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Live: Whakaari / White Island eruption - day 3
Wednesday, 11 December 2019, 9:23 am | RNZ
GNS Science says the tremor activity on Whakaari / White Island has been steadily increasing since about 4am this morning. More >>
Global IT outage delays flights from Auckland Airport
Tuesday, 10 December 2019, 5:22 pm | RNZ
International flights from Auckland Airport have been delayed and four flights from Australia cancelled. More >>
Live: Whakaari / White Island eruption - day 2
Tuesday, 10 December 2019, 9:41 am | RNZ
Police do not believe there are any survivors on Whakaari / White Island, as eight people are confirmed missing after yesterday's eruption. More >>
Eruption at Whakaari / White Island
Monday, 9 December 2019, 3:09 pm | RNZ
An eruption has occured on Whakaari / White Island in the Eastern Bay of Plenty, sending a huge plume of smoke and ash into the sky. More >>
Auckland bus disruption: What you need to know
Monday, 9 December 2019, 9:53 am | RNZ
Thousands of bus commuters in Auckland have their ride to work and school disrupted this morning as the stalemate between bus drivers and their employer continues. More >>
Weather chaos: tourists stranded on West Coast for days
Monday, 9 December 2019, 9:28 am | RNZ
Nearly 1000 tourists are stranded in Franz Josef and they could remain there until Friday, while in Timaru District the council says it could take weeks to recover from flood damage. More >>
Live: Weather mayhem strands tourists; major roads closed
Monday, 9 December 2019, 9:16 am | RNZ
Hundreds of tourists are stranded on the West Coast, and on the other side of the South Island a flood-damaged bridge has closed State Highway 1, after a weekend of torrential rain. More >>
Claims of gynaecology patients' consent breaches
Thursday, 5 December 2019, 4:56 pm | RNZ
Health board says it's made improvements since claims of gynaecology patients' rights breaches Phil Pennington , Reporter More >>
Electoral Commission chair calls for greater powers
Thursday, 5 December 2019, 4:37 pm | RNZ
The new chair of the Electoral Commission would like greater investigative powers for the watchdog. More >>
New details around NZ First conflicts of interest timeline
Thursday, 5 December 2019, 4:25 pm | RNZ
New information has emerged showing it was the New Zealand First chief of staff who identified potential conflicts of interest between a forestry company and two senior government ministers, sparking a series of declarations. More >>
Controversial Otago Daily Times cartoon: 'We got it wrong'
Thursday, 5 December 2019, 10:27 am | RNZ
Garrick Tremain's cartoon making light of the measles epidemic was labelled racist and insensitive and the paper is to cease publishing his work until a review of his future with the publication is completed. More >>
DIA criticises public 'beating up' of Hepatitis Foundation
Thursday, 5 December 2019, 10:23 am | RNZ
The Department of Internal Affairs is defending the Hepatitis Foundation and says publicly shaming it does nothing to help the charity sector. More >>
Government funds to continue investing in fossil fuels
Thursday, 5 December 2019, 10:18 am | RNZ
Two multi-billion dollar government guaranteed investment funds say they will continue investing in fossil fuel companies, despite the government's efforts to fight climate change. More >>
Jones Declared Conflict of Interest Same Day Questions Asked
Thursday, 5 December 2019, 10:10 am | RNZ
Shane Jones' office received official documents about a forestry company's bid for public money five times over four months, but the New Zealand First minister only declared a conflict of interest on the day RNZ began asking questions. More >>
Thousands of quake-prone buildings yet to be identified
Wednesday, 4 December 2019, 4:16 pm | RNZ
Councils estimate they have yet to identify 10,000 buildings nationwide that are earthquake-prone and need upgrading or demolition. More >>
Green's Swarbrick says cannabis prohibition has failed
Wednesday, 4 December 2019, 4:06 pm | RNZ
Green Party's drug reform spokesperson Chlöe Swarbrick says the prohibition-based model for cannabis is not working and has induced inequity for Māori who are disproportionately convicted over the substance. More >>
ODT cartoon sparks calls for anti-racism training
Wednesday, 4 December 2019, 12:11 pm | RNZ
The Otago Daily Times has been told it needs to do anti-racism training after it was forced to apologise for a cartoon joking about the Samoa measles outbreak. More >>
Russian on NZDF : 'No reason for us to react' - Peters
Wednesday, 4 December 2019, 11:26 am | RNZ
The foreign minister won't be calling in the Russian ambassador concerning comments made about New Zealand soldiers in Afghanistan. More >>
COP 25: Pacific nations demand greater commitments
Wednesday, 4 December 2019, 11:14 am | RNZ
Small island countries in the Pacific are demanding greater commitments at this week's Madrid climate talks, saying what's been done so far is far from enough. More >>
NZ Cricket lodge complaint with police over Archer abuse
Tuesday, 3 December 2019, 5:27 pm | RNZ
New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has lodged a complaint with police over the reported racial abuse directed at Jofra Archer during the first Test between New Zealand and England at Bay Oval last week. More >>
