Current Affairs

High cost, battery range, and even earthquakes are all being listed as reasons to doubt the rapid growth of electric vehicles.

The Climate Change Commission wants four in every ten new cars to be… Audio

The Cancer Society says it isn't surprising Māori are more than twice as likely to die of cancer than other New Zealanders.

That is one of the findings of a report from the Cancer Control Agency… Audio

Consumer NZ says retirement village residents are being disadvantaged by unfair contract terms and it's time for an overhaul of regulations.

It says a survey of contracts offered by six major… Audio

Principals say primary and intermediate children's low marks should be raising alarm bells for the Ministry of Education.

Principals' Federation president Perry Rush has written to the Ministry about… Audio

Primary and intermediate school principals say our children's under-achievement in maths and science should be ringing alarm bells for education bosses.

Principals Federation president Perry Rush has… Audio

National Party MPs have been told by their leader Judith Collins they need to trust and respect each other for everything they do.

The party's caucus two-day retreat follows a disastrous year last… Audio

A Christchurch travel company's plans to run crusies to the sub-Antartctic islands now look "dead in the water".

The cruise ship Le Laperouse which had been chartered for the voyages was banned from… Audio

A move by the European Union to bring in new controls on Covid-19 vaccine exports has led New Zealand health authorities to worry that fewer doses could make it here.

The so-called transparency… Audio

New Zealanders wanting to return home from overseas will likely have to wait months if they haven't already booked managed isolation.

All 4500 spaces in the country's border hotels are now booked… Audio

A former mayor of New Plymouth - who was spat at in the street over his support of establishing a Māori ward in the city - feels vindicated now the Government has stepped in to scrap citizen-initiated… Audio

Consumer NZ is calling for urgent reform after it discovered retirement village contracts it says unfairly favour villages and leave residents out of pocket.

The consumer advocate surveyed contracts… Audio

Māori are more than twice as likely as non-Māori to die from cancer.

That's among the findings of the first report from the country's new Cancer Control Agency, Te Aho o Te Kahu, which takes an… Audio

Primary and intermediate school principals are accusing the Education Ministry of a lack of leadership over children's declining performance.

The Principals Federation says years of falling scores… Audio

Late next month the Government will announce initiatives designed to cool the property market and help first homebuyers.

Last year, Finance Minister Grant Robertson sought advice from Treasury and… Audio

The Māori party says the National Party's change of heart on the Māori seats is disingenuous and desperate. 

National has announced it will "work towards" standing candidates in the Māori electorates… Audio