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Pike River: Weeks of work before team gets beyond 170 metres
Wednesday, 26 June 2019, 12:10 pm | RNZ
It's likely to be September before Pike River Recovery Agency personnel move beyond the 170-metre mark in the mine's drift. More >>
New report calls for four-year term, more MPs in Parliament
Wednesday, 26 June 2019, 11:39 am | RNZ
A Victoria University report is proposing extending the parliamentary term to four years, and increasing the number of MPs, so politicians can plan better for the future. More >>
'Archaic' law allows multiple-property owners extra votes
Wednesday, 26 June 2019, 9:46 am | RNZ
An old law that gives owners of multiple properties extra voting rights in local elections is unfair, archaic and should be ditched, election researchers say. More >>
Councillor calls for e-scooter ban following rider’s death
Wednesday, 26 June 2019, 9:42 am | RNZ
An Auckland councillor is calling for all public electric scooters to be pulled from the city's streets until it's clear what caused the death of a rider in the city centre. More >>
Ban on smoking in cars with children passes first reading
Wednesday, 26 June 2019, 9:37 am | RNZ
A bill that would prohibit smoking in cars with children inside has passed its first reading in Parliament. More >>
End of Life Choice bill vote in Parliament today
Wednesday, 26 June 2019, 9:31 am | RNZ
The bill that would give the terminally ill the right to choose to die faces a make-or-break vote in Parliament today. More >>
New Zealand 'ticks all boxes' for trade and travel hub
Tuesday, 25 June 2019, 5:27 pm | RNZ
New Zealand should develop a trade and travel hub between China and Latin America, a conference of government and business leaders in Auckland has been told. More >>
Dunedin city council declares climate emergency
Tuesday, 25 June 2019, 4:50 pm | RNZ
The decision includes plans to fast-forward the city's target of reaching net zero carbon by 2030, rather than 2050. More >>
Family doctor admits having sex with vulnerable patients
Tuesday, 25 June 2019, 4:46 pm | RNZ
A Wellington family doctor has today pleaded guilty to professional misconduct, after he had sex with vulnerable women patients. More >>
Video: Senior National MP Amy Adams to retire from politics
Tuesday, 25 June 2019, 4:13 pm | RNZ
National MP Amy Adams has announced she will retire from politics at the 2020 election. More >>
'New Zealand grown' mushrooms "hoodwinked" customers
Tuesday, 25 June 2019, 3:56 pm | RNZ
Consumers are being warned that some exotic mushrooms being sold in supermarkets and high-end restaurants as 'New Zealand grown' are being actually imported from China, a local grower says. More >>
Major Awards for RNZ in New York Festival
Tuesday, 25 June 2019, 1:31 pm | RNZ
RNZ has picked up three golds, two silvers and a bronze award for excellence at the prestigious New York Festivals Radio Awards announced in Manhattan this morning. (NZ time). More >>
Top military attache gets home detention over hidden camera
Tuesday, 25 June 2019, 12:21 pm | RNZ
A top military attache has been sentenced to home detention after he tried to film his colleagues on the toilet in the New Zealand Embassy in Washington DC. More >>
Israel Folau fundraising campaign page shut down
Monday, 24 June 2019, 1:03 pm | RNZ
Sacked Wallabies star Israel Folau's GoFundMe page has been shut down and the funds will be returned to donors, the company says. More >>
Productive farming land dug up for housing
Monday, 24 June 2019, 11:33 am | RNZ
More than 200 produce growers in Auckland have closed up shop in the past decade as more rural land has been rezoned to residential to keep up with the demand for housing. More >>
Treaty of Waitangi proclamation of sovereignty for auction
Monday, 24 June 2019, 11:18 am | RNZ
What's believed to be the only copy of Governor William Hobson's original Treaty of Waitangi proclamation of sovereignty - is set to be auctioned and may fetch up to $20,000. More >>
Auckland university staff 'silenced' over far-right student
Monday, 24 June 2019, 11:16 am | RNZ
Staff at the University of Auckland say they were silenced by senior management after raising concerns about a student with extreme far-right views just days after the Christchurch terror attack. More >>
Claims rig company favouring foreign workers over NZers
Monday, 24 June 2019, 11:02 am | RNZ
A New Zealander who spent 18 years working in a senior position on oil rigs says he and others, were snubbed and foreign workers favoured for jobs in Taranaki. More >>
Mosque Attack Memorial: Call for national day of reflection
Monday, 24 June 2019, 10:33 am | RNZ
Hundreds of people from the Christchurch suburb of Hillmorton packed into the local high school hall last night for a memorial service for four of their own who died in the mosque shootings. More >>
World Refugee Day: Nothing to celebrate on Manus and Nauru
Thursday, 20 June 2019, 5:06 pm | RNZ
First Person - On this World Refugee Day people throughout the world, from all walks of life are standing beside refugees showing their solidarity and support for their right to live in freedom and safety, writes Manus Island refugee Shaminda Kanipathi ... More >>
