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Ray Chung has surely scuppered his chances of becoming Wellington's next mayor, hasn't he? Although, given the way voters in Wellington tend to cast their ballots given their previous form, perhaps not. Chung has sent an email to three of his fellow councillors with the heading ‘A sordid night on the town”, in which he proceeded to pass on a story he heard from a neighbour while out dog walking, trash talking Mayor Tory Whanau. It accused her of participating in an orgy with a couple of young men and taking drugs, and talked about the form of the woman involved, being Tory Whanau, having soft, pendulous breasts. Whanau released the email to the New Zealand Herald as an example of the dehumanising personal attacks she's experienced during her term as Wellington mayor and part of the reason she's not running for the mayoralty again. She said this sort of behaviour (the sending of gossip to fellow councillors), is unbecoming for a public official, it's creepy, it's gross. If he's going to stay in the mayoral race, he needs to commit to a clean campaign. Whanau, who wants to be elected as a councillor but not mayor this election, provided the email to the Herald saying she wanted voters to see evidence of the abuse she and other female politicians endured. This is the thing that stuns me: when questioned about the email, Chung said he had no idea if the contents were true. Absolutely none. He did no fact checking, he just found it interesting, thought his fellow councillors would agree. When pressed maybe three times, he thought perhaps he'd say sorry if it wasn't true, but didn't really see anything wrong with what he'd done. He said I passed on exactly what I was told, I'd call it gossip. And I suppose using the internet is just the modern form of whispering in someone's ear at the village fair. Now the best form of gossip and lying is to feed a story with a grain of truth. Whanau has form in drunken carrying on, it's not a huge leap the way it would be with a teetotalley, happily married young female mayor. Whanau says she can prove she wasn't at this supposed orgy which Chung says took place on New Year's Eve. She was at a function for ambassadors in the city and then went on to a rainbow community party on New Year's Eve. She says she can show that the story is malicious gossip. The scary thing about this is that people think they can say anything about anybody these days and get away with it. For all the faults of the mainstream media, we are accountable for the things we say and write. So if we get it wrong, we are censored. The records corrected and you know about it. We can certainly have opinions you disagree with, that's different, but if we had come out with a story like that, we could be sued for defamation. And in the past this radio station has been Most radio stations have been, because people take it one step too far, repeat something they've heard because they think it might be interesting. Wrong. It's false. It can be proved to be false, and they're censored, and they have to pay a fine, and they have to apologise and correct the record. I'd love to see how much faith people put in alternative media stories and sources, if they were held to the same level of accountability that we are. The internet is amazing, but it has always been an absolute cesspit of misinformation and lies as well. You know for a fact that the story about Clarke Gayford and the nanny, Clarke Gayford and the Whangarei court appearance, Peter Davis, John Key, Tory Whanau, all of these public figures, you know, for a fact that it's true because your neighbour's niece went to school with the nanny, or your wife's brother's best friend was in the police force in Kerikeri, used to be and he knows for a fact that the court registrar... It's utter bullshit. Complete and utter BS, but you want to believe it. It feeds into how you perceive these people and what you want to believe about these people, whoever they may be. There's a grain of truth to it. It's not beyond the realm of possibility that it could have happened. And again, that's what makes it all so dangerous. I just don't believe anything until I am stepping over the writhing forms of the people allegedly involved and trying not to stand on their pendulous soft breasts. I can't just put up a story because I think you might find it interesting, and I think you'll agree with the story, you'll agree with the narrative. You say where's your proof? Where's your evidence? And if I can't provide it, you can sue me for defamation. And that's a jolly good thing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fletcher Building is using hard-to-recycle plastics as fuel for its Golden Bay cement factory, in Whangarei. 

There's a massive weekend of rugby ahead with the All Blacks' first international of the year - playing France at Dunedin at the Forsyth Barr stadium. And it's already a bit controversial with France deciding NOT to send its top tier players. Also today - the Maori All Blacks are playing against Scotland in Whangarei - marking 25 years since the two sides last met AND the Black Ferns have one of their last games here before the World Cup. We're joined by RNZ Sport's Joe Porter

Friendships will be put to one side this weekend when the Black Ferns take on the Black Ferns XV in a trial match in Whangarei on Saturday afternoon. Players admitted the hits at training have had a little extra heat behind them lately as hopefuls look to book their ticket to England. Sports reporter Jonty Dine spoke to Lisa Owen.

