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Watch: Part-time workers to get less sick leave as law changed
The Workplace Relations Minister says sweeping changes to the Holidays Act make the system fairer.
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Health NZ checking credentials of staff working with children after whistle-blower case
A hospital staff member told the Ombudsman child safety checks for contractors had not been carried out for some years at the hospital where they worked.
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Firearms deaths cost NZ up to $321 million a year - study
The Otago University study was instigated after the Christchurch mosque shootings in 2019.
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Midday Report Essentials for Tuesday 23 September 2025
In today's episode, The government is loosening work-to-residency visa settings, creating two pathways to residence for skilled migrants that will start next year, Six thousand doctors and dentists… Audio
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Experts reject paracetamol risk for pregnant women
In a public announcement this morning, US President Donald Trump claimed there is a link between paracetamol use during pregnancy and increased autism risk. Associate Professor, Dr Scott White… Audio
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Pacific news in brief for 23 September
A round-up of news from around the region, including enforcement of new minimum wage in Papua New Guinea.
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Doctors strike as Health NZ pushes binding deal
Six thousand doctors and dentists are on strike until midnight Wednesday, in the hope of better pay and conditions from Health New Zealand. Wairarapa doctor Niels Dugan spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio
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Trump links autism to paracetamol, despite evidence it's safe
New Zealand health officials say it's the "safest medicine to take in pregnancy" for pain relief, despite what Trump claims.
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Jury begins deliberations in suitcase murders trial
The defence argues Hakyung Lee suffered mental illness, when she killed her children four years ago.
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Doctors hit the picket line in 48-hour strike
But the Health Minister has criticised striking doctors and left a message at this office. Audio
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What we've learnt since the big Mt Ruapehu eruption
Scientists who were there say it was good luck - not good management - that no one was killed during the eruption on 23 September 1995. Audio
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Thousands of senior hospital doctors walk off the job in 48-hour strike
The Health Minister has criticised striking doctors but a cancer patient who previously had surgery delayed says they have her "full support".
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'Overstayers not a problem': Migrant advocates slam NZ's proposed deportation laws
They say the tougher deportation laws put Pacific people at risk and are hypocritical. Audio
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Chef Al Brown and his new book "Hooked - Learning to Fish"
Audio 23 Sep 2025Chef Al Brown's life long love of fishing and his new book for a novice fishers, children and adults alike. Audio
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Morning Report Essentials for Tuesday 23 September 2025
In today's episode, senior doctors and dentists have walked off the job in a 48-hour strike that began at midnight, we've been talking about the decline in people learning to drive manual cars, but in… Audio
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Tall Fern's Charlotte Whittaker on why she came home
Although the 25-year-old benefitted from invaluable experience honing her craft on the court overseas, the period had been a testing one physically and mentally.
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France announces recognition of Palestinian state at UN summit
French President Emmanuel Macron told the UN summit "France recognises the state of Palestine."
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Calls grow to expand meningitis vaccines after 2 deaths
The government's being urged to expand access to meningococcal meningitis vaccines after two recent deaths from the disease. The Meningitis Foundation's NZ Chair Gerard Rushton spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
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Intensive care bed shortage delays cardiac surgeries
RNZ is aware of one Christchurch patient who has had their surgery delayed seven times, due to a shortage of beds. Audio
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Senior doctors and dentists begin 48-hour strike
Senior doctors and dentists have walked off the job in a 48-hour strike that began at midnight. Laywer Mai Chen spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
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Fewer ICU beds leave Christchurch heart patients waiting
Christchurch cardiac patients awaiting life-saving operations are among those having their surgery delayed, sometimes multiple times, due to a lack of ICU beds. Rachel Graham reports. Audio
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Gaza hospital director receives bodies of brother and other relatives while on duty
An Israeli airstrike hit his home in the Al Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City, where multiple generations had been living together
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'Bizarre and unusual': Fake Henderson dentist sentenced
One man's fillings fell out, while others endured poor root canals and misdiagnoses after years of deception from Narayan Prasad.
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'The babies died of hunger': US aid cut hits vulnerable families
Across Africa, nutrition clinics close and parents watch their children starve as US funding disappears.
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Suitcase murders: Accused's lies all point to her guilt, says Crown
The jury heard the closing arguments today in the trial of Hakyung "Jasmine" Lee, who admitted causing her children's deaths in 2018.
