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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 >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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