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Why New Zealand is lagging on rooftop solar - despite falling costs
It is one of the cheapest ways to cut power bills - yet documents reveal the government shelved a subsidy. Audio
Are we stuck in a 'crisis and response' pattern?
Experts say the bill for disasters will only continue to rise unless we make changes.
'Rock and a hard place': Inside the forced move from gas
Behind the nation's energy crisis are businesses quietly fighting to survive - many feel they have nothing but bad options. Audio
Tom Phillips' gun licence revoked months before disappearance
New information outlines a key moment in the Marokopa timeline, but leaves major gaps unanswered.
How the oil and gas industry helped rewrite the law
A paper trail shows just how far ministers went to accommodate the industry's wishlist, including giving it access to draft laws. Audio
How the fuel of 'last resort' became New Zealand's first choice
It's expensive, vulnerable to price shocks and terrible for the planet. So why are we importing gas?
Who decided Tom Phillips was safe enough to be left with his kids?
Experts are calling for a full inquiry into the case, saying questions have to be asked about what agencies knew.
New Zealand guts the climate policy it bragged about on world stage
The law was once held up internationally as a model of transparency. The government just weakened it.
'Completely incoherent': Experts condemn government's weaker methane target
After cutting methane targets, New Zealand has a choice: shoulder the burden at huge cost - or cause more warming to the planet.
Tom Phillips携三子女“避世逃亡”迎来结局：举国轰动的抚养权之争悲剧收场
新西兰男子Tom Phillips长达1300余天的逃亡事件在凌晨与警方的交火中以悲剧收场，警方表示其余两名子女的下落是警方当前的"头等大事"。
The four-year search for fugitive Tom Phillips
For years, he was a ghost - slipping in and out of the bush, seen only in grainy footage. Now Tom Phillips is dead. What happened and where are his children?
The great methane debate explained
Explainer - A major decision is about to be announced by the PM, but what does it mean and why does it matter?
Safety reforms risk another Pike River, officials warn in damning review
Documents reveal critical flaws in proposed safety reforms, with officials warning the changes could create legal loopholes and risk another tragedy. Audio
How Jacinda Ardern's 'groundbreaking' climate law became 'a shell'
The Zero Carbon Act promised to lock climate ambition into law. But with key policies repealed, delayed or watered down, the once 'world-leading' legislation has become a husk of its former self.
'There is no Plan A' for our growing energy crisis
The government is touting oil and gas exploration as the answer. But there are grave doubts it will work. Audio
RNZ披露“十号方案”：政府是如何让公平薪酬改革躲开公共监督的
内部文件显示，尽管政府内部已经意识到对准备进行的法律改革进行保密存在隐患，然而最终还是采纳意见，"闪电通过"了相关立法。
Project 10: How ministers kept a massive law change secret
Documents reveal how the government worked to keep sweeping pay equity changes hidden until the last minute. Audio
Alarm raised over 'dangerous' Man Up programme
Police and the courts continue to use Destiny's programme, despite long-time concerns. Audio
Millions more spent promoting gas guzzlers than small cars or EVs
Car makers say they are going green. But they still spend much more advertising their biggest gas guzzlers than their smaller, less profitable EVs.
In debt, and in the dark
A Wellington mum couldn't afford to pay her power. She was cut off, then the company added an extra fee to her bill.
Red-light-running train gets green light to return to Auckland CBD
A passenger train banned from down town Auckland due to safety concerns after it ran two red lights has been given the go-ahead to return to the CBD from 7 August.
