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A report into a fatal plane crash in the South Island's Southern Alps last year reveals the pilot decided to turn back after his departure.
The New Plymouth District Council had to eat humble pie at the beginning of three days of submissions on its controversial cycleway plans.
Gale force winds of up to 120km/h are forecast for the Wellington and Wairarapa regions, as well as for Marlborough, the Canterbury High Country and the bottom of the South Island.
Suction dredging is an important step in trying to eradicate the invasive marine species which can form an astroturf-like layer over ecosystems like scallop beds, an expert says.
Opposition is growing in Central Otago to a controversial proposal to build an international airport at a small town near Wānaka.
The cost of a cycleway in Lower Hutt has blown out to $70 million, or more than $23m a kilometre, the same as some state highways cost.
Three New Zealanders are stranded on board a luxury cruise ship that has run aground in Greenland.
A group of Auckland inner city residents and business leaders is urging whoever forms the next government to put more police officers on the streets.
A confidential government project with a big US tech firm was aimed at sparking "government system-wide change" - but went nowhere.
The people of Tokomaru Bay are resilient - but they're also worried about the future, after a year wracked by violent storms and road damage.
The South Dunedin basin - home to more than 13,000 people - is at risk from climate change, flooding and rising groundwater.
National has gained in the latest 1News-Verian poll, with all other parties currently in Parliament losing support or staying steady.
Fraudsters stole just over $4.2 million from New Zealanders between April and June, with text message scams on the rise.
Councils need to rethink the way they manage waterways to reduce the risk of devastating floods, Forest & Bird is warning.
Faced with reports of gambling harm, two Wairarapa district councils are considering tightening restrictions on gambling.
New data shows 99 agencies completed 26,505 official information act requests between January and June this year, and Oranga Tamariki had the slowest response time.
The council said it was choosing to focus on the Cyclone Gabrielle recovery, rather than lengthy and pricey legal proceedings.
More than 94 percent of union members voted to strike, issuing a two-week strike notice to Corrections on Tuesday.
Sophie Barker says recent weeks have been crushing, and an independent investigator is being brought in to sort out the mess at the council.
A man charged with murder after a woman's death in West Auckland this week has been granted interim name suppression.
An investigation is underway into a near-miss involving an Air New Zealand passenger plane and a light aircraft over Northland.
Vikram Madaan, Susheel Madaan and three Auckland-based companies registered to the family pleaded guilty to 11 charges.
Five battery-sparked fires have occurred in bags left at the Resource Recovery Centre and in kerbside bins since May.
The search for missing real estate agent Yanfei Bao is continuing in a rural area south of Christchurch.
Elon Musk's satellite internet provider Starlink is back online after reporting mass outages earlier this afternoon.
The director of Muru, New Zealand's highest grossing film of 2022, says it has helped normalise and showcase the unique te reo Māori dialect spoken by the people of Tūhoe.
Police say it is "sheer luck" that Hori Gage's children were not injured during the shooting.
Over the past five years, 12,744 people have made claims to ACC after being injured on public transport or privately owned, rented or commercial buses.
Former Justice Minister Kiri Allan is pleading not guilty to a charge of refusing to accompany an enforcement officer after crashing her car in Wellington.
A body has been discovered on the shore of Christchurch's coastal Redcliffs suburb this morning.
Newmarket Train Station came to a halt last night during a tense 20 minute encounter between police and a man accused of armed robbery.
Covid infections are putting people at higher risk of diabetes, strokes, heart disease and other long-term illnesses - but experts warn it may be decades before the full impact is known.
Touring the East Cape to find out what's on people's minds pre-election; in Ruatoria it's better access to dental services and more teachers.
A pet owner who came home to find her precious pooch dangling precariously from a hole desperately tried to prop him up, while she waited for help to arrive.
Deputy mayor Desley Simpson said the consultation was an important next step in Auckland's recovery.
An alleged attempt to rob a cannabis grower has gone wrong for a man who was shot, before he and his accomplices were arrested, police say.
The Whakaari / White Island trial is now down to one defendant - the rest have either been found guilty or had their charges dismissed.
A letter from the mayor, his deputy and the outgoing chief executive expressed concern "re-examination of the past may reignite" the problems.
A new report by the Health and Disability Commissioner blamed inadequate staffing and inconsistent processes for the death.
Police were called to the scene after reports of men with firearms, prompting a school to go into lockdown.
Doctors are grappling with mistrust around information entered into the IT systems at Hawke's Bay hospital, including what it tells them about patients and critical scan results.
Dunedin mayor Jules Radich says council will replace his deputy as soon as possible, after Sophie Barker resigned from the role citing difficulties in working with him.
Police have arrested seven people related to the unlawful possession of and supply of firearms and drugs.
Two years ago, Kruze Tangira could only read his pepeha off his phone. Now he's building a new career as a TV presenter on daily Māori news show Te Karere.
Charges against two booking agents accused of health and safety failings in the Whakaari / White Island trial have been dismissed.
An Auckland man is to appear in court accused of targeting the police Eagle Helicopter with a laser pointer.
Scientists working in future disasters will have faster, easier access to past datasets, as Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) moves towards cloud storage.
