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Children missing out on eye care due to high costs

A charity says support for children's vision is inadequate. Painga Project, which offered free eye exams and glasses in schools, found almost a third of children in primary schools…

RNZ · 7 min ago

Glimmer of hope in fight against kauri dieback

Currently there is no known cure for phytophthora agathidicida, otherwise known as kauri dieback.

RNZ · 15 min ago

Fast-track application to mine Denniston Plateau on West Coast rejected

The authority has informed Bathurst Resources that it can prepare and lodge a new application.

RNZ · 32 min ago

Missing woman last seen at scenic mountain lookout near Queenstown

Erika was last seen on Skippers Saddle near Coronet Peak last week, wearing a black hat, tan brown puffer jacket, black tights and hiking boots.

RNZ · 41 min ago

Naoero tells UN it will withdraw from ICC and takes aim at international seabed mining regulator

President David Adeang used a UN gathering of world leaders to announce his country's voluntary withdrawal from the International Criminal Court and criticise the International…

RNZ · 51 min ago

Grudge led to senseless murder - Crown closes Ellerslie case

Lok Fung Lorrence Li is on trial after he denied murdering Fuk Fu Joseph Kwok and his wife Mei Han Chong in November 2023.

RNZ · 53 min ago

Vanuatu Citizenship Office says Andrew Tate remains a citizen, for now

The head of Vanuatu's Citizenship Office says it has not made a decision to revoke Tate's Vanuatu citizenship, as earlier reported.

RNZ · 1 hr ago

Marlborough council facing multi-million dollar shortfall after damaging storm

The Marlborough District Council estimates damage from the July storm will cost more than $8 million.

RNZ · 2 hrs ago

A lot's changed since Xi Jinping's last US state visit. Mostly in China's favour

Analysis: When Xi visits Washington this week, he will be sitting down with Trump in a vastly different position than a decade ago.

RNZ · 2 hrs ago

How New Zealand’s Asian communities celebrate a mid-autumn festival in spring

Chinese, Vietnamese, South Korean and Japanese communities mark the season through customs shaped by their own history, food and family rituals.

RNZ · 2 hrs ago

Fonterra reports $3.4 billion operating profit following sale of Mainland brands

Meanwhile, Fonterra paid its outgoing chief executive, Miles Hurrell, a total abou $8.2 million in the last financial year.

RNZ · 2 hrs ago

Climate: Report predicts El Niño death toll of almost half a million

"A very dangerous situation" is how one of the world's top climate scientists is describing the next six months ahead.

RNZ · 2 hrs ago

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