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PNG prime minister Peter O'Neill resigns

Wednesday, 29 May 2019, 3:23 pm | RNZ

Mr O'Neill, who has been in the role since 2011, avoided facing a likely confidence vote by making good on his recent announcement that he would step down. More >>

Are Rainbow Tick workplaces really safe for LGBTQI staff?

Wednesday, 29 May 2019, 11:01 am | RNZ

Companies are paying thousands for a Rainbow Tick to show their workplaces are safe for LGBTQI people. But does the certification really do what it purports to? RNZ digital journalist Murphy reports. More >>

'Entirely appropriate behaviour' from National - Bridges

Wednesday, 29 May 2019, 10:11 am | RNZ

Simon Bridges says the National Party has not been involved in any computer hacking and the government is "lashing out in a witch hunt". More >>

Budget info under 'multiple and persistent attack'

Wednesday, 29 May 2019, 10:04 am | RNZ

Budget information at Treasury came under attack 2000 times over 48 hours, the Treasury Secretary says. More >>

Live: Teachers on 'mega strike'

Wednesday, 29 May 2019, 9:34 am | RNZ

Primary and secondary teachers across New Zealand are going on a "mega strike" today, the country's largest-ever industrial action. More >>

Budget leak: Embarrassing error or conspiracy?

Tuesday, 28 May 2019, 5:30 pm | RNZ

Power Play - A major pre-Budget bomb has dropped on the Beehive with top level Budget information ending up in the hands of the National Party. More >>

Pharmac head defends drug agency's funding

Tuesday, 28 May 2019, 4:06 pm | RNZ

Pharmac is under intense pressure from clinicians, health advocacy groups and patients to fund more medicines in areas as diverse as diabetes, cancer and rare disorders. More >>

Alfred Ngaro decides against forming Christian party

Tuesday, 28 May 2019, 3:49 pm | RNZ

Alfred Ngaro will not be leaving National to set up his own faith-based party. More >>

Insurance won't cover Wellington library fix - mayor

Tuesday, 28 May 2019, 12:59 pm | RNZ

Wellingtonians are on the hook to strengthen or demolish the city's central library, with the city's mayor conceding insurers are not liable for the cost. More >>

Simon Bridges' crime statistics claims don't add up - ex-MP

Tuesday, 28 May 2019, 11:00 am | RNZ

The head of the government's justice reform panel, Chester Borrows, is questioning claims from the National Party that serious crime is on the rise. More >>

Protesters block delegates from mining conference

Tuesday, 28 May 2019, 9:44 am | RNZ

Firefighters and police are trying to stop demonstrators blocking delegates from the New Zealand Minerals Forum in Dunedin. More >>

Toddler waits five months for treatment for rotten teeth

Monday, 27 May 2019, 4:12 pm | RNZ

A Whangārei toddler with rotten teeth and a painful abscess was sent home to wait it out for five months with painkillers and antibiotics because of a huge waiting list for treatment. More >>

Too many youths on remand being held in secure facilities

Monday, 27 May 2019, 12:38 pm | RNZ

It is unacceptable that young people are being remanded to youth detention facilities on charges that have not been proven, Children's Commissioner Andrew Becroft says. More >>

Bullying report points the finger at reporters

Monday, 27 May 2019, 12:20 pm | RNZ

From Mediawatch , 9:12 am on 26 May 2019 Colin Peacock - mediawatch@radionz.co.nz & @MediawatchNZ More >>

Destiny Church leaders launch 'Coalition New Zealand' party

Thursday, 23 May 2019, 3:27 pm | RNZ

Destiny Church's leaders Brian and Hannah Tamaki have launched a new political party called Coalition New Zealand. More >>

Fuel tax anniversary: Auckland still cheaper than most of NZ

Thursday, 23 May 2019, 11:48 am | RNZ

Despite Aucklanders paying 11.5 cents extra in fuel tax at the pump for almost a year, they're still being charged much less than many other parts of the country. More >>

Guyon Espiner investigates Pharmac: The NZ Buyer’s Club

Thursday, 23 May 2019, 11:40 am | RNZ

Guyon Espiner reveals how lung cancer patients are buying cut-price drugs from India, as other New Zealanders fundraise, petition and apply for clinical trials to access medications Pharmac won't fund. More >>

Government rejected a code of conduct for staff in 2013

Thursday, 23 May 2019, 10:19 am | RNZ

The government has been told it could have avoided the abuse and bullying revealed in the Debbie Francis review of Parliament if it had listened to recommendations to enforce a code of conduct five years ago. More >>

Diaries reveal how government ministers spend their days

Wednesday, 22 May 2019, 4:19 pm | RNZ

Jacinda Ardern and Grant Robertson are leading from the front as the country’s busiest ministers, according to new data released by the government. More >>

Op Burnham Inquiry: Hager accuses NZDF of spin and lies

Wednesday, 22 May 2019, 4:13 pm | RNZ

Journalist Nicky Hager has launched a scathing attack on the Defence Force during a presentation to the Operation Burnham Inquiry, accusing it of not telling the full truth about its operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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