need for Māori Wards  He says it'll be a democratic process, but he just hopes intimidation doesn't change councillors' votes.  Councils have until September 6 to make a decision, with a number of councils leaning towards retention.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Wednesday 7th of August, we look towards the unemployment numbers out today and how it will affect us, plus the big meeting today for Kaipara re: their Māori wards.  What is happening with Air NZ when we are looking at a second half loss while airlines around the world are making record profits?  It gets heated between Mark Mitchell and Ginny Andersen on Politics Wednesday as the discussion turns to what is and isn't appropriate to say when criticising MPs.    Get the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast every weekday morning on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The World Indigenous Suicide Prevention Conference is taking place in New York later this month, hosted by Seneca Nation. The conference was started by Ngāti Pikiao in 2016 and invites community organisations, advocates, and leaders to come together to discuss the challenges and solutions of suicide prevention for indigenous communities. Wire Host Caeden spoke to Quack Pirihi (Ngāti Whātua o Kaipara, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Wai), founder of Mana Āniwaniwa, about why they're fundraising to go to the conference. You can tautoko their mahi on their instagrams @quackpirihi and @manaaniwaniwa

It's the last day of the kumara harvest at Dunsmore Gardens, a farm on the outskirts of Dargaville. It's also time to celebrate after the grower lost 99 percent of his crop last season.

The motorsport community is in shock and grieving after two competitors died during a road rallysprint race Sunday afternoon in Northland. The driver and co-driver were in a single car when their vehicle veered off the track during the Arcadia Road Race near Kaipara. Several investigations into the double fatality are underway. M otorsport New Zealand chief executive Elton Goonan spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

It's almost a year since kumara crops, which were ready to be harvested in the Kaipara District in Northland were pretty much wiped out by two major weather events. 

A shortage of New Zealand kumara from Kaipara has forced Nelson chip company Proper Crisps to temporarily switch to sweet potato from Australia.  It had already opened a sweet potato factory in Yarra Valley in Victoria last year to meet demand across the ditch.  Kaipara Kumara managing director Anthony Blundell told Mike Hosking that it's not a major blow to either party.  He says that variety of sweet potato isn't too dissimilar to the kumara they grow, so switching to Australia is the best option.  Kumara in some supermarkets at the moment are around $13 a kilo.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Act party leader, David Seymour, insists his party has done a good job of vetting its candidates. The Rangitata candidate, Elaine Naidu Franz, has resigned, after it emerged she compared vaccine mandates to Nazi concentration camps. Act's Kaipara ki Mahurangi candidate, Anto Coates, released a parody song, joking that the former Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, wanted to throw people in gulags, but he stood down a month ago. David Seymour says that was for personal reasons. Political commentator Liam Hehir spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

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Have you had a go at making salami, bacon or sausages? Dawn Folkard runs Pure Food Kitchen, and teaches charcuterie classes in Kaipara, and shes joins us to talk about the wonderful world of curing meat.

Kūmara packers have had their working hours slashed because this year's crop was ravaged by Cyclone Gabrielle. Pack house bosses say they are doing their best to keep staff on for next year's season. Growers are nearing the end of a dismal harvest in Kaipara - losing about 70 per cent to rot. Sam Olley reports from Te Tai Tokerau.  

The massive toll Cyclone Gabrielle has taken on Northland residents, roading, rail, businesses and infrastructure is now unfolding as most communication and power has been restored. Te Tai Tokerau Economic Development Agency, Northland Inc says the focus is on recovery, but in many parts of the region the damage and suffering is ongoing and intense. Northland Inc Chief Executive Paul Linton predicts the Government money already allocated to the Far North and Northland will be massively oversubscribed and they'll soon have to ask for more. Kathryn will also speak to Nancy Kareroa-Yorke, who is the Area council chair for NZ Red Cross in Northland about what communities are needing most and to Pera Paniora who is the Maori Ward councillor in Kaipara.

Hundreds of Northlanders are still having to get by without electricity more than week after Cyclone Gabrielle hit. In the Kaipara district alone - there were 300 properties still cut off yesterday- some first lost power nine days ago. Sam Olley reports from Dargaville.  

Parts of Northland remain significantly affected by Cyclone Gabrielle, with many people evacuated from Kaipara District's west coast throughout the week. While access within the region has improved with the reopening of Dome Valley on State Highway 1, the Brynderwyns to Waipu remain closed, meaning long detours for travellers. In Kaipara, 20 houses have been red-stickered, while others are suffering from flooding or have had power cut off for days. Tom Taylor reports. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6320653866112

Pera Paniora is the Maori Ward councillor in Kaipara says some communities may not have electricity for weeks.

Terri Donaldson from Maungaturoto's Civil Defence committee has an overview of some of the Kaipara's settlements including Whakapirau and Paparoa.

Returning north to Dargaville now, to the swamped town of Kaipara, where some residents spent a third night in evacuation centres. The call was made yesterday evening for people who live near the Wairoa River, in the centre of town, to evacuate again last night. The head of Runanga o Ngati Whatua, Antony Thompson, says a large swathe of town was flooded yet again, though it wasn't as bad as previous nights.

Heading North to Ruawai, near Dargaville now. Yesterday Nine to Noon talked to the devastated owner of Kaipara Kumara, Anthony Blundell whose total crop could be ruined. The District's former mayor and Ruawai farmer Jason Smith  has been driving across the Ruawai plains this morning .

Thousands of homes and business are with out power in Auckland, Whangārei and Kaipara and Northland. About a quarter of Northpower's customers are without power right now, Northpower chief executive Andrew Mcleod told Checkpoint.  The lines company covers the Kaipara and Whangārei districts. "We've got about 15,000 families off at the moment," he said.  "Really difficult conditions up here. very high winds, very wet. We've had about 150 people... construction crews out there just working continuously to fix things, but as quickly as we can fix them, we're finding that we're getting more damage behind us.  "A lot of that is trees... wet, high winds, trees are just falling over, straight through our lines," he said.

As Cyclone Gabrielle bears down on the upper North Island, Kathryn speaks with Auckland lines company Vector's spokesperson Peter Ryan, Maungaturoto Civil Defence committee member Terri Donaldson and RNZ reporter in Whitianga Andrew McRae.

A roaring crowd has rallied outside the Kaipara Council building today - calling on the mayor to quit. Craig Jepson has courted controversy after stopping a councillor from opening a meeting with a karakia. While a compromise has been reached, hundreds are calling for him to go. Sam Olley reports from Dargaville. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6317198048112