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00:04:08

Government shaking up social housing system

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2026/05/21

The government is shaking up the social housing system - to bring in more stringent criteria about who gets a state house and possibly, new tenancy duration limits. It's boosting support for more than 100,000 families by an average of $15 a week - but leaving another 80,000 worse off by an average of $30 a week. The opposition said the changes are "cruel" and will lead to more evictions of public housing tenants, who will be "driven deeper into poverty." Political reporter Lillian Hanly has

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00:06:49

RNZ News at 5pm, May 21

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2026/05/21

All the top stories and other headlines from the day

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00:08:32

Prison officers netted in organised crime sting

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2026/05/21

Twenty people have been charged in an organised crime sting across several jails following an almost year-long investigation. Fifteen prison staff and five members of the public connected to inmates were among those arrested. It's alleged the Corrections' officers working at Mount Eden jail were smuggling contraband like cellphones and meth into the prison. Staff employed by the prison operator Serco have also been arrested. Police believe the mobile phones were being used by prisoners to run

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00:03:35

Newly-qualified teachers not paid enough to meet pay...

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2026/05/21

Too much admin and not enough pay. Principal Sam Mortimer from Greymouth High says both are barriers stopping foreign born or foreign qualified teachers coming to our schools. He said newly-qualified teachers aren't paid enough to meet minimum pay rates for work visas, and the paper work is excessive. Meanwhile, a New Zealander with Australian teaching qualifications says she nearly gave up because of the admin and fees. Education correspondent John Gerritsen has more.

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00:03:39

Pacific strike force to tackle drug trade

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2026/05/21

Australian and New Zealand police will fund a strike force in Colombia to fight the Pacific drug trade. The announcement comes as Pacific leaders and police chiefs gather in Suva this week to discuss transnational organised crime. RNZ Pacific reporter Kaya Selby has more.

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00:03:52

Netball NZ fills CEO vacancy

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2026/05/21

Netball New Zealand is the latest national sporting organisation to fill its Chief Executive vacancy. Experienced sports and major events leader Jennah Wootten has been put in charge of the country's largest women's sport.

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00:05:38

Women working in sectors with gender pay gap are...

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2026/05/21

A new study has found women working in sectors with an obvious gender pay gap are not just broke, but broken. Researchers at AUT spoke with 47 Lead Maternity Care midwives and their families about their wellbeing and family life. They say what they found was "confronting" Being on 24/7 call with high caseloads led to foregoing sleep, healthy eating, and exercise - contributing to illness and injury. Lead author of the study, James Greenslade-Yeats, a research fellow at AUT Business School spoke

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00:04:59

Trump administration files murder charges against...

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2026/05/21

The Trump administration has filed murder charges against Cuba's former president Raúl Castro. The 94 year old is accused of playing a key role in the shooting down of two American planes which killed three US citizens and one resident 30 years ago. It comes amid heightened tensions between the two countries brought on by US sanctions and a push for regime change in the communist nation. Washington DC Todd Zwillich spoke to Lisa Owen.

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00:07:41

Wellington City Council cuts funding to Citizen’s...

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2026/05/21

The Citizens Advice Bureau is facing significant funding challenges. Wellington City Council decided yesterday to effectively halve its funding for the local bureau, leaving the free independent service reeling. Citizen Advice Bureau CEO, Kerry Dalton spoke to Lisa Owen.

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00:05:21

The pre-Panel: Your daily slice of stuff and nonsense

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2026/05/21

Wallace Chapman and Jesse Mulligan prove they really can make something out of nothing; Wallace also previews what's on The Panel this evening.

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00:21:07

Political Group Chat: Is it okay to boo our politicians?

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2026/05/21

Welcome to the politics group chat, a chance for interesting people to say what they're thinking out loud on topics that have been in the news in the last week. Tim Batt, Dane Giraud and Natalia Albert are our guests and today we're looking a range of issues from heckling politicians, taking away character references in sentencing sex offenders, and why some New Zealanders still hate Dame Jacinda Ardern to the Government updating its official branding to give greater prominence to English over

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00:08:10

History with Dr Grant Morris

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2026/05/21

The University of Waikato is facing opposition to its new medical school. Dr Grant Morris looks back in history to see if we are seeing a repeat of the challenges faced by the University of Waikato's law school in the early 1990s.

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00:08:22

Solving the World's Problems: Are we too polite?

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2026/05/21

Writer Verity Johnson joins Jesse to look at whether we are too polite and what that can mean for our emotional development, she'll also dive into why under 35-year-olds aren't engaged in voting.

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00:27:11

A-Z of Aotearoa: U for Te Urewera

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2026/05/21

It's time now for the A-Z of Aotearoa! We've been making our way through the alphabet, choosing something iconically Kiwi for each letter. This week we've arrived at 'U', and our subject is a place shrouded in geographic beauty and indigenous knowledge, Te Urewera. It's the home of the Tuhoe iwi, and it lies in the wide, mountainous space between Rotorua and Gisborne. For 60 years much of Te Urewera was designated a National Park, then in 2014 - following a Waitangi Tribunal settlement - the

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00:12:44

Group Chat: Is it okay to scroll on your phone at gigs?

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2026/05/21

This is our chance to discuss the stories that won't make the news headlines but might fill up your social media feed. Film critic Kate Rodger, Culture 101 host Perlina Lau and Afternoons Senior Producer Olivia Wilson join Jesse to discuss what's taking up space in their group chats. Today it's audience etiquette, celebrity dress codes, and being publicly shameless - is it now okay?

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00:07:32

RNZ Pacific News at 2pm for 21 May 2026

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2026/05/21

The latest RNZ Pacific news and sport.

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00:57:57

Oral Questions for Thursday 21 May 2026

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2026/05/21

Questions to Ministers Hon CARMEL SEPULONI to the Minister for Auckland: Does he stand by all his statements and actions? CATHERINE WEDD to the Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government: Why is the Government undertaking significant public sector reform? Hon JULIE ANNE GENTER to the Minister of Transport: Can he confirm the last public estimate of the cost of the Warkworth to Te Hana road is nearly $4 billion, and why is the most recent cost estimate of the project being

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00:08:45

RNZ Pacific News at 3pm for 21 May 2026

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2026/05/21

The latest RNZ Pacific news and sport.

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00:07:39

RNZ Pacific News at 1pm for 21 May 2026

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2026/05/21

The latest RNZ Pacific news and sport.

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00:08:25

RNZ News at 12pm, May 21

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2026/05/21

The top stories and other headlines at midday

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