Federated Farmers is describing the Chinese meat fiasco as disappointing. Millions of dollars worth of kiwi beef and lamb should finally leave Chinese docks within the next week, some of it...
24 May 2013
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The Mayor of the Buller District would like to see the rest of the country butt out of their business. Bathurst Resources has been given the go ahead to set-up an...
24 May 2013
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Cameron Eagle has the latest news headlines from the RBG Newsroom, including the Prime Ministers reaction to talk of compensation claims by Tame Iti's lawyer, reaction to the shocking murder of...
23 May 2013
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An open cast mining project on the South Island's West Coast's Denniston Plateau has been given the green light by the government. Conservation Minister Nick Smith has given the tick to...
23 May 2013
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It remains unclear just how much prime Kiwi beef and lamb remains stranded on Chinese wharves. Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy hopes the meat will start moving off docks and onto...
23 May 2013
Read moreAllan Lee has the latest news headlines from the RBG Newsroom, including coverage of the Police Complaints Authority decision on the Urewera case, the latest footage from Oklahoma City following...
22 May 2013
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Preparations for local body elections around the country are well underway, and although Auckland voters still have another five months to consider their decision, the official process is now in motion. Public meetings are...
22 May 2013
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A report into the controversial Urewera raids nearly six years ago, that focused on the activities of a group of people who appeared to be involved in military-style training camps,...
22 May 2013
Read moreA South Auckland budgeting and family support service has echoed calls from the Salvation Army for the government to do more for struggling Pacifika communities. In an interview with Shine TV's...
22 May 2013
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Even the national news networks have noticed them. Christians are at the forefront of the relief effort in the tornado-devastated Oklahoma City. Southern Baptist Disaster Relief, Samaritan's Purse and local Christians are...
24 May 2013
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British authorities are beseeching the public to remain calm following a brutal public murder and subsequent retaliation attempts. Scotland Yard's top officer has confirmed two men have been arrested after a...
23 May 2013
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It's believed the Oklahoma City tornado has affected more than 30,000 Americans. The tornado that struck Moore, Oklahoma, on Monday, killed 24 people and is being described as one of the...
23 May 2013
Read moreThe number of women jailed in Afghanistan for "moral crimes" such as fleeing abusive husbands has risen sharply. The campaign group Human Rights Watch says interior ministry statistics reveal, the number...
22 May 2013
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Approximately 1,200 people have been evacuated in Sydney's CBD, because of a fire in a multi-storey building. Firefighters believe the blaze, which has engulfed the area in thick smoke, may have...
22 May 2013
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Prince William and his father Prince Charles have delivered impassioned pleas for action against the illegal trade in wildlife. The Prince of Wales told a conference at St James' Palace in London...
22 May 2013
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The power of the Oklahoma tornado is being described as stronger than the Hiroshima bomb. As well as 24 confirmed dead, more than 230 people are injured after the giant tornado...
22 May 2013
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Myanmar's President Thein Sein will become the first leader of his country to visit the White House in nearly half a century. Washington is offering a strong symbolic gesture to back...
21 May 2013
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Aviation authorities have launched an investigation into a fatal ballooning accident in central Turkey. Three Brazilian tourists died and 22 others injured after two hot-air balloons collided in mid air. "The lower...
21 May 2013
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There is more support for a contemporary design option for the ChristChurch Cathedral. Just under four-thousand submissions were made on either the restoration, traditional or contemporary rebuild options, and more than...
23 May 2013
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The New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services is urging the government and other agencies to help social support organisations, to become living wage employers. The NZCCSS endorses the Living Wage...
23 May 2013
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The United States is urging all nations to protect freedom of religion. US Secretary of State, John Kerry, today released the 2012 International Religious Freedom Report, painting a bleak picture of...
21 May 2013
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A number of religious organisations have claimed that America's Internal Revenue Service has been using 'inappropriate criteria' whien considering whether or not they should have tax-exempt status. The IRS is already...
20 May 2013
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The Pope says world leaders need to do more to help the poor and to end what he calls the 'cult of money'. Pope Francis has spoken about the financial crisis...
17 May 2013
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Auckland's Holy Trinity Cathedral may finally be completed, if it gets support from ratepayers. The cathedral's Dean has issued a plea to the Auckland Council for help with a major building...
14 May 2013
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A British Christian-run general surgery that came under criticism for not prescribing the morning-after pill, has had its principles defended. The Links Medical Practice in Mottingham, South London, has doctors who...
13 May 2013
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Pope Francis has canonised the first saints of his papacy. The Argentinian pontiff has honoured 800 Italian Christians from the city of Otranto, who were killed in 1480 by Turks when...
13 May 2013
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A Northland bed-and-breakfast operator is inviting the gay community to help him tastefully convey that homosexual couples cannot share beds at his lodge. A lesbian couple was declined the use of...
10 May 2013
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Black Caps skipper Brendon McCullum is hoping for a bit of moisture in the pitch for the second test against England starting in Leeds tonight. New Zealand heads into the test...
24 May 2013
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The Chiefs take on the Crusaders tonight in Hamilton, in what is a clash of the top two teams in the New Zealand Conference table. The Chiefs are six points ahead...
24 May 2013
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Blues captain Ali Williams has announced his retirement from international rugby. Williams revealed his decision on twitter, saying it’s been an amazing 10 years but it’s time to call it quits. Williams...
24 May 2013
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Daniel Vettori is a step closer to lining up in the Black Caps side for the second test against England starting in Leeds tomorrow night, after coming through the latest...
23 May 2013
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Middle distance runner Nick Willis will miss this weekend's Diamond League 2013 event in New York. He was due to run the Adidas GP 800m event on Saturday. That would have...
22 May 2013
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New Zealand tennis's top female is teaming up with an international star. Kiwi number one, Marina Erakovic, will again join forces with one of the world's best doubles players, Cara Black,...
22 May 2013
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These are troubling times for two Kiwis play-makers facing struggles at their NRL clubs. Warriors halfback Shaun Johnson, and Tigers star Benji Marshall are in the spotlight. Johnson was pulled from...
22 May 2013
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Kiwi kayaker Lisa Carrington’s hopes of a second Olympic gold have been bolstered with a convincing win at the last weekend’s World Cup regatta. Carrington claimed victory in both the K1...
21 May 2013
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Paralympic gold medallist Oscar Pistorius will not compete again this year as he awaits trial for murder. Pistorius is on bail after being charged with the murder of his girlfriend Reeva...
21 May 2013
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