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Auckland Has Its Worst Week For Flu-Related Hospitalisations In 10 Years
Thursday, 20 August 2026, 3:43 pm | RNZ
PHF Science said the past weeks hospitalisation rate is the highest weekly hospitalisation rate for Tāmaki Makaurau since 2015. More >>
Greens Vow To Restore Original School Lunch Programme, Include More Schools
Thursday, 20 August 2026, 3:40 pm | RNZ
The programme had some early teething issues, including poor meal quality and a provider going into liquidation. More >>
Urgent Debate Or Urgent Farewell: MPs Discuss Chris Penk
Thursday, 20 August 2026, 3:35 pm | RNZ
ACT's Simon Court used a decent portion of his contribution to lament the end of Penk's ministerial tenure, and praise Penk's work in the Building and Construction portfolio. More >>
Political Parties Make Their Climate Adaptation Pitch
Thursday, 20 August 2026, 3:30 pm | RNZ
The climate change minister Simon Watts, a registered paramedic, was asked whether he could "resuscitate" collaboration across climate change policy. More >>
Political Upheaval Drives Huge Surge In Māori Overseas Enrolment
Wednesday, 19 August 2026, 3:13 pm | RNZ
Tāmaki Makaurau had the largest number of overseas enrolments, with 1920, while Waiariki recorded the biggest numerical increase since the last election, gaining 820 voters. More >>
New Project Aims To Improve Water Security In Solomon Islands
Wednesday, 19 August 2026, 3:06 pm | RNZ
Solomon Islands' Minister for Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification Derrick Rawcliff Manuari said freshwater security is fundamental to the health, dignity, livelihoods and future of the island's people. More >>
Fiji PM Rabuka To Appeal COI Ruling, Says He'll Resign If Appeals Fail
Wednesday, 19 August 2026, 3:04 pm | RNZ
Nearly two years after the inquiry was established, Rabuka faced another legal setback when the High Court ruled last Friday that the inquiry report, in its entirety, was null and void. More >>
'Teeming With Life': Cook Islands Officials Enthuse Over NOAA Deep Dive
Wednesday, 19 August 2026, 3:02 pm | RNZ
The expedition conducted 14 remotely operated vehicle dives, collecting more than 400 samples and sub-samples, exploring seamounts, abyssal plains and areas of the Manihiki Plateau. More >>
Housing Affordability Returns To Average Following Pandemic Price Spike
Wednesday, 19 August 2026, 2:21 pm | RNZ
New figures from Cotality show the national value-to-income ratio fell to 6.7 in the second quarter of this year, matching the long-term average between 2004 and 2026. More >>
Taranaki Teens Optimistic Despite High Youth Unemployment And Spectre Of AI
Wednesday, 19 August 2026, 2:17 pm | RNZ
Up to 3000 young people were expected through the doors of the TSB Stadium where education providers and employers were pitching their wares. More >>
Documents Reveal Health NZ Hiring Crackdown
Wednesday, 19 August 2026, 2:10 pm | RNZ
Health New Zealand set up a complex, bureaucratic approval system in order to slow down recruitment and save money, and the minister knew about it. More >>
Christopher Luxon, Chris Bishop Press Fondness For Hutt Valley In Show Of Party Unity
Wednesday, 19 August 2026, 1:52 pm | RNZ
About 250 people turned out on a wet Tuesday evening the Fraser Park Events centre in Avalon, Lower Hutt where a brick near the entrance is adorned with the words: Chris Bishop MP for Hutt South. More >>
CNMI Mayors Warn Of Escalating Meth Crisis, Ask For More DEA Resources
Tuesday, 18 August 2026, 6:53 pm | RNZ
The mayors of Saipan, Rota, Tinian and Aguiguan, and the Northern Islands say local resources can no longer keep pace with the scale and sophistication of methamphetamine trafficking. More >>
Fiji To Increase Littering Fines Fivefold From September
Tuesday, 18 August 2026, 6:50 pm | RNZ
The Fijian government says the stronger penalties and enforcement measures against littering will come into effect in two weeks. More >>
Te Pāti Māori Warned Election Strategy Could Put Māori Seats At Risk
Tuesday, 18 August 2026, 6:49 pm | RNZ
Labour's Māori campaign chair Willie Jackson was asked on Tuesday if Te Pāti Māori's strategy risked the legitimacy of the Māori seats in the eyes of the public, to which he agreed. More >>
Tongan Language Week Provides An Opportunity For Tongans To Embrace Their Identity
Tuesday, 18 August 2026, 2:51 pm | RNZ
Finding your identity, as a person of mixed Tongan heritage, can be challenging if you do not speak the Tongan language. More >>
Four Months On, Still No Charges In Death Of Man In Fiji Military Custody
Tuesday, 18 August 2026, 2:49 pm | RNZ
Local and international human rights groups condemned Vakarisi's death in military custody, saying it reflected a "culture of impunity" within Fiji's military forces. More >>
Health NZ Says Cervical Screening IT Doesn't Need Overhaul
Tuesday, 18 August 2026, 11:48 am | RNZ
The register that was rushed in three years ago failed to trigger almost a million notifications to women about cancer screening. More >>
Aged-Care Report Calls For Major Systemic Reform - But At What Cost?
Tuesday, 18 August 2026, 11:33 am | RNZ
Aged Care Association head Tracey Martin says she's pleased to see a shift from conversations about the problem to having some about solutions. More >>
Sacked Minister Chris Penk Likely To Return To Parliament Next Week
Tuesday, 18 August 2026, 11:26 am | RNZ
Penk, a senior MP and now former minister, holds the safe National seat - Kaipara ki Mahurangi - which he will no longer contest at the election. More >>
