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What Happens To Your KiwiSaver If You Die?
Wednesday, 12 August 2026, 2:14 pm | RNZ
KiwiSaver formed part of a person's estate when they died and became another asset that was dealt with by their will if they had one. More >>
More Tech Projects Struggling As Govt Tries To Overhaul 'Siloed' System
Wednesday, 12 August 2026, 2:06 pm | RNZ
The latest problems come after mega-ministry MBIE wasted more than $30m on a failed biometric system that has sparked investigations in parliament. More >>
Rakesh Naidoo Told Police Boss Two Weeks Before His Labour Party Candidacy Selection
Wednesday, 12 August 2026, 2:02 pm | RNZ
Police Commissioner Richard Chambers earlier said his role in police was now untenable, and he should have told him earlier of his political intentions. More >>
Christopher Luxon Calls Urgent Meeting To Resolve 'Increased Speculation' About Leadership
Tuesday, 11 August 2026, 3:41 pm | RNZ
Moments before the social media post was published, Luxon's team abruptly postponed an RNZ podcast interview which had been scheduled for this afternoon. More >>
Over Half A Million People Owe Tax. How Did This Happen?
Tuesday, 11 August 2026, 3:36 pm | RNZ
Micro and small-to-medium businesses were responsible for 65 percent of outstanding tax debt, and GST and employer deductions such as PAYE were 57 percent of overall debt. More >>
Cabinet Reshuffle On The Cards, Tonga PM Confirms
Tuesday, 11 August 2026, 3:28 pm | RNZ
The two - former Tourism and Infrastructure Minister Semisi Sika and former Finance Minister Lata Tangimana - were found guilty of bribery by the Nuku'alofa Magistrates' Court during the 2025 general election. More >>
Bougainville President Warns Of Going Against Peace Process
Tuesday, 11 August 2026, 3:26 pm | RNZ
Toroama made the comment while addressing last week's meeting in Port Moresby of the Joint Supervisory Body co-chaired by PNG's prime minister, James Marape. More >>
Remote Tokelauan Atoll Becomes Temporary Global Comms Hub
Tuesday, 11 August 2026, 3:24 pm | RNZ
The Fakaofo team plans to operate several stations from the 160-to-6-metre amateur bands using voice, Morse code and digital modes. More >>
Papua New Guinea Seeks Dialogue Over New Hefty US Visa Bond
Tuesday, 11 August 2026, 3:21 pm | RNZ
Visa bonds have become a mainstay policy of the US State Department when it comes to travel from certain third-world countries, including five Pacific Island nations. More >>
Christopher Luxon's Grip On Leadership Questioned Again
Tuesday, 11 August 2026, 10:57 am | RNZ
National's Chris Bishop and Rima Nakhle have thrown their full support behind Christopher Luxon as his leadership comes under renewed pressure. More >>
Labour MP Sounds Alarm About 115,000 On Dormant Electoral Roll
Tuesday, 11 August 2026, 10:51 am | RNZ
People were typically shifted onto the dormant roll if the Electoral Commission had tried and failed to get in touch them. More >>
Call For More Investment In Pacific Early Childhood Education By Pioneering Pasifika ECE Professor
Monday, 10 August 2026, 5:34 pm | RNZ
Pacific ECE has been built up over more than five decades of community efforts across Aotearoa, with Matapo pointing to pioneers such as Teupoko'ina Morgan and Jan Taouma. More >>
Solomon Islands PM Urges 'No More Secrecy' Over Treaties With Other Countries
Monday, 10 August 2026, 5:26 pm | RNZ
Wale has said he was only permitted to read the 2022 agreement one day before an official meeting in Canberra in May this year, shortly after he was elected prime minister. More >>
Paramount Lau Chief Urges Australia To Introduce Visa-Free Travel For Fijians
Monday, 10 August 2026, 5:08 pm | RNZ
Fijians should be allowed to have visa stamped on arrival in Australia, he said, similar to arrangements for Australians travelling into Fiji. More >>
Chris Hipkins Officially Rules Out Working With New Zealand First In Any Government He Leads
Monday, 10 August 2026, 5:05 pm | RNZ
Hipkins had previously said it was "highly unlikely" his party would work with New Zealand First again, and had already ruled out working with Peters as foreign affairs minister. More >>
Electoral Commission Campaign Looks To Educate Voters After Enrolment Changes
Monday, 10 August 2026, 4:25 pm | RNZ
CEO and chief electoral officer Karl le Quesne said that was different to previous campaigns, and "that's really just to grab people's attention". More >>
'How's This Going To Work?' - Patient Advocate Horrified At Broken Equipment In Dental Clinic
Monday, 10 August 2026, 7:43 am | RNZ
The oral health clinic at Auckland Hospital had continued to carry out oral screening assessments for some patients, despite the lack of chair. More >>
National's Debt Reduction Target Lacks Ambition - Economist
Monday, 10 August 2026, 7:39 am | RNZ
Leader Christopher Luxon said if the government's books were not in order, the country was vulnerable to economic shocks. More >>
Pacific Foreign Ministers To Discuss Solomons' Idea For Regional Security Treaty
Friday, 7 August 2026, 2:27 pm | RNZ
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale, who is also PIF chair, began promoting the concept of a regional security agreement soon after he was elected leader by his country's parliament in May. More >>
Raising GST Threshold Just Shifts The Problem, Tax Expert Says
Friday, 7 August 2026, 2:20 pm | RNZ
Big businesses would have to pay small suppliers within 15 days on invoices of $25,000 or less, and publish how quickly they paid suppliers. More >>
