Barry Soper on surviving a heart attack and raising toddlers in his 70s
It’s a rainy Wednesday morning at home in Auckland and Soper is in full-on dad mode. He’s dropped…
Whangārei stump grinder death: Kevin Barry pulled into spinning blade
The speed at which he was pulled into it meant he was unable to activate the emergency stop…
Wellington Phoenix defender Mackenzie Barry to play for Auckland Invitational XI against Chelsea
“If only there was a women’s football team in New Zealand that Chelsea could have played!” the now-deleted…
Media Insider: ‘Dehumanising’ – BSA upholds complaint about Barry Soper-Heather du Plessis-Allan Newstalk ZB exchange on non-binary ex-Green MP Benjamin Doyle
Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper. Photo / Dean Purcell The exchange The exchange between Soper and…
King’s Birthday Honours 2026: Broadcaster Barry Soper made an ONZM for services to journalism
The book, which covers the tenures of 12 Prime Ministers, has spent four weeks on the best-seller list,…
Budget 2026: The three quiet signals shaping New Zealand’s future – Cecilia Robinson
But there are also some signs of resilience. New Zealand recorded a $1.9 billion goods trade surplus in…
Media Insider: RNZ board shake-up – David Seymour expects changes, outgoing chair hits back; Maiki Sherman steps down as TVNZ political editor; ANZ announces new ad agency
Opposition politicians and journalism academics have also criticised Seymour over his comments. Seymour, in turn, has said that…
Barry Soper on new book lifting lid on 12 prime ministers in the Beehive – The Front Page
As former PM John Key wrote in one of the book’s forewords, “Barry knew, and still knows, where…
Barry Soper says he almost quit after Duncan Garner’s ‘aggressive’ behaviour towards him on PM’s Afghanistan trip; Garner, Guyon Espiner respond – Media Insider
He details how Garner “lost his rag” with him during one incident after he asked Garner to move…
‘Euphoria’ Star on That Surprise Death and His First Job on ‘The Wire’
[This story contains spoilers from the third episode of Euphoria season three.] The first time Darrell Britt-Gibson appeared on our…
Barry Soper memoir: Veteran political journalist calls Dame Jacinda Ardern an ‘imposter’
Newstalk ZB’s Heather du Plessis Allan, his girlfriend at the time and now his wife, was working in…
Former Manukau City mayor Sir Barry Curtis has died, aged 87
“He was a hugely influential figure in local politics and a pioneer as mayor of Manukau City Council…