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Taranaki surfers stoked to be competing together on world waves
Four Taranaki teenagers are hoping to carve up the opposition at the world junior surf champs in El Salvador.
Part of a 12-strong New Zealand team, the so-called Taranaki Grom Squad say they're… Video, Audio
The Panel with Mark Knoff-Thomas and Anjum Rahman (Part two)
Tim Watkin and panellists Mark Knoff-Thomas and Anjum Rahman discuss whether dogs are replacing children, Maradona's "hand of God" shirt and has op shopping become gentrified? Audio
The Panel with Mark Knoff-Thomas and Anjum Rahman (Part one)
Tim Watkin and panellists Mark Knoff-Thomas and Anjum Rahman discuss dental care for children, social media's role in the Mosque Attacks and the country's infrastructure deficit. Audio
Pre- panel with Mark Knoff-Thomas and Anjum Rahman
Tim Watkin and panellists Mark Knoff-Thomas and Anjum Rahman talk to Lower Hutt's Eathlink on turning tetra packs into a type of gib. Audio
Officer used excess force during arrests
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found an officer used excess force during at least two arrests.
He's since left the police force.
In one case, in September 2018, the officer pushed a… Audio
Surgeon urges use of private sector to tackle waiting list crisis
An experienced orthopaedic surgeon says redirecting public patients to private hopsitals could help the massive backlog of people waiting for operations. Audio
Wellington looking into options for new dump
Wellingtonians have until next week to decide what they want to do about the city's tip.
The Southern Landfill is due to overflow in four years, and the council is looking at three very different… Audio
Bike Auckland wants more cycling investment in city
Auckland council is voting today on a $2 billion cycling plan which would double the number of cycleways in the city.
Bike Auckland would like to see the plan brought in.
Its chair Tony Mitchell… Audio
Auckland Ratepayers Alliance against cycle spending
Auckland council is voting today on a $2 billion cycling plan which would double the number of cycleways in the city.
Josh Van Veen from the Auckland Ratepayers Alliance, says not one cent more… Audio
Coroner to investigate social media's role in Chch terror attack
A decision by the coroner to investigate the role social media played in the Christchurch terror attack has been called a "landmark moment".
In an earlier decision, the Coroner's Court ruled that the… Audio
Government to fund more driver licencing and training
The Government is funding more driver licencing and training through a $86.5 million investment over four years, announced ahead of Budget 2022.
An estimated 64,000 New Zealanders will benefit from… Audio
Wellington toddler stuck in hospital for nearly three months
A bureaucratic bungle left a disabled toddler stuck in Wellington Hospital for nearly three months.
Her mother had to provide intensive care-level nursing for her despite the rest of the family… Audio
Coroner announces scope for Chch terror attack investigation
The Coroner's Court has announced this morning the scope of what will, and won't, be covered in its investigation of the March 15 terrorist attack in Christchurch.
Questions will include whether the… Audio
Top Stories for Thursday 5 May 2022
Today on RNZ National. The Coroner's Court sets out the scope of its investigation into the Christchurch Mosque attacks. The health sector worries tackling wait lists is like opening Pandora's box… Audio
Sir Robert 'Bom' Gillies knighted at Government House
The last remaining member of the 28th Maori Battalion Sir Robert Gillies has just been knighted by the Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro.
Sir Robert or Bom as he is more widely known, is 97 years old… Audio
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
Ngāti Kuri music festival celebrates vaccination success
Ngāti Kuri is hosting a music festival on Saturday, May 21, that celebrates the iwi's cracking success in leading a Covid-19 vaccination drive over the summer up in the northernmost points in… Audio
Body found in search for missing NZer in Bristol
British police have confirmed a body has been found in the search for missing New Zealander Joseph Day.
Avon and Somerset police say the man's body was recovered from the Avon Gorge in Bristol, late… Audio