Sophie Barker's decision to step down from the role follows a tumultuous few days after she and another councillor filed a complaint about Mayor Jules Radich.
Nearly 15,000 extra construction workers may be needed to repair infrastructure damage from this year's wild weather, experts say.
An insulin-dependent diabetic who struggles with mental health issues and has impaired vision has been asked to leave her cabin at Lake Ferry Holiday Park.
Analysis - While the PM succeeds in Beijing a ministerial scandal breaks out at home; Luxon is called out for trying to humiliate the acting PM and ageing RNZAF aircraft spark another controversy.
Ministry of Education figures published today show Te Tai Tokerau and Hawke's Bay/Tairāwhiti had the lowest rates of regular attendance, while Auckland and Canterbury had the highest.
Police and Department of Conservation staff are wrangling a seal that has gone up the garden path - and across the street, causing a disturbance by loitering in an Auckland suburb
An artist and advocate for sexual abuse survivors says she wants her artwork out of the Wallace collection after it was revealed its founder indecently assaulted three men.
New Zealand will wave goodbye to another lot of single-use plastics on Saturday including produce bags, cutlery, plates and bowls.
Officials are still trying to reach those who have not done this year's census as the final deadline looms at the end of the week.
Doctors are giving Te Whatu Ora a fail mark for its first year, but say it is showing glimmers of promise.
Commuters are bracing for a hit to the pocket, with fuel tax and full-priced public transport fares set to be reinstated.
The report has given the Department of Corrections "real pause for thought", its chief executive says.
Explainer - The next phase of the government's single use plastics ban begins 1 July, and may change some of the ways you shop. RNZ is here with what you need to know.
The next three months should see normal rainfall across almost the whole the country and with El Niño now in effect, a lower likelihood of tropical moisture plumes, NIWA says.
Prison guards and justice advocates are calling for Corrections to be held to account, in the wake of a scathing report from the Chief Ombudsman.
Wellington City Council have voted against withdrawing from the Let's Get Wellington Moving program.
The charges follow an investigation into how the officers dealt with offenders after a ram raid in January 2022.
Saturday marks the second step of the government's phase-out of single-use, hard-to-recycle plastic.
Farmers and growers will receive help to secure cheaper loans, rather than given cash up front.
A Central Hawke's Bay tyre repair shop's services are in hot demand as recent heavy rain has been a recipe for potholes.
Finalists for the country's top awards recognising songwriters and composers have been announced.
Analysis - Hipkins was wise to visit China now given the upcoming NATO summit and decision on joining AUKUS, Alexander Gillespie writes.
A cat is the reason an estimated 25,000 homes and businesses lost power in Hawke's Bay tonight.
Fifty years ago 242 men left New Zealand on a mission to Mururoa Atoll, in French Polynesia. Little did they know that the fallout would continue decades later.
Owners of more than 350 cyclone-hit properties in Hawke's Bay can start rebuilding after being rezoned to low-risk category 1.
Sir James Wallace is the "prominent businessman" jailed for indecently assaulting three young men. The government has initiated the process for honours forfeiture.
Building international student numbers back to what they were pre-pandemic will be a focus for a National-led government, its leader says.
Former prisoners and families of those inside jail say the trauma of solitary confinement will haunt them for life.
Pushing ahead with cuts despite a funding boost is disappointing news, the Tertiary Education Union says.
Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark has been lambasted over his plans to give civic buildings Māori names, as long as they were not metaphors.
Major job losses at two universities will go ahead despite a government rescue package.
Education Minister Jan Tinetti and Finance Minister Grant Robertson are making an announcement regarding funding for universities.
Immigration briefings show half of the fast-track green list residence applications are waiting for security checks, and they take an average of six months.
Four Oranga Tamariki staff appear to be clocking up close to two years of paid leave after being suspended for their involvement in a shut-down children's home in Christchurch.
The Education Review Office has called for an total overhaul of alternative education for the most troubled teenagers.
Invercargill mayor Nobby Clark tells an anti co-governance event that he thinks a "woke" government is giving Māori too much power.
The private investigator for the family of Mike Zhao-Beckenridge believes police did not investigate the disappearance of the boy and his stepfather John Beckenridge thoroughly enough.
Dashcam footage has captured a series of nears misses as Taranaki drivers overtake trucks on blind corners, ignore double yellow lines and in one case, park in the middle of a state highway.
The government has promised up to $5 million to the liquidators of Ruapehu Alpine Lifts to ensure the 2023 ski season can go ahead.
Overseas recruits have been called in to help fill gaps in a labour shortage which has led to recycling and rubbish being chucked into the same rubbish truck and taken to landfill.
The emergency in Tai Rāwhiti is over, but saturated grounds and damage to roading and infrastructure following torrential rain remains.
A Queenstown migrant worker says she is being charged $250 a week to live with more than 25 other people in a poorly kept, overcrowded property.
Almost 3000 cases of potential fraud, waste or abuse of the ACC scheme have been investigated in the past five years, with only seven of them prosecuted.
An Oranga Tamariki staff member has been injured during the escape of five young people onto the roof of a Canterbury youth justice facility.
In a rousing address to National's rank and file, the party's deputy has warned against "lazy politics of envy", saying "reckless tactics" to punish the wealthy would divide the country.
