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Low decile schools turning families away for the first time
18 Jul 2022Some low-decile schools are turning families away for the first time, following a push to introduce more school zones.
Nearly half the country's schools now have enrolment schemes which guarantee a… Read more Audio
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All Black environment not looking good - Stevenson
18 Jul 2022It's been a calamitous couple of weeks for the All Blacks, suffering a first ever series defeat to Ireland.
It wasn't even close in the end, with Ireland dominating the last two matches of the… Read more Audio
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ANZ chief economist on inflation's predicted new high
18 Jul 2022Inflation is expected to hit a three-decade high in numbers due later this morning, with economists forecasting the annual rate to nudge above 7 percent.
They say official data from Stats NZ are… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 18 July 2022
18 Jul 2022As the post-mortems get underway on the All Blacks first home series loss in almost 30 years, Ireland captain Jonny Sexton is urging his players to think big. Audio
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Possible world record at ice swimming championship
18 Jul 2022The first national ice swimming championship has gotten off to a brisk start, with one local possibly breaking a world record.
Susan Sherwen is an organiser of the event, which kicked off with a… Read more Audio
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Activation of new facial recognition technology expected within the next year
18 Jul 2022A raft of legal opinions has cleared the way for greater use of facial recognition technology to prove who you are online, as the government moves towards setting up a common identity verification… Read more Audio
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Shift to renewables unlikely to leave NZ in the dark
18 Jul 2022The country's shift to renewable energy is unlikely to see the lights going out more often.
The electricity sector is undergoing huge change as companies touting different technology vie for the… Read more Audio
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Wairarapa emergency department struggling for nurses
18 Jul 2022Wairarapa Emergency Department has hit an all-time nursing staff low with some nurses working more than 10 days in a row.
Overnight shifts are struggling with severe staff shortages.
New Zealand… Read more Audio
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Three waters IT project could cost $500m
18 Jul 2022The contentious Three Waters plan includes a pricey IT project which officials say could cost $500 million - but the opposition fears it will be even more.
The project will need to link up the… Read more Audio
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Milford road closure causes trouble for school holidays
18 Jul 2022The wild weather over the South Island has forced the closure of a popular tourist route, in the midst of the winter school holidays. The transport agency has closed parts of State Highway 94 between… Read more Audio
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Wildfires spread in Europe as heat wave hits
18 Jul 2022Wildfires are continuing to spread in Southern Europe as the heat wave there intensifies.
Crete and Croatia are the latest places where fires have broken out.
In Spain and Portugal, more than 300… Read more Audio
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All Blacks lose test series to Ireland
18 Jul 2022The aura of the All Blacks jersey seems to have eroded over the past year, culminating in a shock two-one series loss to Ireland this month.
Ireland sewed up the series on Saturday night in… Read more Audio
