Mani Dunlop
Months-long delays remain on international post
New Zealand Post says there are still significant, sometimes month-long delays on letters and parcels arriving from international destinations - and Melbourne's new lockdown orders could exacerbate… Audio
Dame Naida Glavish tired of asking for change
There have been renewed calls for the resignation of the chief executive of Oranga Tamariki amid damning reports of the culture within the Ministry.
Oranga Tamariki has come under fire over the last… Audio
Mosque attacks sentecing date set, but will everyone be able to attend?
The man who killed 51 people during a shooting rampage in March 2019 will be sentenced on August 24, but questions remain about whether overseas-based victims and their families will be able to… Audio
Overseas-based families of mosque victims want to attend sentencing
The sentencing date for the man who killed 51 people during a shooting rampage in March last year has been set, but it's still not known whether overseas-based families of the victims will be able to… Audio
Millions of litres of water leaking before reaching Auckland's taps
Auckland's drinking water pipes are leaking one in every eight litres before it gets to residents.
At least 50 million litres a day goes missing, as Auckland experiences most severe shortages on… Audio
Sewage tests begin to detect Covid-19 outbreaks
ESR scientists will start testing sewage at the managed isolation facilities with the aim of detecting future outbreaks of Covid 19.
The tests are the first steps in developing an early warning… Audio
Sale of moa bones set to become illegal
It will become illegal to sell moa bones and those of other extinct species if a proposal to increase protections becomes law.
Conservation minister Eugenie Sage has released a discussion document… Audio
Waikato-Auckland water deal 'precedent setting'
The Waikato River Authority says a deal to allow Auckland City to take more water from the awa - and the setting up of a trust fund - is hugely significant and sets a precedent.
In an emergency… Audio
Reti promoted, Bridges gets Foreign Affairs in National reshuffle
National MP, Shane Reti, has been boosted up the party list and former leader, Simon Bridges, has been given the foreign affairs portfolio in a reshuffle announced this morning.
The reshuffle was… Audio
David Clark resigns as Health Minister
The Labour MP David Clark has resigned as Health Minister.
But the Dunedin North MP said he will stay on in Parliament, and will stand again for his electorate seat come September.
RNZ's Political… Audio
Astronomer first Māori to win PM Science Prize
For the first time, one of the country's top science awards has been awarded to a Māori.
Prizes worth $1 million were handed out at the virtual Prime Minister's Science Prizes yesterday - an event… Audio
Wellington's south coast residents concerned by wild weather
Wellington's South Coast is taking a battering as a strong southerly sweeps up the country.
The Antarctic blast is packing some nasty weather, with winds rising to a severe gale and gusting 120… Audio
Victoria restrictions causing cancellations for New Zealanders
The Victoria State Government's travel restrictions are causing headaches for New Zealanders trying to get home.
International flights have been diverted away from Melbourne as the city tries to… Audio
Infrastructure New Zealand says work must start quickly
Infrastructure New Zealand says the industry is grateful for the Government's investment in major projects across the country, but the work must start rapidly.
Its chief executive, Paul Blair… Audio
National doubts Government's ability to deliver on infrastructure projects
More than 150 infrastructure projects across the country will be kick-started and 20,000 jobs will be created with money from a multi-billion dollar infrastructure fund.
Just under three billion… Audio
Victoria could head back into lockdown as Covid cases rise
To Australia's state of Victoria - where cases of Covid-19 are again so high, they're considering going back into lockdown.
A decision on new restrictions - which could include stay-at-home orders in… Audio
New partnership will help Rotorua tourism workers back into mahi
The head of an iwi-led Covid-19 response hub, says the impact on Māori in Rotorua has been immense and a new project aims to get people back into mahi.
Te Arawa Covid-19 Hub has formed a partnership… Audio
Marine and Coastal Act in breach of Treaty of Waitangi
The Waitangi Tribunal has found the Marine and Coastal Area Act breaches the Treaty of Waitangi and prejudicially affects Māori.
The law replaced the controversial Foreshore and Seabed Act in 2011… Audio
Meridian chose not to turn excess water into electricity
The Electricity Authority has found that consumers paid about $80 million too much for power at the end of last year.
It found Meridian Energy unnecessarily spilled excess water that it could've… Audio
NZers warned not travel to EU despite its border reopening
New Zealanders can travel to the European Union from tomorrow, when its external borders are reopened to people from select countries.
But the Government is warning anyone who takes up that… Audio
