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Farmers warn Opportunity's land tax has risks

RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa11d ago

Farming groups have been critical of the Opportunity Party's agriculture policies on climate and tax, fearing it will see farmers walk off the land.

Multi-viral RATs in GPs cut unnecessary antibiotics and hospital referrals, study finds

RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa11d ago

Multi-viral RATs in GPs cut unnecessary antibiotics and hospital referrals, study finds Multi-viral rapid antigen tests (RATs) at GPs could cut unnecessary antibiotics and, in some cases, avoid...

Solomon Islands pledges free universal education by 2027

RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa11d ago

The Solomon Islands has pledged to the United Nations to deliver free universal education by 2027.

How to cut public sector jobs? A much more aggressive approach to AI

RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa11d ago

The government's recipe for cutting thousands more public sector jobs demands using AI much more.

American Samoa environmental group sues US govt over deep sea mining plans

RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa12d ago

An environmental group in American Samoa is taking legal action against the United States government over its...

Inside the drug court aiming to rehabilitate - not incarcerate

RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa12d ago

What can you do if you're staring down a sentence for drug driven crime? For most it's prison time, but in Auckland there's another way.

How does your credit score compare?

RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa12d ago

Do you know what your credit score is? If you're in Nelson, Tasman or Marlborough, it might be among the highest in the country.

Job climate remains bleak for new graduates

RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa12d ago

Springtime graduation ceremonies have been taking place across the country, but while the weather may be starting to improve, the climate in the job market for new grads remains particularly bleak.

Call for urgent action to improve dementia care

RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa12d ago

An Arrowtown woman says the worse her mother's dementia got, the harder it became to get help. Jendi Paterson is one of many at an Alzheimers NZ conference this week calling for urgent action to...

Education Review Office revises new-look audit reports after backlash from schools

RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa12d ago

The Education Review Office has revised controversial new-look audit reports after a backlash from schools.

Election campaign sees Chris Hipkins hit the streets of New Plymouth

RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa12d ago

Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins has hit the streets of New Plymouth where he paid a visit to the local mall, donned hi-vis and got his hands on a power drill, before dropping into a cut-price...

Labour, Greens show some support for David Seymour's Epsom school proposal

RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa12d ago

The Epsom candidates for Labour, the Greens and National have thrown some support behind ACT leader David Seymour's campaign to buy land in the electorate for a new school.

Australia bans card surcharges - will we follow suit?

RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa12d ago

Australia's ban on credit and debit card surcharges takes effect on Thursday and National says it still wants to see a similar rule here.

Moving homeowners holding on longer for the right price

RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa12d ago

People who are moving from one house they own to another seem to be hanging on longer for the right price than property investors.

Government agencies spend more than $1 million on Modi’s visit

RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa12d ago

Government agencies spent more than $1 million on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's whistlestop visit in July, according to documents obtained under the Official Information Act.

Fears Southland's urology service could collapse as surgeries cancelled

RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa12d ago

Health New Zealand is transferring patients as far as Christchurch and offering $3000 a day to locums while Southland lacks a permanent full-time urologist, documents released under the Official...

Auckland sellers get real: Asking prices below $1m

RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa12d ago

Auckland's average asking price on Realestate.co.nz has dropped below $1 million for the first time in six years, although its median sale price has been there for some time.

Cities sinking due to too much groundwater extraction may eventually lift again - study

RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa12d ago

Cities that are sinking because too much groundwater is being extracted may eventually lift again if the water is allowed to replenish, new research shows.

Rare umbilical disorder missed on 'successive occasions' led to baby's death - Coroner

RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa12d ago

A coroner says a rare umbilical cord condition that led to the "deeply sad" death of a baby just after birth was missed on successive occasions.

Investigation highlights safety gaps after Air NZ plane flew below safe altitude

RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa12d ago

The Transport Accident Investigation Commission says a series of systemic failures led to an Air New Zealand plane descending more than 2500 feet below its planned flight path into Timaru.