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Source: Radio New Zealand Rotuma is an island about 650km north of Fiji and is a dependency of Fiji. RNZ / Anric Margraff Sitanilei A community leader from a tiny island nation says preserving her native tongue is more important than ever, as schools on the island itself have stopped teaching it. Rotuma is an … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Four hundred years ago, German astronomer Johannes Kepler pondered the perfect structure of the snowflake. He asked a simple question – why do snowflakes have six corners? That is the starting point of Professor Brian Cox’s latest show Emergence, which he brings to New Zealand next month. Professor Brian Cox 2017 … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF An Auckland mother says changes to ministry-funded school transport for disabled students are putting vulnerable children at risk. The Ministry of Education is overhauling the Specialised School Transport Assistance (SESTA) scheme. For Auckland’s North Shore, specialist transport provider R&R Total Mobility has been replaced by Ritchies Transport. One mother, who … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand An “action group” of Customs, police and health officials has been announced, with improved planning and joint operations to fight the illegal tobacco trade. NZ Customs Service An Australian criminology professor says a group to crack down on New Zealand’s black market tobacco trade could make a difference. An “action group” … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Cape Verde contested the four-team FIFA series in Auckland in March. Photosport Police are investigating a complaint of a sex attack in an Auckland hotel linked to a visiting international footballer in March. The NZ Herald reports the case involved a player from the Cape Verde football team during a four-team … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon A toddler has died after an incident involving a vehicle in Canterbury. Emergency services were called to a property near Lake Ellesmere-Te Waihora about 8.30am Saturday. Senior Sergeant Craig Ellison earlier said one person had died following an incident involving a vehicle and a pedestrian at the … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow all the A-League action, as Wellington Phoenix take on Brisbane Roar at Porirua Park for the second leg of their women’s semifinal. The Phoenix will need to overcome a one-goal deficit, if they hope to progress to the final. They return home to Porirua for Saturday’s return leg, [https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/594111/wellington-phoenix-women-fall-behind-brisbane-roar-in-home-and-away-a-league-semis trailing … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The Broadcasting Standards Authority may soon be abolished or changed with pending media regulation reforms. RNZ / Nik Dirga “This will be a free-for-all, will it?” RNZ host Guyon Espiner – with tongue in cheek – asked Media and Communications Minister Paul Goldsmith on Midday Report last Wednesday. “We’ve got no … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand A rugby player, teacher and mother of three, TeRauoriwa Gapper reflects the challenge faced by many Aupiki players. John Cowpland / www.photosport.nz While Super Rugby Aupiki has evolved significantly from its early three-round amateur format, many players are still balancing the demands of professional rugby with work and family commitments. With … Read more
Source: Aotearoa Delegation of the Global Sumud Flotilla ASKALAN, OCCUPIED PALESTINE – The legal team of the Global Sumud Flotilla has confirmed that Saif Abukeshek and Thiago Ávila will be released in the coming hours. Both will ultimately be transferred to an immigration detention center in Egypt, where they will remain in custody until their … Read more
Source: Aotearoa Delegation of the Global Sumud Flotilla As Israel continues its genocide in Gaza, abducts civilians in international waters, and tortures international activists, the Global Sumud Flotilla demands governments choose between accountability and complicity. MARMARIS, TÜRKIYE, 8 May 2026 – This is a decisive moment in the history of international solidarity. Governments can no … Read more
Source: Aotearoa Delegation of the Global Sumud Flotilla MEDITERRANEAN SEA – The Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) has officially departed Crete, with more than 30 vessels now cutting a path across Greek territorial waters toward Marmaris, Türkiye, for a technical stop. This departure is not merely a logistical shift, but a profound statement of persistence. Despite … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Margaret Jaszowska for Unsplash When it comes to butter, paying more doesn’t necessarily pay off, a new taste test shows. Consumer NZ ran a blind taste test of 11 types of butter available to New Zealand shoppers. It said the worst rated was a Market Kitchen block of butter, for sale … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Parliament’s Petitions Committee has considered an inquiry into the scale and nature of abuse and intimidation targeting women MPs and local body representatives. RNZ / Angus Dreaver The Parliamentary Service says threats against MPs are increasing, but staff feel hampered by MPs’ ”underwhelming” engagement with security efforts. Parliament’s Petitions Committee has … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Moana Pasifika host Hurricanes at Auckland’s Go Media Stadium. Brett Phibbs / www.photosport.nz A quartet of tries to winger Josh Moorby has helped the Hurricanes to a strong 50-17 win over Moana Pasifika at a sodden North Harbour Stadium. While fellow wing Fehi Fineanganofo has been grabbing the headlines this Super … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Some parents worry if their children only read graphic novels – or even mostly read them. A common question goes something like: how do I get my child to read something other than comics or graphic novels? But the answer might be: you don’t have to. Graphic novel series such as … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson says the government should invest more in the future of young people, not less. RNZ / Mark Papalii The Green Party has criticised the government’s decision to scrap the fees-free tertiary education scheme. Finance Minister Nicola Willis has confirmed the scheme will be ditched in the … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Unsplash Falling solar panel prices and the rising cost of power have helped make the decision to put solar on the roof easier for many households. But once you’ve invested in a system, how can you make sure you get the returns you’re hoping for? Experts say there are a few … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand File image. RNZ / Marika Khabazi Police are appealing for more information after a robbery in Hamilton. They were called to Tuhikaramea Road in the suburb of Dinsdale on Saturday night, after a report that a group of people had broken in. The group demanded cash and other personal items. Two … Read more
Source: New Zealand Government West Aucklanders receiving cancer treatment will soon be able to receive care closer to home, with a new community-based infusion service opening in Henderson on Monday, Health Minister Simeon Brown says. “This is the first community-based cancer infusion centre in West Auckland, enabling more patients to receive treatment closer to home … Read more
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Detective Senior Sergeant Scott Neilson: One person is in custody after a serious incident at a Dinsdale premises last night. Emergency services were called to the Tuhikaramea Road address about 9.45pm after reports of a group of people entering the premises and demanding cash and personal items. Two people … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Hiroki Sakai of Auckland FC and Anselmo de Moraes of Adelaide United compete for the ball. www.photosport.nz Adelaide United has a few things Auckland FC don’t have but would like, including an A-League championship and a football-first stadium. Both of those things will be front of mind when Auckland travel to … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand The vexed bonds and painful rifts in mother-daughter relationships are rich fodder for creative work because they persist so acutely in everyday life. This is the mother wound – the yearning ache that comes from reckoning with the imperfect human mother we get, against the idealised fantasy version we wish for. … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Wahine Murch, Te Papamārearea Ward Councillor. Supplied / LDR When Te Papamārearea (Taupō Māori ward) councillors Ngahuia Foreman and Wahine Murch swore their official oaths last year, they knew their first term would be their last. The same election that brought them into council chambers included a referendum in which more … Read more
Source: Radio New Zealand Labour MP Tangi Utikere wrote this week to health minister Simeon Brown outlining his concerns about the situation. RNZ Palmerston North MP calls for immediate response to shortage of specialists at city’s hospital gastro department Health minister says he’s made it clear to officials that recruiting new staff is a priority … Read more
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