Mani Dunlop

The Chief Ombudsman, Peter Boshier, has announced all Covid-19 isolation and quarantine facilities will be independently inspected.

Mr Boshier announced the inspection programme at a select committee… Audio

The Rotorua Stockcar Club is under pressure to abandon its use of the American Confederate flag - known globally as an emblem of racism and white supremacy.

On its Facebook page, the club says the… Audio

District Health Boards will be overhauled and two new government health agencies created in a massive revamp of the health system.

One of those proposed agencies would be a Māori Health Authority… Audio

District Health Boards will be overhauled and two new government health agencies created in a massive revamp of the health system.

The New Zealand Medical Association has been calling for this report… Audio

District Health Boards will be overhauled and two new government health agencies created in a massive revamp of the health system.

The government has released its final Health and Disability System… Audio

The National Party has just announced it would create a $100-million tourism fund if elected later this year.

The fund, which would be run by a board appointed by the Tourism Minister, would require… Audio

The Government is opening up its Defence Force wallet again - digging deep - spending more than $1.5 billion dollars on new Hercules planes.

Five Lockheed Martin Super Hercules will replace the… Audio

A former police officer is appalled to hear police who took part in the Armed Response Teams trial failed to document their call-outs properly, or not at all.

Police were expected to record how each… Audio

It's been a day of mourning in the United States, as thousands upon thousands of people turned out for a memorial service for George Floyd in Minneapolis.

The service was televised live across the… Audio

The former All Black star, Dan Carter, will play for the Blues in the Super Rugby Aotearoa competition, which begins next weekend.

Carter has not played in New Zealand since he retired from… Audio

The lead of the Māori review into Oranga Tamariki says she is appalled the Children's Minister, Tracey Martin, has said she was never asked to do anything with the report.

The Māori-led inquiry into… Audio

Small businesses unable to pay rent on commerical leases have been given a lifeline.

From today, commercial tenants and their landlords who cannot reach agreement on how much rent to pay will go to… Audio

All four officers involved in the killing of African American man George Floyd have now been charged.

The charge against Derek Chauvin - the officer who knelt on Mr Floyd's neck until he died - has… Audio

The Workplace Relations and Safety Minister, Iain Lees-Galloway, says the Governmentis open to considering extending the minimum level of sick leave, but not before the election.

The Council of Trade… Audio

Three police officers have been charged with manslaughter after a man died in custody at the Hawera police station in June last year.

The charges allege the officers were grossly negligent in their… Audio

Three Taranaki police officers have been charged with manslaughter, following the death of a 55-year-old man while he was in custody in Hawera last year.

RNZ's Taranaki reporter, Robin Martin, spoke… Audio

New York's streets have also been filled with protesters, even in the relatively middle class area of Manhattan where looting has taken place.

Māni Dunlop spoke with New Zealander Peter Jolly in… Audio

Protestors are refusing to leave the streets of Washington DC, despite a curfew coming into effect about an hour ago.

They are among thousands of people demonstrating against racial inequality right… Audio

The renowned artist, composer, tā moko expert and orator, Derek Lardelli, says his knighthood recognises the work done by all Māori artists across the motu.

Sir Derek received a knighthood for… Audio