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Waitangi Tribunal Finds Crown Had No Clear Plan For Māori Health After Scrapping Te Aka Whai Ora
Friday, 25 September 2026, 3:48 pm | RNZ
The Waitangi Tribunal has found the Government had no clear alternative plan for Māori health when it scrapped Te Aka Whai Ora - the Māori Health Authority. More >>
Seasonal Weather Chaos Just Part Of The Picture Behind Pacific Maritime Tragedies, Climatologist Says
Friday, 25 September 2026, 9:04 am | RNZ
El Niño has caused extreme heat in parts of the world, extensive drought in the Western Pacific and disruptions to ocean currents through the tropical Pacific. More >>
What's Going On With Fuel Prices?
Friday, 25 September 2026, 9:00 am | RNZ
Oil prices have edged back up over US$100 a barrel, taking 91 petrol above $3 a litre across the country. More >>
Mayors Left Stunned By Government's Council Amalgamation U-Turn
Friday, 25 September 2026, 8:45 am | RNZ
Mayors say a decision to delay amalgamation was completely unexpected, and leaves plans - some discussed for years - contingent on an election. More >>
The Election Fight For Wigram Is Taking Flight
Friday, 25 September 2026, 8:40 am | RNZ
Wigram is also diverse with only 63.3 percent of people identifying as European at the last Census, compared to 67.8 percent across New Zealand. More >>
Māori Words In Curriculum Shouldn't Be Controversial, Principals Say
Friday, 25 September 2026, 8:34 am | RNZ
Principals and a Māori language advocate are angry and disappointed by the Education Ministry's treatment of te reo Māori and the secrecy that has surrounded it. More >>
Minister Refuses To Divulge Curriculum Feedback Amid OIA Secrecy Claims
Friday, 25 September 2026, 8:32 am | RNZ
The Education Minister says information about the feedback she personally gave on curriculum changes "does not exist", amid accusations of a culture of secrecy. More >>
Mistrust A Factor As Childhood Vaccination Rates Fall, Campaign Aims 'To Empower Whānau'
Thursday, 24 September 2026, 4:23 pm | RNZ
Immunisation experts feared the trend would make it impossible to reach the government's target of 95 percent coverage by 2030. More >>
University Students Push Back Against Calls To Scrap Māori And Pacific Admissions Scheme
Thursday, 24 September 2026, 4:12 pm | RNZ
A university admissions scheme aimed at building the Māori and Pacific medical workforce has found itself at the centre of a political debate. More >>
Pasifika Voters Urged To Judge Parties On Results, Not Promises
Thursday, 24 September 2026, 4:03 pm | RNZ
While immigration policies may have attracted attention among Pacific communities, Dr Mone said they were not necessarily the biggest priority for Pacific voters. More >>
Papuan Civilians Shot In Latest Security Forces Violence In Yahukimo
Thursday, 24 September 2026, 4:01 pm | RNZ
Human Rights Monitor reports that military and police personnel opened fire at a group of Indigenous Papuan civilians near Samboga Village last Friday while returning from a gold-panning site. More >>
Election 2026: One Issue Trumps Them All In New Plymouth
Thursday, 24 September 2026, 3:58 pm | RNZ
National's David MacLeod, of Ngāti Mutunga, Ngāi Tahu and Ngāti Porou descent, is the incumbent MP after defeating Labour's Glen Bennett in 2023, securing a near 7000 vote majority in the process. More >>
Government Hits Pause On Council Amalgamation Plan Until After Election
Thursday, 24 September 2026, 3:54 pm | RNZ
Eighteen proposals were submitted in August against the Government's objectives for a simpler, more effective and accountable local government system. More >>
New Zealand Agrees To Put Almost $24 Million Into Military Satellite US Is Building
Thursday, 24 September 2026, 3:48 pm | RNZ
The NZ Defence Force said maintaining the network allows it to receive the military communication capacity it needs. More >>
Decision On LNG Terminal Delayed
Wednesday, 23 September 2026, 5:58 pm | RNZ
ACT leader and deputy prime minister David Seymour said ACT's position was that the government got the best possible deal, and it would be responsible to keep its options open. More >>
Sweeping Changes To Fiji's Governance Recommended By Constitution Commission
Wednesday, 23 September 2026, 5:51 pm | RNZ
The Constitution Review Commission's 236-page report, which includes a new draft constitution, was endorsed by Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka's cabinet last week. More >>
Call For Greater Protection For Journalists At Pacific Media Summit
Wednesday, 23 September 2026, 5:49 pm | RNZ
Speaking at a panel discussion on organized crime in Savusavu, Kalafi Moala said journalists investigating drug trafficking face increasing threats to their personal safety. More >>
Papua New Guinea Police Rescue 39 Indonesians In Human Trafficking Operation
Wednesday, 23 September 2026, 5:46 pm | RNZ
Deputy police commissioner for special operations Donald Yamasombi, who led the operation, said the outcome marked an important success against the serious threat of transnational crime. More >>
Labour Sums Up Its Foreign Policy Approach As 'Independent, Principled And Unafraid'
Wednesday, 23 September 2026, 5:43 pm | RNZ
Labour has outlined its focus to foreign policy, summing up its approach in three words, "independent, principled and unafraid". More >>
National Announce Election Policy To 'Reset' FENZ
Wednesday, 23 September 2026, 5:41 pm | RNZ
Mitchell said he could not guarantee the fire levy would not rise if National was re-elected, however said there was no plans to do so. More >>
