RNZ
Questions start as Greece searches for survivors
Grief is giving way to anger in Greece, as rescuers search the blackened land for bodies, and any miraculous survivors, three days after a wildfire destroyed a village outside Athens killing at least… Video, Audio
23 percent of women drink during first trimester
Nearly a quarter of women drink alcohol during the first three months of pregnancy, with some drinking heavily, and 13 percent continued to drink further into pregnancy, a longitudinal study has… Audio
Evening business for Fri 27 July
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
Fonterra chair quits for health reasons
Fonterra chair John Wilson has resigned for health reasons. Video, Audio
Stickergate - Do we need stickers on fruit?
They're small in isolation, but when added up stickers from fruit are leaving a massive environmental footprint. Zac Fleming meets a man who is on a crusade to change that. Video, Audio
New Accord won’t change vote, nurses say
A nurse and moderator of the Facebook page 'NZ, please hear our voice' says an Accord on safe staffing will just tell health managers what nurses already know - that they're understaffed. Video, Audio
Health Minister introduces Accord to improve nurses’ safe staffing levels
Health Minister David Clark has formed an Accord, to be signed by the ministry, nurses' union and DHBs, to address nurses' safe staffing levels. Video, Audio
Teen will spend minimum 11 years in prison for murder
Rosie Lewis has been sentenced to life in prison for robbing and murdering 30-year-old Indian national, Sandeep Dhiman, who she met on Tinder. Audio
DOC plans to meet Matt Lauer in person over easement debate
DOC's Director General Lou Sanson says Hunter Valley Station leasee, American millionaire Matt Lauer, is being open and encouraging about access and the application for an easement should be put on… Audio
New era in broadcasting - or more of the same?
$15 million of fresh funding for public broadcasting will be split between RNZ, New Zealand on Air and a new fund targeting "under-served audiences." It's the biggest single boost for public… Audio
New era in broadcasting - or more of the same?
$15 million of fresh funding for public broadcasting will be split between RNZ, New Zealand on Air and a new fund targeting "under-served audiences." It's the biggest single boost for public…
AudioLabour's Māori caucus weighing up Mātariki public holiday
A proposal to make Mātariki a national holiday is being weighed up by the Labour Party's Māori caucus - and if the bill gains widespread support within the party it could be introduced as a private… Audio
70 feral goats shot on Banks Peninsula in DoC trial
Farmers are hoping a trial to rid part of the Banks Peninsula of feral goats will finally get rid of the pest. Logan Church put on his hiking boots and went to Banks Peninsula to see what is being… Video, Audio
MFAT refuses to front up about Vietnam aid
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade is refusing to be interviewed about a $2.8 million aid project it funds in Vietnam, which was visited by Checkpoint's Zac Fleming. Video, Audio
Thai diver's death highlights dangers of rescue operation
John Campbell talks to correspondent Richard Uhrlich in Thailand about the death of a man who was helping try to rescue 12 boys and their soccer coach trapped in a cave. Video, Audio
Entrepreneur plans to build 70m high bungy tower
A young entreprenuer once afraid of heights wants to build the country's highest wooden structure - a bungy tower - in the middle of Waitomo farmland. Video, Audio
Eight teams prepare for FIFA quarter-final
The hopes and dreams of just eight nations remain alive in the Football World Cup, and by the end of the weekend, that will be down to four. Sports reporter Clay Wilson joins John Campbell. Video, Audio
Govt sets 50/50 target for women on public boards
The government is revisiting a twenty year old goal to ensure women make up half of public boards and committees by 2021, and Minister for Women Julie Anne Genter says the private sector should follow… Video, Audio
Mum in wheelchair says MSD treated uncle's loan as income
An Auckland woman says she was denied some of her benefit because she got a loan from her uncle to help build a wheelchair friendly home. Audio
Evening business for Fri 6 July
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