Emergency Management in Tai Rāwhiti/Gisborne says flooding is affecting travel on State Highway 35 between Tolaga Bay and Tokomaru Bay.
Five months after the devastating Auckland Anniversary Weekend floods, affected home owners still do not know where they are going to be living week to week.
A father has taken his daughter to court to have her banned from emailing him and others, including his boss, with incessant claims she was raped by him and kidnapped by her aunt.
Detective Superintendent Darryl Sweeney said recent imaging from borehole drilling showed the remains of two or possibly three miners.
Police have broken a $60 million drug and money laundering operation after finding more than 120kg of methamphetamine in a container at the Ports of Auckland.
University vice-chancellor Professor Nic Smith said universities had not been receiving money to cover their costs for quite a long period.
Residents of a Gisborne town have evacuated as a state of emergency remains in place for the region. Follow RNZ's live updates.
The head of the government agency taking over monitoring of Oranga Tamariki from the Children's Commissioner insists it will do a thorough and transparent job.
The Detail - MPs have spent much of the week debating the merits - or otherwise - of an algorithm that takes into account ethnicity to help prioritise patients waiting for elective surgeries.
Gisborne remains in a state of emergency with two more days of torrential rain ahead and Civil Defence warning the weather will worsen this afternoon.
More action is needed from governments, businesses, educators and individuals to translate interest in Asia into efforts to learn more about the region, academics say.
Parents and teachers in a Wellington suburb are outraged a vape retailer is set to open near a bus hub that gets their children to and from school each day.
Tai Rāwhiti Civil Defence says state of emergency has been declared for the region, where there is a red heavy rain warning in place until Sunday. Follow for live updates.
A prominent businessman is calling for a ban on begging in the city after customers were "pestered" and staff had to be given panic buttons as beggar numbers rose.
A former employee at a controversial chemical plant in New Plymouth has described working inside a reactor wearing little more than overalls and rubber gloves for protection.
Auckland Council has provided Kāinga Ora with a list of properties it believes could be at risk in future severe weather events.
The Detail - A World War II-era shipwreck at the bottom of the Hauraki Gulf could create an oil disaster even bigger than the Rena.
The Education Review Office says some learners are now more than a year behind where they should be.
A new report calling for local government to be a better Ti Tiriti o Waitangi partner is brave and timely, the New Zealand Māori Council says.
The Gore District Council chief executive and elected members have agreed to put their differences aside and work together.
The children's commissioner wants to see the youth facilities shut down while a Māori leader wants Oranga Tamariki dismantled altogether.
The PPTA has called off all industrial action immediately as it has agreed on the arbitration process for its pay dispute with the Ministry of Education.
Entire subjects and 229 full-time equivalent roles will be axed at Victoria University if proposed cuts that staff describe as shocking go ahead.
Oranga Tamariki has removed two staff members from residences after "serious allegations" of "inappropriate sexual behaviour".
Stuart Crosby was responding to the raft of changes recommended to local government by an independent review panel.
The country is scrambling to deal with flood rescues in the face of growing threats fuelled by climate change.
A community on Auckland's North Shore is still shaken and on edge after diners in three restaurants were attacked on Monday night.
The government has announced a revamped skilled migrant visa, as part of an ongoing immigration settings rebalance since the pandemic border closures.
The Detail - The missing piece of New Zealand's firearms reforms falls in place this weekend - a long-called for registry which will tell us who owns what, and where guns go when they're sold.
Complaints relying on transphobic stereotypes were unlikely to succeed, the regulator said.
Local councils need to change how they operate and consider new approaches to leadership, a review has found. Local Government Minister Kieran McAnulty says it's an opportunity to make the system suitable for decades to come.
The Commerce Commission is to look into competition in the banking sector for personal banking services, Finance Minister Grant Robertson has announced
A Chinese man has been living in an Auckland garage for three months and working illegally after paying more than $17,000 for an accredited employer work visa.
The Detail - Tens of thousands of secondary teachers walked off the job this year in a fight for better pay and conditions. So what's the reality of the job?
Images show the seabed is starting to look like it did before the earthquake, but it could take up to 12 years to fully recover, NIWA says.
Three people have been injured after a man entered Asian restaurants in an Auckland street and attacked customers, police say.
Māori could be billions of dollars out of pocket from proposals to review the Emissions Trading Scheme released today, an advocate says.
Lance Goodhew and his company have been charged over the deaths of five men during a "trip of a lifetime".
High school teachers are ramping up their strike action after refusing the latest collective agreement from the Ministry of Education.
The government wants the public's input on possible changes to forestry carbon farming, including imposing restrictions about pine trees.
Dozens of migrant workers are being exploited by Queenstown employers who are not meeting the minimum conditions required by their visas, the Queenstown Citizens Advice Bureau says.
The government has floated a series of options to reform the Emissions Trading Scheme, with the highest ranked option one which sets up a whole new additional ETS scheme.
Secondary school teachers look set to continue rolling strikes for better pay, despite being called on to stop and go into arbitration.
National is accusing the government of blocking the release of a report into the performance of the Māori Health Authority/Te Aka Whai Ora.
The Climate Change Commission has said the ETS in its current form is a threat to achieving the country's reduction targets.