Welcome back to the Run Adjacent Podcast!In this episode, proudly supported by Trek Trail & Fish, Mal interviews Dr. Ian Birch, a Whangarei-based GP and passionate runner. Dr. Birch shares his humorous and insightful journey through the world of running, from ultra marathons to park runs.Highlights: - Meet Dr. Ian Birch: Discover how Ian, a GP by profession, balances his love for running with his career. Known for his humor, Ian shares anecdotes that are sure to bring a smile. - Running Adventures: Ian recounts his experience at the Blue Lake 24-hour ultra, which was canceled due to atrocious weather, and his relief at not having to continue in the mud. - Race Experiences: Listen to Ian's stories from various races, including his favorite, the Karangahake Half Marathon, and his memorable encounters during the Tarawera 50K. - The Birdman Competition: Ian takes us through his creative entries in the Russell Birdman Competition, culminating in a win with a "Pinball Wizard" themed entry. - Running Insights: Ian shares his thoughts on training, injuries, and the mental fortitude required for marathons. - Fun and Games: Enjoy the rapid-fire "vitals check" where Ian answers quirky questions about his running experiences.

A senior doctor has said she's kept awake at night by having to ration care at Whangarei hospital which she says is understaffed and under resourced. Others say it's frustrating, exhausting and like being on the deck of the Titanic. Senior Northland doctors, who are union members walked off the job and onto the picket line this morning, on a 24 hour strike, after a break down in negotiations over pay and conditions. All hospitals in the region, including Whangarei Hospital and its emergency department are still open, although Te Whatu Ora says some planned treatment and appointments are being disrupted. Checkpoint called the Whangarei doctors who were striking and they spoke to Lisa Owen about thieir experiences.

A senior doctor has claimed patients are being treated in cupboards, offices and tearooms as Whangarei hospital bursts at the seams. This comes ahead of a public meeting at Forum North in Whangarei to discuss the state of healthcare in Northland. Checkpoint has been told in the last fortnight there's been several examples of patients being put in makeshift beds or wards at Whangarei Hospital. Dr Marion Leighton works in General Medicine at Whangarei Hospital and will be at the meeting, she spoke to Lisa Owen.

Dargaville residents are being asked to conserve water after maintenance teams have worked for hours to patch major breaks in the system. At one point the towns reservoir was down to 10 percent full. Water trucks from Whangarei, Maungaturoto and Ruawai have been pumping water back into the town supply, but have been struggling to keep pace. Kaipara District Council CEO Jason Marris spoke to Lisa Owen. 

A primary school principal in Whangarei had earlier called for exactly this - in 2019 Horahora primary's Pat Newman called for more prosecutions for parents who deliberately fail to send their kids to school. But six years on, he has changed his mind. Pat Newman spoke to Paddy Gower.

I dagens avsnitt får vi höra den äventyrliga sagan "Cowboy Dusty och enhörningshästen Prärie", önskad av Hilma och Nathan, 6 år från Whangarei, Nya Zeeland.Detta avsnitt presenteras i betalt samarbete med High Chaparral! Tävla och vinn ett besök för hela familjen (5 entrébiljetter + stugboende)! Gå in på vår Instagram @magiskagodnattsagor och gilla tävlingsbilden, samt följ/prenumerera på vår podd i din poddspelare för att delta. Vinnaren dras 8 juni, priset gäller en natt under perioden 9-29 juni.Missa inte heller att träffa oss på High Chaparral lördagen den 14 juni! Håll koll på våra sociala medier om exakt tid och plats!Följ med Cowboy Dusty och hans trogna häst Prärie när en helt vanlig dag på den dammiga prärien förvandlas till ett otroligt äventyr! Plötsligt förvandlas Prärie till en magisk enhörning, och tillsammans tar de sig till ett okänt och förtrollat land bortom regnbågen. Där väntar spännande utmaningar och kluriga uppgifter som de måste lösa tillsammans. En berättelse fylld med mod, vänskap och Vilda Västerns oväntade magi!Som alltid bjuder vi på spännande fakta! Idag handlar det om guldvaskning – lär dig hur guldfebern drog fram i Vilda Västern, vilka verktyg som användes, och hur du själv kan prova på att vaska guld på High Chaparral och kanske hitta din egen High Chaparral-dollar! Häng med på ett gyllene kunskapsäventyr!​ Stötta podden och få tillgång till fler sagor! Gå med i Magiska Godnattsagor-klubben!​ Skicka in förslag på kommande sagor via www.magiskagodnattsagor.se​ Följ oss på Facebook & InstagramSökord: magiska godnattsagor, godnattsaga, barn, läggdags, podcast för barn, barnlitteratur, ai, godnatt, cowboy, enhörning, vilda västern, High Chaparral, guldvaskning, tävling

