Recent articles from publications based in New Zealand.
Fonterra reports $3.4 billion operating profit following sale of Mainland brands
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·19d ago
Fonterra reports $3.4 billion operating profit following sale of Mainland brands Fonterra has delivered a full-year profit of $2.6 billion in its financial results announced this morning.
Are fewer Kiwi kids starting school toilet trained?
RNZ National·19d ago
Are fewer Kiwi kids starting school toilet trained? “I hate being a doomsayer, but the problem is becoming much worse,” says primary school principal Ash Maindonald.
Pasifika voters urged to judge parties on results, not promises
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·19d ago
An Auckland law academic is urging Pasifika voters to look beyond election promises and consider what parties have actually delivered for their communities.
Climate: Report predicts El Niño death toll of almost half a million
RNZ Worldby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·19d ago
"A very dangerous situation" is how one of the world's top climate scientists is describing the next six months ahead, following confronting projections about what this year's super-strength El...
Bringing Aotea back to life through a te ao Māori lens
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·19d ago
Ko au te taiao, ko te taiao ko au. I am the nature, and nature is me. For the people behind an iwi-led conservation project on Aotea Great Barrier Island, that relationship sits at the heart of the...
University students push back against calls to scrap Māori and Pacific admissions scheme
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·19d ago
A university admissions scheme aimed at building the Māori and Pacific medical workforce has found itself at the centre of a political debate.
More claims of Education Ministry staff trying to avoid OIA come to light
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·19d ago
More whistleblowers have contacted RNZ with fresh allegations of Education Ministry managers actively trying to avoid scrutiny via the Official Information Act.
How much are people making from side hustles?
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·19d ago
Lesley Webb says she took on her side hustle after she spotted someone wanting to find a new owner for it, in a networking group she was part of.
North Korea uses remote IT worker to clandestinely earn NZ currency
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·19d ago
North Korea has used an IT worker to clandestinely obtain remote work with a New Zealand business to earn foreign currency.
Police withdrawal from mental health jobs dangerous for workers and patients - PSA
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·19d ago
Police withdrawal from mental health jobs dangerous for workers and patients - PSA The public service union says moving to the next stage of police's withdrawal from mental-health-related jobs is...
Six to nine months more of flat housing market, Cotality says
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·19d ago
News that Labour has ruled out reintroducing its interest deductibility ban may bring more property investors back into the market, data firm Cotality says.
Meth, luxury cars and first-class flights: Inside Operation Juneau
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·19d ago
Senior members of the North Shore Head Hunters are accused of using the proceeds of "significant drug-dealing activity" to fund "luxury international holidays", that included flying first class and...
Oranga Tamariki, police failed 12-year-old - whānau member
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·19d ago
Tears as whānau member tells inquest 12-year-old was failed A whānau member of a 12-year-old New Plymouth girl - who died of a suspected suicide in 2017 - has told an inquest that the adults and...
'New frontier' as Predator Free Dunedin sets sights on more pests
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·19d ago
As wildlife flourishes in a fenced Otago ecosanctuary, mahi is ramping up to protect the birds flying the coop.
Search for missing plane in southern lake ends with no answers
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·19d ago
Search for missing plane in southern lake ends with no answers Police have finished searching a South Westland lake for a plane that disappeared almost 50 years ago with seven people on board, but...
'The worst I've ever seen it' - firefighters' union demands inquiry into FENZ management
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·19d ago
'The worst I've ever seen it' - firefighters' union demands inquiry into FENZ management A firefighters' union is demanding an inquiry into the management of fire and emergency services, saying...
Canterbury council votes to end controversial nitrate emergency declaration
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·19d ago
Canterbury council votes to end controversial nitrate emergency declaration The Canterbury Regional Council has voted to bring an end to the controversial nitrate emergency declaration brought in a...
More than 374k Auckland households to get $377 from Entrust
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·19d ago
Auckland households are in for a windfall when they receive their annual payment from their lines company.
Environmental impact of Central Otago gold mine fast-track bid 'really concerning' for locals
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·19d ago
Environmental impact of Central Otago gold mine fast-track bid 'really concerning' for locals The company behind a proposed Central Otago gold mine has not been able to show how the environmental...
'I can't do it': Counselling students dropping out due to financial struggles
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·19d ago
Counselling students say the financial burden of unpaid placements is a huge barrier for people trying to make it into the mental health workforce, and many are dropping out.
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