Ōpōtiki mayor David Moore is thoroughly sick of reporters but still keen to provide some context about what's been happening in his town.
More than three months after private information on a million New Zealanders was stolen from loan company Latitude some still have not found out whether they are victims.
Two boulders containing large vertebrae were found at a property being assessed for storm damage.
Steve Miller watched the moments leading up to his son's death in the Auckland Anniversary floods through a phone screen separated by 350 kilometres.
Still recovering from Cyclone Gabrielle, Tai Rāwhiti and Hawke's Bay are under heavy rain watches once again.
Secondary teachers are being called on to suspend industrial action while the possibility of independent arbitration is considered.
More than 200 Indians have been turned away from the border upon arrival since August last year.
Thousands of credit card users have been hit by a technical glitch that caused transactions to be duplicated.
The manager overseeing the work believed it could be the heaviest pull ever done in New Zealand.
Opinion - Rising food prices bring up debates on removing GST from fresh produce - but is this a good idea? And if not, what alternatives might there be to help people afford fruit and vegetables?
Twelve New Zealanders have spent the last week at the largest festival in animation in France.
The average cost of a dozen eggs has increased by more than 75 percent over the last year and any real relief for consumers could still be months away, an industry leader warns.
The sheer scale of the problem might only be solved by joining up with Australia, Martin Brook fears.
The mother of a teenager who received a permanent eye injury on a school trip says she feels there is a failing of culture at WorkSafe.
Analysis - National would have had clear air for its agriculture policy if Christopher Luxon had not come down with a case of foot in mouth, writes Peter Wilson.
Meng Foon has resigned as New Zealand's Race Relations Commissioner on Friday, after failing to disclose a conflict of interest.
Vital changes for disaster-proofing critical infrastructure like phones, power and roads have serious flaws, warn government officials.
Heavy rain watches are in place for parts of the North Island, while the South Island experiences temperatures as low as -6.8 degrees.
Hundreds of people gathered in Wellington's Cathedral of St Paul in a service of remembrance for the victims of the fire.
A man who started a petition against industrial action by secondary teachers says he supports their goals.
New laws aimed at cracking down on gang activity were used for the first time yesterday following a funeral procession near Whakatāne for a slain Mongrel Mob boss, Justice Minister Kiri Allan says.
Communities on the East Coast say they are sick of band-aid fixes and being praised for their resilience.
Police believe the shots were related to drug dealing but they came in the wake of Mongrel Mob Barbarians president Steven Taiatini's death and tangi.
RNZ understands Te Pūkenga has proposed cutting 960 roles, with about half redeployed to new roles.
A New Zealand physician warns of the risks associated with consuming a vegetable commonly used in Southeast Asian dishes.
Thousands of school staff are about to share more than $38 million in partial compensation - and there is more to come.
Police say they have uncovered an elaborate scheme to import methamphetamine hidden in maple syrup, breaking a multi-million-dollar drug ring.
Stephanie Simpson died in 2020 near the Brewster Track in the Mount Aspiring National Park.
The Queenstown Citizen Advice Bureau is helping dozens of migrant workers who are struggling to pay rent and basic living costs.
Several of the interviewees spoke about physical and emotional abuse, with some who lived in a youth residence confined to their rooms when they tried to discuss their sexuality and gender identities.
Members of the Mongrel Mob Barbarians have gathered at Hillcrest Cemetery to farewell their fallen leader.
Thousands of Hawke's Bay property owners can now start talking with council officials about what will happen to their storm-hit properties.
The financial agency praised New Zealand's "exemplary" handling of the pandemic but said the government's 'generous' financial and monetary support had overheated the economy.
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins is speaking to media from Fieldays at Mystery Creek after ruling out a fertiliser tax and reiterating Labour's support for He Waka Eke Noa.
Dozens of Chinese migrant workers have been left jobless after paying thousands of dollars for work visas, only to be told there is no work or dismissed by their employer.
The New Plymouth District Council has pushed ahead with an average rates rise of 12.4 percent.
The policy is supposed to take effect on 1 July but Wellington, and potentially Auckland, are not ready for it.
Te reo Māori and data sovereignty experts are raising a red flag when it comes to artificial intelligence - ChatGPT might be getting a little too good at te reo.
Anxiety levels are high in the eastern Bay of Plenty town of Ōpōtiki as gang members ride for the tangi of Mongrel Mob Barbarians president Steven Taiatini.
Hundreds of Auckland homeowners will hear from the council on Wednesday about what comes next for a voluntary buyout of storm-damaged homes.
Manukau Ward councillor Alf Filipaina says it's important to keep the council's Auckland Airport shares, which it recently agreed to sell part of, within New Zealand. Watch the latest episode of Mata here.
A judge has told former Gloriavale dairy farm manager John Ready he has "spent enough of his life in chains" in sentencing him to community detention for beating two 11-year-old boys.
The Gore District Council has voted not to receive a petition calling for its chief executive Stephen Parry to resign.
Police say they will have an increased presence in the Bay of Plenty town of Ōpōtiki over the coming days.
A review of New Zealand's 18 prisons over a 12 month period showed thousands of inmates had experienced solitary confinement.
