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Hundreds of School Reports Go Missing

Wednesday, 28 August 2019, 11:21 am | RNZ

Hundreds of student reports sent in the post never made it to homes, school says More >>

Business owners say Transport Agency delays are costing them

Wednesday, 28 August 2019, 10:30 am | RNZ

A blowout in waiting times at the Transport Agency is jeopardising garages' business and commercial drivers' livelihoods. Operators say they are losing customers, and even the sale of entire workshops, while bureaucrats delay. More >>

NZ spy agencies call for transparency on political donations

Wednesday, 28 August 2019, 9:32 am | RNZ

New Zealand's spy bosses are warning they know of troubling foreign donations and "relationship-building" right across the political spectrum at both local and central government. More >>

New special ed roles 'flawed' and 'unworkable - NZEI

Tuesday, 27 August 2019, 5:03 pm | RNZ

The Educational Institute is urging its members to call a halt to the roll-out of 623 new special education jobs, which it says are flawed, unworkable and inequitable. More >>

Work begins on Wellington convention centre

Tuesday, 27 August 2019, 4:46 pm | RNZ

The first sod has been turned on Wellington's convention centre, just across the road from Te Papa. More >>

Climate Crisis declared a critical threat to Pacific health

Tuesday, 27 August 2019, 3:58 pm | RNZ

Parliamentarians from 20 Asian and Pacific nations have declared the climate crisis a critical threat to human health in the region. More >>

National denies Todd McClay helped facilitate $150k donation

Tuesday, 27 August 2019, 12:50 pm | RNZ

The National Party is denying allegations then-Cabinet minister Todd McClay helped facilitate a donation of $150,000 to the party in 2016 from a company owned by a Chinese billionaire. More >>

Suicide prevention: Experts say money and clear plan needed

Tuesday, 27 August 2019, 12:11 pm | RNZ

Mental health experts have called on the government to establish a clear plan and invest more money to reduce the national suicide rate. More >>

Napier City Council monitoring of member Facebook accounts

Monday, 26 August 2019, 10:41 am | RNZ

Six "renegade" Napier councillors who oppose a new pool complex had their Facebook pages monitored by senior council staff looking for code of conduct breaches. More >>

MCH privacy breach: 'Somebody has to be held to account'

Monday, 26 August 2019, 9:44 am | RNZ

One of the victims of a serious privacy breach has hit out at the ministry responsible, saying he feels it is more concerned with protecting itself than him. More >>

Refugee advocate asks PM to back 'they are us' statement

Thursday, 22 August 2019, 4:36 pm | RNZ

A refugee advocate is calling on the prime minister to match her rhetoric and scrap a "racist" family-link resettlement policy. More >>

Court appearance: James Shaw's attacker named

Thursday, 22 August 2019, 4:07 pm | RNZ

The man convicted of assaulting Green Party co-leader James Shaw has reappeared in the Wellington District Court for a disputed facts hearing. More >>

Accused mosque shooter's manifesto - NZ to talk to Ukraine

Thursday, 22 August 2019, 3:53 pm | RNZ

New Zealand will raise its concerns directly with Ukrainian authorities after it was revealed that printed copies of the manifesto penned by the accused Christchurch gunman are being sold online. More >>

Levin escape: Two officers were guarding four men

Thursday, 22 August 2019, 3:35 pm | RNZ

Police have admitted they did not follow best practice before three prisoners with gang affiliations escaped in Levin. More >>

MPs back euthanasia bill revisions

Thursday, 22 August 2019, 1:00 pm | RNZ

ACT Party leader David Seymour's voluntary euthanasia bill has cleared another stage in Parliament with a suite of changes aimed at securing support. More >>

Civil Aviation Authority chairperson Nigel Gould resigns

Thursday, 22 August 2019, 9:52 am | RNZ

Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) chairperson Nigel Gould has resigned following a request from the government. More >>

Live: Ihumātao hīkoi to deliver petition to Ardern's office

Thursday, 22 August 2019, 9:31 am | RNZ

Around 100 people have begun the hīkoi to the Prime Minister's electorate office over Ihumātao, asking her to visit the site. More >>

The Detail: How Big Pharma operates in New Zealand

Wednesday, 21 August 2019, 4:04 pm | RNZ

Cancer has become a political football. Funding of drugs, treatments, and heartbreaking stories of sufferers have many questioning the role of the country’s unique drug-funding agency Pharmac. More >>

Māori King addresses Ihumātao, Oranga Tamariki in speech

Wednesday, 21 August 2019, 3:47 pm | RNZ

Kiingi Tūheitia says he is encouraged by the progress between opposing mana whenua at Ihumātao . More >>

KiwiBuild programme losing another top boss

Wednesday, 21 August 2019, 12:46 pm | RNZ

The troubled KiwiBuild programme is losing another top boss with Helen O'Sullivan leaving at the end of the month. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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