Politics and Employment – Plan to privatise meat inspectors risks food safety & export markets – PSA

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Source: PSA – Meat companies using own inspectors a clear conflict of interest – Raises risk of contaminated and diseased meat being exported – Jobs and wages of inspectors likely to be cut The Government’s proposal to require the replacement of independent government food safety inspectors with company-employed ones threatens New Zealand’s hard-won reputation for food safety and puts … Read more

Iwi petition against government’s removal of Treaty of Waitangi requirement in schools

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Source: Radio New Zealand Rahui Papa, chair of Pou Tangata the NICF’s arm responsible for education. RNZ / Marika Khabazi The National Iwi Chairs Forum (NICF), supported by a coalition of national education organisations, has launched a petition against the government’s removal of the requirement for school boards to give effect to Te Tiriti o … Read more

Iwis petition against government’s removal of Treaty of Waitangi requirement in schools

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Source: Radio New Zealand Rahui Papa, chair of Pou Tangata the NICF’s arm responsible for education. RNZ / Marika Khabazi The National Iwi Chairs Forum (NICF), supported by a coalition of national education organisations, has launched a petition against the government’s removal of the requirement for school boards to give effect to Te Tiriti o … Read more

Mt Eden prisoner has been on run for four days since slipping hospital escort

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Source: Radio New Zealand Police are seaching for the prisoner. RNZ / Nate McKinnon A prisoner has been on the run for four days after escaping while on a hospital escort in Auckland. Mt Eden Corrections Facility acting general manager Edith Pattinson confirmed to RNZ a remand prisoner escaped from Corrections staff about 9am on … Read more

More than 15,000 measles vaccines given during drive

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Source: Radio New Zealand Vaccination efforts have ramped up as part of a nationwide Measles Immunisation Week campaign. RNZ / YouTube More than 15,000 measles vaccines were given during last week’s immunisation drive. It’s more than twice the number of a typical week. Vaccination efforts have ramped up as part of a nationwide Measles Immunisation … Read more

Police acknowledge IPCA report into justified non-fatal shooting

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Source: New Zealand Police Police acknowledges the findings of the Independent Police Conduct Authority into a non-fatal shooting in west Auckland during September 2023. On 27 September 2023, Police received information a stolen vehicle involved in an aggravated robbery was at a petrol station. Police blocked the vehicle in and approached, however the driver rammed … Read more

Livestock trader fined $10,000 for not declaring movement of 513 NAIT cattle

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Source: NZ Ministry for Primary Industries A livestock trader who failed to declare the movement of 513 cattle under the National Animal Identification and Tracing (NAIT) Act, has been fined $10,000.  Under the Act, all cattle or deer must be fitted with a NAIT tag and registered in the NAIT system by the time the … Read more

Six All Whites players missing for next internationals

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Source: Radio New Zealand Liberato Cacace of New Zealand. Andrew Lahodynskyj / www.photosport.nz The injury list is growing for the All Whites ahead of their next internationals. There are now six front-line players unavailable for this month’s games against Colombia and Ecuador. Liberato Cacace, Callum McCowatt, Alex Paulsen and Ryan Thomas have all been ruled … Read more

Wesley College kitchen worker charged after alleged sex offending involving a student

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Source: Radio New Zealand Wesley College. Facebook/ Wesley College Old Students Association A kitchen worker at an Auckland school has resigned after an allegation of sexual offending involving a student. The police said they investigated an incident between an employee and a student at Wesley College reported in August. Detective Inspector Veronica McPherson said a … Read more

The Port of Auckland’s role in fight against methamphetamine

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Source: Radio New Zealand Straddle carriers and containers on Fergusson Wharf at Ports of Auckland. Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye/ 123RF The Port of Auckland is working with customs and Maritime New Zealand to crack down on methamphetamine from crossing the border. The government has announced a plan to tackle meth harm, including efforts to strengthen border … Read more

Police renew call for help over missing man Graham Russell Smith

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Source: Radio New Zealand Graham Russell Smith was reported missing on 10 November 2024. NZ POLICE A year on from the disappearance of a man on a popular Wellington walking track, the police remain hopeful he will be found. Graham Russell Smith, of Kāpiti, was reported missing while walking at Rangituhi/Colonial Knob at about 6.30pm … Read more

Human rights complaint filed to United Nations over treatment of Māori

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Source: Radio New Zealand The complaint was sent to the UN committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD). AFP Prominent Māori health leader Lady Tureiti Moxon has filed a human rights complaint to the UN over “systemic discrimination” of Māori in New Zealand. Moxon told RNZ the 42 page complaint was sent to the … Read more

Proposed animal products notices about specified meat for export with official assurance, and official assessors

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Source: NZ Ministry for Primary Industries Why we are consulting The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is reviewing New Zealand’s inspection and examination requirements associated with exported meat from cattle (including bobby calves), sheep (including lambs and adult sheep), goats, and deer. The goal of the revision is to ensure these requirements remain effective while … Read more

Aim to eliminate pests from Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park

