2026-09-11 12:00 UTC | 19:41 | 12 segments
This episode includes 10 news blocks. While timetables and lines will change the length and variety of trips, fares will be the same. At the annual Immigration Conference, New Zealand First's Winston Peters launched more than a dozen proposals - almost all of which restricted migration. The foreign affairs, defence, and trade committee recommended by majority to implement the India Free Trade Agreement Legislation Amendment Bill - with some amendments. The Taxation Bill, which contains legislat…
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2026-09-10 12:00 UTC | 18:43 | 12 segments
This episode includes 10 news blocks. The party is campaigning on four reforms that it says will end the tribunal’s contemporary jurisdiction, and move the country on. Health Minister Simeon Brown has been briefed and police are investigating the incident in which a large number of files, including sensitive health information, may have been stolen. It could see petrol prices rise again in New Zealand, Westpac's chief economist says. A particularly virulent strain of influenza A has spread acro…
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2026-09-09 12:00 UTC | 20:21 | 12 segments
This episode includes 10 news blocks. Almost a year on from the previous Canterbury Regional Council declaring a nitrate emergency, a new report pointing to high nitrate levels across the region has been presented to councillors. Heart doctors are urging anyone with chest pains or heart attack symptoms to get urgent medical help despite the current strain on the health system. A review found too many people who tried to call the telehealth service for mental health didn't get through. The figur…
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2026-09-06 12:00 UTC | 22:37 | 12 segments
This episode includes 10 news blocks. Party vows to scrap net zero target, repeal the Zero Carbon Act, seek a "better deal" under the Paris Agreement and more if elected in November . The party's 'Affordable Kai' policy would also expand free school lunches and set up a publicly owned KiwiMart supermarket. More than 30 ED nurses from Gisborne Hospital will strike for an hour on Wednesday over unsafe staffing levels. National wants to lift the income cap on the First Home Loan scheme to $300,000…
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2026-09-05 12:00 UTC | 24:15 | 12 segments
This episode includes 10 news blocks. Deputy leader Shane Jones wants economic activities like mining and quarrying on conservation land - apart from in national parks. In her second national address, Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po carried her father's call for kotahitanga. Hardship withdrawal numbers have increased rapidly in recent years. Pharmac is considering wider access to meningitis vaccines, as the Meningitis Foundation warns the $450 cost is preventing some families from access…
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2026-09-03 12:00 UTC | 23:39 | 12 segments
This episode includes 10 news blocks. The voices of tāngata whaikaha Māori have been "made invisible" within the system, the tribunal says. A doctor at Auckland’s Middlemore Hospital says 103 patients were queuing at 11.15pm on Wednesday, waiting to be seen by just seven doctors. The State Department says the Trump Administration is reorienting Pacific relationships towards "championing US enterprise and investments", mirroring its approach to much of the developing world. Solomon Islands Prime…
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2026-09-02 12:00 UTC | 23:19 | 12 segments
This episode includes 10 news blocks. A UN report says the world must keep the 'overshoot' as small as possible to limit irreversible damage. All eyes will now turn to what the central bank thinks will happen next. The plant flooded, sending 14 billion litres of raw sewage into Wellington’s south coast. Police Commissioner Richard Chambers "strongly rejected" the claims when they were first made public. Syphilis rates have had the biggest drop - about a quarter - and have fallen everywhere exce…
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2026-08-31 12:00 UTC | 23:31 | 12 segments
This episode includes 10 news blocks. The Ophthalmology NZ chair says there's a "tsunami" of increased demand from an ageing population, poor IT systems, and staff shortages. The United States and Taiwan governments have accused China of trying to use a travel advisory notice to undermine Palau on the eve of the Pacific Island Forum leaders summit in Koror. Economists are predicting the Reserve Bank to increase the official cash rate this week. "If he couldn’t get the benefit, I probably would’…
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2026-08-30 12:00 UTC | 23:01 | 12 segments
This episode includes 10 news blocks. One patient arrived in the evening and was eventually admitted at 6am, after falling asleep and face-planting. Auckland and Canterbury have seized most of the growth in university enrolments this year. The party is also vowing to crack down on overseas-based borrowers, with tougher debt recovery measures planned. The 55th Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting officially kicks off Monday night in Koror, Palau. Daily limits on shellfish, a scallop dredging cr…