The RNZ board is meeting tonight to start setting up an independent review on how pro-Russian sentiment was inserted into a number of its online stories.
Fire inspectors attending emergency housing providers have been coming across tampered alarms, missing smoke stop doors and aggressive dogs.
The residential property market may be close to bottoming out as the drop in prices eases slightly for a second month in a row - but the potential for further volatility continues.
Rolling year levels of secondary students are being rostered home for the rest of the term as teachers begin another round of industrial action.
Parts of Muriwai are about to reopen to the public for the first time since Cyclone Gabrielle.
An RNZ digital journalist who allegedly inserted pro-Russian sentiment into news stories claims they did so for five years and nobody queried it.
The National Party says New Zealand will be left behind if it does not overhaul restrictions on genetic modification and it plans to address the issue if it leads the next government.
Paul Thompson says it is "so disappointing that this pro-Kremlin garbage has ended up in our stories" as its audit continues.
The suspicious fire comes after the house was searched as part of the investigation into Richard Leman's death.
Residents in a Bay of Plenty town are fed up with their rusty brown tap water, which they say is nasty to drink, dirties washing and causes skin irritations.
Two boys were critically hurt when a sand dune collapsed and buried them on Great Barrier Island.
A Dunedin principal, Kristan Mouat, has died, the Logan Park High School community was told in an email sent on Sunday night.
The remains of more than 100 Māori and Moriori are returning to Aotearoa New Zealand this week from Germany.
Canterbury Regional Council has finally restarted willow tree planting and chemical spraying, six months after a complaint was made about its safety practices.
Sixteen lucky volunteers will be combing the most southerly beaches in the country next month for trash from as far afield as Australia.
The name of the victim of a suspected homicide in Ōpōtiki on Friday night has been released, as police continue their investigation.
More than a dozen graves in the RSA section of Waihi Cemetery have been damaged by vandals, the second time the cemetery has been desecrated since November.
Comprehensive list of stories found to have been edited inappropriately on RNZ's website.
The calls of kōkako are being heard in a remote Taranaki forest for the first time in more than 25 years.
Authorities are warning people against a text scam in which fraudsters masquerade as the police.
A harness-racing driver who was filmed punching a horse in the head during a race has unsuccessfully appealed his seven-day suspension.
Co-leader Marama Davidson says it is "a transformational new way" of doing income support to lift every family out of poverty.
Te Whatu Ora says it does not know how many complaints involving gang members in hospitals are being made because it does not consistently record the data.
The number of human-kea conflicts have been high in the first part of this year in South Westland, according to the Department of Conservation.
RNZ advised Friday that it had become aware of instances of inappropriate editing of several wire service stories relating to the war in Ukraine published on its website.
Radio Ngāti Porou's headquarters in Ruatōria may not look like your typical radio station, and that's probably because it isn't.
The Australian government is deporting a 21-year-old with more than 70 convictions to New Zealand, despite him only spending weeks in Aotearoa as a baby.
Police have launched a homicide investigation after a man in Ōpōtiki died following a "disorder related incident" last night.
A disability day service in Christchurch has had three wheelchair vans stolen in the past three weeks.
A Syrian-born family is considering leaving New Zealand as none of their relatives are allowed to visit them here.
Auckland Council has voted to sell 7 percent of its shares in Auckland Airport to reduce its debt and limit rate rises. So what happens now? RNZ has all you need to know.
The first of the country's 'smart' cameras to spot driving offences is going in on a highway in Northland.
Whangārei District Council infrastructure committee chairman Simon Reid said the situation at the dam was "quite a concern".
Department of Conservation modelling shows the Antipodean albatross faces extinction by 2050.
Auckland Transport said a reduced number of trains would be running on the western line while the track was inspected.
The closure of the programme would be a "loss for the country", one of its lecturers says.
Councillors crossed swords, singling out one another and raising impassioned concerns on debt borrowing, rates and selling councils shares in Auckland Airport before deciding on their annual budget.
An elite sports trainer who taught at multiple high schools had a sexual relationship with a teenager he coached.
The council recommends delaying or stopping construction on some undeveloped land - greenfield work - in order to reduce emissions and avoid high infrastructure costs.
Two police have been seriously injured after their vehicle collided with a bus while they were responding to an accident.
Analysis - For a competent minister - and he has shown himself to be that - Michael Wood has got himself into a real muddle, writes Peter Wilson.
Is your dog a dead ringer for Hairy Maclary or one of his canine chums? Penguin Random House NZ is on the hunt for real-life lookalikes for the book's 40th anniversary.
The proposed rates increase signals to the government that the district needs major financial support for its cyclone recovery, the Wairoa District Council says.
Gore District Council's chief executive Stephen Parry says allegations of internal bullying have been "extremely hurtful and stressful".
Watch as Auckland councillors engage in a second day of debate over the city's next budget.
Bay of Plenty firefighters have not inspected any emergency housing for almost a year, after they asked for stab-proof vests and did not get them.
Secondary teachers have rejected the Ministry of Education's latest pay offer and will ramp up industrial action from next week.
The National Party says it is not tenable that senior Labour MP Michael Wood stays on as a minister of anything, after this week's airport shares debacle.
