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Vanuatu Opposition calls on govt to speed up vaccine introduction
Vanuatu's government is being encouraged by the Opposition to expedite approval of a Covid-19 vaccine in the country.
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Government's housing policies 'not working for Māori' - provider
There's frustration from Māori housing providers that government measures to cool the housing market do nothing to directly fix the issues facing tangata whenua.
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Jacinda Ardern on government's new measures to cool housing market
The government is being accused of introducing a capital gains tax by stealth as part of its plans to tackle the housing crisis.
In a bid to cool the market, the government is lengthening the time… Audio
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Housing fund welcomed, but industry questions if it's enough
A multi-billion fund which aims to kickstart the supply of infrastructure for new housing is being praised, but some say this is just a temporary fix to a problem which has been years in the making.
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Getting a hand up to get a foot on the property ladder
Has the government managed to remove stumbling blocks for first home owners with its policy announcements yesterday? Or is the basic problem that houses are just too expensive? Audio
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Getting a hand up to get a foot on the property ladder
Has the government managed to remove stumbling blocks for first home owners with its policy announcements yesterday? Or is the basic problem that houses are just too expensive?
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In brief: News from around the Pacific for 23 March
Security firms clash at PNG's airport, France sends more police to New Caledonia, Samoan rehabilitation services are inundated, and more.
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'It's not a housing crisis, it's a human rights crisis'
A restart and reset is how Māori housing advocates are describing what needs to happen to the housing system at the Tribunal hearing at Te Puea Marae.
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Government reveals plan to help first-home buyers
The government plans to help first-home buyers into the market, by increasing the caps for financial support, and extending the bright-line test to 10 years.
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Social housing waitlist highest in Napier
The latest figures show there are 741 applicants on the city's social housing waitlist, the highest per capita in the country.
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Government to unveil first-home buyers plan
First-home buyers and industry professionals are asking the government to throw every tool they have in the box at fixing the housing crisis. Audio
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Government asked to throw everything at housing
First home buyers and industry professionals are asking the Government to throw every tool they have in the box at fixing the housing crisis.
The government will today unveil its long awaited plan to… Audio
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Artist preserves hill view with mural on kindergarten fence
When a Wellington artist learned a spectacular view of the hills at her son's kindergarten would be blocked by a housing development next door she got out her paintbrushes.
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Cooking for the environment with lots of flavour
Award-winning UK chef Anna Jones has a new book of one-pot dishes - One: Pot, Pan, Planet has simple recipes for less waste and amazing taste. Audio
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Testing positive for Covid-19: What you need to know
Explainer - What happens when you test positive for Covid-19 and what should people living with you do? RNZ is here to clear all up.
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Biden says US faces ongoing crisis of anti-Asian violence
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are visiting Georgia to meet with Asian-American community leaders after a deadly shooting rampage in the state.
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Rotorua mayor explains why she did not attend homelessness meeting
Rotorua mayor Steve Chadwick says she did not attend a public meeting on homelessness and crime organised by National MP Todd McClay because she would be "on the spot" to answer aspects of government…
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Housing crisis causing accommodation tensions in tourist towns
Tensions are building in tourist towns where motels are now filling up with people unable to afford a place to live.
About 100 people turned up to a meeting in Napier last night, which was organised… Audio
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Greens urge capital gains tax in plan to address housing crisis
The Green Party wants to ditch the five-year cap for the bright line test and remove tax incentives for property investors it says are locking first-home buyers out of the market as the housing crisis… Audio
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House prices: Green Party plan suggests measures to limit property investors
The Green Party says bold action is needed to avert the accelerating housing crisis and has released a four point housing plan.
The party is proposing measures to limit property investors, including… Audio
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Housing crisis needs a crisis response
It's being argued that the current housing crisis should be dealt with in the same way the COVID-19 crisis was, hard and fast. Newsroom senior political editor, Marc Daalder, explains to Jesse that… Audio
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Suzi McAlpine: Beyond Burnout
Suzi McAlpine was a senior executive, mother of three, her husband busy with his first CEO role, when she first realised she was experiencing burnout. It's a phenomenon on the rise: a 2019 Gallup… Audio
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Fiji sex workers, LGBTQI accept violence: activist
A Pacific human rights group says sex workers and the LGBTQI community in Fiji are hesitant to access services because of violence, stigmatisation and discrimination.
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Fears for children in motels growing up next to gang members
A Rotorua district councillor has expressed concern about children growing up in motels next door to gang members and Australia's 501 deportees.
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Mental health system struggles: 'It's really difficult to get into services'
While a Mental Health Commission report has described frustration over the pace of change, mental health advocates have also criticised the lack of progress in helping people in Canterbury.
