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Hipkins: Teachers' pay demand 'out of kilter'
Thursday, 16 August 2018, 2:22 pm | RNZ
The Education Minister says teachers' demand for a 16 percent pay rise over two years outstrips what others in the workforce are receiving. More >>
Inquiry launched into leak on Simon Bridges' expenses
Thursday, 16 August 2018, 2:08 pm | RNZ
An inquiry has been launched to find out who leaked the National Party's expenses to the media this week. More >>
MPs' spending expenses revealed
Thursday, 16 August 2018, 2:06 pm | RNZ
MPs spending on travel and accommodation across all parties has rocketed up to more than $2,000,000. More >>
Emergency call handlers fear being penalised for sick days
Thursday, 16 August 2018, 1:54 pm | RNZ
Police communications staff who work 24-hour rosters are worried about being penalised for taking too many sick days. Staff have told RNZ they have been known to come into work in extreme pain or when unwell to avoid impacting their sickness score. More >>
'Stop the lies' graffiti takes aim at Defence Force
Wednesday, 15 August 2018, 5:04 pm | RNZ
Fresh graffiti that takes aim at the Defence Force has appeared on Wellington's streets. More >>
Teachers prepared for two-day strike
Wednesday, 15 August 2018, 3:37 pm | RNZ
Striking teachers held rallies throughout the country and showed support for a two-day strike if they don't get an improved offer from the Ministry of Education. More >>
Genoa Bridge Collapse: 'Everybody knows somebody'
Wednesday, 15 August 2018, 12:41 pm | RNZ
A New Zealander living in Genoa said the community is in shock following the bridge collapse. More >>
Facebook investigating online abuse of Samoan author
Wednesday, 15 August 2018, 12:14 pm | RNZ
She has spoken out on her blog and social media as a survivor of child sexual abuse and is an LGBT rights advocate - both highly contentious issues in conservative Samoa. More >>
Use of motels for high-risk offenders under review
Wednesday, 15 August 2018, 12:05 pm | RNZ
Corrections is reviewing the use of motels as emergency accommodation for high-risk offenders, and has charged a convicted sex offender with breaching his court-imposed conditions. More >>
NZ Servicemen Repatriation: Tears of Love and Tears of Grief
Tuesday, 14 August 2018, 4:41 pm | RNZ
The son of rugby legend George Nepia is one of a number of New Zealand servicemen whose remains will be returned to this country next week. More >>
Future of hunting statutory body under review
Tuesday, 14 August 2018, 10:24 am | RNZ
The future of the publicly funded hunters body, the Game Animal Council, hangs in the balance with the Minister of Conservation puting it under review. More >>
Hamilton bus strike: Go Bus says fleet up to standard
Tuesday, 14 August 2018, 10:14 am | RNZ
Hamilton-based bus company Go Bus is rejecting union claims drivers have been asked to drive old and faulty buses. More >>
Bridges: National caucus didn't leak travel expenses
Tuesday, 14 August 2018, 10:11 am | RNZ
Opposition leader Simon Bridges is standing by his MPs, saying he doesn't believe one of them leaked his travel expenses to media. More >>
Lisa Owen to Present Checkpoint on RNZ
Monday, 13 August 2018, 4:58 pm | Radio New Zealand
Investigative journalist Lisa Owen is joining RNZ as a drive-time news and current affairs presenter, fronting the agenda-setting, multimedia Checkpoint programme. More >>
Taupō teenagers fright as sinkhole forms under them
Monday, 13 August 2018, 12:39 pm | RNZ
Two teenagers have described how "frightening" it was to see land moving from under them when a large sinkhole formed in Taupō. More >>
Abolishing Māori seats 'much more trouble than it's worth'
Monday, 13 August 2018, 12:21 pm | RNZ
National party leader Simon Bridges says New Zealand needs a more efficient parliament and a smaller executive, which he says is a big make-work scheme. More >>
Ngāpuhi hui: 'People went away feeling quite frustrated'
Monday, 13 August 2018, 12:07 pm | RNZ
The deadlock over Ngāpuhi treaty negotiations shows no sign of breaking, with people leaving a series of hui over the weekend frustrated, and without any resolution. More >>
Businessman challenges Hawke's Bay council on feedlots
Monday, 13 August 2018, 11:53 am | RNZ
A Hawke's Bay businessman is taking the regional council to the Environment Court over its failure to regulate feedlots he says are polluting the district. More >>
Vintage Air Force plane crash lands near Ōhakea
Monday, 13 August 2018, 11:45 am | RNZ
A vintage Defence Force plane has crash landed in a Manawatū paddock, but the two staff members on board walked away, emergency services say. More >>
Steel defend title in thrilling finish
Monday, 13 August 2018, 11:43 am | RNZ
Behind by six goals with less than four minutes to play, the Steel have stormed back to score the last seven goals of the match and snatch a 54-53 victory in Sunday's final against the Central Pulse in Palmerston North. More >>
