Labour promises every graduate nurse will get a job
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·31 Aug 2026
Labour says it will guarantee a job in the public health system for every graduate nurse and increase the recruitment subsidy to address shortages in primary care.
Patients going blind, 36,000 overdue for tests amid high demand
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·31 Aug 2026
Tens of thousands of people are overdue ophthalmology appointments in the public system and doctors are aware of patients going blind because of waiting too long.
Interest rate hike expected but is this really the right time?
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·31 Aug 2026
Economists expect the Reserve Bank to increase the official cash rate this week - but one is asking now is really the right time to do so.
What we know so far about the New Zealanders missing after Nepal flood
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·31 Aug 2026
What we know so far about the New Zealanders missing after Nepal flood A total of 289 foreign nationals have been rescued, according to an update from the Nepal Tourism Board early Monday morning.
Live weather: Snow closes highways in South Island, hundreds lose power in Hawke's Bay gales
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·30 Aug 2026
Live weather: Snow closes highways in South Island, hundreds lose power in Hawke's Bay gales Snow has closed part of SH1 north of Dunedin as an icy blast hits the lower South Island.
CNMI congressional candidates clash over US military build-up, deep sea mining
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·30 Aug 2026
The two candidates running for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) seat in the US Congress clashed over whether the territory is getting enough economic benefit from the growing...
Fiji constitution review report set to be handed to president
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·30 Aug 2026
A seven-member commission set up to conduct a review of Fiji's 2013 Constitution will deliver its much-anticipated final report to the country's president on Monday.
Kickboxer Hayden Barnard sentenced to 11 months’ home detention for ‘brutal assault’ in Tasman
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·30 Aug 2026
Kickboxer Hayden Barnard sentenced to 11 months’ home detention for ‘brutal assault’ in Tasman The victim of a "brutal assault" by champion kickboxer Hayden Barnard says that nearly three years on...
Do children play on the street anymore?
RNZ National·30 Aug 2026
Do children play on the street anymore? The shriek of kids playing outside, the call of "car!", the scrape of scooters on the footpath.
Solomon Island PM Wale rushes home from Palau after confidence challenge launched
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·30 Aug 2026
Solomon Island PM Wale rushes home from Palau after confidence challenge launched Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale made an emergency trip back to Honiara on Sunday morning from Palau...
Older Kiwis struggle with basic living expenses: 'We are living in a very bad time'
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·30 Aug 2026
Grey Power wants government policies to address the needs of an increasing number of older New Zealanders struggling to meet the most basic living expenses.
'We're really starting to scrape the surface of the bottom' - NZ waters searched for skincare breakthroughs
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·30 Aug 2026
'We're really starting to scrape the surface of the bottom' - NZ waters searched for skincare breakthroughs Scientists are searching New Zealand waters for marine organisms that could be the secret...
The dos and don'ts of job hunting while still employed
RNZ National·30 Aug 2026
The dos and don'ts of job hunting while still employed "The number one thing that I would suggest is tell nobody.” Have you flirted with the idea of a potential job or career change?
'Many, many more trees will disappear' under RMA replacements, advocate says
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·30 Aug 2026
Nearly all the trees in New Zealand's cities could be cut down within a decade under changes to planning and environment rules, warns a tree advocate.
'We've always been part of Taranaki' : Whangamōmona likely to head back to its spiritual home
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·30 Aug 2026
'We've always been part of Taranaki' : Whangamōmona likely to head back to its spiritual home After almost 40 years, local government reform is likely to return the remote settlement of...
'Not here for a holiday': What standards RSE workers should expect
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·30 Aug 2026
- Police highlight risk of unsafe and unreasonable RSE accommodation - Academic says bad employers are the exception, and workers are focused on maximising pay over good housing - Accommodation...
'Healing after harm': Māori Anglican bishop to open Christchurch cult awareness conference
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·30 Aug 2026
'Healing after harm': Māori Anglican bishop to open Christchurch cult awareness conference Te Waipounamu's first wahine Māori Anglican bishop will open a cult conference in Christchurch in October...
NZ halves time to launch rockets in space goldrush
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·30 Aug 2026
The government has halved the time it takes to approve rocket launches as it chases the biggest global space boom in history.
KiwiSaver: Do you get what you pay for?
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·30 Aug 2026
When it comes to your KiwiSaver fund, do you get what you pay for? That is a question Simplicity chief economist Shamubeel Eaqub has set out to answer with new research.
Seven things GP owners say will fix primary healthcare
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·30 Aug 2026
Seven things GP owners say will fix primary healthcare Funding, face-to-face consultations and a sustainable workforce are among the seven things GenPro says are needed to restore general practice.
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