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Ruling makes it near impossible to reach US climate targets
The Supreme Court has dealt a blow in the battle to fight climate change in the US.
A new ruling makes it almost impossible for President Biden to achieve the targets he's set.
RNZ correspondent… Audio
High Court rules gassing inmates in cells illegal
Corrections has been breaking the law by gassing prisoners in their cells with a special type of pepper spray called the Cell Buster.
The ruling has come from the High Court.
The Cell Buster is… Audio
Top Stories for Friday 1 July 2022
New Zealand has signed an historic free trade deal with the European Union, after four years of negotiations. It's the biggest healthcare change in a generation the country's DHBs are out, and a new… Audio
US Supreme Court to abort on climate action
We begin this morning in the US, where it appears the Supreme Court is on a major right wing roll - this time it's a decision that thumbs it's nose at climate action.. Joining Nathan from New York is… Audio
Partner's three-year battle with ACC over mesothelioma payout ends in failure
A man who died of an aggressive form of asbestos-related cancer was not eligible for substantial ACC compensation because he didn't sign a piece of paper.
Grief, anger as teen sentenced for fatal crash that killed five
Devastated families have told of their absolute heartbreak of losing their teenage boys, when their car smashed into a power pole in Timaru last year.
The car was driven by then-19 year old Tyreese… Video, Audio
Abortions in Texas resume following temporary restraining order
Abortions can resume in Texas after a judge blocked officials from enforcing a nearly century-old ban the state's Republican attorney general said was back in effect.
US abortion decision continues to make political waves in NZ
The overturning of Roe V Wade in the US continues to make political waves here in New Zealand. National MP and social conservative Simon O'Connor has served up a mea culpa to his caucus colleagues for… Audio
Police planned to hide "ninja style" to target a man on bail
Police emails seen by RNZ reveal officers planned to hide "ninja style" close to Shargin Stephens' house late at night to try and catch him breaching bail.
The emails show police planned random and… Audio
'Ninja style' bail checks before police shooting of Shargin Stephens
Police emails seen by RNZ reveal officers planned to hide "ninja styles" close to Shargin Stephens' house late at night to try and catch him breaching bail.
Recommended class action reforms 'fill in a lot of the gaps', lawyers say
A leading commercial lawyer says recommendations to reform class action and litigation funding laws strikes the right balance.
Select committee pushing to extend cover for birth injuries
More birth injuries should be covered by the Accident Compensation scheme, a parliamentary Select Committee recommends.
Peters' absence from court leaves holes in Crown's case, defence argues
Only Winston Peters can prove the Crown's case in the New Zealand First Foundation trial, the defence camp has argued.
Legal challenge underway over Covid-19 vaccine rollout for children
A judicial review of the government's vaccine rollout for children aged 5-11 has begun today at the High Court in Wellington.
Fears of more fentanyl overdoses as police try to find supplier of drug used in Wairarapa
The drug that killed more than 100,000 Americans last year is now thought to be behind 12 overdoses in Wairarapa.
New Zealand reacts to US abortion law decision
Thousands of protestors in the US have taken to the streets after the Supreme Court overturned women's constitutional right to abortion.
But those who are anti-abortion are lauding the decision.
The… Audio
Defiant counsellor ignores conversion therapy ban
A Nelson man has criticised a "gay juggernaut" and "leftist ideologues" as he refuses to obey a ban on conversion therapy.
States quick to criminalise abortion after SCOTUS decision
To the United States, where some states have already made it illegal for a woman to get an abortion, with clinics forced to close their doors and women needing treatment to cross state lines to get… Audio
US Supreme Court abortion decision felt around the world
The impact of the US Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe V Wade is being felt across the country and around the world.. Nathan talks to New York correspondent Anna Burns-Francis. Audio
Roe v Wade shows why abortion dominates America's divisions
Analysis - Though often unspoken, masked or downplayed, abortion has always been at the heart of US political polarisation, writes Tim Watkin.
