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Skilled Migrants On Path To Residency Warned Status May Change

Saturday, 17 January 2026, 8:42 pm | RNZ

Migrants told their jobs were skilled may find that's no longer be the case. More >>

Bonds, Blockings And Bans: A Massive New-Year Shakeup To Pacific-US Travel

Saturday, 17 January 2026, 8:39 pm | RNZ

US travel restrictions include heavy visa bonds, suspended applications and straight-up travel bans. More >>

We Will Petition The King - Tonga Civil Society On Seabed Mining

Saturday, 17 January 2026, 8:35 pm | RNZ

The Civil Society Forum of Tonga is calling on the new government to listen to the voices of those opposed to deep sea mining. More >>

Vanuatu United FC Remain Optimistic Despite Shock Resignation Ahead Of Season Opener

Saturday, 17 January 2026, 8:31 pm | RNZ

Lars Hopp said team morale remains optimistic despite his shock resignation just days out from the opening round. More >>

I'm 65 And Working, What Happens To Tax On My Pension? Ask Susan

Saturday, 17 January 2026, 8:27 pm | RNZ

There is no income test or asset test on the pension, so anyone can claim it, no matter what they're earning. More >>

Health NZ Confirms Another Major Tech Outage

Friday, 16 January 2026, 6:17 pm | RNZ

A union says crumbling systems put staff and patients at risk, however, Health NZ disagrees. More >>

Auckland Councillors In The Dark Over Government's Housing Intensification Rethink

Friday, 16 January 2026, 5:42 pm | RNZ

The coalition is taking another look at housing intensification plans in Auckland after pushback - but the mayor and councillors know nothing about it. More >>

Waitārere Beach Shooting: Three People Still Fighting For Their Lives In Hospital

Friday, 16 January 2026, 5:39 pm | RNZ

Police say they remain in the early stages of an investigation into the shooting. More >>

FLNKS Sends In Late Request To Join Paris Talks On New Caledonia Remotely

Friday, 16 January 2026, 5:06 pm | RNZ

The FLNKS said earlier this week it would not travel to Paris for the roundtable. More >>

White Bread Price Up 60 Percent - Here's How Much More Expensive Food Got Last Year

Friday, 16 January 2026, 5:03 pm | RNZ

Other basics didn't fare much better. Olive oil prices slumped, and were 23.4 percent lower in December than in March. More >>

61 Shops Announce Closures In 10 Days: Will Liquidation Numbers Get Worse Before They Improve?

Friday, 16 January 2026, 5:01 pm | RNZ

There are warnings the number of businesses closing could get worse before it gets better. More >>

'He Lived Fully. He Loved Deeply': Tributes For Journalist And Playwright Aroha Awarau

Friday, 16 January 2026, 4:40 pm | RNZ

Awarau's debut play, Luncheon, starring Jennifer Ward-Lealand and directed by Katie Wolfe, won Best Play at the 2014 New Zealand Script Writing Awards. More >>

Winston Peters Off To Kiribati Year After Being Snubbed

Friday, 16 January 2026, 3:40 pm | RNZ

The Foreign Affairs Minister had said the government was rethinking development support after the country's president cancelled a visit here. More >>

More Newborns Test Positive For Methamphetamine In The Northern Marianas

Thursday, 15 January 2026, 5:41 pm | RNZ

There are growing concerns about substance exposure and child safety in the US territory. More >>

Students Can Now Claim $12,000 But Is It Money Well Spent?

Thursday, 15 January 2026, 5:01 pm | RNZ

The funds have not lifted participation rates or helped more disadvantaged students, an economist says. More >>

Why Are Teeth Left Out Of Public Healthcare?

Thursday, 15 January 2026, 4:57 pm | RNZ

"It's a significant gap that leads to a lot of other issues in healthcare but also economically for the country," says the Dental for All campaign More >>

Marlborough's Only Kaupapa Māori GP Receives Funding To Address Critical Gap

Thursday, 15 January 2026, 4:42 pm | RNZ

Evidence shows it's early intervention model benefits both its patients and the wider healthcare system. More >>

Ministry Of Defence Seeks Advice For Plan To Have Drones Scour Pacific

Thursday, 15 January 2026, 4:39 pm | RNZ

The work is attached to its long-range drone project in the ministry's capability plan which has an indicative cost of between $100 million and $300m. More >>

Education Ministry Failure Meant Murdered Children's Disappearance Went Unnoticed For Years

Thursday, 15 January 2026, 4:33 pm | RNZ

The ministry has commissioned an external review to discover how the failure happened and to tighten procedures to ensure the failures do not happen again. More >>

Tongans Still 'Broken' Four Years On From Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai Volcano Eruption

Thursday, 15 January 2026, 4:29 pm | RNZ

Four years on, Tongans are suffering ongoing trauma after the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai eruption More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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