Radio New Zealand
$54m cash injection for NZ courts hoped to speed up justice
Justice Minister Andrew Little says people are waiting too long for their court cases to be heard, but it's hoped a $54m cash injection into courts will get the wheels of justice spinning a little… Video, Audio
Better pay offers essential to settling industrial stalemate - principals
School principals warn that talks aimed at solving the industrial stalemate between the government and teacher unions will fail unless the government improves its pay offers to teachers. Audio
Evening business for Friday 7th June
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
West Coast man unearths gold nugget worth $25,000
Gold fever has hit the West Coast after local man Craig Douglas stumbled upon the biggest gold nugget seen by local buyers in up to five decades. Video, Audio
Queenstown, Wanaka locals vote in favour of bed tax
Provisional results of a non-binding referendum show more than 80 percent of Wanaka and Queenstown voters back a bed tax, which would be used to help fund infrastructure. Audio
Missing tramper’s family hold out hope he’ll be found alive
The family of Darren Myers, who has been missing in the Tararua Ranges for almost a week, say they're still hopeful he'll be found alive. Video, Audio
Three men charged with aggravated burglary following fatal shooting
A man has appeared in court in Hamilton, charged with possessing a firearm and methamphetamine, after a fatal shooting in the tiny rural Waikato settlement of Hauturu. Another three men, who were… Audio
Cook Islands girl detained in US set to be sent home
A nine-year-old Cook Islands girl is finally set to return to her parents after enduring an almost two-week detention in the United States. Ngatupuna Raela's family say they just want her home, while… Audio
Rogue rabbits force golfers off Otago green
Roxburgh Golf Club members say they're loosing a battle against rabbits, despite repeated poison drops, night shootings, and the release of a rabbit control virus. Audio
450,000 people on wrong Kiwisaver tax rate
Kiwisaver fund providers are being told they should take more responsibility for making sure customers are on the right tax rate. Inland Revenue is writing to 450,000 people to advise them they have… Audio
Schools consider mobile phone ban to curb social media use
Secondary schools are debating whether to ban students from using their mobile phones during school hours, after one private Auckland school imposed the rule, and is urging others to do the same. Audio
Nurses gave babies in Samoa deadly vaccines
Samoa's Ministry of Health has confirmed that the deaths of two babies last year were caused by nurses mixing the wrong liquid with their MMR vaccines. The two nurses will be sentenced this month… Audio
Christchurch homeless struggle as winter arrives
The Christchurch City Mission says it's struggling to keep up with demand this winter as the cost of power and food skyrockets. For the first time this year, it's run out of food on its shelves. And… Video, Audio
Town looks like 'mini-war zone' after tornado tears through
More than a dozen homes in the Northland town of Coopers Beach were damaged after a tornado swept through Doubtless Bay today. Audio
Urban farmers living the good life in Taranaki
New Plymouth couple Carl and Kati Freeman have converted their quarter-acre section into a small-scale organic market garden and now they want to teach others how to do it too. Video, Audio
Tew stepping down as New Zealand Rugby boss
Departing New Zealand Rugby boss Steve Tew says at times he's felt personally let down by players, but he thinks the organisation is helping to tackle some of the societal problems affecting the… Video, Audio
Is the speed limit on some of our open roads too high?
A Transport Agency tool, Mega Maps, has found the speed limit on 87 percent of roads is higher than what is deemed the safe travel speed. It suggests the speed should be as low as 60 on some open… Audio
Evening business for Wednesday 5th June
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
11,000 people, households waiting for public housing
As at March this year, more than 11,000 people or households were on the waiting list for public housing. Housing Minister Phil Twyford says will exceed its state house building target in the year… Video, Audio
Working poor: The long, excruciating wait for a state house
An Auckland social worker says the wait for state housing is putting young lives at risk, including a Mangere family of six, who have spent the last four years jammed into a one-bedroom private… Video, Audio