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Financial regulator staff entertained by firms they monitor

Friday, 25 January 2019, 10:30 am | RNZ

Top officials at financial regulators have been wined, dined, and entertained by the banks, insurance, law, and accounting firms they supervise. More >>

Auckland train services resuming after signal fault

Friday, 25 January 2019, 9:44 am | RNZ

Auckland trains are now running on a restricted basis after a signal fault brought all lines in the city to a stop this morning. More >>

Waitangi Treaty Grounds pegged for NZ historic landmark

Thursday, 24 January 2019, 4:24 pm | RNZ

Heritage New Zealand is calling for the Waitangi Treaty Grounds to be selected as the country's first National Historic Landmark. More >>

Foreign car firms say stink bug measures need strengthening

Thursday, 24 January 2019, 4:11 pm | RNZ

The biosecurity rules intended to keep the stink bug pest out of New Zealand are ineffective and inconsistent, an international car shipping company says. More >>

"Blister beetle" gets under the skin in Wellington

Thursday, 24 January 2019, 1:03 pm | RNZ

The so-called "blister beetle" could be making a comeback in Wellington due to the warm summer weather. More >>

New Zealander killed while cycling in Bolivia

Thursday, 24 January 2019, 12:41 pm | RNZ

A New Zealander has been killed in Bolivia while cycling the Yungas Road, known as Death Road because of how dangerous it is. More >>

What you need to know about the latest crisis in Venezuela

Thursday, 24 January 2019, 12:28 pm | RNZ

Analysis - Venezuela is lurching dangerously into internal conflict and the US is backing opposition leader Juan Guaidó's claim to interim presidency of the troubled nation. More >>

Singaporean actor dies after military training in NZ

Thursday, 24 January 2019, 12:01 pm | RNZ

A Singaporean actor and soldier who was injured during a military exercise in Waiouru over the weekend has died. More >>

Ross hoping for fresh start in 2019

Wednesday, 23 January 2019, 4:22 pm | RNZ

Embattled Botany MP Jami-Lee Ross has promised to steer clear of the conduct he was involved in last year. More >>

Ardern's Davos plea for climate change action

Wednesday, 23 January 2019, 11:55 am | RNZ

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, in a panel alongside Sir David Attenborough, has discussed the challenges of tackling climate change and encouraged world leaders to take on kaitiakitanga. More >>

Foreign drivers pose no extra threat on NZ roads - ministry

Wednesday, 23 January 2019, 11:37 am | RNZ

New Zealand drivers are crashing at higher rates than drivers visiting this country, Ministry of Transport data shows. While exact information about the number of foreign drivers on New Zealand roads is not available, it provides enough information to ... More >>

Ardern upbeat despite absences at Davos

Wednesday, 23 January 2019, 11:25 am | RNZ

The prime minister will soon wrap up her first day at the World Economic Forum in Davos, which is notable for who is there as much as who isn't. More >>

Twyford: It's going to be tough to meet Kiwibuild target

Wednesday, 23 January 2019, 9:49 am | RNZ

The Housing Minister says he cannot guarantee that the government will meet its target of having 1000 KiwiBuild houses built by July. More >>

Rapist's victims call for law change after $28k court ruling

Wednesday, 23 January 2019, 9:27 am | RNZ

The lawyer of a woman ordered to pay a man the court found was likely to have abused her has lashed out at the justice minister for suggesting her client had bad legal advice. More >>

Three new 'awesome albatross' chicks hatched

Wednesday, 23 January 2019, 9:24 am | RNZ

The first chicks of the year at the royal albatross colony were hatched at Pukekura yesterday [ 21 January ]. More >>

Call to investigate Papua chemical attacks

Tuesday, 22 January 2019, 5:14 pm | RNZ

The United Liberation Movement for West Papua is calling for Pacific regional groups to investigate the alleged use of chemical weapons in Indonesia's Papua region. More >>

Cook Islands water project faces uncertain future

Tuesday, 22 January 2019, 5:12 pm | RNZ

Touted as the first tripartite aid project in the Pacific involving China, Te Mato Vai was meant to be about working together. More >>

Gamer's Donkey Kong marathon raises over $340,000

Tuesday, 22 January 2019, 3:51 pm | RNZ

A gamer who live-streamed his marathon attempt to finish Donkey Kong 64 in an attempt to raise money for a transgender youth charity has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars. More >>

Lawyer censured and fined $12k over harassment of employees

Tuesday, 22 January 2019, 3:39 pm | RNZ

A partner at a law firm has been censured and fined for sexually harassing two of the firm's employees. More >>

Five people injured by falling tree in Queenstown

Tuesday, 22 January 2019, 3:37 pm | RNZ

Five people have been injured after a tree fell at an Arthurs Point Road location in Queenstown. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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