Afternoons for Thursday 23 April 2026 Afternoons
1:08 The new tool to try to prevent elder abuse University of Auckland senior lecturer in nursing Dr…
US Navy Secretary Phelan ousted as naval blockade of Iran continues
By Haley Britzky, Zachary Cohen and Natasha Bertrand, CNN US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Secretary of…
Does hard work make you better off? More New Zealanders aren’t convinced
Shamubeel Eaqub, co-author of the latest Social Cohesion report Photo: Supplied Financial stress is putting pressure on New…
New to RNZ Video: Mighty Indeed | Media Releases
New to RNZ Video: Mighty Indeed Released at 11:40 am on 23 April 2026 Photo: RNZ In one…
The NZ Census guided vital economic and social planning. What happens now it’s gone?
By Stephen Haslett and George Seber* of Photo: RNZ The old New Zealand Census – first conducted in…
Johnsonville line trains cancelled after slip covers tracks
A slip on Johnsonville Line tracks near Wadestown. Photo: KiwiRail A Wellington train line has been blocked by…
Chris Hipkins announces Labour will back India free trade deal
The Labour Party has confirmed it will support the India-NZ free trade deal, giving National and ACT the…
National, ACT MPs call out Jones’ ‘butter chicken’ comments as racist and ‘lame dad jokes’
Shane Jones Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Shane Jones’ colleagues have weighed in on his ‘butter chicken tsunami’…
Dozens of principal, teacher associations sign letter opposed to government’s curriculum changes
NZEI President Ripeka Lessels, the head of the country’s largest education sector union. Photo: NZEI supplied Hundreds of…
Former Te Pāti Māori president’s haka targeting ACT MP Parmjeet Parmar sparks backlash
Che Wilson. Photo: Supplied / Aukaha Former Te Pāti Māori president Che Wilson has sparked debate following a…
Campaign group costs universal free dental care, says NZ can afford it
A campaign group says universal free dental care in Aotearoa is affordable. Photo: AFP/ Thibaut Durand/ Hans Lucas…
Kiwis’ views on immigration are ‘hardening very fast’
New Zealand First deputy leader Shane Jones. Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone A new report on the state…