The invasive freshwater gold clam discovered in the Waikato River in April had been there for two to three years, the Ministry for Primary Industries says.
Universities had one of their worst years ever in 2022, with five of the eight institutions recording a loss.
Wellington City Council has announced a new plan to tackle homelessness, unaffordable housing and renters rights.
Auckland councillors will make another attempt at signing off the city's budget after the major concession from Wayne Brown on the sale of airport shares.
The new foodbank - operational later this month - will run a bit like a supermarket, where clients can pick and choose items with support from staff.
Thursday's meeting ended without a decision, despite a partial backdown from the mayor on selling shares in the city's airport.
A Gore district councillor boycotted a retreat because it was organised by mayor Ben Bell's assistant, who was facing fraud charges at the time.
Police are yet to locate some of the remains of Richard Leman, who was found deceased in his car in April.
Publicly available health data on wait times for emergency departments, operations and cancer treatment are now six months out of date.
The man accused of killing New Zealand-born police officer Matiu Ratana in a London custody holding cell has gone on trial in Britain.
Builders are starting to see homeowners struggling with lowball cash offers from insurers that will not cover the cost of repairing flood damaged homes.
New Zealand has experienced the warmest May on record, with temperatures at least 2C higher than average in parts of every region, except Northland.
A device that can measure wind speeds, waves and currents will be the first physical piece of offshore wind technology deployed in New Zealand.
Some retailers says the government's changes to curb the use of vapes among young people do not give retailers enough time to adjust.
The head of a specialised police unit targeting shoplifters says meat stolen in bulk from supermarkets is being exported offshore.
Scam messages appear to come from legitimate agencies like Waka Kotahi, NZ Post, Inland Revenue or a bank - but leave people out of pocket.
A fire has completely gutted an iconic warehouse building in Wellington's Shelly Bay on the Miramar Peninsula, which has been the site of years of drama and controversy.
How the Department of Conservation "rationalises" which tracks to reinstate after natural disasters has been questioned, although its West Coast boss admits it comes down to the money.
Seabed mining should be banned in New Zealand as any economic benefits won't outweigh the effects of "environmental vandalism", South Taranaki District Council says.
North Shore's Chris Darby has updated his financial interest register, two days before the vote on whether to sell them as part of the city's budget fix.
Charges have been filed against lawyer Sue Grey, a notable critic of the government's Covid-19 response, who will front a disciplinary tribunal overseeing her profession next month.
Gore Mayor Ben Bell is not responding to questions about when he learned that the woman who had been acting as his personal assistant was charged with forgery.
Fire and Emergency is blaming urban sprawl and traffic jams for the slower response rate to attend blazes. So it moved the goalposts and gave them more time to respond.
Worried neighbours of Kāinga Ora's planned developments in Auckland and Christchurch want more say before councils give the nod.
The snow also sparks a warning to adventurers heading into the backcountry that the risk of larger avalanches is expected to be higher this season.
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins and his Fiji counterpart Sitiveni Rabuka have been speaking after a meeting in Wellington.
The National leader says the He Waka Eke Noa plan is 'no longer a bipartisan process' because the government has gone its own way.
One principal says anything to make vaping less attractive was welcome, while another says more needs to be done to combat what principals are calling a crisis.
The man accused of killing Northland grandmother Linda Woods did not enter any pleas to the charges he is facing and is appealing the publication of his name.
The fire broke out in a warehouse on Wellington's Miramar Peninsula, and FENZ has warned residents about the risk of asbestos.
A new survey by Foodstuffs has found retail crime has increased almost 40 percent in its North Island stores since last year.
A witness at the scene said the bus was "full" of school children, but all appeared OK.
The settlement includes a six percent pay increase in July, with two further increases in July and December 2024, plus a $3000 lump sum payment.
Police have executed a search warrant on the same Kaikohe street where a woman died following a home invasion last week.
A Horowhenua district councillor said there were positive aspects to keeping the controversial landfill closed, but sending waste out of the district would be costly.
There have long been rumours of a breeding colony of grey-backed storm petrels in Fiordland. The mystery has finally been solved, with a little help from Morning Report.
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has banned staff from using artificial intelligence technology such as ChatGPT - citing data and privacy risks.
Failure-prone safety netting allowed a tramper to fall from the height of three storeys into a West Coast river, sparking nationwide checks and upgrades of almost 150 swingbridges in 2020.
For 30 years, officials have been warned about an oil-laden shipwreck which could cause an environmental disaster - and for years, they've ignored the risk.
The workplace safety regulator has ordered a review of asbestos management plans at about 300 of the country's fire stations.
Snow has fallen in parts of the South as a cold front moves up the country this King's Birthday Weekend - and snow could fall to 400 metres in Canterbury, Otago, Southland and Fiordland.
The world's best young violinists are battling it out in Queenstown this weekend with the return of the Michael Hill International Violin Competition.
A $10,000 reward is being offered for the return of a beloved childrens' charity mascot, Maia the bear.
RNZ's podcasts have now been downloaded more than 70 million times, and picked up more awards this week. Check out the podcasts that caught the judges' ears.
A motorcycle rider has been charged with manslaughter after a Tauranga couple were fatally struck on a pedestrian crossing.
