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Foodstuffs Brings Facial Recognition To Fourth Christchurch Store
Saturday, 6 June 2026, 9:23 pm | RNZ
New World Stanmore will join the three Christchurch stores already using facial recognition. More >>
Organisers Of Event Where Efeso Collins Died Took Adequate Measures, Coroner Rules
Saturday, 6 June 2026, 9:22 pm | RNZ
The former MP's widow, Vasa Fia Collins, raised concerns about his death, saying event organisers had failed him. More >>
Case Dismissed For Pro-Independence Kanak Leader Christian Téin
Saturday, 6 June 2026, 9:19 pm | RNZ
French court drops all charges against pro-independence Kanak leader Christian Téin and 13 others in their alleged role in the 2024 civil unrest in New Caledonia. More >>
Rees Valley Turns Love Nest As Threatened Takahē Thrive
Saturday, 6 June 2026, 9:15 pm | RNZ
Years of predator control and trapping in the valley near Glenorchy has made it home to the largest wild population outside their original Fiordland habitat. More >>
New Zealand To Raise China's 'Entirely Inappropriate' Ban On Four MPs Directly, Christopher Luxon Says
Friday, 5 June 2026, 5:35 pm | RNZ
Luxon stressed New Zealand would raise the matter directly with China itself "nation-to-nation." More >>
Pacific Business Brief: Fuel Prices Continue To Surge And Solomon Islands Tough Stance On Gold
Friday, 5 June 2026, 5:16 pm | RNZ
The Pacific Business Brief tracks the capital, trade and trends shaping the regional economy. More >>
Pacific Leaders At Tokyo Summit Say Ocean Management Is A Matter Of Survival
Friday, 5 June 2026, 4:49 pm | RNZ
Pacific leaders are attending a two-day Island States Ocean Summit in Tokyo this week and are calling for greater access to finance and technology to better manage their oceans. More >>
Fiji Detectives Investigating Joint Task Force Raid After Death
Friday, 5 June 2026, 4:45 pm | RNZ
The probe comes amid ongoing investigations into the death of another man in military custody. More >>
Family Concerned For West Papuan Woman Taken To Jakarta After Appearing In Film
Friday, 5 June 2026, 4:36 pm | RNZ
Yasinta Moiwend's family says the 64-year-old's sudden journey to Jakarta eleven days ago from her home in South Papua was suspicious, and that they have since lost contact with her. More >>
NZ Gets Access To Hacking Mythos AI As Trump Shores Up National Security On AI
Friday, 5 June 2026, 4:30 pm | RNZ
New Zealand's cyber watchdog has been given access to a AI model with some worrisome powers. More >>
ACT To Campaign On Reducing 'Absolutely Ridiculous' Cost Of School Uniforms
Friday, 5 June 2026, 4:23 pm | RNZ
It would limit all state schools to three compulsory branded items and ensure generic items were available from retailers like The Warehouse and Kmart. More >>
The Real-World Cost Of AI
Thursday, 4 June 2026, 3:03 pm | RNZ
Explainer: There's been plenty of speculation about the resources AI gobbles up. A new report lays bare the cost of our growing obsession. More >>
Bougainville Hits Back At Namah As Independence Debate Heats Up
Thursday, 4 June 2026, 2:57 pm | RNZ
Bougainville's leadership has hit back at a Papua New Guinea MP's attack on it during debate about the autonomous PNG region's political future. More >>
Surviving PNG Conjoined Twin Returns Home Six Months After Heartbreaking Separation
Thursday, 4 June 2026, 2:49 pm | RNZ
Sawong Kevin has finally flown home, six months after complex separation surgery in Australia which almost took his life. More >>
Pacific News In Brief For 4 June
Thursday, 4 June 2026, 2:46 pm | RNZ
A round-up of news from around the region, including bank accounts of three more people in Samoa have been frozen as police investigate a gang-related murder in Vietnam. More >>
Privacy Commissioner Wants More Power To Fine Agencies That Don't Protect People's Data
Thursday, 4 June 2026, 2:44 pm | RNZ
Michael Webster says New Zealand's privacy laws are "somewhat out of step" with those overseas, and a law change is needed to be able to fine agencies. More >>
Missing Climate Briefing Note: Who Knew What, And When?
Thursday, 4 June 2026, 2:40 pm | RNZ
A former top staffer used his personal email for business - meaning at least one document was not released when it should have been. More >>
Government Overhauls Tertiary Institutions' Research Funding System
Thursday, 4 June 2026, 2:34 pm | RNZ
Academics are cautiously welcoming the move but the Association of Scientists wants more detail and the Tertiary Education Union says a bigger problem is the size of the fund which has not increased for several years. More >>
Winston Peters Asks Officials To 'Express Concern' With Chinese Counterparts Over MP Travel Bans
Thursday, 4 June 2026, 2:31 pm | RNZ
Foreign Minister Winston Peters has expressed surprise that four MPs have been banned from China for a year after visiting Taiwan in May. More >>
How Much Construction Costs Are Rising (So Far)
Wednesday, 3 June 2026, 6:11 pm | RNZ
The cost of building a new home is pushing up - but not as fast as earlier predictions suggested it might. More >>
