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Human Rights Watch Report Says Indonesia Is Silencing Environmental Activists In Papua
Thursday, 30 July 2026, 2:55 pm | RNZ
The report, titled Grabbed Land, Silenced Justice, examines how parts of Papua, in particular South Papua, are seeing a greater military presence in service of massive national development projects. More >>
Nauru Officially Changes Name To Naoero 'After Thoughtful Deliberation', Bypassing Referendum
Thursday, 30 July 2026, 2:52 pm | RNZ
The Nauruan parliament had passed a constitutional amendment in May to rename the country 'Naoero' after the proposal was initially tabled by President David Adeang in January. More >>
Minister Shuts Down Mayor's Claim Of Softening Stance On Local Body Amalgamation
Thursday, 30 July 2026, 2:50 pm | RNZ
Councils have been consulting and discussing their options but few have come up with firm plans. More >>
Luxon Criticises Winston Peters For 'Inappropriate Attention-Seeking Comments' Towards Green MP
Thursday, 30 July 2026, 2:40 pm | RNZ
In a social media post in response, Peters decried the "pearl clutching and faux outrage" and said Wang's comment simply proved the point he had made in Parliament. More >>
Commonwealth Games: Lewis Clareburt Completes Double Defence To Win Second Gold
Wednesday, 29 July 2026, 2:38 pm | RNZ
The 27-year-old showed his composure with the pressure on him to pick up New Zealand's first two gold medals of the Games. More >>
How Researchers Say We Could Make New Zealanders Richer
Wednesday, 29 July 2026, 2:33 pm | RNZ
AUT professor Bart Frijns has co-authored research looking at the long-term impact of financial literacy on wealth. More >>
Govt Announces RSE Changes, Accommodation An Open Question
Wednesday, 29 July 2026, 2:26 pm | RNZ
Kaya Selby RNZ Pacific journalist The government is promising stronger and clearer accommodation standards for Recognised Seasonal Employment (RSE) scheme workers, though a landmark court case remains undecided. Immigration Minister Erica Stanford ... More >>
Glasgow Commonwealth Games: Nauru Claims Second Bronze, Adding To Pacific Medal Tally
Wednesday, 29 July 2026, 2:23 pm | RNZ
Femily-Crystie Notte, 17, claimed a bronze medal on Tuesday night in the women's 63kg category in weightlifting. More >>
Contested And Congested: Pacific Regional Architecture Getting Complex, Security Expert Says
Wednesday, 29 July 2026, 2:06 pm | RNZ
A Pacific geopolitical expert there is a risk that Pacific Islands' priorities and security concerns are being sidelined by increased geopolitical competition and tensions in the region. More >>
Human Rights Commission Warns Treaty Clause Overhaul Increases Legal Uncertainty
Wednesday, 29 July 2026, 2:02 pm | RNZ
In a submission published on Tuesday, the Commission said the government's proposals were "constitutionally regressive" and risked weakening Treaty protections. More >>
Proposed Bill Will Help Vulnerable Adults At Risk Of Abuse, Neglect And Exploitation
Wednesday, 29 July 2026, 1:59 pm | RNZ
Vulnerable Adults New Zealand board member Ailsa Claire told RNZ the case involving the caregiver was "incredibly sad" but not surprising. More >>
National, Labour Unearth Parental Leave Skeletons
Wednesday, 29 July 2026, 1:56 pm | RNZ
National is accusing Labour of appealing to "old-fashioned gender norms", while Labour says National has a "serious trust problem". More >>
Maritime Provinces Of Papua New Guinea Searching For People Missing At Sea
Tuesday, 28 July 2026, 3:13 pm | RNZ
Authorities in several Papua New Guinea maritime provinces are searching for people missing at sea in relation to a number of separate cases of reported boating mishaps in the past week. More >>
US House Passes Defence Bill With CNMI Measures
Tuesday, 28 July 2026, 3:09 pm | RNZ
The US House of Representatives has passed its version of the annual defence policy bill containing three amendments aimed at benefiting the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). More >>
New Settlement Support Project Helps Tongans Prepare For Life In New Zealand
Tuesday, 28 July 2026, 3:01 pm | RNZ
The PSSS was established in 2019 by Laura Keill-Hall, Mandy Siitia and Zeprina Fale, Samoans living in New Zealand who wanted to help fellow Samoans. More >>
Two More Medals For The Pacific In Glasgow Commonwealth Games
Tuesday, 28 July 2026, 12:24 pm | RNZ
The Pacific Islands contingent at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow have added two more medals to their tally. More >>
Opportunity Party Still Open To Working With National Despite Christopher Luxon Ruling It Out
Tuesday, 28 July 2026, 12:18 pm | RNZ
The Opportunity Party leader says their door is always open, despite National ruling out including them in a potential coalition. More >>
Government To Consider Future Of Cost Of Living Payment
Tuesday, 28 July 2026, 12:15 pm | RNZ
The government may opt to keep its cost of living payment for a little longer, despite one of the triggers to end the payments likely to be met. More >>
Commonwealth Games: Swimmer Lewis Clareburt Stuns Glasgow Rivals - And Himself
Tuesday, 28 July 2026, 12:10 pm | RNZ
Kiwi swim sensation Lewis Clareburt has stunned everyone - including himself - with a stunning gold-medal performance over 200m butterfly at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games. More >>
Researchers Say More Work Needed On Home Dialysis Training
Monday, 27 July 2026, 6:30 pm | RNZ
Researchers involved in a large Australasian clinical trial on ways to improve home dialysis training for people with kidney failure say more work needs to be done to ease the burden on hospitals. More >>
