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Labour's Chris Hipkins Says National Is 'Literally Telling Lies' In Its Adverts
Tuesday, 25 August 2026, 11:55 am | RNZ
Labour leader Chris Hipkins says National is lying in its adverts attacking them over tax policies, and has sought to defend the party's economic record. More >>
Mayors Left Disappointed By National Ruling Out Bed Tax
Monday, 24 August 2026, 4:50 pm | RNZ
Director of destination Annie Dundas described National's move as a backwards step that put the city's major events and business pipeline at risk. More >>
Travellers Who Already Booked Fiji Holidays Could Pay More, Travel Groups Warn
Monday, 24 August 2026, 4:38 pm | RNZ
ATIA and TAANZ have called on the Fijian government to withhold implementing the new tax, scheduled to be effective to take effect from 1 September. More >>
Bougainville Urged To Prepare For El Niño-Linked Drought
Monday, 24 August 2026, 4:35 pm | RNZ
The PNG National Weather Service said a strong El Niño is firmly established and projected to persist into early 2027, bringing prolonged dry conditions across many parts of Papua New Guinea. More >>
Term Deposit Rates Will Rise - But Is That Where Your Money Should Be?
Monday, 24 August 2026, 4:30 pm | RNZ
Shorter terms have moved less. The six-month rate has not moved according to the Reserve Bank data, while the one-year rate has picked up from 3.5 percent to 4 percent. More >>
'Absolute Nightmare' - Patients Left Waiting In Soiled Beds At North Shore Emergency Department
Monday, 24 August 2026, 4:27 pm | RNZ
One hundred and twenty nurses have written to Health NZ chief executive Dale Bramley, saying the ED is in its own state of emergency. More >>
Former Ambulance Paramedics Called Back Out To Help With 'Exceptional' Demand
Monday, 24 August 2026, 4:24 pm | RNZ
A new daily record of 2606 calls was set on Friday 14 August, compared with an average of 2061 a day last August. More >>
Govt Pushes Ahead With Social Media Ban For Under-16s
Monday, 24 August 2026, 4:11 pm | RNZ
The bill puts the pressure on social media companies to comply, establishing an online safety regulator and setting up a penalty regime. More >>
Mayors Left Disappointed By National Ruling Out Bed Tax
Monday, 24 August 2026, 8:33 am | RNZ
Brown said the regional deal was an agreement between the Crown and the council. "It should not be something one party can simply disregard," he said. More >>
Fiji And Tonga Seek Alternative Fuel Supply Partners
Friday, 21 August 2026, 2:06 pm | RNZ
Fijian Foreign Affairs and External Trade Minister Sakiasi Ditoka recently visited Malaysia and Korea and held discussions with his counterparts in the two countries about possible fuel supply partnerships. More >>
Fiji's HIV Epidemic Has Yet To Reach A 'Turning Point', Minister Warns
Friday, 21 August 2026, 2:04 pm | RNZ
The number of Fijians living with HIV had risen to at least 9000, or nearly 1 percent of the population, as of March, according to the head of Fiji's HIV response. More >>
Consumers Fed Up With Power Companies Making Billions As Bills Rise, Market Commentators Say
Friday, 21 August 2026, 2:01 pm | RNZ
Separation refers to dividing off gentailers' power production from their retail business. Competitors have argued that the current market structure gives them an advantage over other retailers. More >>
Government Directs Officials To Help Tackle Future Shortfall In Carbon Budgets
Friday, 21 August 2026, 1:57 pm | RNZ
The government has repeatedly said the ETS - which puts a price on carbon - is the country's main tool for driving down emissions. More >>
Auckland Hospital's Near-Constant Overcrowding Putting Patients At Risk, Doctor Says
Friday, 21 August 2026, 1:54 pm | RNZ
Health NZ's figures showed the ED breached its threshold for people waiting for sign-on at least once on 281 out of 365 days (77 percent of days), its ambulance escalation trigger on 286 days (79 percent of the year). More >>
Government To Put $23M Towards 20 Specialist Education Classrooms
Friday, 21 August 2026, 1:51 pm | RNZ
Specialist schools provided support to children with complex needs including low vision, difficulty hearing, and social, behavioural or learning difficulties. More >>
No Guarantee Shelter Can Be Provided For Every Rough Sleeper - Officials
Friday, 21 August 2026, 1:30 pm | RNZ
Auckland City Missioner Helen Robinson says she's grateful it's been "formally acknowledged", but is "deeply distressed" that's the reality in the country. More >>
Government Considered Cancelling Carbon Auctions After Policy Changes Tanked Prices
Thursday, 20 August 2026, 4:35 pm | RNZ
After Watts' announcement, the New Zealand market price for carbon plunged overnight, from about $50 to as low as $33. More >>
Samoa Health Ministry Says Hospital Oxygen Supply Issue Resolved
Thursday, 20 August 2026, 3:55 pm | RNZ
The newspaper reported that patients it spoke to were alerted by hospital staff just before they were scheduled to undergo their operations that there were insufficient oxygen supplies. More >>
Snowfall In West Papua, While Severe Drought Hits Other Parts Of New Guinea
Thursday, 20 August 2026, 3:52 pm | RNZ
In South Papua on the Indonesian side of the giant island, rampant clearance of lowland forest and wetlands for agriculture projects has created dangerous fire hotspots, exacerbated by El Niño. More >>
Tokelau Loses Nearly Two-Thirds Of Revenue After Fisheries Pact Expulsion
Thursday, 20 August 2026, 3:46 pm | RNZ
Correspondence released under the Official Information Act (OIA) revealed that Tokelau had been forced to revise its government budget "following significant loss of revenue" since the expulsion. More >>
