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Appeal Filed Against Samoan PM's Acquittal Over High-Profile Conspiracy Case
Friday, 22 May 2026, 2:26 pm | RNZ
In March, the District Court in Apia cleared Prime Minister Laauli of criminal charges stemming from a probe into an unsolved, fatal hit and run in 2021. More >>
Support Services Blindsided By Government Social Housing Shake Up
Friday, 22 May 2026, 2:01 pm | RNZ
"I can't think of another scenario where we say ... 'Here's a group who are really doing it tough, so let's make the 'kind of okay' people suffer more'," a critic says. More >>
'No Logic' To Pharmac's Proposal To Change Access To Type 2 Diabetes Drug - Doctor
Friday, 22 May 2026, 1:56 pm | RNZ
The changes would take drugs from Maori and Pasifika and give them to people who don't need them, and endocrinologist tells Nine to Noon. More >>
Pacific Concerns About Militarisation - And NZ's Role In It
Friday, 22 May 2026, 1:52 pm | RNZ
New Zealand is playing a key role in integrating Pacific defence forces, but concerns linger about the regional social licence. More >>
How The Government's Savings Exercise Will Work
Thursday, 21 May 2026, 5:32 pm | RNZ
One week from now, the government will open the books on its third Budget, the last of this term. More >>
French National Assembly Allows 'Native' Voters To Take Part In Local Provincial Elections
Thursday, 21 May 2026, 5:26 pm | RNZ
But the French parliament's Lower House also refused to include their "spouses", just like the Senate did two days earlier. More >>
Nauru Orders All Public Servants And Government Bodies To Follow 'One China' Policy
Thursday, 21 May 2026, 2:51 pm | RNZ
The wide-ranging cabinet directive to all government officials and bodies includes a crackdown on Taiwan terminology as well as using Taiwan symbols and flags. More >>
Pasifika Author's New Book Creates Fantasy Character He Would Have Loved To Read As A Kid
Thursday, 21 May 2026, 2:49 pm | RNZ
A Samoan-Chinese-Pākēhā author says his new fantasy book provides a type of character he didn't have as a 10-year-old in love with reading. More >>
Fijian PM Rabuka Puts Brakes On Long-Awaited Municipal Elections
Thursday, 21 May 2026, 2:45 pm | RNZ
Fijians have not voted in local government elections for more than two decades. More >>
No Evidence To Back Luxon's Claim Peters Mischaracterised View Of Iran, PM's Office Says
Thursday, 21 May 2026, 2:41 pm | RNZ
The prime minister said the Foreign Minister mischaracterised his view on the Iran war after their dispute made headlines. More >>
Replacing Public Servants With AI Could Come With Hidden Costs, Critics Warn
Thursday, 21 May 2026, 2:39 pm | RNZ
The government's basic recipe for cutting the wage bill is to reduce the head-count and use of technology - but critics have a warning. More >>
Major Social Housing Shake-Up Announced
Thursday, 21 May 2026, 2:37 pm | RNZ
The changes will boost support for more than 100,000 families, and leave 80,000 worse off. More >>
Why Average Earners' Tax Bill Keeps Growing
Wednesday, 20 May 2026, 2:51 pm | RNZ
A person on the average wage would have been paying about 17 percent of their income in tax in 2011, compared to 22 percent now. More >>
Samoa Government Distances Itself From Alleged Crypto Scam
Wednesday, 20 May 2026, 2:08 pm | RNZ
This comes after three senior ministers, including the country's Deputy Prime Minister, were pictured with individuals promoting an alleged wealth creation entity. More >>
NZ, Australian Police Announce Colombian Base To Combat Pacific Drug Surge
Wednesday, 20 May 2026, 2:03 pm | RNZ
An International Joint Investigations Team is being set up with the aim of gathering evidence on illicit shipments before they enter Pacific waters. More >>
New Effort To Tackle Papua New Guinea's Chronic Lack Of Women MPs
Wednesday, 20 May 2026, 2:00 pm | RNZ
A new election-related law in Papua New Guinea is intended to start addressing the chronic lack of women as elected representatives in the country. More >>
Children's Enjoyment Of Reading, Writing And Maths Drops
Wednesday, 20 May 2026, 1:58 pm | RNZ
A study has found the number of older primary school children who do not enjoy reading, writing and maths has doubled. More >>
Explainer - How New Zealand's New Anti-Stalking Laws Will Work
Wednesday, 20 May 2026, 1:55 pm | RNZ
Explainer - Everybody knows what a stalker is. But until this month, it wasn't officially a crime. What will that mean? More >>
Government Updates Official Branding To Highlight English Over Te Reo Māori
Wednesday, 20 May 2026, 1:51 pm | RNZ
"This was a coalition commitment that hadn't yet been achieved. Now we're doing it," Paul Goldsmith says. More >>
Ministry Uncovers 267 Different Regulators, Seymour Urges Consolidation
Wednesday, 20 May 2026, 1:48 pm | RNZ
There's a "twisted spaghetti of regulators who don't just cost money to fund, but suck up people's time," the regulations minister says. More >>
