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Fuel Tax Hikes Still Possible, Transport Minister Chris Bishop Says
Thursday, 18 June 2026, 6:00 pm | RNZ
Bishop confirmed there was no newer cost estimate for the various Roads of National Significance (RONS) since the $56 billion figure he confirmed in November. More >>
Controversial Fisheries Amendment Bill Delayed After Shane Jones Request
Thursday, 18 June 2026, 5:55 pm | RNZ
Labour Oceans and Fisheries spokespeson Rachel Boyack welcomed the delay, saying the bill should be scrapped altogether. More >>
Winston Peters Clashes With Palestine Protestors At Parliament
Thursday, 18 June 2026, 5:49 pm | RNZ
Committee chair Tim van de Molen asked Ormsby and others with him to leave the room, and for the livestream feed to be cut while they left. More >>
Campaigning In Full Swing As New Caledonia Heads Toward Crucial Provincial Elections
Thursday, 18 June 2026, 5:45 pm | RNZ
The campaign officially opened on Monday and will last until 26 June 2026 at midnight local time. More >>
Bougainville's Toroama Accuses PNG Of Breaching Melanesian Agreement
Thursday, 18 June 2026, 5:41 pm | RNZ
Toroama has also thrown a new factor into the mix, noting that the Melanesian Agreement called for international monitoring with UN support. More >>
Tuilaepa Criticises Government Response To Samoans Held Over Vietnam Killing
Thursday, 18 June 2026, 5:28 pm | RNZ
The two Samoans read confessions from custody last month, handcuffed and bolted down in chairs, after Tovia died at the scene and his associate, Sauni Sam, was seriously injured. More >>
Doctors Warn Of 'Backwards Step' After Medical Council Leadership Shake-Up Over 'Ideological Agenda'
Wednesday, 17 June 2026, 4:16 pm | RNZ
The health minister's move is a "troubling example of political interference in what should be independent health regulation", says the NZ Resident Doctors' Association. More >>
Teachers Warn Draft Secondary Subject Curriculums Are Too Crowded
Wednesday, 17 June 2026, 4:11 pm | RNZ
Consultation closed this week on draft curriculums for Years 11 to 13 in 26 subjects including English, maths and science. More >>
NEMA Investing In New Research About Dangers If Tsunami Hits Milford Sound
Wednesday, 17 June 2026, 4:09 pm | RNZ
The rate of survival if a tsunami hits the sound remains very low, MPs have been told. More >>
Costings Unit A Good Idea, Big Parties Agree - But How Could It Work?
Wednesday, 17 June 2026, 3:56 pm | RNZ
National and Labour agree there should be a costings unit to consider policies independently, but disagree on how it should be implemented. More >>
Winston Peters Wants Prison Terms For Immigration Officials
Wednesday, 17 June 2026, 3:53 pm | RNZ
The NZ First leader says he told the immigration minister some time ago her ministry was the "worst department in this country by miles". More >>
CNMI Leaders Back Trump's Order To Open Protected Pacific Waters To Commercial Fishing
Wednesday, 17 June 2026, 3:50 pm | RNZ
This comes despite conservation advocates slamming the move to reopen protected waters to commercial fishing, saying it "is a significant setback" for "Pacific communities cultural heritage". More >>
What The Arrival Of El Niño Means For The Pacific Islands
Wednesday, 17 June 2026, 3:47 pm | RNZ
An El Niño event occurs when the ocean becomes warmer than usual, affecting rainfall and wind patterns. More >>
Pacific Community Feeling The Pinch In Wairarapa
Wednesday, 17 June 2026, 3:45 pm | RNZ
The last census shows Pacific peoples make up just 3.7 percent of the Wairarapa population, or almost 2000 people out of around 50,000 residents. More >>
Homeowner Who 'Fell Through Bathroom Floor' Can't Claim Full Insurance
Tuesday, 16 June 2026, 3:05 pm | RNZ
Because the leak had been there a while, the claim was capped. More >>
'Our Stories Makes Us Who We Are': Pacific Voices Reshape An Otago Museum Gallery
Tuesday, 16 June 2026, 3:01 pm | RNZ
Tūhura Otago Museum says its newly redeveloped Pacific Cultures gallery was redesigned with direct input from Pasifika communities. More >>
CNMI Urged To Prepare For Rain And Gusty Winds As Invest 92W Nears
Tuesday, 16 June 2026, 2:57 pm | RNZ
Residents of the Northern Mariana Islands are being advised to prepare for heavy rain, gusty winds, and rough seas a tropical disturbance approaches the region later this week. More >>
American Samoan Congresswoman Backs Trump's Pacific Fishing Executive Order
Tuesday, 16 June 2026, 2:56 pm | RNZ
But while the rest of the Pacific is fair game, Republican Uifa'atali Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen says protected American Samoan waters should be off limits for fishing. More >>
Calls To Dismantle Joint Taskforce Rejected By Fijian Government Despite Brutality Allegations
Tuesday, 16 June 2026, 2:54 pm | RNZ
A human rights activist in Fiji is calling for the joint police-military taskforce on drugs to be disbanded, but the Fijian government says it does not support the call. More >>
Immigration Officials 'Deliberately Withheld' Information On Failed Technology Upgrade
Tuesday, 16 June 2026, 2:52 pm | RNZ
The Immigration Minister says more than $30m was wasted and two governments weren't told the truth. More >>
