Fee questions for Fisher Funds KiwiSaver members
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa13d ago
Fisher Funds is in the process of merging its KiwiSaver funds, and says a small number of its investors will end up paying higher fees.
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top 52%Not enough Dargaville drug detox beds, community service says
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa13d ago
The head of a recovery centre in Kaikohe says people withdrawing from substances like methamphetamine are struggling because there are not enough detox beds in Northland.
Rising diesel price could make rest of year more expensive for households
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa13d ago
On Tuesday, diesel was at an average $3.19 per litre across the country. Because diesel is used to power much of the country's industry and transport, any increase in prices can flow through to a...
'Best thing we can do is show up and vote': Students urge peers to have their say
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa13d ago
'Best thing we can do is show up and vote': Students urge peers to have their say That was the message from students at the University of Auckland's election debate on Tuesday night.
Rogue immigration system approved visas by itself
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa13d ago
Bugs in a new immigration platform allowed visas to be automatically approved without human intervention.
Health NZ agrees to 24 new nurses for North Shore Hospital after 'nightmare' winter
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa13d ago
North Shore Hospital emergency nurses have secured a victory - and are set to get the staff they have been asking for since before their "nightmare" winter.
Tauranga locals wanted council boss Marty Grenfell to go, community leaders say
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa13d ago
Tauranga locals wanted council boss Marty Grenfell to go, community leaders say Community leaders say the resignation of the Tauranga council's chief executive follows widespread calls for him to...
Dannevirke rest home criticised over poor care and delayed cancer diagnosis
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa13d ago
Dannevirke rest home criticised over poor care and delayed cancer diagnosis An elderly rest home resident was found with maggots in a wound on her leg after ongoing problems with flies from a...
Electricity bills set to increase for Wellingtonians
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa13d ago
Electricity bills set to increase for Wellingtonians Wellington Electricity is looking to increase lines charges by nearly 30 percent across the region in the coming years.
Five-week delays in cancer diagnoses as specialists overwhelmed with work
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa13d ago
Five-week delays in cancer diagnoses as specialists overwhelmed with work Specialists who diagnose cancers are warning that backlogs are resulting in an unacceptable five-week delay.
Associates dumped drugs and guns as fatally injured man carried from Wairarapa shooting
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa13d ago
The owner of a red ute - which carried the fatally injured Doreion Hard from the scene of a daylight shooting in a Wairarapa supermarket car park - says she tried to staunch the man's bleeding as...
NZ's revised dairy welfare code finally revealed
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa13d ago
New Zealand will consider agriculture officials' recommendations to ban tethering dairy cattle, as well as investigating the use of electrified backing gates for moving cows into the milking shed.
Government more confident it can stay within its greenhouse gas budgets
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa13d ago
The government says it has improved confidence it can stay within its greenhouse gas budgets, despite warnings from the Climate Change Commission.
Heli company loses million dollar choppers for role in illegal crayfish trips
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa13d ago
A Queenstown helicopter company has been fined $12,000 and ordered to forfeit helicopters worth more than $2 million for illegally taking and selling crayfish.
Last remaining GP at Horowhenua's Taitoko Health clinic resigns
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa13d ago
The last general practitioner of a clinic for 4500 patients in Horowhenua has resigned. The Taitoko Health clinic is run by OmniHealth, whose clinics owned through the Tararua Health Group are...
New human waste-dumping plan to be considered by Otago council
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa13d ago
Central Otago District Council could backtrack on plans to truck treated human effluent onto farmland after discovering the proposed site near Lauder might not be able to handle all of its sludge.
Auckland Council's governing body votes to move to in-person booth voting in 2028
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa13d ago
Auckland Council's governing body votes to move to in-person booth voting in 2028 Auckland Council's governing body has voted to move to in-person booth voting for the next local elections in 2028.
Pacific life expectancy gains uneven as Naoero falls furthest behind, experts say
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa13d ago
Pacific life expectancy gains uneven as Naoero falls furthest behind, experts say Life expectancy in several Pacific Island countries remains "below average" in comparison to global averages...
New PINA president pledges to strengthen Pacific newsrooms
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa13d ago
The new president of the Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) wants to strengthen the region's newsrooms.
Whakaata Māori-Curia poll reveals major shift in Te Tai Tonga race
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa13d ago
Whakaata Māori-Curia poll reveals major shift in Te Tai Tonga race Incumbent MP Tākuta Ferris could lose his electorate seat of Te Tai Tonga, with a new Whakaata Māori-Curia poll showing him...