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Cook Islands Deal Opens Up Pacific To China - Expert
Sunday, 23 February 2025, 7:07 pm | RNZ
China will be able to establish a "significant strategic presence" in the Pacific, a security studies professor says. More >>
A Rare Glimpse Into The Intelligence Community
Sunday, 23 February 2025, 7:04 pm | RNZ
This week, MPs and the public got a rare glimpse behind the curtain of New Zealand's spy agencies. More >>
Country Life: Ag Student's Dreams Come True 15 Years On
Sunday, 23 February 2025, 6:55 pm | RNZ
We check back in with Hamish Best of red meat retailer Conscious Valley just outside Wellington. A keen ag student the last time he spoke to Country Life, he's now a finalist for the prestigious trans-Tasman Zanda McDonald Award. More >>
NZ in 'holding pattern' over joining AUKUS Pillar II, Defence briefing docs show
Saturday, 22 February 2025, 5:25 pm | RNZ
A just-released briefing document shows NZ is still in a holding pattern over the Pillar II agreement, designed to promote advanced military tech development and trade. More >>
Pacific News In Brief For 21 February
Saturday, 22 February 2025, 5:23 pm | RNZ
A round-up of news from around the region, including a whooping cough update from Samoa's Ministry of Health. More >>
Fa'anānā Efeso Collins Remembered One Year On
Saturday, 22 February 2025, 5:22 pm | RNZ
"It feels as if he's still with us, such was his influence on our lives," a Manukau councillor says. More >>
Parihaka Matriarch Maata Wharehoka Dies At Age 74
Saturday, 22 February 2025, 5:19 pm | RNZ
Wharehoka was an expert in marae arts, raranga and karanga, and the caretaker of the marae at Parihaka for nearly 30 years. More >>
Te Matatini Kapa Haka Festival Projected To Bring In $27m For Taranaki, CEO Says
Saturday, 22 February 2025, 5:18 pm | RNZ
Thousand's are expected to converge on New Plymouth for the kapa haka competition, which is projected to bring in $27 million for the region, its chief executive says. More >>
Sunflower Community Project Brightening Central Hawke's Bay
Saturday, 22 February 2025, 5:17 pm | RNZ
A dairy farm field filled with sunflowers in Central Hawke's Bay is bringing joy and happiness to the local community, with people invited to walk through the flowers, and pick some to take away. More >>
Health NZ Leaves Sensitive Data Unsecure, Inquiry Finds
Saturday, 22 February 2025, 5:14 pm | RNZ
It did not even know about the weaknesses until the Manurewa Marae inquiry - that came out this week - exposed it. More >>
Spark Loses $1 Billion Market Value Following Poor Results
Saturday, 22 February 2025, 4:41 pm | RNZ
The telecommunications company has lost $1 billion in market value as investors punished the company for its poor results. More >>
Trump Moves Toward Pacific 'Not Surprising,' Collins Says
Friday, 21 February 2025, 7:01 pm | RNZ
The Defence Minister says she has not been entirely taken by surprise by the US's pivot away from security backstop to Europe towards the Indopacific. More >>
In Celebration Of Gay Anthems
Friday, 21 February 2025, 6:58 pm | RNZ
Jason Parker joins Charlotte Ryan to talk about the show and share some of his favourite gay anthems. More >>
ANZ Staff Offered 4.75 Percent Two-year Fixed Home Loan Rate
Friday, 21 February 2025, 6:55 pm | RNZ
It appears only a few borrowers are eligible for the discounted rate. More >>
The Vanishing Bird: The Missing Black Petrels Of Great Barrier Island
Friday, 21 February 2025, 6:50 pm | RNZ
They start as a downy ball of fluff on a remote New Zealand island. Then they fledge across the Pacific. Only a handful have ever been found again. More >>
France’s Minister Valls Faces Tough Talks In New Caledonia Over Political Future
Friday, 21 February 2025, 6:41 pm | RNZ
As the French Minister for Overseas lands in New Caledonia on Saturday to pursue talks on its political future, the situation on the ground has again gained tension over the past few days. More >>
Jemima Garrett: A Lifetime Of Telling Pacific Stories
Friday, 21 February 2025, 6:39 pm | RNZ
The Australian journalist who has covered some of the dramatic stories in the region for nearly four decades shares about her journey. More >>
'Everyone Else Is Just Left In The Cold' - Call For Broader Redress For Abuse Survivors
Friday, 21 February 2025, 6:36 pm | RNZ
A just-released cabinet paper about rapid torture redress payments to survivors of the Lake Alice child and adolescent unit in the 1970s says it's not possible to rule out torture at other locations. More >>
Haka At Destiny Church Protests: Māori And Pacific Leaders Weigh In
Friday, 21 February 2025, 6:29 pm | RNZ
"The misuse of haka to push colonial agendas is perversely ironic," says Eru Kapa-Kingi. More >>
‘We’ve Not Done Anything Wrong’ - Robinson Firm On INEOS Court Action
Thursday, 20 February 2025, 8:49 pm | RNZ
NZ Rugby CEO said the suing the petrochemical giant was the best course of action. More >>
