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Fisheries law change worries environmental lobbyists
Environmental and seafood lobbyists say proposed changes to the laws governing fisheries will remove protections for fish sustainability and affect fishing rights for more than 600,000 people.
The… Audio
Is an independent investigations body needed for MPs?
The National Party leader says there were differing accounts of allegations against Sam Uffindell.
The Tauranga MP has returned to the party's caucus after a King's Counsel's investigation didn't… Audio
Study launched to learn effects of social media algorithms
The Prime Minister has announced a new initiative to research social media algorithms, but does not yet appear to have buy-in from some key tech players.
Jacinda Ardern made the announcement in New… Audio
NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in New York for United Nations' General Assembly
Many world leaders are now heading to New York for the United Nations' general assembly, including New Zealand's prime minister Jacinda Ardern.
The meeting will be the first in-person General… Audio
Artist Tāme Iti gets his paintbrush out to correct his name on someone else's painting
Artist Tāme Iti has taken it upon himself to correct his name used in an art piece on display at a Wellington hotel.
The painting depicts Mr Iti holding a gun and a skull in front of an Australian… Audio
Risks of climate change trade war
An international business expert is warning the risk of a trade war over climate change is very real.
A climate and business conference in Auckland heard some countries are itching to slap tariffs on… Audio
Bullying allegations still rumble through parliament
Parliamentarians are poring over each other's foibles for evidence of bullying, while applying a non-stick coating to themselves.
Yesterday, National Party leader Christopher Luxon said an… Audio
Queen of New Zealand laid to rest
The Queen of New Zealand has been laid to rest following a funeral, committal service, and private family gathering. Audio
'The Casketeers' in London for 'the funeral of the century'
The queue to view the Queen lying in state is now closed to newcomers, as attention turns to the funeral of Queen Elizabeth the Second.
Hundreds-of-thousands of people have filed past the coffin in… Audio
BNZ's art collection sells - but how will buyers' 'investments' be taxed?
Fifty paintings from BNZ's art collection were sold at auction in Auckland yesterday, bringing in more than $13.5 million.
Five Colin McCahon paintings alone fetched a combined $3.7 million.
Te Papa… Audio
Climate and business conference kicks off in Auckland
Climate leaders and businesses are being warned they need to do more - at home and abroad to help reduce planet-warming emissions.
At a climate and business conference in Auckland this morning, the… Audio
Bags offloaded to make way for more fuel for first NY to AK flight
Air New Zealand's inaugural flight from New York to Auckland arrived this morning, minus many of the passengers' bags.
Conducting the nearly 17 hour flight, covering more than 14,000 km, and… Audio
Warming ocean will affect marine mammals and their food sources
Some large migratory whales might stop passing through New Zealand's warming coastal waters, because there'll be less food - like phytoplankton - available.
But tropical and subtropical marine… Audio
Calls to charge US police officers for shooting NZ man
The parents of a Christchurch-born man shot dead by the police in the US state of Colorado have made an emotional plea for the officers involved to be charged.
Christian Glass was shot five times… Audio
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei wants Auckland anniversary moved
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei is calling for Aucklanders to recognise the 18th of September 1840 as the city's true founding day.
Chief Apihai Te Kawau allocated land to the Crown to establish the city 183… Audio
Students flee dangling school bus in tears
Students - some of them in tears of shock - fled their school bus after it crashed through a steel barrier on an overbridge, and was left dangling high above a motorway this morning.
The incident… Audio
Te wiki o te reo Maori - SciFi essentials
The reo Māori force is strong this week, during te wiki o te reo Māori.
Self-confessed nerd and sci-fi lover Green MP Te Anau Tuiono has been taking to social media to share some not so common… Audio
Off-duty officer unjustified punching 14yo boy
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that an off-duty officer was not justified in punching a 14-year teenage boy for stealing cigarettes from his home.
It says the officer then found… Audio
Te reo Māori thrives as petition anniversary marked
The revitalisation of te reo Māori was abundantly evident as a big crowd converged on Parliament to mark 50 years since the Māori Language Petition. Audio
Te reo Māori thrives as petition anniversary marked
The revitalisation of te reo Māori was abundantly evident as a big crowd converged on Parliament to mark 50 years since the Māori Language Petition.
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