New Zealand
Response to report on indigenous rights to go to Cabinet
The Prime Minister says the government has nothing to hide over a report commissioned on how to better uphold indigenous rights.
The Māori Development Minister Willie Jackson has prepared a draft… Audio
Govt's 20k shovel-ready jobs promise 'too good to be true' - mayor
A regional New Zealand mayor says the government's forecast of 20,000 new jobs through its multibillion-dollar shovel ready projects scheme always seemed too good to be true.
Before last year's… Audio
Abuse in Care: Ex-prisoner describes violence of boy's home childhood
A man who has spent many years of his life in prison says he learnt his trade while in boys' homes.
47-year-old Daniel Rei has given evidence to the Royal Commission into Abuse in Care as it focuses… Audio
PKE: good or bad? NZ farmers take on Greenpeace
Greenpeace says the New Zealand government should step in and stop this country's dairy industry from using PKE as a supplementary feed.
Pacific ministers get Covid-19 vaccination, encourage church members
Pacific church ministers are stepping up to get their Covid-19 vaccine, and are encouraging their members to follow suit.
More than 100 people lined up for their vaccine in Ōtara today, hoping to… Video, Audio
Battle on two fronts: Fiji fights Covid-19 outbreak and floods
Fiji's border will remain closed until the government says it can stop the largest surge of Covid-19 cases in the country.
Fiji has 51 active cases, 31 in the community, 16 in border quarantine and… Audio
Evening business for Tuesday 4 March 2021
News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6252220084001 Video, Audio
Heart of the Mainland? Ashburton seeks new slogan
The 'Whatever it Takes' slogan for Ashburton appears to have done its dash.
Ashburton District councillors have unanimously voted to ditch the tired tagline, which is loathed by some and mocked by… Video, Audio
Trade Minister warns MPs over Ughur 'genocide' language
The Trade Minister has issued a warning to his Parliamentary colleagues declaring the treatment of Uyghur Muslims as genocide will hurt New Zealand's trade relationship with China.
The ACT Party… Audio
Nearly $1b unspent Covid-19 cash fattens up Budget 2021
The Finance Minister Grant Robertson has unearthed nearly a billion dollars of unspent Covid-19 cash to fatten up this month's Budget.
The man with his hands on the purse-strings now has a new job… Audio
'Get your act together' - elderly waiting hours for Covid-19 vaccine
A Northland Grey Power representative says it should not be so hard for seniors to get their Covid-19 jab and it is stressing people out.
Ron Thompson is calling on health officials to get their act… Video, Audio
Northland Covid-19 vaccinations struggle with huge demand
Northlanders are waiting on the phone for more than six hours as they try to book appointments for their Covid-19 vaccine, while older people are being turned away as they attempt walk-in… Video, Audio
Vax to the Max: Waipareira Trust opens Covid-19 vaccine centre
Antivaxxers are being warned not to sabotage the hard work of westies as Auckland's latest mass vaccination clinic opens.
Te Whānau o Waipareira is running the new clinic, in Henderson, for the… Audio
Faafoi on NZ's future immigration policy
The government has asked the Productivity Commission to dig deeper into what immigration policy settings would best help New Zealand's economic growth.
That includes looking at the effect immigration… Video, Audio
Hundreds of Christchurch households lose bins over contaminated recycling
The recycling report card for more than 650 Christchurch households could be classed as 'absolute rubbish'.
In the last nine months the council has been forced to confiscate 664 yellow recycle bins… Video, Audio
Declining Mongrel Mob would be 'dereliction of duty' - Chief Human Rights Commissioner
"If I had the opportunity to do that again, I'd be pleased to accept." The Chief Human Rights Commissioner has stood by his decision to meet with a Waikato chapter of the Mongrel Mob, despite heavy… Video, Audio
Children's Commissioner warns Pharmac over cancer drugs
The Children's Commissioner Judge Andrew Becroft is warning Pharmac not to play one group of children with a life threatening illness off against another.
His comments come after RNZ revealed that… Audio
Evening business for 3 March 2021
News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6251993156001 Video, Audio
NZer returning from India describes cost, stress of travelling
A New Zealand citizen who has recently returned from India has recounted the massive cost and stress of getting home.
Pushpindar Singh left New Zealand for India on March 29 to be with his dying… Audio
NZ's India High Commission Covid-19 oxygen tweet an error
The High Commission in India has revealed "several" of its local staff have been infected with Covid-19.
After making a plea on Twitter for oxygen, the High Commission then apologised to the Indian… Audio