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Collins challenged over ministers' 'misogynistic comments'

Collins challenged over ministers' 'misogynistic comments'

Labour's spokesperson for women Jan Tinetti is criticising what she calls "misogynistic comments" made by senior male members of the coalition.

Iwi leaders, former PM, legal experts blast Treaty bill

Eru Kapa-Kingi, photographed on the Lower Treaty Grounds at Waitangi, February 2025. Photo: RNZ /...

Iwi leaders, former PM, legal experts blast Treaty bill

The Treaty Principles Bill is a waste of time and is spreading "toxic, shameful and misinformed views on Māori", a select committee has been told.

Volunteer firefighters among five in hospital as veranda collapses

There was also a shortage of relief trucks which were used when firetrucks were being serviced or...

Volunteer firefighters among five in hospital as veranda collapses

A veranda on a portable home has collapsed onto two volunteer firefighters and three locals in the small Hawke's Bay settlement of Te Pohue.

No charges for officer who hit kids with belt

No charges for officer who hit kids with belt

Police have been criticised for not laying criminal charges against an officer who admitted to beating his children with a belt.

Documents reveal Collins' plan to chop social sciences from Marsden

Space Minister Judith Collins. Photo: RNZ

Documents reveal Collins' plan to chop social sciences from Marsden

Senior Cabinet minister Judith Collins wanted to chop social sciences and humanities out of the Marsden Fund months before researchers were told.

Listen! I’m not Ticketek

Jan Sione’s personal cellphone number is listed as a contact for Ticketek when searching on...

'Major headache': Woman's phone number listed as Ticketek contact

Taking customer service calls can be a nightmare - especially if you are not getting paid for it and your personal cell number is listed online as a contact for Ticketek.

NZ glaciers 'rapidly shrinking'

Researchers Heather Purdie and Andy Howell carrying monitoring equipment up to the Rolleston...

NZ glaciers 'rapidly shrinking'

A glacier expert sounding the alarm on climate change feels like she's yelling into the void as yet another study shows NZ's glaciers are rapidly shrinking.

Peters 'running rings around PM' over migrants comments

Winston Peters (left) and Ricardo Menéndez March. Photos: RNZ

Peters 'running rings around PM' over migrants comments

The Mexican ambassador appears to have more influence over Winston Peters than Prime Minister himself, a Green MP says.

Hercules arrives at Air Force Museum

Hercules arrives at Air Force Museum

The Royal New Zealand Air Force has safely delivered the first C-130H Hercules to the Air Force Museum of NZ.

Man killed by police planned mass shooting, inquest told

Joel Buckley was 42 when he died. Photo: Open Justice / Supplied

Man killed by police planned mass shooting, inquest told

The former wife of a man killed in a shootout with police believes he was about to carry out a mass shooting with hopes of getting a "higher death count" than the Christchurch terror attack.

NZ must 'reset' relationship with Cook Islands: Peters

NZ must 'reset' relationship with Cook Islands: Peters

New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters said today the country must “reset” its relationship with the Cook Islands government.

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Lotto 2457

Results from last night's Lotto draw.

Abuse survivors protest ACC eligibility change

Among the protesters' demands is that ACC reforms eligibility for coverage for abuse survivors,...

Abuse survivors protest ACC eligibility change

A group of abuse survivors, accompanied by two horses, have marched into Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) offices in Christchurch.

Possible Phillips sighting false alarm: police

Missing quartet (clockwise from top left) Tom Phillips, Jayda Phillips, Ember Phillips and...

Possible Phillips sighting false alarm: police

A reported sighting of fugitive father on-the-run Tom Phillips and his children was not the group, police say.

Peters launches second migrant attack at Menéndez March

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters. Photo: RNZ/Samuel Rillstone

Peters launches second migrant attack at Menéndez March

New Zealand First MPs Winston Peters and Shane Jones have once again attacked Green MP Ricardo Menéndez March for being a migrant.

Delays in gastro departments in public hospitals

Delays in gastro departments in public hospitals

People referred to public health system gastro departments are waiting months for an appointment.

Lewis Pass fire: crews target deep hotspots

Fire crews are continuing to work at the scene of a big blaze in Canterbury's Lewis Pass Road, saying they have made "excellent progress".

Citizenship law under fire

An immigration lawyer says some young people only discovered that they were overstayers when...

Citizenship law under fire

A former minister says dozens of families with babies born since a change to citizenship rules have asked him to help keep their children in New Zealand.

Tamihere admits Census forms copied at marae

Te Pāti Māori president John Tamihere. Photo: RNZ

Tamihere admits Census forms copied at marae

But the Waipareira Trust CEO says there's no evidence of wrongdoing and the organisation is being targeted for being Māori.

Video game reveals controversial Christchurch character

The latest character in a popular tactical shooter video game has been portrayed as a NZ woman from Christchurch born on March 15, the day of the mosque terror attacks.

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