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Rū Ana Te Whenua: Alien Weaponry Shake Europe
Monday, 11 February 2019, 9:11 am | Radio New Zealand
When Alien Weaponry found out they’d be playing the world’s biggest metal music festival, the three teenagers ‘lost their shit’. More >>
ACC payout 'one benefit' law ruled discriminatory
Tuesday, 5 February 2019, 3:45 pm | RNZ
A tribunal has backed a woman in a decade-long fight over laws that cut her ACC (Accident Compensation Corporation) payout from $40,000 to just $500. More >>
PM Jacinda Ardern at Waitangi: 'we do have a way to go'
Tuesday, 5 February 2019, 11:11 am | RNZ
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says government initiatives are creating jobs and opportunities for Māori, even if there is a long way to go. More >>
History teachers decry ignorance of colonial, Māori history
Tuesday, 5 February 2019, 10:29 am | RNZ
In the lead-up to Waitangi Day, history teachers are calling for compulsory teaching of New Zealand's Māori and colonial history in schools, but government representatives are rejecting the idea. More >>
Ngāti Hine wants to formally split off Ngāpuhi Treaty talks
Tuesday, 5 February 2019, 10:21 am | RNZ
Ngāti Hine hapū have told the Treaty Negotiations Minister they want to formally split off from the Ngāpuhi talks that have been ongoing for more than a decade. More >>
Towbar firms want Agency to pay for new certifications
Tuesday, 5 February 2019, 10:14 am | RNZ
Towbar makers are warning if NZTA fails to front up with money to cover the latest slew of failures, it will set a precedent for passing the costs on to motorists. More >>
Rugby: NZ complete Sydney Sevens double
Monday, 4 February 2019, 5:25 pm | RNZ
New Zealand have done the double at the Sydney leg of the World Series, with the women's and men's team prevailing in their respective finals. More >>
Ukrainian family overwhelmed by petition support
Monday, 4 February 2019, 5:19 pm | RNZ
A mother facing an uncertain furture in New Zealand is overwhelmed that almost 10,000 people have signed a petition calling for her and her family to be able to stay in the country. More >>
Kiwi music legend Peter Posa has died
Monday, 4 February 2019, 4:59 pm | RNZ
Peter Posa at Eldred Stebbing's Saratoga Avenue recording studio, early 1960s Photo: c/o Audioculture More >>
Ecoli detected in Martinborough water
Monday, 4 February 2019, 4:57 pm | RNZ
Residents of Martinborough in Wairarapa are being warned they could have blue or black water coming out of their taps as the water supply is disinfected. More >>
Te Papa's funding bid for new facility declined
Monday, 4 February 2019, 4:54 pm | RNZ
Te Papa will spend about $2 million strengthening part of a storage facility in Wellington, after a bid for money to build a new facility for specimens preserved in spirits was declined. More >>
Grenfell: study reveals materials' fire risk, toxic smoke
Monday, 4 February 2019, 11:54 am | RNZ
The first in-depth study of building products that burned in the Grenfell Tower apartment block fire, which killed 72 people in London in mid-2017, has produced alarming results. More >>
More time for feedback on national park proposals
Monday, 4 February 2019, 11:44 am | RNZ
Dogs in national parks , a gondola to view glaciers and changing the number of aircraft landings permitted - just a few of the proposals mooted for the future of two South Island national parks. More >>
58 Taranaki farms in breach of their consents
Monday, 4 February 2019, 11:36 am | RNZ
Taranaki farmers are being warned they need to do more to meet environmental standards after 58 farms were found to be in breach of their consents in the regional council's latest round of dairy inspections. More >>
Indian students deported and destitute say NZ failed them
Thursday, 31 January 2019, 5:29 pm | RNZ
A group of Indian students who were kicked out of New Zealand say their lives are ruined, and that electioneering Labour MPs, including Jacinda Ardern, promised help but went silent after coming to power. More >>
'Big problems in the fisheries': Talley's boat off blacklist
Thursday, 31 January 2019, 5:18 pm | RNZ
The role of New Zealand government officials in lobbying to have a fishing vessel taken off an international black list is being questioned. More >>
Virtual reality game lets people explore Wellington
Wednesday, 30 January 2019, 4:49 pm | RNZ
Wellington has been turned into a virtual reality game where players can dive with whales, play drums on Cuba Street, and admire the night sky at Matariki. More >>
Warnings of extreme fire risks in North and South Islands
Wednesday, 30 January 2019, 1:14 pm | RNZ
Northland's fire authority is warning locals not to light any outdoor fires because the land is tinder-dry. More >>
NZers in Australian detention continue hunger strike
Wednesday, 30 January 2019, 1:00 pm | RNZ
Immigration detainees on hunger strike: 'If we don't fight for this now, it's just going to get worse' More >>
Te Puni Kōkiri chief executive Michelle Hippolite resigns
Wednesday, 30 January 2019, 12:49 pm | RNZ
Te Puni Kōkiri chief executive Michelle Hippolite has resigned after six years in the job. More >>