Rough sleepers in Whangarei now have a fresh, funky new cafe to go sit, get a free meal and be part of the community. Charity Whare Awhina has opened new headquarters in the city's former police station. It marks a new chapter for the city's vulnerable and a shift away from a more City Mission style environment. Manager Robyn Reihana spoke to Jesse.

Right off the back of a drought, Kaitaia, Kerikeri and Whangarei all had their wettest April in recorded history.

A doctor, who left the job because of the stress and concern patients are not getting the care they deserve, has been on a hīkoi hearing the frustrations of people dealing with what he's described as a deteriorating health system. Doctor Art Nahill who has worked for over 20 years at Auckland and Middlemore Hospitals, started his trip down the North Island ten days ago and has been to Kerikeri, Whangarei, Auckland, Hamilton, Gisborne and Palmerston North. Nahill spoke to Lisa Owen.

Nationwide tours are usually the preserve of musicians, comedians, entertainers, maybe the odd politician. But much less common - people aiming to disrupt the funeral industry But Fergus Wheeler hasn't let that put him off... For the next couple of weeks he's taking his "death without debt" tour nation-wide, hitting spots from Whangarei to Invercargill.

The Government has unveiled a new Northern Expressway that goes over Northland's Brynderwyn Hills rather than around. It's released its planned route for Northern Expressway taking it from Warkworth east of State Highway one, over the hills to the east of the current route, then through Whangarei. This comes instead of a proposed bypass to the west. Northland Regional Council Transport Committee Chair Joe Carr has voiced support for this move. "People aren't secure in making decisions to do with holidaying and investing in Northland, so it's pretty serious stuff." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Transport Minister says there's a chance the new Northland Expressway project will have a budget blowout. The road will go from Warkworth, east of State Highway one, and over the Brynderwyn Hills to the east of the current route, then through Whangarei. It's expected to take around 15 years to complete and is one of New Zealand's most expensive infrastructure projects. Transport Minister Chris Bishop told Mike Hosking they're doing a lot of preparation work now to make sure there aren't any slip-ups. He says they're working on detailed designs, consenting work, and getting the funding model right, but slippages in cost can't be ruled out. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feeling isolated in your homeopathy practice? You're not alone! Join us as Jess Coleman shares the fascinating results of the New Zealand Homeopathic Demographic Survey, shedding light on the current state of homeopathy in the region.   Discover the challenges homeopaths are facing, including surprising statistics about working hours and age demographics within the profession. Jess also introduces her inspiring initiative, Homeopaths NZ, which is dedicated to supporting both new and experienced practitioners in building thriving practices.   Episode Highlights: 02:09 - Demographic Survey Highlights 04:13 - Too Young to Practice? Debunking the Experience Myth 06:14 - Why Practice Hours Matter 09:44 - Details of Homeopaths NZ membership 14:52 - The Power of Finding Your Tribe 19:27 - Seeing Through Different Lenses 21:08 - How Homeopathy Unveils Your Deepest Truths 27:04 - Maybe It's Not You, It's Your Design 32:33 - Lessons from the Membership Trenches 34:30 - Creating Your Flow 36:25 - How to join the membership   About my Guest: Jess Coleman is the founder of Fruition Mind Body Health and has been practicing homeopathy since graduating from the Bay of Plenty College of Homeopathy (now the College of Natural Health and Homeopathy) in 2012. A qualified CEASE and QRA Therapist, Jess began her career at the Healing Haven Homeopathic Dispensary in Auckland before relocating to Whangarei in 2015, where she opened The Healing Haven Northland. Today, she offers online and in-person consultations at Just Thrive Studio in central Whangarei, where she also dispenses homeopathic remedies. Inspired by the lack of public awareness she witnessed at the Auckland Baby Show, Jess was driven to create Fruition—a platform to educate and empower people to use simple homeopathic remedies in everyday life. The concept took root over several years and came fully to life in 2020, aligning with her vision to make homeopathy more accessible and understood.   Find out more about Jess Website: https://fruitionmindbodyhealth.co.nz/   Sign up for her membership at https://www.homeopaths.nz/   If you would like to support the Homeopathy Hangout Podcast, please consider making a donation by visiting www.EugenieKruger.com and click the DONATE button at the top of the site. Every donation about $10 will receive a shout-out on a future episode.   Join my Homeopathy Hangout Podcast Facebook community here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/HelloHomies   Follow me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/eugeniekrugerhomeopathy/   Here is the link to my free 30-minute Homeopathy@Home online course: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqBUpxO4pZQ&t=438s   Upon completion of the course - and if you live in Australia - you can join my Facebook group for free acute advice (you'll need to answer a couple of questions about the course upon request to join): www.facebook.com/groups/eughom          

