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Children's Commissioner: Ban smoking with children in cars
Tuesday, 6 November 2018, 4:04 pm | RNZ
Smoking with children in cars: 'Ban it. Stop it. Move on it' - Children's Commissioner More >>
Law change may be needed to get e-scooters into cycle lanes
Tuesday, 6 November 2018, 1:55 pm | RNZ
A bylaw might need to be changed to allow electric scooters to travel in cycle lanes, Auckland's mayor says. More >>
PM defends taxpayer-funded trip to Japan
Tuesday, 6 November 2018, 1:47 pm | RNZ
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is defending a taxpayer-funded trip to Japan by Parliament's speaker, Trevor Mallard and National's Gerry Brownlee. More >>
Backers confident downtown Auckland stadium plan will fly
Tuesday, 6 November 2018, 1:45 pm | RNZ
A downtown Auckland stadium could become the city's Sydney Opera House or Statue of Liberty - with a Kelly Tarlton's in its basement, say its backers. More >>
NZ jockeys and horses ensure Kiwi interest in Melbourne Cup
Tuesday, 6 November 2018, 1:39 pm | RNZ
More than $2 million in bets had been made in New Zealand on today's Melbourne Cup race by midday - up $500,000 on the same time last year. More >>
Government departments spending up on contractors
Monday, 5 November 2018, 11:01 am | RNZ
Bureaucrats are still spending massive sums on contractors and consultants despite the government's orders to cut it back. More >>
Calls for urgent changes to charity boxing bout rules
Monday, 5 November 2018, 10:44 am | RNZ
A charity boxing match that has left a Christchurch man fighting for his life has sparked calls for urgent safety changes. More >>
Govt's learning support staff plan gives hope for mother
Monday, 5 November 2018, 10:39 am | RNZ
A mother whose disabled son was turned away from his local school because it said it couldn't cope with his disability hopes the introduction of 600 specialist learning support coordinators will stop this from happening to anyone else. More >>
New Caledonia votes against independence from France
Monday, 5 November 2018, 10:20 am | RNZ
New Caledonia has voted against independence from France, with 56.4 percent choosing the status quo. More >>
Simon Bridges defends Jami-Lee Ross promotion offer
Monday, 5 November 2018, 9:59 am | RNZ
National leader Simon Bridges has defended offering troubled politician Jami-Lee Ross a future promotion if he accepted the terms of leave put to him after his ''inappropriate and disruptive conduct''. More >>
Aurora Energy review finds flaws, but low risk
Thursday, 1 November 2018, 11:30 am | RNZ
An independent review of Aurora Energy's electricity network has found to pose a low risk to the public, despite some flaws being found. More >>
Far North settlement model 'a recipe for an ongoing war'
Thursday, 1 November 2018, 10:44 am | RNZ
The new mandate model for the Ngāpuhi settlement is a blueprint for war, according to Ngāti Hine chair Waihoroi Shortland. More >>
Ten arrested at 'weapons expo' protests in Palmerston North
Thursday, 1 November 2018, 10:11 am | RNZ
Police arrested 10 people after hundreds of angry protesters gathered in Palmerston North this morning [31/10] to rail against what they describe as a weapons expo. More >>
Lines down in central Wellington
Thursday, 1 November 2018, 9:41 am | RNZ
Fibre-optic cables have come down on central Wellington streets following a car crash this morning. More >>
Residency decision for Czech smuggler under urgent review
Thursday, 1 November 2018, 9:34 am | RNZ
Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway is urgently reviewing his decision to grant residency to a Czech drug smuggler after receiving "new information". More >>
Jami-Lee Ross hands proxy vote to National - analysis
Wednesday, 31 October 2018, 1:22 pm | RNZ
The battle lines in Parliament without Jami-Lee Ross have become slightly clearer with his decision to hand his proxy vote to National. The MP for Botany tweeted a copy of a letter that he sent to National's senior whip Barbara Kuriger, granting ... More >>
Collins allowing mistruth to remain over KiwiBuild
Wednesday, 31 October 2018, 1:10 pm | RNZ
National MP Judith Collins vehemently denies targeting a young couple online, saying she's just raising questions about Kiwibuild's eligibility criteria. Housing Minister Phil Twyford has accused her of picking on the couple who bought a KiwiBuild house, ... More >>
Masters graduate mystified by ruling to leave country
Wednesday, 31 October 2018, 12:44 pm | RNZ
Masters graduate mystified by ruling to leave country: 'I was so confident' Emma Hatton , Journalist More >>
Protesters push to put Jesus back in Parliamentary prayer
Wednesday, 31 October 2018, 12:38 pm | RNZ
Armed with signs, songs and faith, about 1000 Christians gathered at Parliament today to demand Jesus' name is put back back into the Parliamentary prayer. More >>
MPs tread cautiously around abortion legislation
Wednesday, 31 October 2018, 12:33 pm | RNZ
The Law Commission has reported back on ways to modernise abortion legislation - all of which would decriminalise it - but MPs are taking their time to make up their minds. More >>
