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Benefit Rules Confuse: Employed Partner Given Job Search Obligations
Saturday, 14 March 2026, 8:49 pm | RNZ
There are limits on how much a household can earn and still remain eligible for benefits. When someone is on JobSeeker, household income over $160 a week before tax affects eligibility. More >>
Carry Less Weight And Check Tyre Pressure: AA's Advice To Save Fuel
Saturday, 14 March 2026, 8:44 pm | RNZ
AA Principal Advisor says people can use less fuel by driving safely, carrying less weight in the car, and taking fewer trips. More >>
Stories From The 'Invisible Unemployed'
Saturday, 14 March 2026, 8:43 pm | RNZ
A stroke survivor living on canned soup and bread is among those stuck with too much money for a benefit, but not enough to get by. More >>
Thousands Queue As Doors Open At Revamped Wellington Library After Seven Years
Saturday, 14 March 2026, 8:39 pm | RNZ
Two central Wellington landmarks have drawn significant crowds after years-long closures. More >>
Tonga Raises Legal Marriage Age To 18
Saturday, 14 March 2026, 8:37 pm | RNZ
Previously, a person 15 years of age could marry with parental consent. More >>
NRL: NZ Warriors Powerhouse Leka Halasima Stars In Big Win Over Canberra Raiders
Saturday, 14 March 2026, 8:35 pm | RNZ
Analysis: Seven days earlier, coach Andrew Webster forecast what came to pass against Canberra Raiders. More >>
Has The Middle East War Reached A Worst-Case Scenario?
Friday, 13 March 2026, 5:51 pm | RNZ
Bloomberg reported "international and US efforts to mollify oil markets continued to fail in the face of the long-feared worst-case scenario". More >>
ACT Voices Strong Objections To Greyhound Racing Ban, Won't Say If Pulling Support For Legislation
Friday, 13 March 2026, 5:46 pm | RNZ
The party says it is "not convinced" the threshold had been met for banning a legal industry. More >>
Discount Day Wipes Out Some Gull Petrol Stations As Panic Buying Adds Pressure
Friday, 13 March 2026, 4:14 pm | RNZ
Gull says some of its sites have not been able to meet demand after it cut prices during a regular promotion. More >>
Documents Reveal Health NZ Knew IT Job Cuts Would Risk Patient Care, Hospital Resilience
Friday, 13 March 2026, 3:59 pm | RNZ
Documents reveal what the agency was told before it started making changes. More >>
Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith Dismisses Officials' Advice On 'Move On Orders'
Friday, 13 March 2026, 3:13 pm | RNZ
Paul Goldsmith has batted away advice from government agencies strongly urging against the move and pointing to a lack of evidence. More >>
Calls To Let Workers Stay Home To Beat Fuel Prices
Friday, 13 March 2026, 3:03 pm | RNZ
The government should take notice of what other countries are doing to help workers, a union says. More >>
Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine Wants More Action On Drugs
Friday, 13 March 2026, 3:00 pm | RNZ
Hilda Heine says drug users in the Marshall Islands "are not being prosecuted as much as I'd like to see", but warned that authorities are "serious about catching them". More >>
Another Rabuka U-Turn: Fijian PM Noncommittal On Resignation Over Malimali Case
Friday, 13 March 2026, 2:57 pm | RNZ
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka is noncommittal about resigning after another u-turn over the sacked former head of the anti-corruption commission. More >>
Outgoing MP Peeni Henare On Being Māori, A Politician, And Why He's Walking Away From The Labour Party
Thursday, 12 March 2026, 4:34 pm | RNZ
"I walked away from [Ihumātao] thinking, maybe I should have been more of a Māori," Henare says, as he reflects in his 12 years in politics. More >>
Prostitution, Underage Sex And Drugs: Michael Scott Rodger's Criminal History Revealed
Thursday, 12 March 2026, 4:27 pm | RNZ
Michael Scott Rodger was found guilty of murdering and dismembering Richard Leman on Thursday. RNZ can now reveal his extensive criminal history under a different name. More >>
Renewable Energy Generation Hits New High, Gas At 46-Year Low
Thursday, 12 March 2026, 4:05 pm | RNZ
Abundant rainfall at the country's hydro lakes has led to record levels of renewable energy generation. More >>
My Flight Has Been Cancelled: What Are My Rights?
Thursday, 12 March 2026, 4:00 pm | RNZ
Air NZ is warning 44,000 passengers will be affected by cancellations over the coming months - what can you do if you're one of them. More >>
Mariameno Kapa-Kingi Unsure If Future Lies With Te Pāti Māori Or As Independent
Thursday, 12 March 2026, 3:54 pm | RNZ
The Te Tai Tokerau MP says she is still waiting to learn what her reinstatement to Te Pāti Māori will look like in practice. More >>
Ex Chatham Islands Council Chief Executive Paul Eagle Apologises As Audit Exposes 'Excessive' Spending
Thursday, 12 March 2026, 3:50 pm | RNZ
The former Chatham council CEO edited quotes and contracts in a $250,000 project to upgrade his own accommodation, in what an inquiry says was "exceptionally poor judgement". More >>