Peter updates Kathryn on the latest events in Northland including Whangarei council's fluoride battle, a survey finds one in four road workers are verbally abused every day, water restrictions ease in Northland, and rescued turtles return to the ocean after a long recovery.

Kia ora e te whānau. We get the band back together after ages for this week's AidStation Podcast. Fresh from Kunyani, Northburn 100, and kicking about at Riverhead Relaps, Ali, Andrew, and Matt discuss their love of the Grassroots event and the challenges and opportunities for amazing experiences that lie within. This week, we've got some bonus audio that Matt recorded at the Relaps Backyard. First, you hear from RD Shaun Collins about the event's history, changes, triumphs, challenges, and where the backyard goes. We'll speak to Helen Waterworth and Chris Newsome from His&Hers events regarding their brand new ultramarathon, the Northland 100, taking place in Whangarei in July. You'll hear from returning champion Meg Collins about her new backyard PB and the puzzle of running whilst studying medicine. Finally, Matt speaks to Alex MacDonald, an 18-year-old woman making a name for herself commentating in what has largely been a very middle-aged and male profession. Dirt Church Radio - Best Enjoyed RunningNorthland 100 Ultramarathon Sign up to the DCR AidStation newsletterDirt Church Merch!The Squadrun 4-Week Training Trial for DCR Listeners!Dirt Church Radio on InstagramDirt Church Radio on FacebookFurther Faster New ZealandEnjoy!Music by Andrew McDowall, DigicakeYou might be hardcore, but your lips aren't. Protect your lips with Natural Skin Protection from NZ Thatsit.nz

