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Treasury's Budget 'hack': timeline revealed
Wednesday, 12 June 2019, 9:33 am | RNZ
The government has finally given some clarity around the timeline of who knew what, and when , regarding Treasury Secretary Gabriel Makhlouf's claim Treasury's website had been hacked. More >>
Tapu Te Ranga marae fire damage: Whānau plan for new chapter
Tuesday, 11 June 2019, 3:46 pm | RNZ
The whānau from Tapu Te Ranga Marae have begun planning to build a new shared living space or papakāinga where their marae once stood. More >>
Lack of access to Fox Glacier causes businesses to suffer
Tuesday, 11 June 2019, 12:25 pm | RNZ
A West Coast community says Fox Glacier will become a ghost town without access to its star attraction. More >>
KiwiBuild pre-approved applicants list raises questions
Tuesday, 11 June 2019, 11:47 am | RNZ
Would someone who could raise $650,000 for a house deposit be considered a struggling first-home buyer and need a KiwiBuild house? More >>
National supports troop withdrawal - if partners do same
Tuesday, 11 June 2019, 11:35 am | RNZ
The National Party is on board with the government pulling Kiwi troops out of Iraq next year - on the condition Australia and the United States also withdraw. More >>
Insurance taskforce to deal with skyrocketing premiums
Tuesday, 11 June 2019, 11:26 am | RNZ
Got a problem and no clear way forward? Set up a taskforce. That's the course of action Wellington's leaders are taking following an insurance forum in the city yesterday. More >>
Concerns visa delays could cost education sector billions
Tuesday, 11 June 2019, 11:09 am | RNZ
A briefing document from Education New Zealand warns the lucrative foreign student sector is at risk because of the scale of student visa delays. More >>
Details of employment disputes between MPs and staffers
Monday, 10 June 2019, 5:19 pm | RNZ
Details of hush money, paid out to parliamentary staffers, to secretly settle employment disputes with MPs have been revealed to RNZ. More >>
Dotcom extradition in Supreme Court
Monday, 10 June 2019, 3:53 pm | RNZ
A district court decision that Kim Dotcom and three other men should be extradited to the United States was so flawed that it never should have been upheld, the men's lawyers have told the Supreme Court. More >>
Two new political polls at odds
Monday, 10 June 2019, 3:31 pm | RNZ
National Party leader Simon Bridges and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. While the two polls were at odds over the change to each party's fortunes, Mr Bridges' popularity as preferred PM remained low. Photo: RNZ More >>
Christchurch Attacks: What agencies are keeping us safe?
Monday, 10 June 2019, 1:08 pm | RNZ
The minister responsible for New Zealand's spy agencies says it's "surprising" the country doesn't have a strategy to prevent terrorist attacks. More >>
Police Raid on the ABC
Thursday, 6 June 2019, 8:05 pm | RNZ
RNZ wishes to express its deep concern at the Australian police raid on the ABC. We view its actions as an affront to the vital work being done by our public media counterparts at the ABC. More >>
Speed limits reduction: local support, National criticism
Thursday, 6 June 2019, 10:14 am | RNZ
Local leaders are backing reduced speed limits, and Associate Minister of Transport Julie Anne Genter is rejecting the National Party's claims that reduced speed limits would put brakes on the economy. More >>
Stats NZ relying on insurance cash for surveys
Thursday, 6 June 2019, 9:42 am | RNZ
A cash-strapped Statistics Department has been using earthquake insurance payouts to help pay for a number of surveys, including details of where tourists are staying. More >>
Teacher unions, education minister to discuss issues today
Thursday, 6 June 2019, 9:21 am | RNZ
Teacher unions and the government will meet today to seek a solution to stalled collective agreement negotiations. More >>
Finance Minister willing to hand communications to SSC
Wednesday, 5 June 2019, 5:28 pm | RNZ
Finance Minister Grant Robertson says it's up to the State Services Commissioner to ask for his communications with Treasury around the so-called Budget hacking if that's what is wanted. More >>
More NZers deported from US, fewer getting citizenship
Wednesday, 5 June 2019, 5:22 pm | RNZ
The number of New Zealanders deported from America has jumped by 75 percent, according to the latest figures from Homeland Security. More >>
Urgent facilitation between junior doctors and DHBs fails
Wednesday, 5 June 2019, 4:34 pm | RNZ
There have been eight days of mediation by the Employment Relations Authority in the past month. More >>
Speed limits too high on most roads, NZTA estimates
Wednesday, 5 June 2019, 4:25 pm | RNZ
A Transport Agency (NZTA) tool shows 87 percent of speed limits on New Zealand roads are higher than is safe. More >>
Lightning as tornadoes damage buildings, lash north
Wednesday, 5 June 2019, 4:10 pm | RNZ
Over 300 lightning strikes have struck Northland and Auckland since this morning, as a severe weather front moves down the country. More >>
