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Tāmaki community anxious after Glen Innes shooting
An Auckland councillor says her community is anxious and on-edge after a shooting injured six people on Thursday.
Five of the victims are hospitalised, with two seriously injured.
Police are still… Audio
Māori Party slams ACT Party's proposed referendum on co-governance
The ACT party is calling for a referendum on co-governance.
It says the country is abandoning liberal democracy and replacing it with an "ethno state" where there are two types of people: Tangata… Audio
Tolaga Bay Civil Defence on the big mop-up
Gisborne and smaller settlements up the coast are still cut off with major damage to roads and bridges after this weeks deluge.
Firefighters and St John personnel remain on standby in Tolaga Bay, in… Audio
Tairāwhiti road repairs hampered by closures, Covid-19
Contractors in Tairāwhiti are facing a myriad of roadblocks as they try to fix the region's roads.
Repair works are being hampered by the closure of State Highway 35 from Potaka to Tolaga Bay, as… Audio
Covid-19 cases rising in southern schools
Covid-19 cases at Southland-Otago schools, kura and and Early Learning Services are rising. More than 300 institutions have reported over 5000 cases in the past 10 days. St Clair School principal Jen… Audio
Asylum seeker on NZ taking Australian refugees
An extraordinary backdown by the Australian government will allow hundreds of refugees to resettle in New Zealand.
But the near-decade delay means the breakthrough brings little comfort to those… Audio
Top Stories for Friday 25 March 2022
A backdown by the Australian Government will see hundreds of detained refugees resettled in New Zealand, the Tairawhiti district begins its clean up after two days of heavy rain, with some parts of… Audio
Deputy Mayor's shirtless faux pas
There were a few giggles and raised eyebows in a Hamilton City Council meeting on Zoom yesterday when the city's deputy mayor made a brief bare-chest appearance. Geoff Taylor, who is running for the… Audio
Covid-19: Nurses support continued mandate in health
Nurses say they fully suppport the Government's changes, including maintaining the mandate for nurses. Nurses Organisation president Anne Daniels spoke to Guyon Espiner. Audio
Surf lifesavers plucking people from Tairāwhiti floodwaters
Surf lifesavers are revving up their boat engines for another day of rescuing people stranded in floodwaters across Tairāwhiti.
About a dozen people had to be plucked to safety yesterday.
Gisborne… Audio
Covid-19: Minister on removing vaccine mandate in schools
The Covid-19 Response Minister is assuring parents only a small number of unvaccinated teachers will return to the job when mandates are lifted on April the 5th.
The Education Ministry says schools… Audio
Makarika Valley family's home flooded to thigh level
On Wednesday we heard from John Logan, who had to scoop up his family in a tractor as flood waters rose rapidly into their house.
The whānau live in Makarika Valley in Ruatoria near the Mata river… Audio
Gisborne locals move generators through swamped areas
When a Waipiro Bay resident who uses a nebuliser to help them breathe had their power cut off by yesterday's violent storm, locals came to the rescue.
With roads across the Gisborne region swamped, a… Audio
Severe weather warning still on for Gisborne
Severe weather warnings are still in place for Gisborne and Hawke's Bay this morning.
Metservice warns rain is expected to cause dangerous river conditions and significant flooding.
Communications… Audio
Tairāwhiti heavy downpours cause more flooding
Further evacuations have been ordered in Gisborne district in the past couple of hours, as heavy rain continues to fall in already-soaked Tairāwhiti.
Houses in low-lying areas on Waingake Road, near… Audio
Police officers fit to investigate their own - Coster
Police officers under investigation for fatal shootings have been allowed to view evidence before being questioned by detectives.
Police say this policy has now changed, but the Independent Police… Audio
Police officers involved in shootings were allowed to see evidence before questioning
Police officers involved in fatal shootings have been allowed to view evidence before being questioned by detectives conducting homicide inquiries into the killings.
Police say they have now changed… Audio
NZ police kill at higher rate than in England, Wales
New Zealand police kill at 11 times the rate of police in England and Wales.
Licence to Kill, an RNZ investigative series on police shootings launched today, shows New Zealand police have killed 39… Audio
Ukraine war could strain New Zealand-China trade relationship
Experts say it is unlikely China will join in the Russian invasion of Ukraine - but any involvement by Beijing could have catastrophic economic consequences.
New Zealand's new Russia sanctions law… Audio
Expert on new history curriculum
Schools will begin teaching a new, compulsory history curriculum from 2023.
Te Takanga o Te Wā took three years to develop and the government is hoping it will help close significant knowledge gaps… Audio
