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Improving access to driver licensing will help keep people out of prison says govt
The government is increasing support for people who struggle to access drivers license testing and training.
With an $86.5 million investment in Budget 2022, the government estimates 64,000 more… Audio
ACT Party against blanket Parliament trespass
The former Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters is planning to seek a judicial review of the decision to trespass him from Parliament.
The New Zealand First leader is among several high-profile… Audio
Work begins on hydrogen fuel station in Palmerston North
Work has started on building the country's first green hydrogen refuelling site in Palmerston North.
It'll be run by Hiringa Energy and Waitomo group.
It's supported by a $16 million loan from the… Audio
Greens change co-leader rules to one female and one person
The Green Party has amended its constitution to no longer require a male co-leader.
The two co-leaders must now include one woman, and one person of any gender.
One leader also must be Māori.
… Audio
Brad Olsen analyses Govt's new budget rules on debt and surpluses
The Finance Minister has announced a new rule requiring governments to attempt to maintain a small surplus.
Grant Robertson says it's based on Treasury advice and means current spending is covered by… Audio
Winston Peters slams Speaker over Parliament trespass
The former Deputy Prime Minister and New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters says he has been trespassed from Parliament for two years.
Mr Peters is among several people who have now being issued… Audio
Activists stop operations at Takitimu coal mine
To Southland, where a group of activists have stopped operations at the Takitimu coal mine in Nightcaps.
Activists say the mine's main customer is Fonterra and the coal mined during the last… Audio
NZ's first-ever strategic infrastructure plan released
The first ever 30-year strategic infrastructure plan paints a pricey picture of the spending needed to cope with climate change, sea level rise, improving housing, and providing safe and effective… Audio
Renters describe property investor rental plan as a money grab
Property investors want harsher penalties for problem tenants and to return the bright-line test to two years.
They want tax cuts on rental property mortgages reinstated and to once again be able to… Audio
Sea levels rising twice as fast as expected - Lower Hutt and Tasman mayors respond
Alarming new data shows sea levels are rising twice as fast as expected in some parts of Aotearoa. In those regions levels previously thought likely for 2060 are now forecast to happen in just 18… Audio
Dr Valmaine Toki appointed to top UN indigenous rights role
The first New Zealander has been appointed to United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, advocating and championing iwi taketake globally.
Dr Valmaine Toki no Ngāti Rehua… Audio
Price rises pushing NZers over the financial edge
The soaring cost of living is pushing people in precarious financial circumstances over the edge.
Fruit and veggie prices went up 18 percent in the last year; fuel costs are high; and inflation is… Audio
Nurses believe pay equity offer unlawful, govt disappointed
There's been a major setback in the fight for nurses to fix the gender pay gap.
The Health Minister Andrew Little says the New Zealand Nurses Organisation has decided not to put a pay equity… Audio
Govt funding 16 new projects on mātauranga
The government is funding 16 new projects focussing on mātauranga Māori scientific research.
Each project is receiving about a $250,00, including horticultural and food enterprises, a study into… Audio
Asbestos water pipes widespread, but low risk to health
Asbestos fibres are leaching into Christchurch's drinking water from ageing underground pipes.
Ōtautahi has nearly 800 kilometres of asbestos-cement piping; and nationwide, that figure is around… Audio
Food prices rise at fastest rate in a decade
Food banks are seeing high demand for their services, as the cost of living continues to rise.
The latest figures from Stats NZ which came out this morning show food prices went up 7.6 percent in the… Audio
Rain from ex-cyclone Fili hits Tairāwhiti
Heavy rain brought by former cyclone Fili is causing damage as it falls on already sodden ground around Tairāwhiti and Wairoa.
A red rain warning is in place for those regions, where steady rain has… Audio
Rules of war - what are they good for?
In Ukraine, authorities say 120,000 children have been forcibly taken to Russia since the invasion began.
Two-thirds of all Ukrainian children have been forced from their homes.
President Volodomyr… Audio
Metservice on bad weather set to hit Te-Ika-a-Māui
MetService has issued severe weather warnings for large parts of the North Island, with red warnings for Gisborne and the Wairoa District.
Between 200 and 350 millimetres of rain is expected to fall… Audio
Fau Vake attack: Man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter jailed
The man who killed a rising MMA star in a late night Auckland attack last year has been sentenced to just under three years in jail.
25 year old Liufau Vake died in hospital nine days after being… Audio