The war on road cones has ratcheted up, with the coalition government setting up a hotline for people to report the overzealous use of road cones and no, it's not an April Fool's joke. The hotline is part of a first tranche of measures introduced by Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke van Velden, designed to reform the country's health and safety laws so businesses can focus on the necessary and the essential - not on the “senseless and superfluous” as Brooke van Velden told Mike Hosking this morning. “One of the things I heard from travelling from Whangarei to Bluff, talking to small business and workers, was that most of them don't know what to do to comply. We're going to make it a lot clearer, so you only need to focus on your critical risks. Things that will actually cause people harm, rather than posters saying warning hot water or warning here is a staircase. We've got to bring some common sense back to New Zealand and to business. “A lot of it is companies finding they're spending a lot of money on over compliance because they are fearful of prosecution. You know, and we've heard it even in the case of traffic management that sometimes some companies are spending nearly half of their project cost on temporary traffic management. So, we're bringing some common sense back and saying look, in some cases you're doing too much and in some cases, we need to focus less on the paperwork and making sure that WorkSafe has a paper trail and more on how you actually reduce harm in your workplace. Let's go back to what you can recognise as things that could cause death or serious illness and injury and not sweat the small stuff.” So businesses will now only notify WorkSafe when significant events occur, such as death, serious injury, and illness, which is a good thing. I remember coming out of the studio door a couple of years ago and a bit of loose metal cut the top of my foot. Not seriously, I required a Band-Aid, not stitches, but I had to fill out a workplace health and safety form. It was an incident. However, the Opposition spokesperson Jan Tinetti says the Government is weakening workplace health and safety reforms and is being reckless. She says health and safety is not a political game, and everyone must get home safely. And whenever I think of the words “getting home safely”, I think of Jahden Nelson. The 28-year-old scaffolder had to have both of his arms amputated after a metal pole he was carrying touched a live overhead power line. The workplace he'd been working on had been given a Close Approach Consent – that's required when work is being done near overhead power lines. The consent required the crew that put up the scaffolding to be the same crew that took it down for safety reasons, so they knew where the power lines were, they knew they were live – it makes sense. However, WorkSafe found none of the four man dismantling crew, including Jahden, had been involved at the outset. The initial crew received a safety briefing – not the dismantling crew. So the company was sentenced, and the fine was reduced to nothing because they couldn't pay it. And you know, ultimately it doesn't really matter what sort of fine they got or what sort of punishment they got because Jahden's the one who is living without his arms. A 28-year-old man, fit, strong, healthy, goes to work, spends six months in hospital, his life has changed forever because some numpty didn't bother to assess the critical risk and tell the dismantling crew ‘make sure the overhead power lines are switched off'. Or you don't go near them, or they're insulated. And that, I guess, is what Brooke van Velden is talking about, that if firms are focused on the critical risk factors involved in the business it makes much more sense than saying be careful of the Zip, the water's hot. We have an absolutely shocking record of work-related deaths. An estimated 10,000 people, men, women, and, in some cases, children have died from occupational ill health or workplace fatalities since 2010 – in 15 years, 10,000 people have died. And then you've got people like Jahden: didn't die. Has his life changed? You betcha. 420,000 people were injured at work. So I think some of these dumb rules came as a result of people just desperate to ensure that workers went to work and came home safely. I think they were trying everything, throwing everything at it. The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has data from 2022, and it allows comparison between countries that use a risk management framework, which we've done since Pike River since 2010. According to this, almost three times as many people die at work in New Zealand than in the UK. So more rules, the word soup, hasn't made us safer. What will? What is it going to take to prevent the deaths of 10,000 more people over the next 15 years and having 420,000 people's lives changed - some irrevocably? Fewer rules and thinking for yourself? Well, that was a very laissez-faire attitude – that was the she'll be right attitude that some of the old timers still have. Surely there's got to be a balance between the she'll be right and the word soup. There's got to be a happy medium that sees workers go to work and come home safe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At the end of each week, Mike Hosking takes you through the big-ticket items and lets you know what he makes of it all. Signalgate: 1/10 A good sign of how mad and dopey that lot are. A platform they shouldn't have been on, a denial that got blown out of the water, and an attack campaign that made them look pathetic. The Warriors: 7/10 Not just two wins in a row, but two very good wins in a row - and a third on Sunday with the Tigers. Liam Lawson: 2/10 Yes, it's sport and, yes, it's tough. But this is at the hard end of hard calls, that line between dream lived, and shattered. Whangarei council: 1/10 They got hung up on fluoride, wasted any amount of time arguing about it, went to court with no money, and no budget, and lost and got pasted by the judge. Awesome work guys! Lindsay McKenzie: 6/10 He's Wellington's Crown observer, who thinks the local body law should be changed so we get better qualified people to represent us. Give that man a medal. Tamatha Paul: 2/10 Yes, the Greens are nuts. But Labour wants to run the country with them. LISTEN ABOVE FOR MIKE HOSKING'S FULL WEEK IN REVIEW See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kia Ora and thanks for choosing to the Run Adjacent Podcast.In this episode Hayden and Mal chatted with Justin Hill. Justin is 61 years old and suffers from arthritus. We chatted about his long distance walking achievements where he walked the length of NZ, and walked 100km per day for a week around the Town Basin Loop in Whangarei. We also talked about taking up running at an older age and how he has managed to run 5km in 19:19. Justin is fascinating, driven, and methodical. We had a great time chatting to him and we hope you enjoy this as much as us!As always cheers to Trek Trail and Fish , visit them at 4 Wakelin Street in Te Kamo, or online. If shopping online be sure to use my discount code for 10% off your order. The discount code is: RA10Be sure to like, follow or subscribe and if your platform allows leave a rating and review.Follow us on FacebookFollow us on InstagramIf you like Run Adjacent and value its impact please consider buying us a coffee, funds raised help keep the lights on, and any additional funds will be invested into the Northland Running Community! BUY ME A COFFEENot on social media but want to get in touch? Email: Haydenmbell@outlook.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

