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'We Need To Be On The Tables: Pacific Women Call For Greater Voice At Climate Talks
Tuesday, 6 October 2026, 3:16 pm | RNZ
For Fiji Women's Rights Movement (FWRM) executive director Nalini Singh, issues including water security, menstrual health and women's leadership need greater attention. More >>
Specialist Pain Doctors Call For Free Shingles Vaccine For Over-65s
Tuesday, 6 October 2026, 2:50 pm | RNZ
Health NZ recommended the two-shot vaccine for anyone over 50 but it was only free if people got their first dose in the year they turned 65. More >>
NZ First Calls National's Foreign Aid Cut Promise Desperate, ACT Hails It As Win
Tuesday, 6 October 2026, 2:45 pm | RNZ
ACT's leader David Seymour, who has been the minister responsible for Pharmac this term, welcomed the policy by saying it was a great sign for the next coalition - and his party would ensure "we go further and faster". More >>
All-Clear Declared For Saipan, Tinian As Typhoon Choi-Wan Moves Away
Monday, 5 October 2026, 5:12 pm | RNZ
Pagan, Agrihan, and Alamagan in the sparsely populated Northern Islands, however, remain under Typhoon Condition I and a typhoon warning. More >>
Fijian PM Rabuka Urges Climate Action As Pacific Hosts Pre-COP31 Meeting
Monday, 5 October 2026, 4:51 pm | RNZ
Fiji's prime minister has called on global leaders coming to the country to see and listen to the people on the climate frontlines as the pre-COP31 meeting is gets underway on Monday. More >>
Samoan PM La'aulialemalietoa Apologises For Historical 'Heil Hitler' Video
Monday, 5 October 2026, 4:46 pm | RNZ
Samoa's Prime Minister La'aulialemalietoa (La'aiuli) Leuatea Schmidt has apologised for a historical video in which he used the term "Heil Hitler". More >>
Explainer: What You Need To Know About How MMP Works
Monday, 5 October 2026, 4:26 pm | RNZ
MMP aims to ensure that people will be represented in Parliament both by a person in their local area (electorate) and by a group (a political party). More >>
The Price Of Backsliding On Climate Deals
Monday, 5 October 2026, 3:59 pm | RNZ
New Zealand faces its first climate complaint under EU trade rules, but the government rejects claims climate promises have been broken. More >>
Labour Promises Right To Repair For Cars
Monday, 5 October 2026, 3:51 pm | RNZ
Labour is promising a right to repair for cars, ensuring independent mechanics can have access to the manuals, software and tools needed to fix modern cars. More >>
Which Political Party Would Make You Better Off?
Monday, 5 October 2026, 3:39 pm | RNZ
Political parties have revealed policies over the past weeks that are likely to affect household budgets, should they take effect. More >>
Media Watchdog Demands Answers After Samoan PM's Security Reportedly Deletes Journalist's Photos
Friday, 2 October 2026, 5:52 pm | RNZ
The Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) reported that the group has called for the circumstances surrounding the incident to be properly established. More >>
Fiji Approves Needle Exchange Law To Combat HIV Emergency
Friday, 2 October 2026, 5:50 pm | RNZ
Fiji's lawmakers have passed legislation allowing the rollout of a needle exchange programme aimed at containing the rapid rise of HIV from intravenous drug use. More >>
Tropical Storm Choi-Wan Closes Schools, Offices In Northern Marianas
Friday, 2 October 2026, 5:48 pm | RNZ
The National Weather Service placed Saipan, Tinian, Alamagan, Pagan, and Agrihan under tropical storm warnings, while typhoon watches were issued for Alamagan, Pagan and Agrihan. More >>
Fijian PM Rabuka Confident Of Numbers As Parliament Debates Crucial Constitution Bill
Friday, 2 October 2026, 5:46 pm | RNZ
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka's coalition wants to replace the 2013 Constitution and needs the bill to be passed in parliament on its second and third readings to put it to a referendum. More >>
ACT Leader David Seymour Doesn't See Why AI Shouldn't Write Government Cabinet Papers
Friday, 2 October 2026, 5:45 pm | RNZ
Midday Report In the lead-up to November's election, Midday Report is speaking with the technology spokesperson for a range of parties about their biggest hopes and fears for artificial intelligence (AI) and the role of the Government in regulating ... More >>
Christopher Luxon Walks Back 'Bizarre Claim' About The Greens
Friday, 2 October 2026, 5:43 pm | RNZ
Christopher Luxon has walked back claims made by one of his ministers about the Greens, before then suggesting - wrongly - that they originated from the media. More >>
Carbon Farming, Freshwater Targets And Tax Features Of Farmer Policy Debate
Friday, 2 October 2026, 9:59 am | RNZ
Representatives from five major parties pitched their agricultural, fiscal and environmental policies to around 350 farmers at Mystery Creek near Hamilton on Wednesday. More >>
Young Kiwis Stuck In The Nicotine Cycle
Friday, 2 October 2026, 8:19 am | RNZ
Research fellow and lecturer at the University of Auckland, Lucy Hardie, says there are many reasons why our young people vape, but our slow roll-out of legislation around vaping is part of it. More >>
Cocaine-For-Flour Swap Could Threaten Drug Prosecution, Fiji Lawyer Says
Friday, 2 October 2026, 7:46 am | RNZ
The drugs were discovered missing after forensic testing found that what was believed to be cocaine had been replaced with flour. More >>
Tuvalu Appoints First Woman Governor-General Ahead Of 48th Independence Day
Thursday, 1 October 2026, 5:47 pm | RNZ
Tuvalu has had 10 substantive governors-general - all of them men - since gaining independence on 1 October 1978. More >>
