What you need to know

What you need to know headlines with summaries.

• Is Labour funding the Mongrel Mob? What you need to know

  Politics

  15 Jul 2021

  

  Explainer - The National Party is claiming that Labour is "funding the Mongrel Mob", but is that what's really going on? RNZ is here to clear it all up.

  Is Labour funding the Mongrel Mob? What you need to know

• Covid-19 Delta variant: What you need to know

  World Covid-19

  23 Jun 2021

  

  Explainer - Officials are assuming the person who visited Wellington from Sydney has the Delta variant of Covid-19, but what is it? RNZ is here to clear it all up. Audio

  Covid-19 Delta variant: What you need to know

• Significant Natural Areas (SNAs): What you need to know

  New Zealand environment

  10 Jun 2021

  

  Explainer - SNAs have been in the news a lot. RNZ takes a look at what they are and why they're important.

  Significant Natural Areas (SNAs): What you need to know

• Samoa election crisis: What you need to know

  Pacific

  27 May 2021

  

  Explainer - Samoa has been struggling with a confrontational constitutional crisis. Confused? RNZ is here to clear it all up. Audio

  Samoa election crisis: What you need to know

• Budget 2021 expectations vs reality: What you need to know

  Politics Budget 2021

  21 May 2021

  

  Analysis - Does Finance Minister Grant Robertson's Budget match up with the public's hopes and expectations? RNZ is here to clear it all up.

  Budget 2021 expectations vs reality: What you need to know

• The Budget and why it matters: What you need to know

  New Zealand Politics

  19 May 2021

  

  Explainer - The Budget is approaching, but what actually is it, and does it even matter? RNZ is here to clear it all up.

  The Budget and why it matters: What you need to know

• Ransomware: What you need to know

  New Zealand technology

  18 May 2021

  

  Explainer - Waikato DHB appears to have been hit with a ransomware attack, affecting clinical services. So what is ransomware, and why is it bad? RNZ is here to clear it all up.

  Ransomware: What you need to know

• Gun laws and gangs: What you need to know

  New Zealand

  13 May 2021

  

  Explainer - More changes are in the pipeline for New Zealand's gun laws, but there have been so many since 15 March 2019 it can be hard to keep track. RNZ is here to clear it all up.

  Gun laws and gangs in New Zealand: What you need to know

• Covid-19 vaccines in NZ: What you need to know

  New Zealand

  8 May 2021

  

  Explainer - Who gets the Covid-19 vaccine, and when? RNZ is here to clear it all up.

  Covid-19 vaccines in New Zealand: What you need to know