At the end of each week, Mike Hosking takes you through the big-ticket items and lets you know what he makes of it all. GDP: 7/10 Or should that be 0.7? It's a bigger number than they thought and an indication that we have finally turned the corner. The Covid loan deadline: 3/10 A sad, sad, sad reminder of why the 0.7% in GDP has taken so long to get here. Close to $1 billion owed and what do you reckon the chances of it all coming back are? Whangarei and their fluoride meeting: 2/10 Read the Spinoff blow by blow account. It's gold, unless you live there and pay for it. Then it's farcical. The wars: 3/10 Dreadful week. The Trump call to Putin was a joke and the ceasefire fell to bits. Ted Lasso: 8/10 Another series when they said there wasn't another series. F1: 7/10 New Zealand ratings show half a million of us watched. That would make it the most watched programme of the week, or close to it. LISTEN ABOVE FOR MIKE HOSKING'S FULL WEEK IN REVIEW See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A court will decide whether Whangarei's drinking water is fluoridated or not after councillors reluctantly voted to back down on their long-running stand-off with the Ministry of Health over the issue. Whangarei District Councillors yesterday revoked a decision to defy government orders to fluoridate the city's water supply from 28 March. Northland reporter Peter de Graaf spoke to Lisa Owen.

There's a large police presence around the seaside Whangarei's suburb of Onerahi, after a shooting that left one person dead and another critically injured. Emergency services located the pair at the Beach Road Reserve shortly after 11:00am on Thursday. RNZ's Susan Edmunds spoke to Lisa Owen.

Hundertwasser Art Centre with Wairau Māori Art Gallery is an original Hundertwasser architecture project, with values like uniqueness, romanticism, individuality, especially creativity in harmony with nature.

On today's episode, ACT Party leader David Seymour has hit back at the Prime Minister's criticism of his support for Philip Polkinghorne who was later charged and then acquitted of murdering his wife, there are concerns that one in five expectant mothers living in and around Whakatane will have to travel Tauranga to give birth, Whangarei's fight against fluoridation has drawn a stiffly written seventeen-page warning from the country's top health official, Hamas says it's delaying the release of Israeli hostages until further notice , and a British study has found that banning phones in schools didn't boost student achievement or improve mental health.

Sunday sermons from Church Unlimited.

Sunday sermons from Church Unlimited.

FENZ says 20 hectares are still burning near Whangarei, and two helicopters have been dispatched to work on the fire. Crews were called to the fire just after midday yesterday. Operations Manager Denis Cooper update Morning Report.

On today's episode, the latest on the devastating fires in California, further questions are raised about the Treaty Principles Bill submissions and a close friend of out-going Warrior's captain Tohu Harris weighs in on his retirement. Plus, the giant wasp nest found in South Auckland, scientists say they've worked out how to halve our carbon emissions and an update on the scrub fire in Whangarei.

Sunday sermons from Church Unlimited.

Sunday sermons from Church Unlimited.

Sunday sermons from Church Unlimited.

Whangarei Pak'n Save has introduced time limits and a customer-only policy for its busy car park. Watch out, those who don't comply face hefty fines. While the move has some hot under the collar, supermarket shoppers have long complained they have nowhere to park while people not even buying groceries take up all the spaces. North Chamber chief executive Leah McKarrow spoke to Susana Lei'ataua.

