RNZ - Latest News [Page 199]
Wētā FX scores two nominations at BAFTAs
Sunday, 19 January 2025, 7:33 pm | RNZ
The Wellington studio has been recognised in Britain's top movie honours for their visual effects work on two international films. More >>
Review: Animation Flow has no dialogue but is still one of the best movies of 2025
Sunday, 19 January 2025, 7:32 pm | RNZ
Review - Flow is an animation that is destined to be a classic, one that audiences will return to year on year, writes Dan Slevin. More >>
Drug Plane Pilot Loses Supreme Court Appeal
Sunday, 19 January 2025, 7:30 pm | RNZ
David John Cutmore was the pilot of an aircraft trying to fly from Central Province to Australia, carrying 611 kilogrammes of cocaine. More >>
Novelist Jenny Pattrick On Her Pivot To Theatre Writing
Sunday, 19 January 2025, 7:29 pm | RNZ
She's turned her hand to the theatre and has written a play. More >>
Labour Hire Company At Centre Of Immigration Probe Estimated To Owe Creditors $4.01 Million
Saturday, 18 January 2025, 7:41 pm | RNZ
The company remains at the centre of a major investigation by Immigration New Zealand that commenced as early as September 2023. More >>
Decision On Proposed Waikato Medical School Taking Too Long - Union
Saturday, 18 January 2025, 7:38 pm | RNZ
The school aimed at producing more GPs to plug dire shortages, particularly in rural and regional areas. More >>
Samoa Political Saga: Challenge To Party Removal Reported
Saturday, 18 January 2025, 7:31 pm | RNZ
Samoa's prime minister and the five other ousted members of the ruling FAST Party are reportedly challenging their removal. More >>
Smell A Rat? Not On Cooks' Palmerston Island
Saturday, 18 January 2025, 7:30 pm | RNZ
A Cook Islands atoll is totally rat-free after recent monitoring confirmed the success of an eradication programme. More >>
Marae-based Study Into Psychoactive Mushroom For Treating Methamphetamine Addiction Completes First Phase Of Trials
Saturday, 18 January 2025, 7:29 pm | RNZ
Over the past month the first cohort of participants have undergone sessions with mushroom extract containing a specific dose of psilocybin at Rangiwaho Marae south of Gisborne. More >>
Meg Lay: The First Woman To Be A Groundskeeper At Lord's Cricket Ground
Saturday, 18 January 2025, 7:27 pm | RNZ
From a farm in rural Canterbury to cricket's home, Meg Lay told Summer Weekends she is working her dream job. More >>
CAA To Raise Airline Security Levies As Money Issues Bite
Saturday, 18 January 2025, 7:26 pm | RNZ
Airlines will have to pay more per passenger, but it remains to be seen whether fares will rise as a result. More >>
Wellington Business Owners Hopeful The Worst Is Over After 'Gruelling' Year
Saturday, 18 January 2025, 7:24 pm | RNZ
2024 was tough, but "there's more of an energy in the city" now the new year has dawned, owners say. More >>
Vanuatu One Month On: Aftershocks, A No-Go Zone And Anxiety
Friday, 17 January 2025, 8:55 pm | RNZ
Downtown Port Vila remains a no-go zone; Star Wharf is still out of action and some areas have not had their water supply reconnected. More >>
Call For PNG Govt To Properly Resource Porgera SOE
Friday, 17 January 2025, 8:53 pm | RNZ
Despite continuing tribal violence a business leader in Porgera is happy more supplies are coming through. More >>
Brown Town Defends Racially Tiered Event Ticket Pricing Amid Backlash
Friday, 17 January 2025, 8:51 pm | RNZ
A community organisation has responded to backlash over racially tiered ticketing for an upcoming event aimed to celebrate Tangata Moana. More >>
Para-Paddlers Propel For Podium
Friday, 17 January 2025, 8:48 pm | RNZ
To move a waka forward you pull with your arms and push with your legs, but for some it's a little bit trickier. More >>
Thousands In Fines Issued For Fishing Near Cook Strait Power Cables
Friday, 17 January 2025, 8:41 pm | RNZ
Three power cables carry a huge chunk of New Zealand's power between the North and South Islands, but boats keep getting too close. More >>
Family Of Ecostore Employee Thrown Into Turmoil After His Eyesight Was Permanently Damaged - Mum
Friday, 17 January 2025, 8:24 pm | RNZ
The Ecostore employee suffered chemical burns while trying to shut off a pressurised hose that had come loose. More >>
Chinese Tourism Fails To Match Pre-Covid Levels Despite Lunar New Year Boost
Friday, 17 January 2025, 8:15 pm | RNZ
Angela Blair, international general manager of Tourism New Zealand, said while monthly arrivals from China typically peaked during Lunar New Year, the volume of Chinese visitors was unlikely to exceed pre-Covid levels. More >>
Fire-resistant Design Saves LA House
Friday, 17 January 2025, 8:12 pm | RNZ
The simple gable roof house is still standing after wildfire teared through the neighbourhood. More >>
