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Te Pāti Māori To Hold Own Hearing After Boycotting Privileges Committee
Thursday, 3 April 2025, 9:50 am | RNZ
Te Pāti Māori says it will hold its own "alternative independent hearing". More >>
How Multinational Dairy Companies Convinced Ministers To Back Away From New Rules For Baby Formula
Thursday, 3 April 2025, 9:39 am | RNZ
Tougher guidelines were 11 years in the making. But for multinational dairy companies, profits were at stake. More >>
Chief Human Rights Commissioner Apologises To Muslim Community
Thursday, 3 April 2025, 9:29 am | RNZ
Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith is standing by Chief Human Rights Commissioner Stephen Rainbow, despite calls for him to be sacked for remarks characterised as Islamophobic by some groups. More >>
Threats Without Consequences: Parliament's 'Schoolyard Stupidity'
Thursday, 3 April 2025, 9:25 am | RNZ
Gerry Brownlee was a teacher when the cane ruled the classroom. As Parliament's Speaker, he is reluctant to use the punishments options available. More >>
Kiribati's First-of-its-Kind Data Protection Bill Passes First Reading
Thursday, 3 April 2025, 9:16 am | RNZ
Kiribati legislators unanimously passed a first-of-its-kind Data Protection Bill during its first reading in parliament on Tuesday. More >>
New 'State-of-the-Art' Passenger And Cargo Vessel Arrives In Tuvalu
Thursday, 3 April 2025, 9:04 am | RNZ
Minister for Transport, Energy, Communication, and Innovation Simon Kofe says the Manu Sina "will be a lifeline for people in the outer islands and boost our economy". More >>
Cutting The OCR Next Week 'Likely The Wrong Thing To Do' - Economist
Thursday, 3 April 2025, 8:58 am | RNZ
Westpac's chief economist expects the RBNZ will go ahead with a smaller sized cut of 25 basis points to 3.5 percent. More >>
Govt Investment Sought For Eden Park Upgrade Plan - CEO
Wednesday, 2 April 2025, 9:24 pm | RNZ
The chief executive of Eden Park, Nick Sautner, says he has approached the government to try to secure funds for the stadium's upgrade. More >>
Number Of Foreign Students Continues To Rise, Select Committee Told
Wednesday, 2 April 2025, 9:22 pm | RNZ
Foreign students contributed more than $3 billion to the New Zealand economy last year, MPs at a select committee have been told. More >>
Chinese Ship Granted Consent From Government To Undertake Research
Wednesday, 2 April 2025, 8:57 pm | RNZ
The Australian Prime Minister said he would prefer not to have the ship in his country's waters. More >>
One Third Of New Zealanders Waiting More Than Two Weeks To See GP - Poll
Wednesday, 2 April 2025, 8:54 pm | RNZ
More than one in six people wait three or four weeks, or even longer, according to the first RNZ-Reid Research poll. More >>
Climate Change Is A Real Financial Risk, Super Fund Managers Say
Wednesday, 2 April 2025, 8:51 pm | RNZ
The managers of the New Zealand Super Fund say they apply a climate lens to every activity. More >>
New Zealand's Concerns Over Cook Islands' Shadow Fleet Revealed In OIA Request
Wednesday, 2 April 2025, 8:48 pm | RNZ
New Zealand is concerned about Cook Islands' shipping registry following a link to Russia's shadow fleet and has offered experts to help improve its standard, according to MFAT. More >>
'Safety Is At Risk': Warning As Meth And Crime Crisis In Northland Worsens
Wednesday, 2 April 2025, 8:46 pm | RNZ
A drugs and social crisis afflicting Northland is deepening, a Northland iwi leader warns. More >>
No Deal For New Caledonia, Talks To Continue Later This Month
Wednesday, 2 April 2025, 8:45 pm | RNZ
French Minister for Overseas Manuel Valls has returned to Paris Tuesday, without any deal as yet regarding the French Pacific territory's political future. More >>
New Poll: Most Voters Think Parents Should Provide School Lunches
Tuesday, 1 April 2025, 8:33 pm | RNZ
The government's revamp of the school lunch programme has received a lot of attention this term and featured as a topical question in this week's poll. More >>
Green MP Benjamin Doyle Away From Parliament This Week After Death Threats
Tuesday, 1 April 2025, 8:30 pm | RNZ
"We have a member of parliament that has been subjected to immense abuse and real-world death threats," the party says. More >>
Pope Francis Approves Canonisation Of Papua New Guinea's First Saint
Tuesday, 1 April 2025, 8:29 pm | RNZ
The Pope cleared the path to canonization for Blessed Peter To Rot, a layman martyred for the faith in present-day Papua New Guinea, acording to Vatian News. More >>
Pacific News In Brief For 1 April
Tuesday, 1 April 2025, 8:27 pm | RNZ
A round-up of news from around the region, including an arrest for attempted murder after a hiking incident in Hawai'i. More >>
Registrations Open For NZ's Pacific Access Category And Samoa Quota Visas
Tuesday, 1 April 2025, 8:26 pm | RNZ
Up to 1650 Samoan citizens, 250 Tongan, 250 Fijian, 75 Kiribati, and 75 Tuvaluan citizens may be granted residence this year. More >>
