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Will a new suicide plan bring down the numbers?
Thursday, 21 November 2019, 9:59 am | RNZ
The new boss of the Suicide Prevention Office has a big job ahead of her: turning around New Zealand’s alarming suicide rate. More >>
Disputed bus crash report listed faults in company's systems
Wednesday, 20 November 2019, 5:00 pm | RNZ
A newly-released WorkSafe report into a bus crash that killed three people in 2016 showed investigators identified weaknesses in the bus firm's maintenance systems. More >>
Armed patrols throughout Hawke's Bay, police reveal
Wednesday, 20 November 2019, 4:13 pm | RNZ
Armed officers have been patrolling throughout Hawke's Bay since a spate of gang-related incidents in Napier on Sunday, police have revealed. More >>
Stephen Colbert in NZ: Jacinda Ardern, Lorde and BBQs
Wednesday, 20 November 2019, 3:41 pm | RNZ
Stephen Colbert's series on his taxpayer-funded visit to New Zealand has launched on The Late Show . More >>
Banned firearms: 'There's effectively a permanent amnesty'
Wednesday, 20 November 2019, 9:56 am | RNZ
The firearms buy-back comes to an end a month from today, but the police say the amnesty for returning banned guns will continue into next year and beyond. More >>
North gears up for Treaty grounds royal visit
Wednesday, 20 November 2019, 9:38 am | RNZ
Preparations are under way at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds for the historic visit today by Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall. More >>
MPs scrap ban on use of Parliament TV footage
Wednesday, 20 November 2019, 9:25 am | RNZ
MPs have agreed to suspend a rule banning the use of official Parliament TV footage for political advertising. More >>
NZDF agrees deal to clear deadly Afghan firing ranges
Tuesday, 19 November 2019, 11:14 am | RNZ
The Defence Force has agreed a deal to clear unexploded ordnance in Afghanistan after revelations seven children were killed by unexploded devices left there. More >>
Medical ethics boss urges charity to destroy suicide letters
Tuesday, 19 November 2019, 10:46 am | RNZ
The head of a Ministry of Health ethics committee is calling for the immediate destruction of hundreds of suicide notes submitted to a study backed by comedian Mike King's Key to Life mental health charity. More >>
More than 50 med students to be denied graduation after rort
Tuesday, 19 November 2019, 10:40 am | RNZ
More than 50 University of Otago final year medical students will be prevented from graduating following an overseas placement rort. More >>
Tornado carves out 'a swathe of damage' through Christchurch
Tuesday, 19 November 2019, 9:41 am | RNZ
An eyewitness said she saw large debris swirling around the sky like paper as a tornado hit Christchurch, injuring two people when a store's roof collapsed. More >>
NZ First-linked company applied for $15m govt loan
Tuesday, 19 November 2019, 9:27 am | RNZ
A forestry company with close links to New Zealand First has revealed it applied for a $15 million loan from the Provincial Growth Fund, which is overseen by NZ First minister Shane Jones. More >>
Ihumātao: Crown considers loan for council to buy land
Tuesday, 19 November 2019, 9:21 am | RNZ
Discussions are under way for Auckland Council to buy the disputed Ihumātao land in a bid to break the three-year deadlock. More >>
West Coasters rally against environmental policies
Monday, 18 November 2019, 11:07 am | RNZ
West Coasters rally against 'one size fits all' environmental policies 5:26 pm on 17 November 2019 More >>
Visit takes royals from Waitangi to Christchurch
Monday, 18 November 2019, 10:56 am | RNZ
Domestic violence services, conservation and education are all on the list for the royal tour. More >>
Green MP Gareth Hughes to stand down at next election
Monday, 18 November 2019, 10:23 am | RNZ
Green Party MP Gareth Hughes will stand down from national politics at the next election. More >>
MAINZ audio production course closure shocks students
Thursday, 14 November 2019, 3:48 pm | RNZ
Students on the audio engineering degree course that moulded Joel Little - producer of Lorde's Grammy award-winning hit 'Royals' - are fuming it has been closed without them even being told. More >>
Transmission Gully motorway project has technology concerns
Thursday, 14 November 2019, 3:35 pm | RNZ
One of the country's biggest motorway projects has been beset by critical problems with its technology for cameras and speed signs. More >>
Commission's official apology for quake claims botch-ups
Thursday, 14 November 2019, 12:15 pm | RNZ
The Earthquake Commission has offered a formal apology for its handling of quake claims in Canterbury. More >>
Auckland licensing trusts guilty of misleading public
Thursday, 14 November 2019, 12:09 pm | RNZ
West Auckland's alcohol licensing trusts have been found guilty of misleading the public in claiming that 47 percent of profits were given back to the community. More >>
