Santana Minerals mining company offers $10m to protect lizards in Central Otago
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·14d ago
Santana Minerals mining company offers $10m to protect lizards in Central Otago An Australian mining company is offering an additional $10 million to protect lizards in a bid to help get its...
'Stop carbon emissions': Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands leaders demand climate action
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·14d ago
'Stop carbon emissions': Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands leaders demand climate action The leaders of Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands have issued a strong call to action to industrial...
Police rejected 13 IPCA calls to lay charges against staff in past three years
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·14d ago
A report says the new police watchdog should be able to call for independent review in cases where they disagree with police over whether staff should face charges.
First Samoan astrophysicist encourages Pasifika students to reach for the stars
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·14d ago
First Samoan astrophysicist encourages Pasifika students to reach for the stars The first Samoan person to graduate with a PhD in physics at the University of Auckland has encouraged Pasifika...
Health NZ to hire 380 extra staff, 'majority' will be nurses
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·14d ago
Health NZ says it will hire 380 extra nurses, midwives and health care assistants as part of its annual review of staffing. That was just over one percent of the total Health NZ nursing workforce.
'Perverted and twisted fantasy': Defence closes in Ellerslie homicide case
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·14d ago
When convicted double-murderer Shu Man Poon gave evidence against the man accused of helping him carry out the killings, he said he was pressured to kill.
'They just have to get out': Civilians pay the price for West Papua conflict
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·14d ago
More than 125,000 people are reported to have been displaced in West Papua as armed conflict escalates, but the real number is likely much higher.
Waitangi Tribunal finds Crown had no clear plan for Māori health after scrapping Te Aka Whai Ora
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·14d ago
Waitangi Tribunal finds Crown had no clear plan for Māori health after scrapping Te Aka Whai Ora The Waitangi Tribunal has found the Government had no clear alternative plan for Māori health when...
Macklemore announces 'Free Palestine' tour after being dumped from Ed Sheeran shows
RNZ National·14d ago
Macklemore announces 'Free Palestine' tour after being dumped from Ed Sheeran shows The American rapper will begin with shows in Dublin, Paris and London next month, with the proceeds from the gigs...
Auckland man used missing $20.1 million Lotto ticket as bookmark for almost two months
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·14d ago
Auckland man used missing $20.1 million Lotto ticket as bookmark for almost two months A West Auckland man has discovered the Lotto ticket he had been using as a bookmark for almost two months is...
Ōrewa beach sauna facing deadline to move given reprieve
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·14d ago
Auckland Councillor John Watson, "in a kind of statement of defiance to my ongoing years", leapt in the sea after a hot sauna at Ōrewa beach last month in late winter. "I'm still here ...
How much you may need to retire, and why many are falling short
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·14d ago
Most New Zealanders are not on track to have saved anything like enough money to achieve the things they want to in their retirement, Westpac says.
'Protect the players': Fiji Rugby pursues development fees from overseas clubs
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·14d ago
The Fiji Rugby Union (FRU) is actively seeking development compensation from overseas clubs when local talent transfers internationally, in accordance with World Rugby regulations.
Samoa urges safe sex, HIV testing after Fiji declares emergency
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·14d ago
Samoa's Health Ministry is urging Samoans to use safe sex practices, including using condoms correctly, and to avoid sharing needles as the country rolls out its HIV response following Fiji's...
'Not happy': Secretary for Education Ellen MacGregor-Reid 'cannot explain' OIA comments
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·14d ago
'Not happy': Secretary for Education Ellen MacGregor-Reid 'cannot explain' OIA comments The head of the Ministry of Education says she is "not happy" with a manager caught on video appearing to...
Young men are smellmaxxing. What does that mean?
RNZ National·14d ago
Young men are smellmaxxing. What does that mean? Teenage boys and young men are investing hundreds - sometimes thousands - of dollars into their fragrance collections.
Northern Mariana Islands' mayors unite against seabed mining
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·14d ago
The mayors of Saipan, Tinian and Aguiguan, Rota, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Islands (CNMI) have joined ranks against proposed seabed mining in the territory's waters.
Seasonal weather chaos just part of the picture behind Pacific maritime tragedies, climatologist says
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·14d ago
Seasonal weather chaos just part of the picture behind Pacific maritime tragedies, climatologist says As the Pacific Islands region reels from a series of recent maritime tragedies, a regional...
Fiji Airways relaunches direct flights to New Caledonia
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·14d ago
Fiji's national flag carrier Fiji Airways launched its new direct flight between Nouméa (New Caledonia) and Nadi (Fiji) on Tuesday.
Māori words in curriculum shouldn't be controversial, principals say
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·14d ago
Principals and a Māori language advocate are angry and disappointed by the Education Ministry's treatment of te reo Māori and the secrecy that has surrounded it.
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