Navigation for Sections
Current Affairs
'Sanctions have done nothing' - Jobseekers struggling under traffic light pressure
Young people on the benefit say they're barely surviving as they struggle to find work - while dealing with threat of losing their only source of income. Audio
Wheelchair user waiting three years for accessible home
Shane Emeny says he is making the most of his situation, but "you can't have your life on hold". Audio
Nelson Hospital: Govt commits $10.6m for ED improvements
The government has revisited plans for a complete rebuild of the hospital.
MediaWorks to disestablish some jobs
MediaWorks says it will look to redeploy any staff facing redundancy to other areas of its radio business.
Australia: High cost of housing blamed for birth rate drop
Australia correspondent Peter Ryan spoke to Lisa Owen about the high cost of housing in Australia being blamed for the collapse in the birth rate, which has tumbled to its lowest level since European… Audio
Remote school principal disappointed over rural bus cuts
An Otago principal says it "doesn't feel like common sense prevails" when it comes to cuts to rural school bus services. Audio
Green Party to decide whether to eject Darleen Tana
Today is D-Day for Darleen Tana - with the Green Party due to meet this evening to decide whether to eject their former MP from Parliament altogether. It comes after a fraught and drawn-out process -… Audio
Simeon Brown still has concerns of workings of WCC
The local government minister Simeon Brown said he still has concerns about the workings of Wellington City Council. That's despite his meeting with Wellington's Mayor Tory Whanau at parliament this… Audio
Woman spent 44 minutes on phone while driving on morning of fatal road crash
Sarah Schmidt was looking at her phone for 44 minutes of a two-hour journey before a crash that killed Caleb Baker.
Advocacy service descibes disability housing as 'dire'
"Dire" is how one advocacy service describes the disability housing situation. Disability Connect helps people with disabilities, and their families, find the services and support they need. It's… Audio
Man still waiting for wheel chair friendly state house
A man paralysed after a fall, who has been in emergency housing for three years, waiting for a wheel chair friendly state house, is still waiting for a property to be modified. The New Plymouth man… Audio
No need to panic over ACC balance, expert says
A law expert says ACC's $7.2 billion deficit is not a crisis. Audio
Young people on job seeker benefit struggling to find work
Young people on the job seeker benefit say they're barely surviving as they struggle to find work while dealing with threat of losing their only source of income. In August, the government introduced… Audio
Controversial Ruataniwha Dam project back in spotlight
Hawke's Bay's controversial Ruataniwha Dam project was back in the public spotlight at a council meeting today for the first time in years. Plans for the nearly billion-dollar dam were scuppered in… Audio
'Culturally intolerable' for nurses not to speak English? Or 'racist' to insist?
The response to RNZ's coverage of the English language directives to nurses was fulsome and divisive.
Dunedin's Cliff the Ambulance hits the road
Dunedin's Cliff the Ambulance has hit the road as the city council's Save Our Southern Hospital campaign ramps up. Ministers are waiting for officials to report back with options to reduce costs in… Audio
Family of Menendez brothers seek their release from California prison
Relatives of Lyle and Erik Menendez, brothers imprisoned for life for killing their parents more than three decades ago, said today they were meeting with prosecutors to request the men be freed.
WorkSafe announces 20 further job eliminations added to cuts
The workplace safety regulator is proposing to cut another 20 jobs on top of the 120 it shed at the start of the year.
State of Georgia has record breaking day of early voting
United States correspondent Todd Zwillich spoke to Lisa Owen about the state of Georgia having a record breaking day of early voting, two election workers in Georgia taking to court to claim millions… Audio
Otago principal responds to rural school bus services cuts
So far this year, 176 routes have been or are being reviewed by the Ministry of Education; 21 have been cut and 11 have been replaced with different routes or combined with others. Otago schools have… Audio
