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Labour staffer Sexual assault allegations 'not established'
Wednesday, 18 December 2019, 4:08 pm | RNZ
Labour released the report - conducted by independent lawyer Maria Dew QC - this afternoon. It found "insufficient evidence" to back up the most serious allegations and ruled critical elements of the complainant's version of events were incorrect. More >>
Whakaari/White Island: police say bodies may never be found
Wednesday, 18 December 2019, 10:14 am | RNZ
Police admit they may never find the bodies of two people still missing after the eruption on Whakaari / White Island. More >>
The Detail: Where in the world is our defence force?
Wednesday, 18 December 2019, 9:55 am | RNZ
It’s almost the time of year when many of us have the chance to spend quality time with family. More >>
Man shot by police did not threaten school staff or children
Wednesday, 18 December 2019, 9:45 am | RNZ
The man who was shot at Flaxmere Primary School yesterday was not threatening staff or children at the time, police say. More >>
Scathing report on Treaty settlement for Hauraki iwi
Tuesday, 17 December 2019, 5:11 pm | RNZ
The Crown trampled on the mana of iwi opposed to the controversial Pare Hauraki Treaty Settlement and created fresh grievances, according to a scathing report from the Waitangi Tribunal. More >>
Surveillance fears over plans to put sensors in state houses
Tuesday, 17 December 2019, 3:19 pm | RNZ
Plans to collect data by putting sensors in thousands of state houses could result in the information being used to cut benefit payments or even evict tenants, a charity familiar with the project says. More >>
Sir John Key steps down from Air New Zealand board role
Tuesday, 17 December 2019, 11:34 am | RNZ
Sir John said it was a hard decision to walk away from the airline but he had increasing business commitments here and overseas. More >>
Whakaari/ White Island: Poor conditions hinder search effort
Tuesday, 17 December 2019, 11:25 am | RNZ
The search for the two missing people off Whakaari / White Island has been hampered by poor weather conditions today. More >>
Chch Council distances its engineer from unstable building
Tuesday, 17 December 2019, 11:07 am | RNZ
Building plans accepted by Christchurch City Council show one of its own structural engineers designed a new multi-storey office block that is unstable. More >>
Emails: Op Burnham chatter about destruction of compounds
Tuesday, 17 December 2019, 9:43 am | RNZ
The Operation Burnham Inquiry has released old emails between GCSB staff discussing destroying compounds in Afghanistan where women and children were living. More >>
Further concerns about building products quality scheme
Monday, 16 December 2019, 12:57 pm | RNZ
Newly released documents show major ructions at the country's most high-powered building products quality approval scheme. More >>
Auckland's Meadowbank School lockdown lifted
Monday, 16 December 2019, 12:52 pm | RNZ
A large primary school in east Auckland went into lockdown this morning, following an incident in the local area. More >>
Chch justice precinct "needs too many repairs, too small"
Monday, 16 December 2019, 12:47 pm | RNZ
New Christchurch justice precinct needs too many repairs and too small, union says Anan Zaki More >>
Live updates: Whakaari/White Island, day 8
Monday, 16 December 2019, 9:14 am | RNZ
Police say the operation to recover the two remaining people missing on Whakaari / White Island will continue for as long as there's a chance. More >>
Live: Whakaari / White Island eruption - day 5
Friday, 13 December 2019, 9:56 am | RNZ
A high-risk mission to recover the bodies left behind after Monday's deadly eruption on Whakaari/ White Island is under way. More >>
Live: Whakaari / White Island eruption - Day 4
Thursday, 12 December 2019, 9:41 am | RNZ
Two more people have died following the Whakaari /White Island eruption bringing the official toll to eight, with eight others on the island presumed dead. More >>
COP25: Climate change action going 'backwards' - Fiji's PM
Wednesday, 11 December 2019, 5:26 pm | RNZ
Fiji's prime minister has hit out at several developed countries during a speech at the UN climate summit in Madrid. More >>
Samoa measles death toll rises to 71
Wednesday, 11 December 2019, 5:16 pm | RNZ
Another person has died from measles in Samoa, taking the death toll from the outbreak to 71. More >>
COP25: Calls for indigenous voices to be heard
Wednesday, 11 December 2019, 12:23 pm | RNZ
This year's climate talks in Spain come amidst the global wave of protests by young people that have swept the world. More >>
Report on combatting foreign election interference delivered
Wednesday, 11 December 2019, 12:11 pm | RNZ
MPs have finally delivered their recommendations to combat foreign interference in elections in a long awaited and much delayed report. More >>