A variety of barriers still exist for some people looking for work. The number of people on the Job Seeker benefit increased by 8,000 in the September quarter to sit at 70,000. Whangarei New Focus Career Guidance Service founder Muriel Willem says some people are missing skills in areas like computers. She told Mike Hosking that at the moment, even people without those barriers are finding it tough. Willem says that's because there just aren't that many jobs out there. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A fluoridation fracas is developing in Whangarei where councillors are at odds with a public health order that aims to improve the region's dental health. Amy Williams reports.

From the misty peaks of Cape Reinga to the rain soaked streets of Kawakawa, the national hikoi mo Te Tiriti today rolled through the north and will soon arrive in Whangarei. Since setting off this morning numbers have swelled from a couple hundred to well over a thousand people, demonstrating their opposition to the coalition government's controversial Treaty Principles Bill and other policies impacting Maori. Maori news journalist Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira has been following its progress and filed this story.

On today's episode, the government will formally apologise to people abused in state care on Tuesday morning. The Prime Minister and opposition leader will each make speeches ahead of the introduction of a new law aimed at preventing further abuses, more than 1000 participants arrived in Whangarei on Monday night, after their first day of travel towards Wellington, and Lindsay McKenzie has been appointed the Crown Observer to Wellington City Council.

Organisers of a hīkoi making its way down the country to Wellington say it's about more than just opposing the Treaty Principles Bill. Marchers are still north of Whangarei, and expect to be in the Capital between Monday and Tuesday next week. Organiser Eru Kapa-Kīngi says the hīkoi's true purpose is to defend Te Tiriti of Waitangi - and he explained the bill was just part of a bigger ignorance about what the Treaty really means. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An Environment Court appeal is set to resume in Whangarei on Monday, pitting plans for a new subdivision against what a hapu says is sacred land. Northland reporter Peter de Graaf has more.

The Adrenaline Adventure Park just outside of Whangarei is the brainchild of brothers Cody and Klay Rouse.

An Northland emergency doctor said the health system's in a death spiral with woeful understaffing, budget constraints and leaky buildings - with no money to fix them. The Whangarei hospital rebuild is officially in red; meaning government officials have labelled it a project at significant risk due to insufficient funds. It comes on the heels of the Dunedin Hospital rebuild facing significant budget cuts. The Labour government rubber stamped the 750 million dollar stage one revamp of Whangarei Hospital in 2022. The hospital that was built in the 50s had a history of problems including raw sewage leaking inside of walls and lifts breaking down. Whangarei Hospital emergency doctor Gary Payinda spoke to Lisa Owen.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says the Dunedin Hospital project is frustrating. “We are very committed to building a hospital in Dunedin, don't get me wrong. But we have got to do it within the $1.9 billion fiscal envelope, otherwise that means that we can't do Whangarei, Tauranga, Palmerston North, Nelson and other regional hospitals,” Luxon told Newstalk ZB's Heather du Plessis-Allan. Luxon said the government was receiving advice on how to proceed, with an option to scale back the construction or staging the project. “We've seen cost creep, scope creep from the Labour Government - whether it's been ferries, school buildings, and now the hospital.” Pressed on the Government's spending priorities, Luxon said, “we have put almost $30 billion into health, so there's plenty of money in health”. He said the Government needed to get better at spending on infrastructure. Pressed again on the Government's proposal to spend several billion dollars on a single road in Wellington and whether spending had been appropriately prioritised, Luxon said “you just can't have a project [the hospital] go from $1.2b when it started and heading out to $3b”. Luxon said he was aware of Treasury's warning of a structural deficit: “We've got to get back to financial discipline. We've got to make sure we then set up for growth.” He said it was possible to “do more with less”. He also said his Government's spending cuts were being done “in a sensible, balanced kind of way - we're not throwing the country into austerity”. On his push for civil servants to return to the office, Luxon said he was not surprised at the level of flak from the workforce. “We want everyone in the office. It's not an entitlement that you get to work from home.” He said he had moved into Premier House over the weekend. “We finally managed to get new paint, new curtains and new carpet.” Responding to a question about whether it was a cold house, Luxon said: “Well, I've got a jumper”. Regarding the capital gains on his apartment and media attention on it, Luxon said he had come to expect it. “If we're going to criticise people for being successful, let's be clear - I'm wealthy, I'm sorted.” WATCH ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The parents of a boy who died on a school trip to Abbey Caves say they trusted teachers to keep him safe. Whangarei Boys' High School student Karnin Petera drowned when the cave system flooded in May of 2023.Two adults and sixteen other students were able to escape.The school board was being sentenced at the Whangarei District Court after pleading guilty to two charges of exposing people to the risk of harm or death. Judge Davis ordered the school to pay more than half a million dollars in reparations to the victims, including Andre Petera and Alicia Toki.

