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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 >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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