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Uber Drivers take a day off to highlight low pay
Monday, 14 May 2018, 3:05 pm | RNZ
Some Uber drivers around the country are protesting today against low pay and the structure of the company. More >>
Reserve Bank governor dominates the show in first appearance
Monday, 14 May 2018, 2:57 pm | RNZ
Analysis - The new governor of the Reserve Bank, Adrian Orr, looked slightly disheveled at the podium. More >>
ECE funding boost doesn't go far enough, govt told
Monday, 14 May 2018, 2:45 pm | RNZ
The government's been told that preschoolers can't wait four years for funding that is urgently needed now. More >>
Paid-partner leave would help close gender pay gap - expert
Monday, 14 May 2018, 2:38 pm | RNZ
Instigating paid-partner leave after childbirth would be a "concrete step" in addressing the gender pay gap, the government has been told. More >>
Budget 2018: Can new govt deliver on education?
Monday, 14 May 2018, 1:27 pm | RNZ
Analysis - This week's Budget is a major test for the coalition government - can it deliver on its promises and meet expectations in the big ticket portfolios? More >>
Budget 2018: Can the govt deliver on its health promises?
Monday, 14 May 2018, 1:21 pm | RNZ
Analysis - Health is a portfolio that demands huge amounts of money, and it will be no different under this coalition government. More >>
Former EPA chief scientist's irrigation comments defied boss
Friday, 11 May 2018, 5:05 pm | RNZ
The Environmental Protection Authority's former chief scientist was defying her boss when she made comments about irrigation and agriculture. More >>
Could a volcanic eruption like Kilauea happen in Auckland?
Friday, 11 May 2018, 4:40 pm | RNZ
The ongoing eruption of Kilauea in Hawaii could provide some valuable lessons about Auckland volcanoes, says a GNS researcher. More >>
Middlemore: Board was pressured to settle for $3m
Friday, 11 May 2018, 4:29 pm | RNZ
Newly released documents show the Counties Manukau District Health Board reluctantly settled for $3 million compensation for one of it worst leaky buildings. More >>
M Bovis has 'turned neighbour against neighbour'
Friday, 11 May 2018, 4:21 pm | RNZ
Farmers are butting heads and turning on one another as stress takes its toll over the battle to contain the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis. More >>
Reserve Bank keeps cash rate at 1.75%
Friday, 11 May 2018, 4:12 pm | RNZ
The Reserve Bank has held its cash rate unchanged as expected amid subdued inflation and moderate economic growth. More >>
The 9th Floor Double Winner at 40th New Zealand Radio Awards
Friday, 11 May 2018, 1:55 pm | Radio New Zealand
RNZ’s popular documentary series The 9th Floor has won two major categories at the 40th New Zealand Radio Awards announced in Auckland tonight. More >>
Govt's electric train promise now off the rails - union
Thursday, 10 May 2018, 4:54 pm | RNZ
The railway union is accusing the government of breaking a pre-election promise to stop the removal of electric trains from the North Island's main trunk line. More >>
Bill McKibben: Climate Change still 'near the beginning'
Thursday, 10 May 2018, 4:37 pm | RNZ
With half the Arctic summer sea ice gone, and climate change still just beginning, the fight has never been so urgent, says environmentalist Bill McKibben. More >>
Novopay must 'be replaced or rewritten' by 2020 - report
Thursday, 10 May 2018, 4:30 pm | RNZ
Checkpoint - The Novopay school payroll system is facing "almost certain failure" after the end of next year, a business case from Crown-owned company Education Payroll shows. More >>
Non-medical facility built at Middlemore without approval
Thursday, 10 May 2018, 4:25 pm | RNZ
Middlemore Hospital, which desperately needs wards and operating theatres, has in the past eight years completed a multimillion-dollar non-medical building without government approvals. More >>
Exploitation of kiwifruit workers is rife - union
Thursday, 10 May 2018, 3:16 pm | RNZ
Some companies are exploiting migrants who lack an understanding of New Zealand's employment laws, a union representing orchard workers says. More >>
Mystery fumes hospitalise 12 as workers return to office
Thursday, 10 May 2018, 3:09 pm | RNZ
Workers are being allowed back into a central Auckland building after 12 people were hospitalised by suspicious fumes. More >>
100% Pure a marketing strategy not an environmental standard
Thursday, 10 May 2018, 3:04 pm | RNZ
Tourism Minister Kelvin Davis says work is being done on the strategy and the brand is evolving. More >>
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Thursday, 10 May 2018, 1:26 pm | Radio New Zealand
RNZ continues to play a leading role in a robust and thriving New Zealand radio market. More >>
