Independent Analysis and Reportage
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and education minister Erica Stanford are set to make an education announcement in Lower Hutt this afternoon. They’re speaking to media at Boulcott School. This is a pre-budget announcement ahead of Budget Day on 28 May. The livestream is due to begin around 2.30pm. – Published by…
Source: Radio New Zealand Hayden Tasker during the trial. The Press / Iain McGregor The man who drove into police officers in Nelson and killed Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming has been found guilty of murder. Fleming and Senior Sergeant Adam Ramsay were on foot patrol in Buxton Square in the early hours of New Year’s…
Source: Radio New Zealand 123rf Last year’s weak economic conditions coincided with a 35 percent drop in the value of capital investments, along with a 10 percent drop in the number of transactions the year earlier. NZ Private Capital Monitor indicates there were 276 transactions last year, with $2.5 billion in combined investments and divestments…
Source: Radio New Zealand Dunedin councillor Benedict Ong. RNZ / Tess Brunton A Dunedin councillor has been suspended from all committees and subcommittees for nine months because of concerns about his behaviour. Benedict Ong faced a code of conduct complaint after revealing details about a potential hotel development at Forsyth Barr Stadium to reporters in…
Source: Radio New Zealand GenPro, the association for general practice owners, has called for all political parties to consider investing more in primary healthcare. 123rf GPs are calling for more funding and more accurate ways of allocating it, to ensure practices aren’t losing money. The government has recently announced a new method of determining the…
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ executive editor Jeremy Rees managing to remain remarkably upbeat while publicly identifying as a Dragons supporter. Supplied First person: The year before the Warriors launched into the then Australian Rugby League, my wife was sitting exams. Coincidentally, in preparation for the Warriors’ launch, there was a lot of league on…
Source: Radio New Zealand Some of the Feral No More rescue cats are in temporary cages, ahead of their move to Eketāhuna. RNZ / Jimmy Ellingham A cat rescuer who tames, desexes and rehomes stray felines is worried a bureaucratic battle could put his operation on pause. Tony Hitchcock has run Feral No More from…
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland FC fans, aka The Port. Andrew Cornaga / www.photosport.nz Auckland FC will host the A-League grand final in New Zealand for the first time on Saturday and the club says tickets are “selling like hotcakes”. Just after 4pm on Monday, the first day that tickets went on sale, chief executive…
Source: Radio New Zealand A pipe pumped out wastewater into Porirua Harbour for three hours. Supplied / Wellington Water A burst pipe pumped out wastewater into Porirua Harbour for three hours on Tuesday morning, Wellington Water confirmed. Crews were sent out to the pipe on Titahi Bay Road, where the discharge into the stormwater network…
Source: Radio New Zealand Finance minister Nicola Willis. RNZ / Mark Papalii The finance minister is set to reveal proposals to reduce the number of government agencies, by telling ministries and departments to come up with plans for amalgamation. RNZ understands Nicola Willis will set out three proposals on Tuesday afternoon to create efficiencies in…
Source: Radio New Zealand Pene Pati was “totally blown away” when he found out he was getting the French Arts Knighthood. Speaking from Zurich, the Samoan-born opera star told Checkpoint it was an emotional moment, especially “coming from somewhere that doesn’t speak French”, let alone do as much opera. Another high note for Samoan kiwi…
Source: Radio New Zealand The government pledged to spend $131 million on improving students’ reading, writing and maths in this year’s budget. Unsplash/ Taylor Flowe A school principal has said the government’s planned investment into education will help teachers and deliver a more consistent quality of learning across the country. The government pledged on Tuesday…