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Winston Peters Has A Choice To Make

Friday, 14 August 2026, 3:14 pm | RNZ

The New Zealand First leader needs to quickly choose whether to stay the course with his committed and loyal voter base or potentially put it all on the line seeking new votes on the fringes. More >>

Critical Shift In Focus To Value Retention For Forum Fisheries

Thursday, 13 August 2026, 3:09 pm | RNZ

FFA Director-General Noan David Pakop said the shift was critical for members as Pacific tuna stocks remain among the healthiest in the world. More >>

US And Several Pacific Countries Hit Out At Chinese Nuclear Missile Test, After PIF Misses Chance

Thursday, 13 August 2026, 3:04 pm | RNZ

The exact amount of warning time China gave to Pacific countries remains an open question. Beijing insists that it followed international law. More >>

School Hours Shortened In Parts Of PNG As El Niño Bites

Thursday, 13 August 2026, 3:00 pm | RNZ

El Niño is the warm phase of the El Nino/La Nina Southern Oscillation (ENSO) that occurs across the tropical Pacific Ocean. More >>

The Housing Market Stand-Off

Thursday, 13 August 2026, 2:40 pm | RNZ

New Zealand's property market is stuck in a stand-off, as buyers take their time over their purchases while vendors are unwilling to move on price, the Real Estate Institute says. More >>

Māori And Pacific People Have Lower Stigma Towards Mental Illness - Study

Thursday, 13 August 2026, 2:32 pm | RNZ

Using data from the long running New Zealand Attitudes and Values Study (NZAVS), the study examined more than 58,000 participants' 'ratings of warmth' towards those with mental illness. More >>

Christopher Luxon's Leadership Victory: You Come At The King, You Best Not Miss

Thursday, 13 August 2026, 2:30 pm | RNZ

After plotting, leaking, and destabilising the party enough to pressure the National Party leader into calling an emergency in-person caucus meeting, the agitators could not get the job done. More >>

Can National Put The Leadership Questions Behind Them?

Thursday, 13 August 2026, 10:46 am | RNZ

Following an emergency in-person caucus meeting on Wednesday, Christopher Luxon remains National leader and prime minister, having secured the confidence of his caucus. More >>

Police Manager Sorry For 'Confusion' Over Superintendent Rakesh Naidoo's Bid To Stand For Labour

Thursday, 13 August 2026, 10:23 am | RNZ

Assistant Commissioner Tim Anderson apologised to both Police Commissioner Richard Chambers and Naidoo for "the confusion, which has resulted in incorrect information being provided to media". More >>

Cost Of Living, Water Tariffs, Mining On Cook Islanders' Minds Ahead Of Election

Wednesday, 12 August 2026, 5:25 pm | RNZ

The prime minister and leader of the Cook Islands Party, Mark Brown is in no doubt about the priority for people in this election. More >>

Fiji Corrections Officer Charged Over Alleged Assault Of Australian Prisoner

Wednesday, 12 August 2026, 5:21 pm | RNZ

One of the officers, Asaeli Sorovaki, appeared in court on assault charges on Monday. He was granted bail with his case adjourned to September 7th, according to Fiji Village. More >>

Pacific Media Figures Pay Tribute To Solomons Legend George Atkin

Wednesday, 12 August 2026, 5:18 pm | RNZ

The veteran journalist worked for numerous mainstream media outlets such as the Solomon Star newspaper, Island Sun newspaper and the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation. More >>

Number Of Teens With No Qualifications Higher Than Reported

Wednesday, 12 August 2026, 2:20 pm | RNZ

McCracken said schools relied on the ministry's figures to benchmark their own performance so it was important they compared like with like. More >>

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 >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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