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RNZ Pacific News at 7am on 17 October 2026 16.10.2026 8:27 ↓

The latest RNZ Pacific news and sport

Tagata o te Moana for 17 October 2026 16.10.2026 29:06 ↓

ESNZ releases its Tropical Cyclone outlook; The Kiwi cost of living forces hard choices; Mangere's voters grill political candidates; Pacific people struggle with the highest rates of respiratory illness in Aotearoa.

RNZ News at 7am, October 17 16.10.2026 5:46 ↓

This morning's top stories and other headlines

Pacific Waves for 17 October 2026 16.10.2026 18:12 ↓

The Cook Islands braces for what could be the first Cyclone of the season. Across the region, the cost of food is surging. PNG calls for tougher laws against violent criminals. How Polynesian Voyaging stays alive in the Cook Islands

Cook Is braces for possible first cyclone of season 16.10.2026 4:48 ↓

The Cook Islands braces for what could be the first Cyclone of the season.

Across the region, the cost of food is surging 16.10.2026 3:52 ↓

Across the region, the cost of food is surging.

PNG calls for tougher laws against violent criminals. 16.10.2026 4:21 ↓

PNG calls for tougher laws against violent criminals.

RNZ Pacific News at 6am on 17 October 2026 16.10.2026 7:37 ↓

The latest RNZ Pacific news and sport

How Polynesian Voyaging stays alive in the Cook Islands 16.10.2026 4:10 ↓

How Polynesian Voyaging stays alive in the Cook Islands.

News in Cook Islands Maori for 17 October 2026 16.10.2026 5:54 ↓

The latest news in Cook Islands Maori (Te Reo Maori Kuki Airani) - brought to you by our partner - Pacific Media Network.

The voting power of the overseas electorate 16.10.2026 20:39 ↓

Hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders living overseas are enrolled to vote. But many of them don't feel they've been invited to the party.

RNZ News at 10pm, October 16 16.10.2026 15:20 ↓

A wrap of the day's big stories

Out Lately with Finn Johansson 16.10.2026 38:01 ↓

He's back, and no doubt ready to inform, educate and entertain us with an array of eclectic music.

ABC Wantok Program for 16 October 2026 16.10.2026 30:15 ↓

ABC Wantok Program for 16 October 2026.

Inside the Scarfie Flats of Dunedin 16.10.2026 11:13 ↓

This afternoon some of those iconic named student houses, have been featured in guided walking tour lead by heritage researcher and author of book, Scarfie Flats of Dunedin, Sarah Gallagher. 

The angels bringing Nelson's gardens back to life 16.10.2026 7:13 ↓

At least once a week, a small group of women head out looking for their next gardening project...except - the gardens aren't actually their own. 

When the Trans-Tasman rivalry gets medieval 16.10.2026 12:04 ↓

This weekend, some of the best fighters from Aotearoa and Australia are heading to Brewtown in Upper Hutt for the 2026 Trans Tasman Buhurt Cup.

Melanesian Update for 16 October 2026 16.10.2026 7:42 ↓

The latest news from Melanesia.

Is Whanganui becoming a hot spot for creatives? 16.10.2026 16:02 ↓

Whanganui is putting design and creativity centre stage, as it plays host to the inaugural National Festival of Design, which got underway earlier tonight.

RNZ Pacific News at 8pm for 16 October 2026 16.10.2026 8:16 ↓

The latest RNZ Pacific news.

A conversation with Country Pubs 16.10.2026 19:42 ↓

How are pubs across the central South Island faring in 2026 - and what do their futures look like?

Garden Diaries Spring has sprung 16.10.2026 15:17 ↓

The warmer weather means it's time to turn my attention back to the garden, bringing in the crops ready for harvest and preparing my seedlings for the coming season too.

The state of the rural vote 16.10.2026 7:46 ↓

Electoral Commision chief executive Karl Le Quesne chats about rural voters, and how they can turn out to the polls in October.

Rural News Wrap 16.10.2026 5:41 ↓

A wrap of news from RNZ's Rural news desk.

Full Episode for 16 October 2026 16.10.2026 50:36 ↓

Country Life checks in with the Electoral Commission about rural voting enrolments and turnout, gets stuck into a spring tidy of Gianina's garden, and visits pubs around the lower South Island to learn what makes a publican.