The summer edition of RNZ National’s flagship news programme will return on 6 January from 8-9am, presented by Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira, with Paddy Gower and Alexa Cook hosting a two hour show (7-9am) for two weeks from 13 January. Regular programming returns with Corin Dann and Ingrid Hipkiss on 27 January.
The Government is offering redress of $150,000 to survivors of torture at the Lake Alice Psychiatric Hospital. Lead Coordination Minister Erica Stanford spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Search and rescue efforts continue after Tuesday's 7.3-magnitude earthquake in Vanuatu, followed by a 6.1 tremor on Wednesday, which killed at least 14 people and left hundreds injured. Vanuatu… Read moreAudio
New Zealand emergency workers including 34 Urban Search and Rescue workers, have been delayed in reaching Vanuatu, after a fault on the Hercules they were on resulted in it being diverted to New… Read moreAudio
Cabinet's decision about redress for Lake Alice survivors is separate to any decisions for a future redress system for abuse in care, work on that is continuing. Keith Wiffin spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
The government has confirmed a redress payout of $150,000 dollars for survivors of Lake Alice psychiatric hospital, or survivors can choose to go through arbitration to fight for more. Survivor… Read moreAudio
A survivor of abuse at Lake Alice says she's grateful for the $150,000 redress offer from the government. Lake Alice survivor Robin Dandy spoke to reporter Jimmy Ellingham. Audio
Former tennis world number one, Romanian Simona Halep, whose career stalled due to a doping ban that was reduced on appeal this year, will step up her comeback at the Australian Open after receiving a… Read moreAudio
