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Fiji And Tonga Seek Alternative Fuel Supply Partners
Friday, 21 August 2026, 2:06 pm | RNZ
Fijian Foreign Affairs and External Trade Minister Sakiasi Ditoka recently visited Malaysia and Korea and held discussions with his counterparts in the two countries about possible fuel supply partnerships. More >>
Fiji's HIV Epidemic Has Yet To Reach A 'Turning Point', Minister Warns
Friday, 21 August 2026, 2:04 pm | RNZ
The number of Fijians living with HIV had risen to at least 9000, or nearly 1 percent of the population, as of March, according to the head of Fiji's HIV response. More >>
Consumers Fed Up With Power Companies Making Billions As Bills Rise, Market Commentators Say
Friday, 21 August 2026, 2:01 pm | RNZ
Separation refers to dividing off gentailers' power production from their retail business. Competitors have argued that the current market structure gives them an advantage over other retailers. More >>
Government Directs Officials To Help Tackle Future Shortfall In Carbon Budgets
Friday, 21 August 2026, 1:57 pm | RNZ
The government has repeatedly said the ETS - which puts a price on carbon - is the country's main tool for driving down emissions. More >>
Auckland Hospital's Near-Constant Overcrowding Putting Patients At Risk, Doctor Says
Friday, 21 August 2026, 1:54 pm | RNZ
Health NZ's figures showed the ED breached its threshold for people waiting for sign-on at least once on 281 out of 365 days (77 percent of days), its ambulance escalation trigger on 286 days (79 percent of the year). More >>
Government To Put $23M Towards 20 Specialist Education Classrooms
Friday, 21 August 2026, 1:51 pm | RNZ
Specialist schools provided support to children with complex needs including low vision, difficulty hearing, and social, behavioural or learning difficulties. More >>
No Guarantee Shelter Can Be Provided For Every Rough Sleeper - Officials
Friday, 21 August 2026, 1:30 pm | RNZ
Auckland City Missioner Helen Robinson says she's grateful it's been "formally acknowledged", but is "deeply distressed" that's the reality in the country. More >>
Government Considered Cancelling Carbon Auctions After Policy Changes Tanked Prices
Thursday, 20 August 2026, 4:35 pm | RNZ
After Watts' announcement, the New Zealand market price for carbon plunged overnight, from about $50 to as low as $33. More >>
Samoa Health Ministry Says Hospital Oxygen Supply Issue Resolved
Thursday, 20 August 2026, 3:55 pm | RNZ
The newspaper reported that patients it spoke to were alerted by hospital staff just before they were scheduled to undergo their operations that there were insufficient oxygen supplies. More >>
Snowfall In West Papua, While Severe Drought Hits Other Parts Of New Guinea
Thursday, 20 August 2026, 3:52 pm | RNZ
In South Papua on the Indonesian side of the giant island, rampant clearance of lowland forest and wetlands for agriculture projects has created dangerous fire hotspots, exacerbated by El Niño. More >>
Tokelau Loses Nearly Two-Thirds Of Revenue After Fisheries Pact Expulsion
Thursday, 20 August 2026, 3:46 pm | RNZ
Correspondence released under the Official Information Act (OIA) revealed that Tokelau had been forced to revise its government budget "following significant loss of revenue" since the expulsion. More >>
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 >>
