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"No bias against Middle East and African refugees": Minister
Monday, 25 November 2019, 11:31 am | RNZ
The Immigration Minister is defending a move to reject a United Nations request for a greater increase in the number of African and Middle Eastern refugees. More >>
Cyclone Rita to pass east of Vanuatu
Monday, 25 November 2019, 10:19 am | RNZ
The South Pacific cyclone season's first storm has formed with the system between Solomon Islands and Vanuatu being named Rita. More >>
Protesters remain in OMV oil ship to protest emissions
Monday, 25 November 2019, 10:14 am | RNZ
Twenty protesters who stormed an oil company's support ship in Timaru yesterday, are still refusing to leave after spending the night on board. More >>
Auckland trains cancelled after truck hits rail overbridge
Monday, 25 November 2019, 9:57 am | RNZ
All Auckland trains on the Western line are currently cancelled or delayed after a truck hit a rail overbridge. More >>
Call for inquiry into Pharmac's epilepsy drug switch
Thursday, 21 November 2019, 5:31 pm | RNZ
The Health and Disability Commissioner wants answers from Pharmac and a national MP is calling for an inquiry, after four people died following and epilepsy drug brand switch. More >>
Cook Islands 'anti-gay' bill needs review
Thursday, 21 November 2019, 3:39 pm | RNZ
The Cook Islands opposition Democratic Party is calling for a special meeting of the Crimes Bill Select Committee. More >>
Accessiblity criticism for Parliament's new playground
Thursday, 21 November 2019, 12:46 pm | RNZ
A new playground which opened on the front lawn of Parliament yesterday is a missed opportunity because it does not cater to all children, disability advocates say. More >>
Fresh New Zealand First Foundation revelations
Thursday, 21 November 2019, 11:42 am | RNZ
Following allegations that New Zealand First has been using a foundation to hide donations, the media outlet Stuff, is reporting that the foundation has received more than 500-thousand dollars in donations, with some donors believing they were ... More >>
Abuse inquiry: Survivor rejects Church leader's 'minimising'
Thursday, 21 November 2019, 10:34 am | RNZ
A Catholic leader newly appointed to the church's liaison group to the royal commission is accused of telling a survivor the priest who abused her had been "healing his sexuality". More >>
Nine sunscreen brands fail protection tests - Consumer NZ
Thursday, 21 November 2019, 10:18 am | RNZ
The Cancer Society is being asked to recall all batches of one of its sunblocks because it doesn't give people the protection claimed on the label. More >>
Will a new suicide plan bring down the numbers?
Thursday, 21 November 2019, 9:59 am | RNZ
The new boss of the Suicide Prevention Office has a big job ahead of her: turning around New Zealand’s alarming suicide rate. More >>
Disputed bus crash report listed faults in company's systems
Wednesday, 20 November 2019, 5:00 pm | RNZ
A newly-released WorkSafe report into a bus crash that killed three people in 2016 showed investigators identified weaknesses in the bus firm's maintenance systems. More >>
Armed patrols throughout Hawke's Bay, police reveal
Wednesday, 20 November 2019, 4:13 pm | RNZ
Armed officers have been patrolling throughout Hawke's Bay since a spate of gang-related incidents in Napier on Sunday, police have revealed. More >>
Stephen Colbert in NZ: Jacinda Ardern, Lorde and BBQs
Wednesday, 20 November 2019, 3:41 pm | RNZ
Stephen Colbert's series on his taxpayer-funded visit to New Zealand has launched on The Late Show . More >>
Banned firearms: 'There's effectively a permanent amnesty'
Wednesday, 20 November 2019, 9:56 am | RNZ
The firearms buy-back comes to an end a month from today, but the police say the amnesty for returning banned guns will continue into next year and beyond. More >>
North gears up for Treaty grounds royal visit
Wednesday, 20 November 2019, 9:38 am | RNZ
Preparations are under way at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds for the historic visit today by Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall. More >>
MPs scrap ban on use of Parliament TV footage
Wednesday, 20 November 2019, 9:25 am | RNZ
MPs have agreed to suspend a rule banning the use of official Parliament TV footage for political advertising. More >>
NZDF agrees deal to clear deadly Afghan firing ranges
Tuesday, 19 November 2019, 11:14 am | RNZ
The Defence Force has agreed a deal to clear unexploded ordnance in Afghanistan after revelations seven children were killed by unexploded devices left there. More >>
Medical ethics boss urges charity to destroy suicide letters
Tuesday, 19 November 2019, 10:46 am | RNZ
The head of a Ministry of Health ethics committee is calling for the immediate destruction of hundreds of suicide notes submitted to a study backed by comedian Mike King's Key to Life mental health charity. More >>
More than 50 med students to be denied graduation after rort
Tuesday, 19 November 2019, 10:40 am | RNZ
More than 50 University of Otago final year medical students will be prevented from graduating following an overseas placement rort. More >>
