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Campervan inspections loophole: Call for Govt oversight
Wednesday, 9 January 2019, 5:07 pm | RNZ
The lack of a government agency to oversee how campervans are gaining their self-contained status has the New Zealand Motor Caravan Association worried. More >>
Chinese construction workers banned from accomodation
Wednesday, 9 January 2019, 1:18 pm | RNZ
Out-of-work Chinese construction workers who were removed from their accommodation in South Auckland last night had all their belongings seized, a union spokesperson says. More >>
Lime scooters ready to roll on Dunedin streets
Wednesday, 9 January 2019, 1:16 pm | RNZ
The Dunedin City Council has met with the Lime scooter company as it prepares to roll-out its e-scooters in the city. More >>
MBIE seeks training on managing fake online personas
Wednesday, 9 January 2019, 1:04 pm | RNZ
A government department has hired a security firm to train staff in using fake online personas to gather intelligence and build profiles on citizens. More >>
Cyclone Mona becomes a category two storm in Fiji
Friday, 4 January 2019, 4:28 pm | RNZ
Cyclone Mona, which is travelling through Fiji waters, has become a category two storm. A few hours ago Mona was situated about 300 kilometres northwest of Labasa. More >>
Police charge man in 10-hour standoff over Terrace Tunnel
Friday, 4 January 2019, 9:57 am | RNZ
A man who yesterday sparked a 10-hour standoff with police on top of Wellington's Terrace Tunnel has been charged. More >>
Road still closed as man stands over Terrace Tunnel
Thursday, 3 January 2019, 6:04 pm | RNZ
Wellington police are still negotiating with a man in a distressed condition following a two-vehicle crash at the city-end mouth of The Terrace Tunnel. More >>
Cyclone Mona forms near Fiji
Thursday, 3 January 2019, 3:50 pm | RNZ
Cyclone Mona forms in the South Pacific on Thursday. It is forecast to intensify in the coming days and head south to Fiji (bottom pink outline). Photo: US National Weather Service More >>
2018 was NZ's warmest year on record - climate scientist
Thursday, 3 January 2019, 3:32 pm | RNZ
New Zealand has just had its warmest year since records began more than 150 years ago, according to one climate scientist. More >>
Eastern areas bake as mercury hits summer heights
Thursday, 3 January 2019, 11:37 am | RNZ
Temperatures soared in towns across eastern parts of New Zealand today [Wednesday 2], registering as one of the hottest days of summer so far. More >>
Experts flag 'high risk' of train collision and deaths
Thursday, 3 January 2019, 11:28 am | RNZ
There is a "high risk" of two trains crashing in Wellington, which could lead to deaths, experts have found, reiterating earlier calls for more safety measures on the back of four investigations into passenger trains that almost crashed. More >>
Testing shows MDMA pills laced with bath salts
Thursday, 3 January 2019, 11:20 am | RNZ
A drug-testing group has issued a warning about a potentially-fatal drug concoction found in party pills over the New Year. More >>
On the Lam: Hundreds of lambs escape following crash
Thursday, 20 December 2018, 4:35 pm | RNZ
Hundreds of lambs are on the loose in the Marlborough Sounds after a stock truck crashed earlier this week. More >>
Superbug found in two patients at Middlemore Hospital
Thursday, 20 December 2018, 4:07 pm | RNZ
Some wards at Auckland's Middlemore Hospital have been declared a transmission risk area after a superbug was found in two patients. More >>
Māori NGO leaks supplementary mental health inquiry report
Thursday, 20 December 2018, 4:00 pm | RNZ
A Māori health organisation has prematurely released a 207-page report on Māori submissions to the mental health and addiction inquiry a month ahead of the government's planned date. More >>
More kiwi chicks dead at Hawke's Bay sanctuary
Thursday, 20 December 2018, 3:53 pm | RNZ
The Conservation Minister has ordered a report into the deaths of another 21 kiwi chicks at the country's largest privately owned wildlife park - Cape Sanctuary in Hawke's Bay. More >>
Highest annual turnover of staff ever at Parliament
Thursday, 20 December 2018, 3:44 pm | RNZ
Parliamentary Service had a staff turnover of 16 percent this year - the highest its ever had. More >>
Indonesian lawmakers worried about Manus naval base plan
Wednesday, 19 December 2018, 2:55 pm | RNZ
Indonesia has expressed concern at Australia's plan for a naval base on Manus Island in neighbouring Papua New Guinea. More >>
Kidney failure-causing pathogen found in Canterbury rivers
Wednesday, 19 December 2018, 1:55 pm | RNZ
Scientific testing of three rivers in Canterbury has revealed strains of a severe pathogen which can cause kidney failure and, possibly for the first time, antibiotic resistant E. coli. More >>
Delays on new diversion anger Wellington motorists
Wednesday, 19 December 2018, 11:52 am | RNZ
The Transport Agency is promising lengthy delays north of Wellington won't extend into the Christmas period, but frustrated commuters are not holding their breath. More >>
