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Ihumātao: Māori Development Minister meets SOUL co-founder
Thursday, 1 August 2019, 9:42 am | RNZ
A leader in the Ihumātao occupation in South Auckland is describing a hui with the Māori Development Minister as positive and constructive. More >>
Ihumātao protest: Kaimahi 'do what needs to be done'
Wednesday, 31 July 2019, 5:28 pm | RNZ
As hundreds of people continue their peaceful occupation at Ihumātao, kaimahi behind the scenes are making sure every person who visits the site experiences manaakitanga. More >>
More women at board tables, but fewer executives
Wednesday, 31 July 2019, 4:48 pm | RNZ
Gender diversity at the board table of local listed companies has improved, but fewer women are becoming executives in the largest firms. More >>
Is it a log - or is it art?
Wednesday, 31 July 2019, 4:32 pm | RNZ
A prominent Northland sculptor says MPI should be consulting artists when it has to decide whether a log is a log or whether it is art. More >>
Five Eyes partners increase pressure on social media
Wednesday, 31 July 2019, 4:18 pm | RNZ
The minister responsible for New Zealand's intelligence agencies says governments around the globe are putting more pressure on social media platforms to crack down on extremist activity happening online. More >>
Snow a curse for motorists, blessing for skifields
Wednesday, 31 July 2019, 4:07 pm | RNZ
Snow has started falling across Central Otago as an icy blast moves up the country. More >>
Guilty plea over mosque attack video possession
Wednesday, 31 July 2019, 3:58 pm | RNZ
A man has pleaded guilty to charges of possession of the video of the Christchurch mosque attacks in the Christchurch District Court today. More >>
AUT denies cancelling Tiananmen event over China pressure
Wednesday, 31 July 2019, 12:59 pm | RNZ
Auckland University of Technology has denied bowing to Chinese government pressure to stop one of its rooms being used for an event marking the 30th anniversary of the bloody crackdown on protests in Tiananmen Square in Beijing. More >>
Man who delivered anti-Muslim tirade sentenced
Wednesday, 31 July 2019, 12:38 pm | RNZ
A man who delivered an anti-Muslim tirade to worshippers at the Al Noor Mosque has been sentenced in the Christchurch District Court to 10 months supervision. More >>
Hundreds rally to call for change at Oranga Tamariki
Tuesday, 30 July 2019, 5:17 pm | RNZ
More than 300 people are at the Cenotaph in Wellington calling for Oranga Tamariki to stop taking children from their families. More >>
Operation Burnham: List of insurgents not a kill list - NZDF
Tuesday, 30 July 2019, 4:48 pm | RNZ
The Defence Force says a list of insurgents used during the conflict in Afghanistan was not a kill list. More >>
The Detail: Ihumātao explained
Tuesday, 30 July 2019, 4:36 pm | RNZ
First came the gardeners. It’s believed at as early as the 14th Century the first Māori arrived at the same place that most people touch down in Aotearoa now – near Auckland airport in Mangere. More >>
Oranga Tamariki: Claims of bullying, harassment, illegality
Tuesday, 30 July 2019, 11:40 am | RNZ
Despite facing 18 inquiries over the last 30 years, hundreds of families say investigations into the department of Oranga Tamariki, formerly known as CYFS, do not go far enough. More >>
Conditions at social housing place risk tenants' health
Tuesday, 30 July 2019, 11:21 am | RNZ
Some residents of a Christchurch social housing complex are fed up with black mould and freezing conditions harming their physical and mental health. More >>
Poor gun storage 'incredibly concerning' - police
Tuesday, 30 July 2019, 11:05 am | RNZ
A random sample looking at the security of stolen firearms showed 32 percent were taken from unattended vehicles, most of which were left unlocked. More >>
Thames Hospital building WOFs revoked days after issue
Tuesday, 30 July 2019, 10:15 am | RNZ
A health board that issued warrants of fitness for its maternity unit and main hospital building in Thames despite knowing they had firestopping defects, has hurriedly revoked the warrants. More >>
Fifty more measles cases confirmed in Auckland
Tuesday, 30 July 2019, 9:36 am | RNZ
An inmate at Mt Eden remand prison has been isolated after contracting measles on Saturday. More >>
Sir Mark Todd announces retirement
Monday, 29 July 2019, 5:16 pm | RNZ
The two-time Olympic champion Sir Mark Todd has announced his retirement from equestrian. Todd made his announcement at the Camphire International Horse Trials in Ireland, going out on a high as part of the New Zealand team to win the Nations' Cup at the ... More >>
Operation Burnham: Third public hearing begins in capital
Monday, 29 July 2019, 5:08 pm | RNZ
The inquiry is investigating allegations in the book, Hit and Run , that six civilians were killed in Afghanistan during a New Zealand-led raid in 2010, and the military covered up what happened. More >>
Islamic Women's Council's battle for government attention
Monday, 29 July 2019, 3:42 pm | RNZ
Emails released between the Office of Ethnic Communities (OEC) and the Islamic Women's Council (IWCNZ) show the frustration the council faced in getting the Office to take their concerns about violence against Muslims seriously. More >>
