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Regular IT Outages Impacting Patient Care, Surveys Find, But Minister Dismisses It As Political
Friday, 6 November 2026, 5:17 pm | RNZ
In the PSA survey, 77 percent of respondents said IT problems were affecting patient care, and 64 percent said they'd had more IT problems in the previous year than the year before. More >>
Fiji MP Says 'Either Way' Constitution Vote Will See Her Lose Her Job
Friday, 6 November 2026, 5:12 pm | RNZ
Government coalition parties NFP and SODELPA have now come out against the amendment bill, publicly calling out the prime minister for fast-tracking the process. More >>
First Tongan-American Elected To A State Senate Calls For New Leadership In US Politics
Friday, 6 November 2026, 5:06 pm | RNZ
Despite being considered a shoe-in for the seat, Fiefia, speaking to RNZ Pacific two days after his win, considered himself something of an underdog, at least at the beginning. More >>
Pacific Warns Of Debt Pressure As Commonwealth Looks To Strengthen Climate Finance
Friday, 6 November 2026, 4:56 pm | RNZ
Fiji's special envoy Ratu Inoke Kubuabola warned delegates that reliance on loans is adding to their debt pressure for climate-vulnerable nations like those in the Pacific. More >>
Labour's Chris Hipkins Is Quietly Confident Ahead Of Election Day
Friday, 6 November 2026, 4:36 pm | RNZ
National's saying, 'don't put it all at risk' and 'give us three more years', while Labour's saying, 'they've had their chance - give us another go'. More >>
National And Labour Stuck In The Middle
Friday, 6 November 2026, 10:03 am | RNZ
For the coalition partners ACT and New Zealand First it was about pointing out where together the coalition had made good change while simultaneously distinguishing themselves. More >>
Last Poll Before Election Puts Labour Slightly Ahead Of National, With Opportunity Just Making It To Parliament
Friday, 6 November 2026, 9:51 am | RNZ
The poll, with Infrastructure NZ, puts Labour slightly ahead at 30.7 per cent, against National's 26.4 per cent. More >>
'Common Sense Has Prevailed': Agriculture Will Remain A Standalone Subject At High Schools
Thursday, 5 November 2026, 5:55 pm | RNZ
Rex Newman, president of the Agriculture and Horticulture Teachers Association, said he was happy with the result but it should never have been in question. More >>
Employment Court Decision Closes Loophole Exploited By Migrant Worker Recruiters
Thursday, 5 November 2026, 5:51 pm | RNZ
The court heard that the employer's solicitations - which may be typical of numerous employers in New Zealand - were informal, conducted over the phone or via text, with little to no protection for the worker. More >>
Fiji PM Rabuka Downplays El Niño Impact: 'Are People Dying? No. We Can Manage'
Thursday, 5 November 2026, 5:49 pm | RNZ
The Fiji Meteorological Service has warned that the country is forecast to experience below-normal rainfall for the remainder of the year and into early 2027. More >>
Samoa Government Urged At UN To Address Declining Media Freedom
Thursday, 5 November 2026, 5:47 pm | RNZ
Press freedom and media restrictions in Samoa came under scrutiny during Samoa's periodic review at the United Nations Human Rights Review in Geneva this week. More >>
Election 2026: The Lengths People Go For Democracy
Thursday, 5 November 2026, 4:31 pm | RNZ
Voting is very busy but wait times are short at The Palms in Christchurch East - and in Milford Sound, residents are grateful for a democratic road trip. More >>
The Attack Ad Election: Inside The Parties' Facebook Campaigns
Thursday, 5 November 2026, 4:28 pm | RNZ
Negative campaigning has surged since 2020, with National and Labour each devoting more than half their Facebook posts to attacks, new research shows. More >>
No Voting Stations At Some Auckland Hospitals
Thursday, 5 November 2026, 4:20 pm | RNZ
Deputy chief executive of the commission's operations Anusha Guler said they provided a mobile voting service at Middlemore. More >>
Kāpiti College Parents Question All-Boy Head Students
Wednesday, 4 November 2026, 5:31 pm | RNZ
The parent said as head students, the three boys were representing a large, diverse school with students from different experiences and backgrounds. More >>
Republicans Make Electoral Gains Across US Pacific Territories
Wednesday, 4 November 2026, 5:28 pm | RNZ
Republicans have won back the governorship of Guam, with Vicente Ada beating out Democrat Therese Terlaje 51 percent to 48 percent. More >>
Visionary Or Conman? The Legacy Of Bougainville's Self-Proclaimed King Musingku
Wednesday, 4 November 2026, 5:25 pm | RNZ
In Port Moresby in the 1990s, Musingku developed the U-Vistract scheme, which promised large returns for investors and created his own currency, the Bougainville Kina. More >>
NZ First Plans New Legal Framework To Ease Accessibility Barriers For Disabled People
Wednesday, 4 November 2026, 5:13 pm | RNZ
Accessibility could be built in from the beginning when schools, hospitals, social housing developments, footpaths and so on were being designed from scratch, Winston Peters said. More >>
AI 'Panic': Back Office Jobs Cut - But Not The Expected Roles
Wednesday, 4 November 2026, 5:04 pm | RNZ
RNZ can now reveal police cut two dozen jobs in their file management unit last month, in a restructure in which more than 60 positions were disestablished, created or shifted. More >>
'Disappointing': Electoral Commission Fixes Issues With Voter Enrolments
Wednesday, 4 November 2026, 5:00 pm | RNZ
Le Quesne said the EC had established last week that some people with residence class visas who had applied to enrol had been asked to provide information on their immigration status when they didn't need to. More >>
