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Polyfest 2025: Meet The Volunteers Behind The Scenes
Friday, 4 April 2025, 7:40 pm | RNZ
"We've got all sorts of walks of life, but it's for the community as always." More >>
The Parliamentary Processes Behind The Missing Submissions Story
Friday, 4 April 2025, 7:35 pm | RNZ
Public submissions potentially ignored and unrecorded were a focus this week. We background how the process usually works and what will happen now. More >>
Transcript: What Happened When The Manawanui Navy Ship Grounded Off Samoa
Friday, 4 April 2025, 7:31 pm | RNZ
"We'll get in our liferafts and we'll survive," the captain told the crew as the navy ship grounded in Samoa, the full transcript shows. More >>
Pacific News In Brief For 4 April
Friday, 4 April 2025, 7:27 pm | RNZ
A round-up of news fom around the region, including assurances provided to Vanuatu government that funds paid to Airbus for the purchase of A220 aircraft will be returned. More >>
'Not An Extension Of Australia': Trump's Tariffs 'Reinforces' Norfolk Island's Independence Aspirations
Friday, 4 April 2025, 7:20 pm | RNZ
The territory has taken the 29 percent tariff imposed by the United States as a win for their calls for independence from Australia. More >>
Trump's Tariffs: Fiji To 'Roll With The Punches' - Rabuka
Friday, 4 April 2025, 7:17 pm | RNZ
The Fijian Prime Minister says his government "did not see it coming", but the country "will have to weather the storm and roll with the punches". More >>
'Clearly Markets Didn't Expect This': Tariffs And Kiwisaver
Friday, 4 April 2025, 7:10 pm | RNZ
How KiwiSaver managers are coping with market turmoil after Trump's tariff announcements, and what not to do. More >>
Half A Century On Organics Pioneers Seek 'New Blood' For Ōtaki Farm
Friday, 4 April 2025, 7:08 pm | RNZ
One of the country's oldest organically certified farms is looking for the next generation to lead its operations. More >>
Why Your Next Pay Could Be A Little Smaller
Thursday, 3 April 2025, 9:54 am | RNZ
It's part of a raft of changes that came in on 1 April. More >>
Te Pāti Māori To Hold Own Hearing After Boycotting Privileges Committee
Thursday, 3 April 2025, 9:50 am | RNZ
Te Pāti Māori says it will hold its own "alternative independent hearing". More >>
How Multinational Dairy Companies Convinced Ministers To Back Away From New Rules For Baby Formula
Thursday, 3 April 2025, 9:39 am | RNZ
Tougher guidelines were 11 years in the making. But for multinational dairy companies, profits were at stake. More >>
Chief Human Rights Commissioner Apologises To Muslim Community
Thursday, 3 April 2025, 9:29 am | RNZ
Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith is standing by Chief Human Rights Commissioner Stephen Rainbow, despite calls for him to be sacked for remarks characterised as Islamophobic by some groups. More >>
Threats Without Consequences: Parliament's 'Schoolyard Stupidity'
Thursday, 3 April 2025, 9:25 am | RNZ
Gerry Brownlee was a teacher when the cane ruled the classroom. As Parliament's Speaker, he is reluctant to use the punishments options available. More >>
Kiribati's First-of-its-Kind Data Protection Bill Passes First Reading
Thursday, 3 April 2025, 9:16 am | RNZ
Kiribati legislators unanimously passed a first-of-its-kind Data Protection Bill during its first reading in parliament on Tuesday. More >>
New 'State-of-the-Art' Passenger And Cargo Vessel Arrives In Tuvalu
Thursday, 3 April 2025, 9:04 am | RNZ
Minister for Transport, Energy, Communication, and Innovation Simon Kofe says the Manu Sina "will be a lifeline for people in the outer islands and boost our economy". More >>
Cutting The OCR Next Week 'Likely The Wrong Thing To Do' - Economist
Thursday, 3 April 2025, 8:58 am | RNZ
Westpac's chief economist expects the RBNZ will go ahead with a smaller sized cut of 25 basis points to 3.5 percent. More >>
Govt Investment Sought For Eden Park Upgrade Plan - CEO
Wednesday, 2 April 2025, 9:24 pm | RNZ
The chief executive of Eden Park, Nick Sautner, says he has approached the government to try to secure funds for the stadium's upgrade. More >>
Number Of Foreign Students Continues To Rise, Select Committee Told
Wednesday, 2 April 2025, 9:22 pm | RNZ
Foreign students contributed more than $3 billion to the New Zealand economy last year, MPs at a select committee have been told. More >>
Chinese Ship Granted Consent From Government To Undertake Research
Wednesday, 2 April 2025, 8:57 pm | RNZ
The Australian Prime Minister said he would prefer not to have the ship in his country's waters. More >>
One Third Of New Zealanders Waiting More Than Two Weeks To See GP - Poll
Wednesday, 2 April 2025, 8:54 pm | RNZ
More than one in six people wait three or four weeks, or even longer, according to the first RNZ-Reid Research poll. More >>
