Show Notes
Some locals could be set to find out they are getting a five storey telco tower outside their property, with no recourse, no consultation and no compensation. Amendments to the Resource Management Act mean the towers can be built without resource consent and it seems there's nothing residents can do about it. Matthew Theunissen reports.
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United Kingdom correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Lisa Owen about the UK cracking down on the super rich in the wake of Wednesday's budget, as well as a political row at Westminster involving Reform UK leader Nigel Farage.
News from the business sector, including a market report.
It's a busy weekend of sport, with the Black Ferns, Black Caps, Kiwis and Kiwi Ferns all in action. Sports reporter Jonty Dine spoke to Lisa Owen.
Two Rotorua teenagers who've honed their skateboarding skills in a factory space at their family's bakery are travelling the world trying to qualify for the LA Olympics. The Temara brothers, Dante, 16 and Gabriel, 14 only took up the sport to amuse themselves during Covid-19. Now both teens are on the NZ Open Mens Stakeboarding team with an eye on the 2028 Olympic Games. Dante Temara spoke to Lisa Owen.
The National Party is trying to save itself from its own supporters - stepping up its campaign against so-called strategic voting. For one, it's parachuted in former leader - Sir John Key - to try rally the troops. It also appears to have complained to the Electoral Commission about the right-wing Split Your Vote campaign - at least that's what its creator Harry Mowbray reckons. Deputy political editor Craig McCulloch reports.