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Call For More Investment In Pacific Early Childhood Education By Pioneering Pasifika ECE Professor
Monday, 10 August 2026, 5:34 pm | RNZ
Pacific ECE has been built up over more than five decades of community efforts across Aotearoa, with Matapo pointing to pioneers such as Teupoko'ina Morgan and Jan Taouma. More >>
Solomon Islands PM Urges 'No More Secrecy' Over Treaties With Other Countries
Monday, 10 August 2026, 5:26 pm | RNZ
Wale has said he was only permitted to read the 2022 agreement one day before an official meeting in Canberra in May this year, shortly after he was elected prime minister. More >>
Paramount Lau Chief Urges Australia To Introduce Visa-Free Travel For Fijians
Monday, 10 August 2026, 5:08 pm | RNZ
Fijians should be allowed to have visa stamped on arrival in Australia, he said, similar to arrangements for Australians travelling into Fiji. More >>
Chris Hipkins Officially Rules Out Working With New Zealand First In Any Government He Leads
Monday, 10 August 2026, 5:05 pm | RNZ
Hipkins had previously said it was "highly unlikely" his party would work with New Zealand First again, and had already ruled out working with Peters as foreign affairs minister. More >>
Electoral Commission Campaign Looks To Educate Voters After Enrolment Changes
Monday, 10 August 2026, 4:25 pm | RNZ
CEO and chief electoral officer Karl le Quesne said that was different to previous campaigns, and "that's really just to grab people's attention". More >>
'How's This Going To Work?' - Patient Advocate Horrified At Broken Equipment In Dental Clinic
Monday, 10 August 2026, 7:43 am | RNZ
The oral health clinic at Auckland Hospital had continued to carry out oral screening assessments for some patients, despite the lack of chair. More >>
National's Debt Reduction Target Lacks Ambition - Economist
Monday, 10 August 2026, 7:39 am | RNZ
Leader Christopher Luxon said if the government's books were not in order, the country was vulnerable to economic shocks. More >>
Pacific Foreign Ministers To Discuss Solomons' Idea For Regional Security Treaty
Friday, 7 August 2026, 2:27 pm | RNZ
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale, who is also PIF chair, began promoting the concept of a regional security agreement soon after he was elected leader by his country's parliament in May. More >>
Raising GST Threshold Just Shifts The Problem, Tax Expert Says
Friday, 7 August 2026, 2:20 pm | RNZ
Big businesses would have to pay small suppliers within 15 days on invoices of $25,000 or less, and publish how quickly they paid suppliers. More >>
Winston Peters Says Pacific Missed Chance To Issue Statement After Chinese Missile Test
Friday, 7 August 2026, 2:05 pm | RNZ
Peters had a brief discussion with Australia's foreign minister Penny Wong on Friday morning ahead of the meeting, but would not say whether the two countries were on the same page. More >>
New Evidence Immigration Minister Was Kept In Dark About Major Budget Blowout
Friday, 7 August 2026, 2:02 pm | RNZ
Stanford's concerns prompted her to pass the two conflicting reports onto the inquiry into Immigration NZ, led by Michael Heron KC. More >>
Manasseh Sogavare Unleashes On Solomon Islands Government Over US Agreement
Thursday, 6 August 2026, 6:15 pm | RNZ
The debate included a focus on foreign policy, an area of apparent flux in the country since Wale wasted little time after being elected in May in moving to strengthen ties with Australia and the US. More >>
Cost Of Living Takes Centre-Stage Ahead Of Cook Islands Election
Thursday, 6 August 2026, 6:12 pm | RNZ
The issue of water tariffs has also emerged as a contentious election topic, after the introduction of user levies following upgrades to Rarotonga's water network. More >>
Bougainville And Papua New Guinea Decide On Date For Referendum Result To Be Tabled
Thursday, 6 August 2026, 6:11 pm | RNZ
The 2019 referendum saw 97.7 percent of respondents say yes to independence, although the referendum is non-binding and subject to parliament's decision whether to ratify or not. More >>
Why Free-Range Eggs Might Not Actually Be From Free-Range Hens
Thursday, 6 August 2026, 6:07 pm | RNZ
Australia is facing a wider outbreak. It was reported this week that the country had had its first mass mortality event in a group of native seabirds in South Australia. More >>
Luxon Catches Caucus Off-Guard With Promise To Hold MMP Referendum If Re-Elected
Thursday, 6 August 2026, 6:05 pm | RNZ
Louise Upston said the prime minister was "reflecting a conversation" that many people were having around potential changes to MMP. More >>
Performance Targets Linked To Reducing Emergency Housing Numbers Dropped
Thursday, 6 August 2026, 6:00 pm | RNZ
Group general manager for service delivery Graham Allpress said MSD was asking regional leaders to strengthen their focus on helping people secure stable housing after they leave emergency housing. More >>
Education Industry Praises Nine New Secondary School Subjects
Thursday, 6 August 2026, 5:57 pm | RNZ
The government says industry skills boards will develop the subjects for introduction in 2029, when a new qualification replaces the NCEA. More >>
Christopher Luxon Promises MMP Referendum If Re-Elected, Winston Peters Calls It A 'Power Grab'
Thursday, 6 August 2026, 3:05 pm | RNZ
Christopher Luxon made the promise alongside a commitment to hold a referendum on extending the parliamentary term from three years to four, if back in power after the November election. More >>
Unemployment Rises To 11-Year High Of 5.6%
Wednesday, 5 August 2026, 6:48 pm | RNZ
A total of 171,000 people were unemployed, a rise of 7,000 on the previous quarter and 13,000 higher than a year ago. More >>
