Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
RNZ
New Zealand's public broadcaster, providing comprehensive NZ news and current affairs, specialist audio features and documentaries.
Radio New Zealand is a Crown entity established under the Radio New Zealand Act 1995. Radio New Zealand News are vital elements in our programming, providing impartial news and information to New Zealanders every day. Radio New Zealand (RNZ) provides listeners with exciting and independent radio programmes in accordance with the Radio New Zealand Charter.
RNZ - Latest News [Page 397]
Manus Island refugees present petition to PNG Supreme Court
Wednesday, 3 October 2018, 1:14 pm | RNZ
Refugees from Manus Island will today present a petition with 368 signatures calling on the PNG Supreme Court to hand down a judgement that will significantly determine their futures. More >>
Immunologist slams anti-vaccine billboard
Wednesday, 3 October 2018, 10:42 am | RNZ
An anti-vaccination billboard erected alongside Auckland's southern motorway is being pulled due to public pressure, just one day after it went up. More >>
Concern as hospital anaesthetic staff in Whangārei strike
Wednesday, 3 October 2018, 10:37 am | RNZ
Whangārei Hospital executives are insisting they have done everything possible to avoid strike action today. More >>
NZ Catholic Church withholds findings on sex abuse claims
Tuesday, 2 October 2018, 4:40 pm | RNZ
The Catholic Church has withheld its findings about a child sex abuse accusation for months from the man who laid the complaint. More >>
Auckland bus gridlock: 37 buses to be pulled from service
Tuesday, 2 October 2018, 4:15 pm | RNZ
Auckland Transport will pull dozens of buses from a new North Shore network after passengers got stuck in a two kilometre jam yesterday. More >>
Elevated BPA levels found in Capital's aquifer
Tuesday, 2 October 2018, 4:04 pm | RNZ
Traces of a dangerous chemical used in plastic packaging, Bisphenol-A, or BPA, have been found in the Waiwhetu Aquifer in the Hutt Valley. More >>
PM: Labour would vote against 'Kiwi values' bill
Tuesday, 2 October 2018, 12:27 pm | RNZ
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she doesn't support the concept of NZ First's Respecting NZ Values Bill, which would impose cultural conditions on migrants and refugees entering the country. More >>
Mediawatch: The PM in US at the UN
Monday, 1 October 2018, 4:04 pm | RNZ
Jacinda Ardern - and her family - attracted plenty of attention at the UN in New York this week. She was even cast as an antidote to Trumpism. But did the media mistake exposure and international interest for genuine impact and influence? More >>
Principals dubious about student truancy report
Monday, 1 October 2018, 3:20 pm | RNZ
School principals are dubious about research suggesting initiatives from other countries can help New Zealand fight rising truancy. More >>
Payout to assaulted prison guard a 'landmark' decision
Monday, 1 October 2018, 1:14 pm | RNZ
A $56,000 payout to a prison guard left traumatised by an inmate's attack is being hailed as a 'landmark' decision. The Employment Relations Authority (ERA) has found the Department of Corrections didn't do enough to stop the assault happening in the ... More >>
RNZ Insight Documentary Wins Asia-Pacific Award
Monday, 1 October 2018, 11:46 am | RNZ
RNZ’s investigative Insight documentary Climate Change - Politics and Actions has won the inaugural Association for International Broadcasting Sustainability Award for radio programming . More >>
Filling next year's teacher shortage 'devilishly hard'
Monday, 1 October 2018, 11:23 am | RNZ
Auckland's primary schools will soon have 100 unfilled vacancies and principals around the country are nervous about finding enough teachers for 2019, school leaders say. More >>
Travellers refusing digital search now face $5000 fine
Monday, 1 October 2018, 11:07 am | RNZ
Travellers who refuse to hand over their phone or laptop passwords to Customs officials can now be slapped with a $5000 fine. More >>
Davidson: Get Work and Income out of people's personal lives
Monday, 1 October 2018, 10:35 am | RNZ
Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson says there has never been a better opportunity to transform a punitive and limiting culture of the welfare system. More >>
Kiwi died from neglect in sanctuary - report
Monday, 1 October 2018, 10:30 am | RNZ
The country's largest privately-owned conservation project has been allowed to show off kiwi to wealthy tourists without a permit, despite welfare concerns about the birds. More >>
Jacinda Ardern discusses Trump handshakes on The Late Show
Thursday, 27 September 2018, 4:29 pm | RNZ
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has won the applause of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert's studio audience in New York. More >>
Troubled bus network: Process was correct, officials say
Thursday, 27 September 2018, 4:15 pm | RNZ
The Greater Wellington Regional Council says it wouldn't have done anything differently in its implementation of the city's problematic new bus services, but is committing to fixing it in eight weeks' time. More >>
Strong Growth for Morning Report
Thursday, 27 September 2018, 1:28 pm | Radio New Zealand
Strong Growth for Morning Report sees RNZ Radio Audience Top 700,000 Listeners An outstanding performance in the latest GfK radio survey has seen RNZ’s radio audiences exceed 700,000 for the first time - boosted by an increase of more than 24,000 listeners ... More >>
Rally backs Gisborne councillor who spoke out against racism
Thursday, 27 September 2018, 12:03 pm | RNZ
A Gisborne councillor plans to complain to the Ombudsman about being investigated after complaining another councillor made a racist remark. More >>
Peters denies claims he called Wally Haumaha during inquiry
Thursday, 27 September 2018, 11:29 am | RNZ
Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters denies claims by a National MP that he called the deputy police commissioner to assure him things would be okay after a government inquiry into his appointment was launched. More >>
