Independent Analysis and Reportage
Evening ReportSource: Radio New Zealand MPs Ricardo Menéndez March, left and Rachel Boyack, right, with Nithin Mankeel, whose five-year-old son is facing deportation. RNZ / Giles Dexter A petition with 13,000 signatures calling for an autistic 5-year-old to be allowed to stay in New Zealand has been presented to Parliament. Immigration NZ last year refused to…
Source: Radio New Zealand A century ago diphtheria was the biggest killer of children in New Zealand. AUBERT / BSIP / BSIP via AFP A disease which was once the biggest killer of children in New Zealand is having a resurgence in Australia. ABC News is reporting more than 220 cases of diphtheria in 2026,…
Source: Radio New Zealand Wairau Bar Road, where the infant’s body was found. RNZ / Samantha Gee Police are searching for the family of an infant whose body was found on the side of a rural road in Marlborough yesterday. The road was closed off yesterday afternoon after a machinery operator found the baby’s body…
Source: Radio New Zealand Craigs Investment Partners says the acquisitions are integral to its growth strategy. RNZ / Alexander Robertson Craigs Investment Partners is buying Hamilton Hindin Greene’s investment advisory business for an undisclosed sum. Christchurch wealth management firm Hamilton Hindin Greene has been in business for more than 125 years. Craigs has been on…
Source: Radio New Zealand The Bill would define “woman” in law as “an adult human biological female”, and “man” as “an adult human biological male”. RNZ // Angus Dreaver National and Act will support a New Zealand First member’s bill seeking to define the term “woman” in law. The Bill – in the name of…
Source: Radio New Zealand Wairau Bar Road, where the infant’s body was found. RNZ / Samantha Gee Police are searching for the family of an infant whose body was found on the side of a rural road in Marlborough yesterday. The road was closed off yesterday afternoon after a machinery operator found the baby’s body…
Source: Radio New Zealand The arrests included Corrections officers and senior Corrections officers at the prison. RNZ/Calvin Samuel Five more Corrections staff have been arrested after a police investigation today, bringing the total number of arrests to 14. Five reintegration officers were arrested at Auckland South Corrections Facility, after it was revealed earlier today that…
Source: Radio New Zealand Chiefs fans have been asked to bring the bells this weekend. Andrew Cornaga/www.photosport.nz The cowbell wars are set to kick off again in Christchurch. The Chiefs are encouraging their fans to flout the cowbell ban, but the Crusaders have fired back by threatening to melt any they manage to confiscate. Ahead…
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER Leaders from Wellington’s tech sector remain bullish about the city’s prospects, despite looming public sector jobs cuts. Co-founder of Wellington based online investment platform Sharesies, Leighton Roberts, said his company was continuing to expand in the city and this year had hired another 30 to 35 staff.…
Source: Radio New Zealand Nicola Willis revealed in Parliament that Winston Peters’ ministery isn’t required to cut its spending. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has again been exempt from funding cuts in this year’s Budget, with the Finance Minister confirming it wouldn’t be made to find savings until after the election.…
Source: Radio New Zealand Regulation Minister David Seymour. RNZ / Mark Papalii The government is cutting some vehicle regulations, which it says will make it easier for the country to cope with global fuel shocks. While some permanent changes will be made now, other temporary moves are on the cards – like easing trucks’ weight…
Source: Radio New Zealand Flooding damage in Karori, Wellington. ANYA FIELDING / RNZ Wellington City Council says more than 100 households were forced from their homes due to April’s devastating weather. It had been a month since intense rainfall triggered flash flooding and major landslips in the capital. The council’s recovery manager Michael Duindam said…