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NZ Hops Chalks Up EU Export 'Win' Amid Glut
Saturday, 29 March 2025, 3:43 pm | RNZ
Increased hops production has led to a surplus of the dried flower used in beer making or for medicinal purposes. More >>
Treaty Principles Bill: Thousands Of Submissions To Be Excluded From Parliamentary Record, Labour Says
Saturday, 29 March 2025, 3:39 pm | RNZ
Labour's Justice spokesperson Duncan Webb says committee staff do not have enough time to process the unprecedented number of written submissions. More >>
Study Examines How Health Issues Affected Four Former Prime Ministers' Performance
Saturday, 29 March 2025, 3:32 pm | RNZ
A New Zealand Medical Journal article highlights leaders with diminished capacity leading to reckless decision-making. More >>
Government's Primary Healthcare Spend Hasn't Increased In Real Terms Since 2009
Saturday, 29 March 2025, 3:29 pm | RNZ
New figures show the primary healthcare portion of the total health budget hasn't increased since 2009. More >>
US Security Blunder Prompts Questions For NZ On Intel Sharing And Five Eyes
Saturday, 29 March 2025, 3:21 pm | RNZ
Analysis - Can New Zealand and other Five Eyes members trust the US any longer, after top Trump officials accidentally shared military plans on a messaging app that included a journalist? More >>
NRL: New-look Warriors Halves Emerge From Shaun Johnson's Shadow
Saturday, 29 March 2025, 3:17 pm | RNZ
Luke Metcalf and Chanel Harris-Tavita have stamped their own marks on back-to-back victories. More >>
Australia's $5 Billion Foreign Aid Budget: What's In It For The Pacific
Saturday, 29 March 2025, 3:14 pm | RNZ
There will be a substantial commitment to the Pacific, and money has also been earmarked to fill some of the gap left by the United States withdrawing its global aid programme. More >>
Seven More Rugby Legends To Be Inducted Into Pasifika Rugby Hall Of Fame In Auckland
Saturday, 29 March 2025, 3:10 pm | RNZ
The new inductees include former All Blacks Sir Michael Jones and Tana Umaga, and former Black Ferns halfback Monique Hirovanaa. More >>
Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Advance Discussions On Regional Reforms - Cook Islands Govt
Friday, 28 March 2025, 7:25 pm | RNZ
The Pacific Islands Forum troika leaders have reviewed a list of "eminent persons" with extensive knowledge on Pacific regionalism to leads discussions on regional reforms. More >>
Bougainville MPs convert House of Representatives into a Constituent Assembly
Friday, 28 March 2025, 7:14 pm | RNZ
The next phase in Bougainville's transition from autonomy to independence has begun, President Ishmael Toroama says. More >>
New Climate Target 'Below Expectations' Of Partners, Government Warned
Friday, 28 March 2025, 7:08 pm | RNZ
The government was told its climate target for 2035 was "below expectations" for a developed country. More >>
The House: Urgency Gives And Urgency Takes Away
Friday, 28 March 2025, 7:05 pm | RNZ
Parliament spent much of this week debating bills under urgency. The government can get more done in the House that way, but it also slows down progress in committees. More >>
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth In Guam: 'We Are Not Seeking War With China'
Friday, 28 March 2025, 7:04 pm | RNZ
The US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth visited Guam on Thursday and reiterated Washington's commitment to the region. More >>
Basketball: Breakers Bring Back Club Legend In New Era
Friday, 28 March 2025, 7:02 pm | RNZ
New Breakers owners make their first move by bringing back former player Dillon Boucher to oversee basketball operations. More >>
Community Groups Gather For Emergency Meeting On Youth Homelessness In Auckland
Friday, 28 March 2025, 6:57 pm | RNZ
Dozens of frontline service workers and recently homeless rangatahi spoke at the hui. More >>
Thousands Descend On Ōtiria Marae For Three-day Te Āhuareka O Ngāti Hine Festival
Friday, 28 March 2025, 6:53 pm | RNZ
More than 5000 people are expected to descend on Northland's Ōtiria Marae as one of the region's biggest iwi celebrates its culture, kai and unique dialect. More >>
Everything You Need To Know About The Game Bird Hunting Season
Thursday, 27 March 2025, 6:56 pm | RNZ
Strict regulations govern game bird hunting due to considerations related to conservation, environmental protection and resource management. More >>
Widow Of Fa'anānā Efeso Collins Seeks Inquiry Into His Death: 'Unanswered Questions'
Thursday, 27 March 2025, 6:51 pm | RNZ
The widow of late Green Party MP Fa'anānā Efeso Collins is calling for an inquest into his death, accusing the organisers of the charity event he was attending at the time of failing him. More >>
Commercial Property Increasingly Popular With Investors
Thursday, 27 March 2025, 6:46 pm | RNZ
Commercial property is offering higher returns than residential properties. More >>
Labour's Peeni Henare Not In Contempt Over 'Disorderly' Actions During Treaty Principles Reading
Thursday, 27 March 2025, 6:29 pm | RNZ
The committee recommended the Labour MP be "required to apologise". More >>
