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Insurance giant raises premiums for disaster-prone areas
Tuesday, 24 July 2018, 12:04 pm | RNZ
New Zealand's biggest insurance company IAG is raising home insurance prices in areas at the greatest risk from natural disasters. More >>
Tobacco tax: 'Take a breath, have a review' - ASH
Tuesday, 24 July 2018, 10:43 am | RNZ
Anti-smoking advocates say a review of tobacco taxation is needed, after the acting prime minister said the goal to be smokefree by 2025 was meaningless. More >>
Row over US TV personality Matt Lauer's land
Monday, 23 July 2018, 3:26 pm | RNZ
Row over US TV personality Matt Lauer's land: 'He's holding the country to ransom' More >>
Fiji govt's approach to media made job difficult
Monday, 23 July 2018, 3:16 pm | RNZ
The outgoing general manager and publisher of the Fiji Times says his job has been made difficult by the government's draconian approach to the media. More >>
Prisoner on the run after escaping custody at Hutt Hospital
Monday, 23 July 2018, 3:13 pm | RNZ
A man is on the run after escaping custody while at Hutt Hospital this morning More >>
Rugby Sevens: NZ men win World Cup
Monday, 23 July 2018, 3:09 pm | RNZ
The New Zealand men's sevens team have followed in the footsteps of their female counterparts, successfully defending their World Cup crown in San Francisco this afternoon. More >>
More quake-prone hospital buildings than a year ago
Monday, 23 July 2018, 11:13 am | RNZ
The number of hospital buildings that are earthquake-prone is rising as new assessments come in, reversing a downward trend. More >>
Nauru refugees write letter seeking to resettle in NZ
Monday, 23 July 2018, 10:43 am | RNZ
A group of refugees on Nauru is pleading with the New Zealand government to let them resettle in the country. More >>
Govt urged to scrap self-imposed spending cap
Monday, 23 July 2018, 10:13 am | RNZ
The government is being warned it has no chance of fixing run down public services unless it ditches its self-imposed spending rules. More >>
Don't squeeze! Avocado etiquette 101
Thursday, 19 July 2018, 3:45 pm | RNZ
It found segregating the fruit on display according to the stages of ripeness and using signs to tell customers which fruit to buy according to when they wanted to eat it reduced bruising by 60 percent and led to an increase in the amount of fruit ... More >>
Courier drivers under fire - pay 'less than minimum wage'
Thursday, 19 July 2018, 1:58 pm | RNZ
The employment conditions of under-fire courier drivers forced to leave sign-for packages unsigned for , or risk a pay cut, have been revealed. More >>
Young diabetics missing insulin shots in bid to lose weight
Thursday, 19 July 2018, 1:45 pm | RNZ
A third of young people with type one diabetes are purposely not taking insulin, or are at risk of avoiding insulin, in order to lose weight. More >>
Building products approval scheme flawed - review
Thursday, 19 July 2018, 1:34 pm | RNZ
A review has found the government's gold-standard scheme to approve building products, CodeMark, is seriously flawed. More >>
Kaikōura cycleway plan upsets local iwi: 'No consultation'
Thursday, 19 July 2018, 1:22 pm | RNZ
A planned cycleway along the coast will cross an urupā - or Māori burial ground - as well as other sacred sites, and cut off access to traditional food gathering areas, Kaikōura iwi say. More >>
Highest ever data use for NZ telco after Fortnite update
Wednesday, 18 July 2018, 5:05 pm | RNZ
Chorus' data spiked to its highest ever use last week after tens of thousands of people downloaded a popular game. Chorus network strategy manager Kurt Rodgers said the spike was "unprecedented". More >>
Stricter rules urged as forestry deaths rise again
Wednesday, 18 July 2018, 1:11 pm | RNZ
The mother of a forestry worker killed in 2013 fears industry deaths are on the rise again and says the campaign to save lives has suffered since union leader Helen Kelly died two years ago. More >>
Course funding at risk over poor Māori, Pasfika pass rates
Wednesday, 18 July 2018, 11:43 am | RNZ
The Tertiary Education Commission has warned institutions they could lose funding for courses with poor results for Māori and Pasifika students. More >>
Alien Weaponry's new video features Don Brash comments
Wednesday, 18 July 2018, 11:04 am | RNZ
Alien Weaponry's new video features controversial comments made by Don Brash From RNZ Music More >>
McCartney soars to record heights
Wednesday, 18 July 2018, 9:46 am | RNZ
New Zealand pole vaulter Eliza McCartney has set a season-leading world best in clearing 4.94m at a meeting in Jockgrim, Germany. More >>
Immigrants fear racial profiling in rejected visa cases
Wednesday, 18 July 2018, 9:44 am | RNZ
A Ministry of Social Development manager fears racial bias has thwarted his Indian parents' application to move to this country. More >>
