Navigation for Station navigation
-
Ihumātao: Relief at front lines after deal struck
18 Dec 2020A breakthrough deal to buy the disputed Ihumātao land has brought an end to years of protest - involving hīkoi, petitions, court action, a trip to the United Nations, and a lengthy land-occupation.
… Read more Audio
-
Cyclone Yasa flattens houses in Fiji
18 Dec 2020Houses have been flattened, and people left in only the clothes they're wearing as Cyclone Yasa swept into the island of Vanua Levu yesterday evening, with winds gusting as high as 350km/h.
… Read more Audio
-
Business News for 18 December 2020
News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio
-
Homeschooling numbers jump, but educators expected more
18 Dec 2020Record numbers of children have enrolled in home-schooling this year.
Education Ministry figures show more than seven-thousand children were being home-schooled on July the first, 619 more than the… Read more Audio
-
Opposition parties not pleased with Ihumātao deal
18 Dec 2020The National Party and ACT are warning the deal to purchase the disputed Ihumātao land will open the flood gates for other land occupations.
The Māori Party says they are right.
The Government is… Read more Audio
-
Fiji authorities beginning to assess cyclone damage
18 Dec 2020Authorities in Fiji are beginning to find out just how widespread the damage is after severe tropical Cyclone Yasa blasted the country overnight.
The winds, with peak gusts around 345-kilometres an… Read more Audio
-
WOMAD cancellation a blow to Taranaki region
WOMAD, New Plymouth's iconic music, arts, and dance festival which takes place in March every year, has been cancelled for the first time in its sixteen year history.
It comes less than a month after… Read more Audio
-
Rural News for 18 December 2020
News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio
-
Early Business News for 18 December 2020
A brief update from the business sector. Audio
-
Emmanuel Macron tests positive for Covid-19
18 Dec 2020French President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for Covid-19, forcing several European leaders to self-isolate after coming into contact with him.
The 42-year-old was tested after developing… Read more Audio
-
Expert on Ihumātao deadlock-breaking deal
18 Dec 2020The long-running deadlock over historic Maori land at Ihumātao in south Auckland has been broken.
The Government announced yesterday that it is buying the land from Fletcher Building for just under… Read more Audio
-
Whales mirroring predator sounds to avoid them
17 Dec 2020Smart whales are one upping their predators by learning how to mirror them.
The finding comes from new research from Australia which says the long-finned pilot whale is outsmarting killer whales by… Read more Audio
