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Budget Day 2025: What You Need To Know
Tuesday, 20 May 2025, 2:32 pm | RNZ
Explainer - Budget Day is coming on Thursday, but what does it all mean? RNZ is here to tell you what you need to know. More >>
Te Pāti Māori's Haka Punishment Labelled Extreme, But Labour Unlikely To Filibuster
Tuesday, 20 May 2025, 2:26 pm | RNZ
Labour's not keen on a filibuster, while Te Pāti Māori's president says more tikanga Māori should be incorporated in the House. More >>
Celebration On Court, Censure In The House: Te Pāti Māori MPs' Suspension Sparks Kōrero
Tuesday, 20 May 2025, 2:20 pm | RNZ
While tikanga Māori is being sanctioned in Te Whare Pāremata, te reo Māori is alive and thriving on the netball courts of Tāmaki Makaurau. More >>
Nicola Willis To Turn Attention To Supermarket Sector After Budget
Tuesday, 20 May 2025, 2:07 pm | RNZ
The government is putting together proposals to increase competition after hearing from supermarket chains and smaller operators. More >>
Protesters At Parliament Call For Lowering Of Age For Free Bowel Cancer Screening
Tuesday, 20 May 2025, 2:05 pm | RNZ
Dozens at Parliament are calling for a lowering of the age of eligibility for free bowel screening tests to 45. More >>
Pacific News In Brief For 19 May
Monday, 19 May 2025, 6:26 pm | RNZ
A round-up of Pacific news from around the region, including an official end to Samoa's whooping cough outbreak. More >>
Learning Support In Schools At Breaking Point, Report Finds
Monday, 19 May 2025, 6:25 pm | RNZ
Teachers and principals are calling the situation "dire", according to a new report. More >>
Canterbury Priest May Have Been Financial Abuse Victim - Coroner
Monday, 19 May 2025, 6:23 pm | RNZ
A Canterbury Catholic priest took his own life after 50 years in the clergy as his mental health deteriorated and financial pressure mounted. More >>
Environmentalists Question Henry Puna's Role In Deep Sea Mining Firm
Monday, 19 May 2025, 6:17 pm | RNZ
The former Cook Islands prime minister and Pacific Islands Forum head has joined the board of the deep sea mining company Cobalt Seabed Resources. More >>
Children As Young As 6 Adopted, Made To Work As House Slaves
Monday, 19 May 2025, 5:08 pm | RNZ
A social worker who has helped 10 teenagers who escaped slavery fears others remain under lock and key. More >>
Patients Paying Over $200 To Visit After-Hours In Palmerston North
Monday, 19 May 2025, 4:49 pm | RNZ
It can cost up to $260 for a medical consult. More >>
Rugby In Recovery
Monday, 19 May 2025, 4:39 pm | RNZ
The Detail's Amanda Gillies talks to NZ Rugby's chief executive Mark Robinson about crowds, international fixtures, financial turmoil and personal strain More >>
Budget 2025: How Does Government Spending Actually Work?
Monday, 19 May 2025, 4:31 pm | RNZ
There will be a lot of talk about government spending this week, but how does it actually work? Where does the money come from, and where does it go? More >>
Trans-Tasman Resources' Taranaki Seabed Mining Project Clears First Phase Of Fast-Track Process
Sunday, 18 May 2025, 7:47 pm | RNZ
Trans-Tasman Resources wants to mine the South Taranaki Bight seabed every year for three decades. More >>
Researchers Uncover Giant 30-year-old Fungus Near Eltham
Sunday, 18 May 2025, 7:44 pm | RNZ
A trio of fungal experts stumbled across the largest Ganoderma specimen they had ever seen during the annual New Zealand Fungal Foray this week in Taranaki. More >>
Why Did It Take So Long For An Emergency Alert To Be Issued During Auckland's Easter Floods?
Sunday, 18 May 2025, 7:42 pm | RNZ
Healthy Waters received its first alert of heavy rain around 10.29pm Friday, but Emergency Management didn't alert the public until 12.42am Saturday. More >>
Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu Farewells Staff
Sunday, 18 May 2025, 7:39 pm | RNZ
An independent evaluation of the agency's direct social investment model hailed it as an 'outstanding exemplar of an organisation delivering public services that actually work'. More >>
Stop Telikom PNG Silencing Journalists, Media Council Appeals To PM Marape
Sunday, 18 May 2025, 7:36 pm | RNZ
This follows reports that the government-owned company sacked radio talkback host Culligan Tanda (pictured) after he featured an opposition MP on his show. More >>
The Win-Win Solution For Cash-Strapped Councils
Sunday, 18 May 2025, 7:34 pm | RNZ
For the last two years Hauraki District Council has employed a community advocacy officer to help clubs and volunteers access community funding from organisations such as Grassroot and the, Lions Foundation. More >>
More Wānaka Search And Rescue Callouts As Unprepared People Drawn Outdoors By Social Media
Sunday, 18 May 2025, 7:28 pm | RNZ
Unprepared people are venturing deeper into back country, lured by influencers and websites. More >>
