Recent articles from publications based in New Zealand.
Labour's proposed corporate homicide charges welcomed by Pike River Mine families
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·23d ago
Labour promises to introduce a corporate homicide offence carrying a punishment of life imprisonment, if it's elected.
Climate advocacy group calls for release of LNG terminal safety information
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·23d ago
A climate advocacy group says the government should release safety information about its planned LNG terminal before it signs any contract.
Australian property investors eye trans-Tasman landgrab
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·23d ago
Australian property investors may be turning their attention to New Zealand, Realestate.co.nz says.
FENZ was 'breaching their own law in regards to levy collections', minister says
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·23d ago
The Minister for FENZ says the organisation was "breaching their own law in regards to levy collections" and thought she didn't need to know about it.
Bootcamps bill passes final reading under urgency, will become law
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·23d ago
The government's controversial bootcamps bill is poised to become law, after passing its third and final reading under urgency on Thursday night.
Why 'in-between generation' may miss out on KiwiSaver bonuses
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·23d ago
Are proposed KiwiSaver changes likely to shortchange a cohort of New Zealanders? Political parties, including National and NZ First, are promising to introduce payments for babies signing up to the...
Sick overstayer's deportation cost Immigration NZ $85,000
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·23d ago
A woman was deported at an estimated cost of $85,000 to New Zealand taxpayers, after she and her own government refused to pay for it.
Politicians urged to address country's overloaded health system
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·23d ago
Kiwis who have experienced the disastrous effects of an overloaded healthcare system are challenging politicians to explain how they will right the ship.
Five Karangahape Road venues lose their liquor licences after police intervention
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·23d ago
Five Karangahape Road venues lose their liquor licences after police intervention Five venues on Auckland's Karangahape Road have lost their liquor licences, following objections from the police...
Gisborne District Council says government knows it's cash-strapped during storm recovery
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·23d ago
Gisborne District Council says government knows it's cash-strapped during storm recovery The Gisborne District Council says central government knows it's cash strapped, as residents in the region...
Police admit to using AI on photograph posted to their social media
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·23d ago
Police have admitted using AI to sharpen a photo of a stolen guitar, after the image sparked confusion over the instrument's true value.
Pahiatua Medical Centre staff threaten resignations unless under-resourcing addressed
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·23d ago
Pahiatua Medical Centre staff threaten resignations unless under-resourcing addressed Staff at a Tararua district health centre say they will resign en masse, if its owners don't address problems...
Report slams FENZ for wrong answers, spending $275,000 on PR and lawyers
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·23d ago
A damning report into Fire and Emergency NZ accuses the organisation of repeatedly giving wrong answers to questions from a Parliamentary Committee, creating a perception that FENZ leaders were...
Volunteer aviation investigators spot possible wreckage of plane missing since 1978
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·23d ago
Volunteer aviation investigators believe they may have spotted the submerged wreckage of a charter plane that disappeared almost 50 years ago with seven people on board in South Westland.
Cars bearing Chinese police markings stir unease in Auckland
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·23d ago
Police have moved to reassure Auckland's Chinese community after cars displaying what appeared to be foreign police markings have been spotted on the city's streets.
FENZ Minister Brooke van Velden questions CEO over withheld information
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·23d ago
FENZ Minister Brooke van Velden says she no longer has confidence in the organisation's chief executive, following a "serious breach" of the 'no-surprises' clause.
School curriculum rewrite 'ideological', Crown breached multiple treaty principles - Waitangi Tribunal
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·23d ago
School curriculum rewrite 'ideological', Crown breached multiple treaty principles - Waitangi Tribunal The Waitangi Tribunal says the government's rewrite of the school curriculum was ideological...
Dr Te Ripowai Higgins: An unrelenting champion of te ao Māori
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·23d ago
"Mō tēnei hōnore i homaihia nei, kei au te waimarie, nā te mea i a au e tipu mai ana e patua ana i te kura mō te kōrero i tō tātou reo. Ka mutu, koirā anake te reo i mōhio mātou."
"Just F. Meth": Government bets on blunt anti-drug campaign
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·23d ago
The government has launched a deliberately provocative anti-meth campaign with a blunt message - "F. Meth" - after an earlier effort fell flat.
New Zealand and Samoan nationals charged over alleged Vietnam murder
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·23d ago
New Zealand and Samoan nationals charged over alleged Vietnam murder A New Zealand national and a Samoan national have been charged by Samoa Police in relation to the alleged shooting murder of an...
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