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Covid-19: Waitangi Tribunal finds govt response put Māori at risk
The Waitangi Tribunal has found the government's Covid-19 response and vaccine rollout put Māori at risk.
The Tribunal held an urgent hearing early this month, and has this morning released its… Audio
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Leftist Gabriel Boric wins Chile presidential election
Leftist candidate Gabriel Boric has won Chile's presidential election after an early concession from his far-right rival, José Antonio Kast.
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CEOs of health entities set to replace DHBs named
The chief executives of the interim Health New Zealand and the interim Māori Health Authority, which will replace the country's 20 district health boards, have just been named.
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Omicron, Delta, Alpha: How the UK became an early flag for dangerous Covid-19 variants
Throughout the pandemic, the United Kingdom has, at times, been an early indicator to other countries of the dangers posed by new variants.
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Health experts call on government to roll out children's vaccine ASAP and prioritise tamariki Māori
A group of health experts are arguing for a vaccination programme for all New Zealand children to be rolled out as soon as possible - and that it should uphold the Crown's obligations for Māori under…
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Review to examine why women worse off in retirement
The government has instructed the Retirement Commission to investigate why women are financially worse off than men at the end of their working lives.
KiwiSaver balances for women nearing retirement… Audio
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Covid-19: One case spent more than two months in hospital
A person with Covid-19 spent 61 days in hospital - the longest period for any cases in Auckland and Northland in the current outbreak.
Figures released to RNZ under the Official Information Act also… Audio
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Bad then, worse now: How Covid-19 will hurt retired women
Women are worse off than men in retirement - and experts predict Covid-19 will make things worse, Naomi Arnold reports.
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Best of 2021: The economy
Audio 16 Dec 2021This year, economists and pundits filled us in on millionaires who want to pay more tax, the power of the 'nudge' and the fiction of money.
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Covid-19: Omicron spreading at unprecedented rate - WHO
The new coronavirus variant Omicron is spreading across the globe at an unprecedented rate, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned.
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Māori Delta case numbers highlight disproportionate pandemic response - experts
Māori now make up half of all cases in the Delta outbreak, despite making up just 16 percent of the population.
And for two days in a row, there have been no new cases among Pākehā - something Māori… Audio
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Māori make up about half of all Delta community cases
Maori account for about 4500 cases in the Delta outbreak.
For two days in a row, there have been no new cases among Pakeha.
Associate Health Minister Peeni Henare says no case is acceptable, and the… Audio
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Domestic violence - a change of tack
New Zealand has a new domestic violence strategy - but is it more than bureaucratic talk and hot air? Audio
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Domestic violence - a change of tack
New Zealand has a new domestic violence strategy - but is it more than bureaucratic talk and hot air?
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New report shows Māori disproportionately impacted by COVID-19
A new report shows Māori in Tāmaki Makaurau have been significantly and disproportionately impacted by COVID-19.
The Independent Māori Statutory Board commissioned research shows Māori were hit hard… Audio
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AK City Mission's big Christmas plans for the homeless
The Auckland City Mission is hoping to bring Christmas cheer to the city's homeless this year - despite the difficulties posed by Covid restrictions. Auckland City Missioner Helen Robinson tells… Audio
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Why passion can be a dangerous thing
Following your passion is a popular mantra for career decision-making throughout the world. But does passion have a dark side? Erin Cech is author of The Trouble with Passion: How Searching for… Audio
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Māori weekly repayments higher to pay off MSD debt - data
Women and Māori beneficiaries are having to pay back their debt to the Ministry of Social Development at a higher rate than their male and Pākehā counterparts.
Māori on average also owe more to MSD… Audio
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Vaccination drive for Māori, Pasifika people with disabilities
A vaccine event serving Māori and Pacific people with disabilities kicks off today, with a focus on inclusion.
The event Rally Your Village runs until Saturday evening at the Pacific Locality… Audio
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Lockdown blamed for rise in cancers not found earlier
Health professionals are warning backlogs due to lockdown are causing a rise in cancers that could've been detected months earlier.
After two years of lockdowns, the Ministry of Health says the… Audio
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Aged care workers take plea for better staff numbers to Parliament
Imagine working in a rest home and having to choose who gets care and who misses out.
Care workers who took their plea for enforceable minimum staff numbers to Parliament today, say that's what's… Audio
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Stubbed out: Cigarette sales to be banned for younger generations
New world-first laws will ensure young people will never legally purchase cigarettes, with the age of a ban on sales rising each year, the minister says.
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Lecornu due back in New Caledonia after referendum
The French overseas minister Sebastien Lecornu is returning to New Caledonia and is likely to arrive after the territory's third and final referendum on independence from France, on Sunday.
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More Māori need to be on gout treament to achieve equity - report
A Pharmac report estimates 10,400 more Māori should be on preventive treatment for gout each year to achieve equity in access of these medicines.
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The uninvited Christmas guest: is New Zealand prepared for Omicron’s inevitable arrival?
Opinion - As New Zealand gets ready for the festive season under the new traffic light system, the emergence of the Omicron variant is a reminder this pandemic is far from over.