Police have released images of items left by a suspect at the scene of an elderly woman's death in Kaikohe.
A worker who lost his right hand after it was crushed in machinery at a meatworks fell into a "hellish limbo" as he struggled with anger, anxiety and depression.
Thieves are targeting Auckland's tsunami sirens, despite the fact they cannot apparently be modified to play music, but it is leaving some areas without an early warning system if disaster is looming.
Wellington's new convention centre, Tākina, is set to launch with the largest Lego exhibition to come to NZ - and yes, it's hands-on for kids.
The Department of Internal Affairs says media regulations are out of date, riddled with holes and do not properly cover online platforms.
Auckland Transport has turned down pleas for a passenger rail service between Huapai and the city despite having some rail cars at its disposal.
Wellington police have filed five murder charges in relation to the fatal fire at Loafers Lodge in Newtown.
Brad Flutey was due to be sentenced but has dragged his court case out longer by seeking an adjournment and then failing to show up to court on time.
The mayor's team invited journalists from only a select few organisations to his budget announcement on Thursday.
A large oil spill is blocking a central Auckland road and Auckland Transport said police were letting buses through, but delays and possible cancellations could be expected.
A man has been arrested and charged with manslaughter in relation to the death of a 21-year-old who unknowingly drank from a beer can containing liquid methamphetamine.
The new format Sunday afternoon programme will launch in August and incorporate favourite existing segments such as 'At the Movies', says RNZ's Head of Radio David Allan.
Te Whatu Ora is delaying its decisions on a mass restructure involving about 1600 hundred jobs, the national health agency says.
Spinal muscular atrophy is the most common genetic cause of death in babies without treatment - but it is not included in the newborn screening programme.
The Auckland mayor says he is going ahead with his mayoral budget, with a few changes made after listening to submissions.
The The Lincoln Road city-bound and west-bound off-ramps were closed affecting all traffic including bus services.
The Education Review Office also warned nearly half the early childhood services it visited in the past financial year breached regulatory or licensing criteria.
The Kaikōura woman ignored numerous chances to comply with the Food Act, the council says.
A provisional agreement has been reached with a drug supplier to fund Trikafta for those with cystic fibrosis, Pharmac says.
The prime minister has apologised to Ngāti Maniapoto for more than 150 years of treaty breaches.
Christchurch woman Harriet Watson wants more people to understand the disease that affects one in 10 women in New Zealand.
Tech giants Google and Meta will be forced to pay a "fair price" to New Zealand media companies for the local news content they share on their platforms, under new government legislation.
Auckland's water supply is looking healthy in the leadup to summer, with reservoirs almost completely full.
A young man's fake Tinder persona of an attractive blonde woman was so convincing he managed to persuade an active police officer to hand over his patrol car and body armour vest.
The loss of longer stay backpacker beds is taking a toll on Queenstown's staffing shortages, a hostel owner says.
Onerahi residents opposed to shifting Northland's rescue helicopter base from Kensington to Whangārei airport have gone to the High Court.
Te Rūnanganui o Te Āti Awa chairperson Kura Moeahu says today marks a two-year journey to get the homes built in challenging times.
Los Angeles post punk trio Automatic are bringing their unique sound to Aotearoa in January. They speak to Music 101 about their influences, discrimination in the industry and making people think.
Hundreds of people from the Chinese community gathered for a vigil at Aotea Square last night to mourn the lives lost under China's stringent Covid-19 lockdowns and to call for an end to the country's Zero Covid policy.
The death of a man found in the early hours of Saturday has sparked a homicide investigation.
The Kaipara mayor will not change his stance on banning karakia from council meetings and claims preventing a Māori councillor from delivering one was the correct way to handle the situation.
Te Mata Park Trust has released a 50-year masterplan for its vision within the iconic Hawke's Bay landmark.
A hotel worker who agreed to be paid in part with pots of Nutella and a ride-on mower has been awarded more than $26,000 for what amounted to a "retaliatory and arbitrary" dismissal.
Consumer New Zealand compared hold times for 16 government agencies, and found the average wait was 25 minutes - but it took four calls and two-and-a-half hours to reach Immigration.
One person died and one was injured following a crash on a highway in Tauranga this morning.
As Auckland Council is set to discuss whether to sell off its ownership in the city's airport, one investment analyst says it's a good idea.
A woman who threw hot coffee over a mother and her child outside a Dunedin cafe also threw an unknown chemical on her former partner's prized vehicle.
A child advocacy group is demanding the government immediately start the implementation of mandatory reporting of suspected child abuse.
The man chosen as Auckland Transport's new chief executive has pulled the handbrake, before even getting in the driver's seat.
The Bug of the Year campaign coincides with a pollination workshop which aims to improve understanding about bugs and give people added insect-ive to vote.
Organisers for Gisborne music festival Rhythm & Vines say artist Dizzee Rascal will remain in this year's line-up, despite a conviction for domestic violence.
Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon is calling on Kaipara's new Mayor to reconsider his ban on karakia at the start of council meetings.
A social media post of a penguin stopping traffic at Scott Base has gone viral, with more than five and a half million views in two days.
Police are investigating the deliberate cutting of 150 kiwifruit vines in an orchard in Bay of Plenty.