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Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date:  11 November 2025 Led by Zero Invasive Predators (ZIP), on behalf of Te Manahuna Aoraki Project (TMAP), the pest removal combines aerial 1080 application, ground-based traps, bait stations and remote-reporting technology to remove every individual pest from the area. This work marks a major step toward protecting one of New … Read more

Woman critically hurt in apparent Christchurch shooting

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Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Marika Khabazi Police and ambulance were called Shortland Street, Wainoni, on Monday night. Google Maps A woman has been critically injured by what police say appeared to be a shooting in Wainoni in Christchurch. Police and ambulance were called to a property in Shortland Street about 8.45pm on Monday. … Read more

‘A legacy at least as great as McCahon’ – Tattoo icon Roger Ingerton’s designs live on

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Source: Radio New Zealand The new owner of the country’s oldest tattoo studio is working to honour the legacy of the shop’s late founder – the late Roger Ingerton. Roger Ingerton opened Roger’s Tatooart in Wellington’s Cuba Street in 1977 – and worked from the premises until he retired in 2009. The studio had received … Read more

‘Tawdry, silly argument’: Winston Peters criticises asset sales, says government has not fixed economy

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Source: Radio New Zealand Winston Peters says getting rid of assets will not fix the economy. RNZ / Mark Papalii NZ First leader Winston Peters has savaged National’s suggestion of asset sales as a “tawdry silly argument”, which he says it is falling back on after having failed to fix the economy fast enough. Prime … Read more

The T20 of rowing a ‘hell of the lot of fun’ for legend Emma Twigg

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Source: Radio New Zealand Emma Twigg. Steve McArthur / www.photosport.nz Rowing legend Emma Twigg still loves having oars in her hands and is not about to give up as “you’re a long time retired”. Twigg added a World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals title to her illustrious career in Turkey on Monday. The 38-year-old is one … Read more

Temuera Morrison digs deep in his latest TV project

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Source: Radio New Zealand Temuera Morrison didn’t need time to think when he was asked to front Earth Oven, a new TV show by his friend and long-time collaborator film director Michael Jonathan. “I said oh gee I love hāngī, that’s a great idea, put me in,” Morrison told RNZ’s Nine to Noon. Morrison is … Read more

Police investigating after woman shot in Christchurch

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Source: New Zealand Police Police are investigating after a woman suffered what appears to be a serious gunshot wound in Wainoni, Christchurch. Police and ambulance were called to a Shortland Street property about 8:45pm last night, and on arrival found the woman in critical condition. A scene guard has remained in place overnight, and enquiries … Read more

Wellington Hospitals Foundation celebrates 20 years of impact

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Source: CCDHB When serious illness or injury strikes, nothing matters more than knowing our loved ones will receive the best possible hospital care. November marks the 20 year anniversary for Wellington Hospitals Foundation as the official charity partner for Health New Zealand, proudly supporting the region’s public hospitals across Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley. Founded in … Read more

Police acknowledge year since Kapiti man reported missing

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Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Acting Detective Sergeant Nicholas Mead: Police investigating the disappearance of Kapiti man Graham Russell Smith are still hopeful that he can be returned to his loved ones. Monday 10 November marked the one-year anniversary of the 77-year-old having gone missing. Graham was reported missing while walking in the area … Read more

‘Well-liked’ former publican dies in ‘preventable’ fall at crowded Taranaki Base Hospital ED

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Source: Radio New Zealand A coroner says the risk of catastrophic events happening at Taranaki Base Hospital’s Emergency Department remains high. Google Maps * This story has been updated to correct the staffing levels at the time of the fall in ED. A coroner has warned that five years after the death of a “sociable” … Read more

Hīkoi mō Te Tiriti: A year on from one of Aotearoa’s largest protest movement

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Source: Radio New Zealand Scenes from Day 3 of Hikoi mō Te Tiriti in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly One year ago, a dawn karakia at Te Rerenga Wairua marked the beginning of Hīkoi mō Te Tiriti – a nationwide march opposing the Treaty Principles Bill and government policies impacting Māori. Organisers framed … Read more

Hopes a vast fire at Tongariro won’t turn the tourists away

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Source: Radio New Zealand The Tongariro National Park fire is leaving the surrounding sky covered in hazy smoke Supplied In Tongariro, locals pin their hopes on rain to put out a massive blaze, so their summer incomes don’t get burnt with the regions vegetation. Rain carries the hopes of a region, as it comes to … Read more

List of products, businesses on Consumer NZ’s anti-awards

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Source: Radio New Zealand Among its winners were Pams plasters, which did not stick for as long as they needed to. 123RF A lack of understanding from consumers and a lack of enforcement from regulators could be combining to give shoppers a raw deal, Consumer NZ says. It has released the results of its latest … Read more

Biosecurity New Zealand expands hornet search

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Source: NZ Ministry for Primary Industries Biosecurity New Zealand is continuing to ramp up its response to yellow-legged hornets (Vespa velutina) detections on Auckland’s North Shore, says Mike Inglis, north commissioner, Biosecurity New Zealand. “We have staff working fulltime on the response, including incursion investigators, laboratory staff, and people working in the field, engaging with … Read more