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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 >>
Parliament: Mallard urges rape victims to seek support
Wednesday, 22 May 2019, 11:00 am | RNZ
Speaker of the House Trevor Mallard says it's his impression from the report on bullying at Parliament that people have been raped there, and he is urging the victims to go to police or support agencies. More >>
New Christchurch building has serious flaws - engineers
Wednesday, 22 May 2019, 10:31 am | RNZ
A new office building in central Christchurch's main shopping precinct has many serious flaws in its earthquake design according to three leading engineering companies - including one in a government-commissioned report. More >>
Crusaders 'desperately' want CCTV footage of incident
Wednesday, 22 May 2019, 9:44 am | RNZ
The Crusaders boss is continuing to back team players accused of inappropriate and homophobic behaviour, and says the club looks forward to evidence coming out to clear their names. More >>
Green MP Golriz Ghahraman gets security escort
Wednesday, 22 May 2019, 9:32 am | RNZ
Greens MP Golriz Ghahraman will have a security escort with her whenever she leaves Parliament after her security risk was escalated by police. More >>
More unsold Kiwibuild houses bought by govt
Tuesday, 21 May 2019, 11:16 am | RNZ
Now lack of sales in Mike Greer's development in Canterbury and Auckland means the government has had to buy back seven more. More >>
Almost 200 youth offenders held in police cells
Tuesday, 21 May 2019, 11:10 am | RNZ
Almost 200 young offenders were held in police cells last year for periods of more than 24 hours and, in some cases, up to seven days. More >>
