RNZ - Latest News [Page 380]
Nurses plan strike action for next month
Wednesday, 20 June 2018, 4:54 pm | RNZ
Nurses across the country have confirmed a notice of a 24-hour strike, starting on 5 July. More >>
Dramatic drop in native bird numbers spotted in gardens
Wednesday, 20 June 2018, 3:43 pm | RNZ
There's good and bad news for stay-at-home bird spotters across the country. More >>
Organic farm ordered to pay $45k for exploiting workers
Wednesday, 20 June 2018, 3:33 pm | RNZ
An organic farm near Christchurch has been ordered to pay more than $45,000 for exploiting workers it claimed were volunteers. More >>
Insurer defends big quake risk insurance hike
Wednesday, 20 June 2018, 3:29 pm | RNZ
Tower Insurance is defending big premium hikes for some houses in quake-prone areas. More >>
Children's Ministry shifts away from putting kids in care
Wednesday, 20 June 2018, 3:20 pm | RNZ
Children's Minister Tracey Martin is signalling a shift away from putting children into care, and towards intensive intervention in a child's home. More >>
NZF set to investigate Football Ferns' complaints
Tuesday, 19 June 2018, 4:37 pm | RNZ
An independent investigation into Football Ferns coach Andreas Heraf is imminent after formal complaints from several players. More >>
Inquiry into spying claims extended to all govt agencies
Tuesday, 19 June 2018, 4:25 pm | RNZ
All government agencies will come under scrutiny as part of an inquiry into the use of the controversial security firm, Thompson and Clark. More >>
Breaking confession seal may not help prevent abuse: bishops
Tuesday, 19 June 2018, 4:10 pm | RNZ
New Zealand Catholic Bishops say there is no evidence that breaking the seal of confession would keep children safer. More >>
One-stop pay system for NZ public transport on track
Tuesday, 19 June 2018, 4:07 pm | RNZ
Commuters may soon be able to get around with just a mobile phone and app. More >>
Cap gains would cut house prices, increase ownership - study
Tuesday, 19 June 2018, 4:02 pm | RNZ
House prices would fall, rents would rise but home ownership would improve if a capital gains or some other type of property tax was brought in according to a new study. More >>
Gold Awards for RNZ in New York
Tuesday, 19 June 2018, 12:34 pm | RNZ
The RNZ podcast series The Lost has won a gold award for excellence for its presenter Paloma Migone at the prestigious New York Festivals Radio Awards announced in Manhattan this morning. (NZ time). More >>
Medical students training for end-of-life-care 'woeful'
Monday, 18 June 2018, 1:11 pm | RNZ
The palliative care sector is warning a crisis for New Zealand's ageing population is imminent as not enough people are being trained in end-of-life care. More >>
Otago water rights: 'It's time for this to be sorted out'
Monday, 18 June 2018, 12:59 pm | RNZ
Water is the new gold in Otago and there is a mountain of work to bring water allocation in the area in line with the rest of the country before time runs out. More >>
NZ teen in Australian detention centre for two months
Monday, 18 June 2018, 10:37 am | RNZ
A New Zealand teenager has been locked up in a Melbourne immigration detention centre - 12 to 13 hours drive from where his family live. More >>
Ko third in Michigan
Monday, 18 June 2018, 10:33 am | RNZ
New Zealand golfer Lydia Ko has finished outright third at the latest LPGA tour event in Michigan with a superb five under par final round that had her in contention for the title. More >>
More refugees leave Nauru for US
Monday, 18 June 2018, 10:31 am | RNZ
Twenty one more refugees have left Nauru for the United States. More >>
Hundreds of jobs on the line at Spark
Thursday, 14 June 2018, 4:30 pm | RNZ
Hundreds of jobs are likely to go as telecommunications company Spark reorganises its back office to save costs. More >>
No Adams for Tall Blacks
Thursday, 14 June 2018, 3:18 pm | RNZ
New Zealand basketball fans will have to wait to see NBA star Steven Adams play for the Tall Blacks, if he ever does, after he made himself unavailable for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers. More >>
Defence spends $360m on ageing aircraft fleet
Thursday, 14 June 2018, 3:12 pm | RNZ
The Defence Force has spent around $360 million on maintenance and repairs over the past 10 years, twice as much as in the previous decade, official figures show. More >>
Shane Jones lambasts Fonterra at Fieldays
Thursday, 14 June 2018, 10:30 am | RNZ
Regional Development Minister Shane Jones has taken a swing at the dairy giant Fonterra, saying the cooperative has become disconnected from the farming community. More >>