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2026-08-29 12:00 UTC | 24:08 | 12 segments
This episode includes 10 news blocks. The government will end Jobseeker payments to 18 and 19-year-olds whose parents earn more than $65,000 from November. More than 1200 care workers in Auckland are in limbo, after Health NZ confirmed it was ending contracts with three non-profit providers. A mental health staffing crisis is looming and experts say urgent investment is needed to avoid a workforce cliff. A flood alert has been issued for Warkworth and heavy rain warnings have been upgraded for…
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2026-08-28 12:00 UTC | 24:42 | 12 segments
This episode includes 10 news blocks. Three non-profits are in limbo after a Health NZ decision not to award contracts worth millions to three providers. Both said no one’s benefit was cut following a law change that swamped ministry officials with paperwork - but that is exactly what happened. The brother of missing Kiwi Suhasini Reddy said she did not cross the border and believes she may have been near the checkpoint area when flooding hit. The nearly NZ$18 million programme aims to put Paci…
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2026-08-27 12:00 UTC | 24:13 | 12 segments
This episode includes 10 news blocks. Suhasini Reddy is one of at least five New Zealanders unaccounted for after the flood that killed at least 160 people. Analysis - After a seven-year wait, Papua New Guinea's parliament is expected to finally table the question of whether to approve of independence for the autonomous region of Bougainville. One in seven children are living in poverty, with critics saying New Zealand has gone in the "wrong direction" on addressing the crisis. Doctors say the…
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2026-08-26 12:00 UTC | 22:44 | 12 segments
This episode includes 10 news blocks. The change means about 260,000 more children will be eligible next winter. Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Simon Upton is calling for the scheme to be overhauled. The Environmental Defence Society voiced strong concerns but Federated Farmers says the proposed changes introduce practicality. The dire diagnosis was delivered at a state of the health system address in Porirua. The leavers say Gloriavale's Overseeing Shepherd failed to provide th…
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2026-08-25 12:00 UTC | 26:07 | 12 segments
This episode includes 10 news blocks. The government will need to commit to the northwestern busway if charging commuters goes ahead, one councillor says. The law change would put "a brake on excessive increases and [give] ratepayers greater certainty", the minister says. Labour would reverse the government's heated tobacco policy and introduce a licensing regime for tobacco and vape products. Health NZ officials have met with North Shore Hospital ED nurses to discuss what the nurses are callin…
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2026-08-24 12:00 UTC | 24:52 | 12 segments
This episode includes 10 news blocks. A new bill will put pressure on social media companies to comply, while also establishing an online safety regulator and setting up a penalty regime. Hundreds of thousands of free-range hens have been kept inside as a third bird flu case is confirmed in Aotearoa. Some staff who hold ambulance or clinical qualifications - but were now working in non-patient-facing roles - are stepping up to work in frontline operations "It feels like we're at war," a charge…
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2026-08-23 12:00 UTC | 23:23 | 12 segments
This episode includes 10 news blocks. Air New Zealand says strong winds have impacted its operations in Wellington, Palmerston North, New Plymouth, Blenheim, Invercargill, Dunedin and Queenstown. It has not yet decided what its new "realistic and achievable" Clean Vehicle Standard settings will be, however. Kate Acland from Beef and Lamb said it's too soon to judge whether the announcement will lower beef prices. ACT expected around $2 billion of capital investment would be required. A survivor…
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2026-08-22 12:00 UTC | 24:13 | 12 segments
This episode includes 10 news blocks. About 22 homes were evacuated in Wānaka's Albert Town on Saturday night, as the huge flames burned close to residential streets on steep terrain. MetService said snow would also fall in Otago and high-altitude roads across the South Island. Insiders say rapidly changing import charges on high-emission vehicles are causing headaches for the industry. The call comes after MBIE backed a ruling that owners needed permission before using residential properties a…
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2026-08-21 12:00 UTC | 23:24 | 12 segments
