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Facebook apologises for removing 'drag king's' content
Tuesday, 12 February 2019, 4:47 pm | RNZ
Facebook says the deletion of more than 100 events posted by a Wellington drag king and events organiser Hugo Grrrl was the result of "an error". More >>
MPs back Simon Bridges despite low polling
Tuesday, 12 February 2019, 3:41 pm | RNZ
National Party ranks are backing leader Simon Bridges, despite a significant drop in his popularity in the latest poll. More >>
Govt needs to sort out relationship with China - National
Tuesday, 12 February 2019, 3:36 pm | RNZ
The National Party says it looks like New Zealand's relationship with China is deteriorating and the government needs to get its act together quickly to sort it out. More >>
Unannounced strike sees some North Shore buses cancelled
Tuesday, 12 February 2019, 12:51 pm | RNZ
Auckland Transport said services were beginning to return to schedule following an earlier unannounced strike. More >>
Junior doctors on third two-day strike
Tuesday, 12 February 2019, 12:46 pm | RNZ
Junior doctors are on another two-day strike but DHBs say they are well prepared and confident of progress in resolving the dispute. More >>
Refugee group weren't consulted on new settlement locations
Monday, 11 February 2019, 1:11 pm | RNZ
A refugee-led NGO is unhappy the government chose not to consult them on the new resettlement areas, which they say could be detrimental to refugees settling into life in New Zealand. More >>
Privacy failure: 'She felt vulnerable and unimportant'
Monday, 11 February 2019, 12:17 pm | RNZ
The Privacy Commission has criticised a social service agency which took more than a year to apologise for an error that led to a woman being bullied by her work colleagues. More >>
Roading contractors nervous as projects finish
Monday, 11 February 2019, 11:55 am | RNZ
Roading contractors nervous as projects finish: 'All of a sudden we see a dramatic ramp down' More >>
Sadowski Synnott claims gold at World Championships
Monday, 11 February 2019, 10:58 am | RNZ
New Zealand snowboarder Zoi Sadowski Synnott has won gold in the women's slopestyle at the World Championships in Utah. More >>
Mediawatch: Cancer and the unbearable asymmetry of BS
Monday, 11 February 2019, 10:41 am | RNZ
A major cancer conference in Wellington attracted experts from around the world but Mediawatch's Jeremy Rose argues some media coverage was anything but world class. More >>
Live updates on Nelson fire, day 7: Firefighters optimistic
Monday, 11 February 2019, 10:19 am | RNZ
Firefighters are optimistic they may finally be able to bring the fire in the Tasman district under control today. More >>
Rū Ana Te Whenua: Alien Weaponry Shake Europe
Monday, 11 February 2019, 9:11 am | Radio New Zealand
When Alien Weaponry found out they’d be playing the world’s biggest metal music festival, the three teenagers ‘lost their shit’. More >>
ACC payout 'one benefit' law ruled discriminatory
Tuesday, 5 February 2019, 3:45 pm | RNZ
A tribunal has backed a woman in a decade-long fight over laws that cut her ACC (Accident Compensation Corporation) payout from $40,000 to just $500. More >>
PM Jacinda Ardern at Waitangi: 'we do have a way to go'
Tuesday, 5 February 2019, 11:11 am | RNZ
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says government initiatives are creating jobs and opportunities for Māori, even if there is a long way to go. More >>
History teachers decry ignorance of colonial, Māori history
Tuesday, 5 February 2019, 10:29 am | RNZ
In the lead-up to Waitangi Day, history teachers are calling for compulsory teaching of New Zealand's Māori and colonial history in schools, but government representatives are rejecting the idea. More >>
Ngāti Hine wants to formally split off Ngāpuhi Treaty talks
Tuesday, 5 February 2019, 10:21 am | RNZ
Ngāti Hine hapū have told the Treaty Negotiations Minister they want to formally split off from the Ngāpuhi talks that have been ongoing for more than a decade. More >>
Towbar firms want Agency to pay for new certifications
Tuesday, 5 February 2019, 10:14 am | RNZ
Towbar makers are warning if NZTA fails to front up with money to cover the latest slew of failures, it will set a precedent for passing the costs on to motorists. More >>
Rugby: NZ complete Sydney Sevens double
Monday, 4 February 2019, 5:25 pm | RNZ
New Zealand have done the double at the Sydney leg of the World Series, with the women's and men's team prevailing in their respective finals. More >>
Ukrainian family overwhelmed by petition support
Monday, 4 February 2019, 5:19 pm | RNZ
A mother facing an uncertain furture in New Zealand is overwhelmed that almost 10,000 people have signed a petition calling for her and her family to be able to stay in the country. More >>
Kiwi music legend Peter Posa has died
Monday, 4 February 2019, 4:59 pm | RNZ
Peter Posa at Eldred Stebbing's Saratoga Avenue recording studio, early 1960s Photo: c/o Audioculture More >>
