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Mosque shooting victim feels let down by ministers

Wednesday, 10 July 2019, 11:51 am | RNZ

A witness of the Christchurch mosque shootings says he feels let down by ministers for not allowing ACC to help mentally traumatised victims. More >>

Immigration NZ restructure only saved half what was promised

Wednesday, 10 July 2019, 11:47 am | RNZ

Redundancy payouts to 250 staff at Immigration New Zealand have cost almost $8 million - and the restructure has achieved a fraction of the savings it set out to. More >>

Immigration NZ 'grey-listing' advisers who make complaints

Tuesday, 9 July 2019, 5:22 pm | RNZ

Immigration advisers and lawyers are describing a climate of fear where they feel targeted for speaking out, with alerts being put on their records after they make complaints. More >>

Child custody case calls Hague Convention into question

Tuesday, 9 July 2019, 4:05 pm | RNZ

The Court of Appeal is set to reconsider the way New Zealand courts deal with the Hague Convention. More >>

Australia's Pacific security hub to set up in Canberra

Tuesday, 9 July 2019, 12:44 pm | RNZ

Australia will establish its planned Pacific security hub in Canberra, while it looks at a possible permanent location in the region. More >>

Invoice fraud using intercepted emails on the rise

Tuesday, 9 July 2019, 12:39 pm | RNZ

Increasing numbers of people are being defrauded out of large sums of money by scammers accessing the email accounts of legitimate businesses. More >>

Asbestos court victory over ACC after lung cancer death

Tuesday, 9 July 2019, 12:23 pm | RNZ

The family of a woman who died of cancer caused by inhaling asbestos says their victory over ACC in the High Court is bittersweet. More >>

Massive urban pest eradication effort launched

Tuesday, 9 July 2019, 11:00 am | RNZ

The country's largest ever effort to eradicate introduced pests from an urban area has begun in Wellington. The $2.4 million project from Predator Free Wellington aims to eliminate rodents, possums and mustelids from Miramar peninsula by Christmas. More >>

Wellington consultation as bus network woes continue

Tuesday, 9 July 2019, 10:49 am | RNZ

A year after a revamp of Wellington's bus network threw routes and services into disarray, the regional council is consulting with the public to try and fix it. More >>

Long queues outside MSD ‘shocking’ but not norm - minister

Tuesday, 9 July 2019, 10:28 am | RNZ

There is no need for beneficiaries to queue at 2am outside a social welfare office in the rain to get help from advocates for hardship grants and it's wrong for people to feel they need to, says Social Development Minister Carmel Sepuloni. More >>

World Bank to prioritise Pacific climate change resilience

Monday, 8 July 2019, 12:59 pm | RNZ

The World Bank will prioritise climate change resilience when working with Australia and New Zealand on their Pacific engagement programmes. More >>

Education Minister refuses 'crisis' meeting with ECE groups

Monday, 8 July 2019, 12:41 pm | RNZ

Four groups representing early childhood centres and kindergartens are seeking an urgent meeting with Education Minister Chris Hipkins. More >>

NZTA chose American IT firm over cheaper NZ firms

Monday, 8 July 2019, 10:32 am | RNZ

The internal investigation shows a lot more attention was paid to the Texan multinational than to the locals, who were not given the chance to bid. More >>

Central Auckland street reopens after panel fall

Monday, 8 July 2019, 9:56 am | RNZ

One of the roads in central Auckland that's been closed since a panel fell off an apartment building in bad weather is due to reopen tonight [Sunday 7 July]. More >>

Details of gun buyback scheme revealed

Thursday, 4 July 2019, 4:34 pm | RNZ

Police have revealed details of how the gun buyback process will work at a public demonstration today. More >>

PM suports climate emergency; Council taken to court

Wednesday, 3 July 2019, 5:29 pm | RNZ

The government supports declaring a climate change emergency in Parliament but redtape got in the way of doing so, the prime minister says. More >>

Little 'Trespassed' Over Treaty Negotiations

Wednesday, 3 July 2019, 12:13 pm | RNZ

Police are investigating after an aggrieved hapū member cut off a Crown limousine carrying Andrew Little, blocked the road, and then issued the Treaty Negotiations Minister a "trespass notice". More >>

Defence Force investigating oil spill near Cape Reinga

Wednesday, 3 July 2019, 11:42 am | RNZ

Maritime New Zealand and the New Zealand Defence Force are investigating an oil spill around islands off Cape Reinga. More >>

Lord of The Rings TV series to film in Auckland - insiders

Wednesday, 3 July 2019, 10:38 am | RNZ

West Auckland is gearing up to host the most expensive television production of all time and the businesses around the studio are hoping to get a slice of Jeff Bezos' billions. More >>

'Google's contempt for NZ law unacceptable' - minister

Wednesday, 3 July 2019, 10:25 am | RNZ

Justice Minister Andrew Little is considering what to do about what he describes as Google's contempt for New Zealand law. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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