This episode includes 10 news blocks. "The whole health system is currently under significant pressure," NZ Health's boss says. "It is quite difficult circumstances." The report was commissioned just seven months before the tragedy. It has not yet decided what its new "realistic and achievable" Clean Vehicle Standard settings will be, however. The uncrewed mission will feature the deployment of a robotic lander, rover, and "hopping" probe to one of the coldest places in the solar system. The de…
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2026-08-20 12:00 UTC | 25:12 | 12 segments
This episode includes 10 news blocks. There were 177 people admitted to four Auckland hospitals with severe acute respiratory illness from the 9 - 16 August, up from 125 patients the week before. Health NZ urged to improve "conditions of detention" by ending all prolonged isolation and improving physical living arrangements for patients. About 300 people turned up to Parliament to raise concerns about their water bills which were increasing by 13.3 percent on average across the region this year…
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2026-08-19 12:00 UTC | 24:28 | 12 segments
This episode includes 10 news blocks. Influenza A is hitting the health system hard. A report into the fatal landslide in January says information identifying a risk to life was received, filed, discussed, forwarded - and then left. It comes after Trump moved to "substantially reduce" US participation in military drills with South Korea, citing his "very good relationship" with North Korea's leader. New rules coming into effect in September introduce new circumstances under which some individua…
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2026-08-18 12:00 UTC | 23:51 | 12 segments
This episode includes 10 news blocks. In 1845, a Crown grant stated a tenth of all land used for the Nelson settlement would be reserved in a trust for the customary owners, but this did not happen. Minister for Seniors Casey Costello says there's no denying there's a significant price tag attached to the recommendations. GPs will be able to make a clinical diagnosis, rather than having to wait for a laparoscopy. Schools around the country are being forced to double up classes and roster some y…
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2026-08-17 12:00 UTC | 23:38 | 12 segments
This episode includes 10 news blocks. The choice is between hard changes made now or more painful changes forced later, the Ministerial Advisory Group on Aged Care says. While politicians have squabbled over reforms, advocates say a move to an 'affirmative model' of consent is long overdue. When Diante Peihopa-Harris finally worked up the courage to seek support for her eating disorder, she was told there was nothing available in her area. The huge project is designed to help meet growing deman…
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2026-08-16 12:00 UTC | 24:14 | 12 segments
This episode includes 10 news blocks. Party lays out its strategy, asking supporters for candidate votes to "bring this government to its knees". The document concluded access to liquefied natural gas was unlikely to affect average electricity prices. The Education Ministry says 551 schools are using its cloud-based system called Te Rito, but a further 503 are signed up and waiting to be connected. People are being urged to get vaccinated against meningococcal disease. New Zealand space operato…
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2026-08-15 12:00 UTC | 25:32 | 12 segments
This episode includes 10 news blocks. The 7.7 magnitude earthquake triggered an early tsunami warning for some regions of Indonesia. A Tibetan man living in NZ claims members of his community are being spied on and harassed for opposition to China's controversial law. A multibillion-dollar project that would radically change inner-city Wellington has entered the fast-track process - but its fate is still unknown. Hato Hone St John's major incident declaration will remain in place throughout the…
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2026-08-14 12:00 UTC | 25:21 | 12 segments
This episode includes 10 news blocks. Top spy agency says China may be the 'most active' of several states observed conducting espionage against New Zealand. Staff at Palmerston North Hospital are working extra shifts to cope with demand, but one doctor warns that is not sustainable. The "substantial" rise in meth contamination since a safety rule change in 2018 should trigger a tightening of restrictions again, expert says. The charges relate to 11 people, RNZ can reveal. Industry leaders say…
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2026-08-13 12:00 UTC | 25:00 | 12 segments
This episode includes 10 news blocks. Non-public information is being increasingly sought by foreign states, including policy insights, intellectual property and data sets, warns the SIS. A number of Pacific Islands countries have joined the United States in effectively accusing China of skirting the rules after Beijing's recent nuclear-capable missile test in the Pacific. Thirteen seats are needed for a majority to form a government. The much smaller Whāngarei Hospital is already struggling wi…
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