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Budget 2018: Is Robertson saving his firepower?
Friday, 18 May 2018, 4:52 pm | RNZ
Jane Patterson , Political Editor Power Play - This Budget will not set the world on fire but Finance Minister Grant Robertson will be happy enough to have stuck to his self-imposed fiscal rules. More >>
Still more to be done for health despite funding boost
Friday, 18 May 2018, 4:49 pm | RNZ
Chris Bramwell , Deputy Political Editor Power Play - The government says it has given the health sector an enormous boost in this year's Budget - but is it really that big? More >>
Prison crisis: Govts stuck in system that doesn't work
Friday, 18 May 2018, 4:42 pm | RNZ
Opinion - Criminal justice has been competing with a heavyweight roster of pressing needs in the lead up to this Budget: education, health, and social services in particular. Those involved in law and order and the justice system egearly awaited news about ... More >>
Budget 2018: Multi-million boost for special education
Thursday, 17 May 2018, 3:33 pm | RNZ
Children with disabilities and complex needs will get the biggest boost from education funding in the government's Budget. More >>
Budget 2018: Questions remain over new broadcasting spending
Thursday, 17 May 2018, 3:22 pm | RNZ
From Mediawatch , 10:08 pm on 16 May 2018 Colin Peacock - mediawatch@radionz.co.nz & @MediawatchNZ More >>
Budget 2018: Health spending more conservative than forecast
Thursday, 17 May 2018, 3:17 pm | RNZ
The government will extend free doctors visits' and prescriptions to under-14s and also make visits cheaper for people eligible for a Community Services Card. More >>
RNZ Welcomes Investment in Public Media
Thursday, 17 May 2018, 3:07 pm | Radio New Zealand
RNZ welcomes the injection of $15m to the public media sector in Budget 2018, says chief executive Paul Thompson. More >>
What to expect from the 2018 Budget - our experts weigh in
Thursday, 17 May 2018, 10:13 am | RNZ
Chris Bramwell , Deputy Political Editor Analysis - Finance Minister Grant Robertson is pitching today's Budget as one that will set the foundations for the government's plan to make the economy more sustainable. More >>
RNZ Content Partnership with Pacific Media Centre
Wednesday, 16 May 2018, 12:26 pm | Radio New Zealand
RNZ has announced a formal content sharing partnership with the Auckland based Pacific Media Centre - Te Amokura. The arrangement will allow content from rnz.co.nz, The Wireless, and respective RNZ YouTube channels to be published by the Pacific Media ... More >>
Facial recognition tech not reliable - privacy commissioner
Tuesday, 15 May 2018, 1:05 pm | RNZ
The Privacy Commissioner says businesses should take great care when using facial recognition technology because there is a high risk of misidentification. More >>
Tertiary providers and unions hope for further funding boost
Tuesday, 15 May 2018, 12:40 pm | RNZ
Tertiary institutions are hoping Labour's first budget will deliver some financial relief after a decade of austerity but National says there won't be any money left in the coffers once the government forks out for its zero fees policy. More >>
Angry kaumatua confronts Little: ‘You are taking us to war’
Tuesday, 15 May 2018, 12:20 pm | RNZ
About 600 people marched to Parliament in protest this morning demanding that the Crown recognise Māori tikanga in the treaty settlement process. More >>
Budget 2018: Can new govt keep promises on housing?
Tuesday, 15 May 2018, 12:01 pm | RNZ
Labour inherited a myriad of housing problems from the previous National government but KiwiBuild can fix that, housing minister Phil Twyford says. More >>
M bovis: Farmers not on scheme face hefty penalties
Tuesday, 15 May 2018, 11:27 am | RNZ
The government is going to get tough on farmers who don't register their animals as the Mycoplasma bovis disease spreads. More >>
Unpaid work: Businesses could go under back-paying staff
Tuesday, 15 May 2018, 10:47 am | RNZ
More employees are coming forward to speak up about not being paid for work meetings, and the Labour Inspectorate says back-paying them could force businesses to close. More >>
You can’t be serious: satire, parody and copyright
Monday, 14 May 2018, 5:00 pm | RNZ
Many countries allow citizens to pinch bits of TV shows, movies and songs to take the mickey out of them. But our copyright law still has no exception for parody and satire. Should we take our lead from Australia which has had one for more than a ... More >>
Bits+Bytes: the future according to Google
Monday, 14 May 2018, 4:52 pm | RNZ
Bits+Bytes: the future according to Google From Bits+Bytes , 12:45 pm on 12 May 2018 More >>
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 >>
