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New Zealand's public broadcaster, providing comprehensive NZ news and current affairs, specialist audio features and documentaries.
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NZ, Australian Police Announce Colombian Base To Combat Pacific Drug Surge
Wednesday, 20 May 2026, 2:03 pm | RNZ
An International Joint Investigations Team is being set up with the aim of gathering evidence on illicit shipments before they enter Pacific waters. More >>
New Effort To Tackle Papua New Guinea's Chronic Lack Of Women MPs
Wednesday, 20 May 2026, 2:00 pm | RNZ
A new election-related law in Papua New Guinea is intended to start addressing the chronic lack of women as elected representatives in the country. More >>
Children's Enjoyment Of Reading, Writing And Maths Drops
Wednesday, 20 May 2026, 1:58 pm | RNZ
A study has found the number of older primary school children who do not enjoy reading, writing and maths has doubled. More >>
Explainer - How New Zealand's New Anti-Stalking Laws Will Work
Wednesday, 20 May 2026, 1:55 pm | RNZ
Explainer - Everybody knows what a stalker is. But until this month, it wasn't officially a crime. What will that mean? More >>
Government Updates Official Branding To Highlight English Over Te Reo Māori
Wednesday, 20 May 2026, 1:51 pm | RNZ
"This was a coalition commitment that hadn't yet been achieved. Now we're doing it," Paul Goldsmith says. More >>
Ministry Uncovers 267 Different Regulators, Seymour Urges Consolidation
Wednesday, 20 May 2026, 1:48 pm | RNZ
There's a "twisted spaghetti of regulators who don't just cost money to fund, but suck up people's time," the regulations minister says. More >>
Why Australians Are Calling New Zealand A Tax Haven
Tuesday, 19 May 2026, 3:06 pm | RNZ
Some Aussies are looking across the Tasman with "genuine envy", recent headlines suggest. What's happening? More >>
French Senate Endorses Proposed Changes To New Caledonia's Electoral Roll
Tuesday, 19 May 2026, 3:01 pm | RNZ
The proposed changes relaxes current vote restrictions enforced under the Nouméa Accord, signed in 1998, a situation often referred to as the "frozen" electoral roll. More >>
Pacific News In Brief For 19 May
Tuesday, 19 May 2026, 2:59 pm | RNZ
A round-up of news from around the region, including a call for a regional strategy to combat the growing methamphetamine crisis in the region. More >>
Nature And Climate In The Spotlight
Tuesday, 19 May 2026, 2:57 pm | RNZ
The praise for a new plan for green credit trading was quickly forgotten as two more announcements landed in the headlines. More >>
New Zealand In Holding Pattern Over AUKUS In Wake Of US Review
Tuesday, 19 May 2026, 2:54 pm | RNZ
New Zealand has been considering joining AUKUS virtually from when it was first set up in 2021. More >>
Green Party Says National's Education Law Changes Undermine Teaching Council
Tuesday, 19 May 2026, 2:52 pm | RNZ
Erica Stanford recently unveiled the changes to the Education and Training (System Reform) Amendment Bill More >>
Disability Support Services Bill 'Worst Piece Of Legislation I've Ever Seen' - Advocate
Tuesday, 19 May 2026, 2:45 pm | RNZ
The government introduced the Disability Support Services Bill on Monday, aimed at "providing clarity and stability" to the system supporting disabled New Zealanders. More >>
Nearly 9000 Public Sector Jobs To Go, Government Agencies To Merge, Nicola Willis Announces
Tuesday, 19 May 2026, 2:43 pm | RNZ
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has warned the public sector is "not a make-work" scheme as the government looks to merge agencies and save billions. More >>
Ukraine Offers NZ Deal To Build Military Drones
Monday, 18 May 2026, 8:45 am | RNZ
Ukrainian officials say they have raised the issue several times with the government. More >>
After A Full Year Of Schooling, Less Than Half Of 5 Year Olds Pass New Phonics Test
Monday, 18 May 2026, 8:29 am | RNZ
Education Ministry results show 47 percent of the 4209 children who did the 40-week phonics check in term four last year were "at or above expectations". More >>
Hiringa-TR Group Partnership Close To Getting A Dozen Hydrogen-Fuelled Trucks On The Road
Monday, 18 May 2026, 8:24 am | RNZ
A partnership to get green hydrogen trucks up and running in New Zealand says there is renewed interest in the technology as diesel prices remain high. More >>
Sultanas Up, Avocados Down: Here's How Food Prices Are Really Moving
Monday, 18 May 2026, 8:20 am | RNZ
What is getting cheaper, what is dearer, and where to next for food prices? More >>
Prime Minister Matthew Wale Appoints Cabinet To Lead The Solomon Islands
Monday, 18 May 2026, 8:17 am | RNZ
The newly elected prime minister has completed the formation of his senior ministers over the weekend and says his government if ready to begin its work. More >>
NZ First Plan To Buy BNZ Back 'Headline-Grabbing' Rather Than Serious Policy - Economist
Monday, 18 May 2026, 8:16 am | RNZ
If BNZ doesn't sell, it will "face the prospect of nationalisation", Winston Peters says as he vows to bring back the National Bank of New Zealand. More >>