The government is threatening parents with prosecution if their children spend too much time away from school. From 2026, schools will be required to have a stepped plan in place for responding to truancy. Associate Education Minister David Seymour suggests more than five days absence from class could trigger a principal-parent meeting, and the Ministry would be called in after 15 days, Principal of Hora Hora School in Whangarei, Pat Newman spoke to Susana Lei'ataua.

Whangarei woman Heather Easterbrook is one of four New Zealand surfers heading to the ISA World Masters Surfing Championships in El Salvador.

Kia Ora e te whānau! If, as we posited last week, the collective noun for a group of Fire Fighters is a Calendar then in this episode we've got most of the months ticked off!!! First off, we've got all the action from day 2 of the Firies Climb for MND. Then in the second part of our show  Matt had the pleasure of sitting down at home with Helen Waterworth and Chris Newsome from His & Hers Endurance Events KITS when they swung through from Whangarei on their way to The Great Naseby.We love these people, they are inspiring, down-to-earth legends who have devoted most of their adult life to serving the community as members of the New Zealand fire service, and now are serving the trail running community with their business, which is essentially to act as your running event concierges, and as event directors, not only with Kings Backyard- where the record for most laps on NZ soil was broken this year, and with Whangārei five one two challenge. What's more, they are no slouches at endurance events themselves, with Chris having won the River run backyard in its inaugural year and Helen just back from a PB of 32 laps at Clint Eastwood in Australia. Best Enjoyed Running Sign up to the DCR AidStation newsletterDirt Church Merch!The Squadrun 4 Week Training Trial for DCR Listeners!His&Hers Endurance Event KITZ Firies Furber Stairs Climb Jenny Hirst's 60km for 60 ChallengeNickrunsAustralia.org.nz Inia Raumati Kia Mau Kia Ora Dirt Church Radio on InstagramDirt Church Radio on Twitter Dirt Church Radio on Facebook Further Faster New ZealandEnjoy!Music by Andrew McDowall, Digicake Curranz.co.nz Curranz.co.nz Fit, Healthy & Happy Podcast Welcome to the Fit, Healthy and Happy Podcast hosted by Josh and Kyle from Colossus...Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Fit, Healthy & Happy Podcast Welcome to the Fit, Healthy and Happy Podcast hosted by Josh and Kyle from Colossus...Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

Sandi Carter calls in from New Zealand to share her story starting a skin clinic. Sandi is the founder CEO of Blush Skin Clinic, which she started in 2017 at the age of 22. Just three years later, she won a prestigious national award "New Zealand's Beauty Salon of the Year," which also landed her a feature in the national newspaper, the New Zealand Herald. At just 29 years old, she now has two locations one on the North Island, in Whangarei, and one on the South Island in Christchurch. Her world-class spa uses state-of-the-art technologies with proven life-changing skin results. Just peruse the fascinating procedures with before and after results on her Instagram page and you will see how passionate she is about skin health.Subscribe on Apple Podcast , Spotify or other major streaming platforms.Let's connect!Subscribe to my newsletter: Time To Live: Thriving in Business and BeyondWebsite: https://www.annemcginty.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annemcgintyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/annemcgintyhost

Couples might be ready to say I do - but their wallets are not. Data from Stats NZ shows weddings could also be suffering from the economic downturn. Not only has the number of weddings decreased between 2022 and 2023, but couples that did tie the knot, did it on the cheap, choosing to go smaller. Kylie Springford, who owns Cheers Party Hire in Whangarei speaks to Lisa Owen.