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Cost Of Living, Water Tariffs, Mining On Cook Islanders' Minds Ahead Of Election
Wednesday, 12 August 2026, 5:25 pm | RNZ
The prime minister and leader of the Cook Islands Party, Mark Brown is in no doubt about the priority for people in this election. More >>
Fiji Corrections Officer Charged Over Alleged Assault Of Australian Prisoner
Wednesday, 12 August 2026, 5:21 pm | RNZ
One of the officers, Asaeli Sorovaki, appeared in court on assault charges on Monday. He was granted bail with his case adjourned to September 7th, according to Fiji Village. More >>
Pacific Media Figures Pay Tribute To Solomons Legend George Atkin
Wednesday, 12 August 2026, 5:18 pm | RNZ
The veteran journalist worked for numerous mainstream media outlets such as the Solomon Star newspaper, Island Sun newspaper and the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation. More >>
Number Of Teens With No Qualifications Higher Than Reported
Wednesday, 12 August 2026, 2:20 pm | RNZ
McCracken said schools relied on the ministry's figures to benchmark their own performance so it was important they compared like with like. More >>
What Happens To Your KiwiSaver If You Die?
Wednesday, 12 August 2026, 2:14 pm | RNZ
KiwiSaver formed part of a person's estate when they died and became another asset that was dealt with by their will if they had one. More >>
More Tech Projects Struggling As Govt Tries To Overhaul 'Siloed' System
Wednesday, 12 August 2026, 2:06 pm | RNZ
The latest problems come after mega-ministry MBIE wasted more than $30m on a failed biometric system that has sparked investigations in parliament. More >>
Rakesh Naidoo Told Police Boss Two Weeks Before His Labour Party Candidacy Selection
Wednesday, 12 August 2026, 2:02 pm | RNZ
Police Commissioner Richard Chambers earlier said his role in police was now untenable, and he should have told him earlier of his political intentions. More >>
Christopher Luxon Calls Urgent Meeting To Resolve 'Increased Speculation' About Leadership
Tuesday, 11 August 2026, 3:41 pm | RNZ
Moments before the social media post was published, Luxon's team abruptly postponed an RNZ podcast interview which had been scheduled for this afternoon. More >>
Over Half A Million People Owe Tax. How Did This Happen?
Tuesday, 11 August 2026, 3:36 pm | RNZ
Micro and small-to-medium businesses were responsible for 65 percent of outstanding tax debt, and GST and employer deductions such as PAYE were 57 percent of overall debt. More >>
Cabinet Reshuffle On The Cards, Tonga PM Confirms
Tuesday, 11 August 2026, 3:28 pm | RNZ
The two - former Tourism and Infrastructure Minister Semisi Sika and former Finance Minister Lata Tangimana - were found guilty of bribery by the Nuku'alofa Magistrates' Court during the 2025 general election. More >>
Bougainville President Warns Of Going Against Peace Process
Tuesday, 11 August 2026, 3:26 pm | RNZ
Toroama made the comment while addressing last week's meeting in Port Moresby of the Joint Supervisory Body co-chaired by PNG's prime minister, James Marape. More >>
Remote Tokelauan Atoll Becomes Temporary Global Comms Hub
Tuesday, 11 August 2026, 3:24 pm | RNZ
The Fakaofo team plans to operate several stations from the 160-to-6-metre amateur bands using voice, Morse code and digital modes. More >>
Papua New Guinea Seeks Dialogue Over New Hefty US Visa Bond
Tuesday, 11 August 2026, 3:21 pm | RNZ
Visa bonds have become a mainstay policy of the US State Department when it comes to travel from certain third-world countries, including five Pacific Island nations. More >>
Christopher Luxon's Grip On Leadership Questioned Again
Tuesday, 11 August 2026, 10:57 am | RNZ
National's Chris Bishop and Rima Nakhle have thrown their full support behind Christopher Luxon as his leadership comes under renewed pressure. More >>
Labour MP Sounds Alarm About 115,000 On Dormant Electoral Roll
Tuesday, 11 August 2026, 10:51 am | RNZ
People were typically shifted onto the dormant roll if the Electoral Commission had tried and failed to get in touch them. More >>
Call For More Investment In Pacific Early Childhood Education By Pioneering Pasifika ECE Professor
Monday, 10 August 2026, 5:34 pm | RNZ
Pacific ECE has been built up over more than five decades of community efforts across Aotearoa, with Matapo pointing to pioneers such as Teupoko'ina Morgan and Jan Taouma. More >>
Solomon Islands PM Urges 'No More Secrecy' Over Treaties With Other Countries
Monday, 10 August 2026, 5:26 pm | RNZ
Wale has said he was only permitted to read the 2022 agreement one day before an official meeting in Canberra in May this year, shortly after he was elected prime minister. More >>
Paramount Lau Chief Urges Australia To Introduce Visa-Free Travel For Fijians
Monday, 10 August 2026, 5:08 pm | RNZ
Fijians should be allowed to have visa stamped on arrival in Australia, he said, similar to arrangements for Australians travelling into Fiji. More >>
Chris Hipkins Officially Rules Out Working With New Zealand First In Any Government He Leads
Monday, 10 August 2026, 5:05 pm | RNZ
Hipkins had previously said it was "highly unlikely" his party would work with New Zealand First again, and had already ruled out working with Peters as foreign affairs minister. More >>
Electoral Commission Campaign Looks To Educate Voters After Enrolment Changes
Monday, 10 August 2026, 4:25 pm | RNZ
CEO and chief electoral officer Karl le Quesne said that was different to previous campaigns, and "that's really just to grab people's attention". More >>
