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CNMI Mayors Warn Of Escalating Meth Crisis, Ask For More DEA Resources
Tuesday, 18 August 2026, 6:53 pm | RNZ
The mayors of Saipan, Rota, Tinian and Aguiguan, and the Northern Islands say local resources can no longer keep pace with the scale and sophistication of methamphetamine trafficking. More >>
Fiji To Increase Littering Fines Fivefold From September
Tuesday, 18 August 2026, 6:50 pm | RNZ
The Fijian government says the stronger penalties and enforcement measures against littering will come into effect in two weeks. More >>
Te Pāti Māori Warned Election Strategy Could Put Māori Seats At Risk
Tuesday, 18 August 2026, 6:49 pm | RNZ
Labour's Māori campaign chair Willie Jackson was asked on Tuesday if Te Pāti Māori's strategy risked the legitimacy of the Māori seats in the eyes of the public, to which he agreed. More >>
Tongan Language Week Provides An Opportunity For Tongans To Embrace Their Identity
Tuesday, 18 August 2026, 2:51 pm | RNZ
Finding your identity, as a person of mixed Tongan heritage, can be challenging if you do not speak the Tongan language. More >>
Four Months On, Still No Charges In Death Of Man In Fiji Military Custody
Tuesday, 18 August 2026, 2:49 pm | RNZ
Local and international human rights groups condemned Vakarisi's death in military custody, saying it reflected a "culture of impunity" within Fiji's military forces. More >>
Health NZ Says Cervical Screening IT Doesn't Need Overhaul
Tuesday, 18 August 2026, 11:48 am | RNZ
The register that was rushed in three years ago failed to trigger almost a million notifications to women about cancer screening. More >>
Aged-Care Report Calls For Major Systemic Reform - But At What Cost?
Tuesday, 18 August 2026, 11:33 am | RNZ
Aged Care Association head Tracey Martin says she's pleased to see a shift from conversations about the problem to having some about solutions. More >>
Sacked Minister Chris Penk Likely To Return To Parliament Next Week
Tuesday, 18 August 2026, 11:26 am | RNZ
Penk, a senior MP and now former minister, holds the safe National seat - Kaipara ki Mahurangi - which he will no longer contest at the election. More >>
Chris Hipkins Calls Christopher Luxon Incompetent, National 'Hysterical' Over Labour's Plans
Monday, 17 August 2026, 6:49 pm | RNZ
Human rights defenders report that while all of the demonstrations were closely monitored by police forces, in most cases they went without incident. More >>
Large Demos Across West Papua Meet With Mixed Responses By Police
Monday, 17 August 2026, 6:46 pm | RNZ
Human rights defenders report that while all of the demonstrations were closely monitored by police forces, in most cases they went without incident. More >>
Tonga Government Appoints Three New Ministers
Monday, 17 August 2026, 6:44 pm | RNZ
Prime Minister Lord Fakafanua announced last week that changes would be made after two Cabinet Ministers were found guilty of bribery. More >>
Why Financial Education Is Like Sex Education
Monday, 17 August 2026, 6:00 pm | RNZ
The curriculum document said the subject focused on "the financial concepts and practices that shape everyday life". More >>
Falling Fuel Prices Take Edge Off Inflation Data
Monday, 17 August 2026, 5:54 pm | RNZ
Food prices rose 0.1 percent for the month to be 1.9 percent higher than a year ago, the lowest annual rate since December 2024. More >>
Report Calls For Action Over Creaking Aged Care Model
Monday, 17 August 2026, 5:41 pm | RNZ
The report said there were not enough beds in residential care for the number of people who would need them, and not enough workforce to care for those people. More >>
What Would A Change To New Zealand's Consent Laws Mean?
Monday, 17 August 2026, 3:58 pm | RNZ
Pokere Paewai Māori issues reporter WARNING: This story contains talk of sexual violence. Advocates have long demanded reform to New Zealand's consent laws, but what would a move to an "affirmative consent" model used in Canada and ... More >>
Fast-Tracked Housing Developments Can't Be Paused, Chris Bishop Says
Monday, 17 August 2026, 8:41 am | RNZ
The mayors of Auckland and Queenstown have called for an immediate pause on developments, including one that lacks water infrastructure. More >>
How Much Will Pacific Players Be Paid At The Rugby League World Cup?
Friday, 14 August 2026, 6:05 pm | RNZ
RLWC 2026 is being held in October, joint hosted by Australia, PNG and New Zealand. More >>
"An Attempt To Shut Me Up" Tuilaepa Speaks Out After Arrest
Friday, 14 August 2026, 6:03 pm | RNZ
Tuilaepa, who was Samoa's Prime Minister for 21 years, told RNZ Pacific that this was an attempt by the state "to shut me up." More >>
Fiji Court Rules COI Report Into Malimali Appointment Was Unlawful, Null And Void
Friday, 14 August 2026, 6:00 pm | RNZ
Justice Dane Tuiqereqere also found that the COI report was unlawful, and that its adverse findings are irrational and have been quashed. More >>
Aged Care Sector Faces $650m Funding Gap, Despite $5b A Year In Village Sales
Friday, 14 August 2026, 3:33 pm | RNZ
Westpac industry economist Paul Clark said more people than ever were entering care, and they were doing so later in life when their care needs were more complex. More >>
