As usual impersonal national coverage on radio (ala TV) with no local focus.It's not parochialism we want , it's regional diversity. I just found out about this axing and it stinks! Can we have some IN DEPTH journalism which stretches our minds? Rusty

What a bunch of crybabies you Cantabs are.

If you've ever listened to Leighton's show, you would know that he is much more internationally focused than Auckland-focused.

Maybe it's time for Cantabrians to wake up from of their parochial hell and join the rest of us in the 21st Century.

That's it for me, certainly won't be listening to 3zb anymore. Are you serious, swapping Ali Jones for Leighton Smith. We may as well go back to bed as we'll all be asleep after ten minutes listening to Leighton.

So long and bye bye ZB I have been listening to you daily since the 60,s. Thats it, she's all over,I will listen elsewhere.I will listen to RDU where we will hear local news.

You may as well just switch 3ZB off not only am I not going to advertise on 3ZbB a group of us have agreed to question retailers if the advertise on Radio Auckland/3Zb and if they do we are not going to purchase from their store

Shame on you all at Z B for chopping what was the last part of Christchurch ,Mike Hosking only wants to know about Auckland and Leighton Smith puts us to sleep he is so boring ,So thats another regular listener gone .Good Luck to all our local hosts finding another station

4? omg

As long as they dont mess with ZB in Auckland then I really dont care.

PS Auckland doesnt need the South Island at all.

More dumbing down of NZ regional and local radio with locals replaced by even more Dorklanders. God help us. Ken Ellis amd John Dunne WERE Newstalk ZB for Canterbury and beyond. "We will remain focused, however, on delivering the same quality local news coverage and retaining as much local flavour as possible" Yeah Right, that would make a good Tui billboard. I hope John and Ali can do a George Balani and set up another station that will wipe the floor with the Dorkland orginated crap. It has been a gradual and insidious process over the past few years. Time to hit back Cantabrians and indeed all South Islanders. Just boycott the whole rotten TRN dollar oriented system and let them see what real market forces are like. "Listener Power" Mainland style.

i actually have to thank 3zb for all the changes they have made down here in CHCH. i had to use pliers to change my radio tuner cos it had been tuned to zb for so long. but if they hadnt killed off the local show and put on some chap called mike hoskin , i never would have discovered marcus lush and what a truly excellent station radio live is to listen to. so thanks zb , marcus has to be the best host in the country by a country mile