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It comes after RNZ revealed Richard Chambers took a "very brief dip" at Oriental Bay with FBI director Kash Patel during an ...

Newly independent MPs Tākuta Ferris and Mariameno Kapa-Kingi have had their first day back in Parliament since being expelled from Te Pāti Māori. Two former southern district police commanders - Paul ...

Education Minister accused of ‘caving to extremists’ over Treaty changes Erica Stanford has introduced a last-minute change to the Education Amendment Bill going through Parliament to remove Te Tiriti ...

Melissa Stokes is set to replace TVNZ presenter Simon Dallow, who is stepping down from presenting 1News after being part of the programme for 20 years. Stokes will move from her weekend presenting ...

Simon Dallow to resign from TVNZ after more than 20 years. Video / Herald Now TVNZ has announced the new face of its flagship 6pm news bulletin. Melissa Stokes will move from her weekend presenting ...

Parliament on Wednesday approved a government motion condemning the opposition for "attempting to undermine" its work and for "causing damage to Malta" by "continuously and systematically" using ...

Members of Parliament resume sitting today, Wednesday, October 22, 2025, for the continuation of the Third Meeting of the First Session of the Ninth Parliament. On Tuesday October 21, 2025, a heated ...

TVNZ Christchurch correspondent Thomas Mead gave evidence across three days at the trial at Auckland High Court. Television New Zealand has warned the country’s news industry operations - and those of ...

TVNZ and journalist Thomas Mead are being sued by Talleys. After hearing four weeks of evidence and two days of closing submissions - the question of whether or not TVNZ and its reporter Thomas Mead ...

“This defence needs to protect journalism in New Zealand and all its pressures.” Those were some of the words used by one of the lawyers acting for TVNZ and one of its journalists during closing ...