The mother of the murdered five-year-old says she hopes no other parent in prison will ever face losing a child in this way.
A gun store in Christchurch has been ram-raided and a second business burgled using mallets to gain entry.
A man has appeared in court after a stabbing outside a central Wellington supermarket on Thursday night.
The Chief Ombudsman is vowing to monitor Oranga Tamariki weekly to ensure children in need of protection receive it.
A man has pleaded guilty to the murder of Rei Marshall amid heated scenes at the High Court in New Plymouth.
Justice advocacy groups say the government should be doing more to address child abuse.
After parents of newborn twins were told one of their daughters would die, medical staff suggested turning off the machines keeping their other child alive.
Qualifications Authority figures show students went into exams with fewer NCEA credits under their belts than in any of the previous three years.
With decades of experience in the war on drugs between them, a Customs boss and a regional cop are uniquely qualified to talk about the state of the national struggle against drug harm.
New Zealand's first convicted saboteur was motivated by debunked theories around the pandemic.
There were several alarm bells raised over the safety of five-year-old Malachi Subecz before he was murdered by his carer last year.
The fatal stabbing of a Sandringham dairy worker last week has reignited the debate about punishment versus rehabilitation for offenders.
A Christchurch philanthropic organisation has filed a Judicial Review over the Auditor-General's decision not to force businesses to repay billions of dollars of wage subsidies.
The chief ombudsman, Judge Peter Boshier, has defended his office's record on complaints about schools following calls for a faster route for resolving disputes.
Halberg won gold in the 5000 metres at the 1960 Rome Olympics, and was also a two-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist.
Five-year-old Malachi Subecz's death has led a panel to recommend mandatory reporting of children at a high risk of harm, but the government is not yet committing to it.
All sides in a dispute over a four-month-old baby who needs heart surgery have met since their court hearing, but have not been able to resolve the situation.
The first person convicted of sabotage in New Zealand has been sentenced to three years and one month in prison.
The Christchurch headquarters of the Head Hunters motorcycle gang has been forfeited to police as a result of a High Court ruling.
The government has increased the dental special needs grant for the first time since the 1990s.
The High Court will focus on the best interest of the child when making its decision about a four-month-old whose parents are refusing to consent to vaccinated blood being used during his surgery, says an ethical theorist.
The properties owned by two people allegedly involved in a Wellington organised burglary ring have been restrained by police.
In a new documentary, RNZ's Guyon Espiner asks what business Richard Nixon has in sending hundreds of New Zealanders to prison each year for low-level drug offences.
It is looking to be a warm summer for much of the country, with a dry spell possible for the holiday period.
Private property owners are leaving their homes and moving into campervans to get away from unruly Kāinga Ora neighbours.
Aftershocks are continuing to be felt in Taupō this morning following a strong earthquake just before midnight last night.
Foodstuffs stores already using facial recognition cameras will turn them off in the lead-up to a new trial.
The majority of schools are likely failing to meet the recommended teaching time for sex education, a survey suggests.
The Minister of Health says the parents who want only unvaccinated blood for their baby's heart surgery should "listen to the health advice on offer".
This New Zealand couple bought a small-scale mining claim and spend every winter digging for precious gems, but what is married life like when you're working 12 metres underground in Queensland?
The Immunisaton Advisory Centre is reassuring people there are no safety concerns with blood from donors who have been vaccinated against Covid-19.
The Kaipara District Council's first meeting since the local election has kicked off with a bit of verbal biffo between the mayor and a Māori ward councillor.
One person has died and two people have been injured in a single-vehicle crash in South Auckland on Monday night.
General Practices say it is devastating staff have been left out of a pay parity package for healthcare workers.
Renters in Queenstown are being forced into impossible decisions due to the housing affordability crisis.
Rotorua volunteer group Friends of the Library is gearing up for a free book give-away.
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The father of a slain dairy worker was among hundreds who gathered in Auckland to protest against violent crime today.
Now Sanjay*, who says he was sometimes paid as little as $7 an hour, is putting his case before the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) in a bid for compensation.
A family member of victims from the Erebus crash is appalled by the Auckland mayor's comments about a planned national memorial in the city.
Police say they had no other option but to shoot and kill the 29-year-old mentally ill man - including eight shots fired as he ran away.
Stuff has confirmed union members at the news organisation have voted to take industrial action as negotiations to renew the collective agreement for journalists stall.
A Nelson-based biotechnology company is expanding its antiviral research to develop medication to tackle future pandemics.
The Health and Disability Commissioner's office says a junior Taranaki doctor's competence may need to be reviewed.
Dairy owners across the country have closed their shops and hundreds of people have protested in solidarity of Janak Patel.
Some regular climbers at a popular Wellington climbing gym Fergs say it's only a matter of time until someone is seriously hurt there.
The motor industry predicts the price of used cars will rise 20 to 25 percent under the Clean Car Standard.
One thing probably not on anyone's Christmas wish list is Covid. Checkpoint asked professor Michael Baker for his top tips for avoiding the virus.
Police have charged a man with murdering Janak Patel outside a Superette in Auckland, and charged another with robbery.
Medical specialists have taken the opportunity to tell the health minister just how bad things are on the frontline.
The mother of a murdered woman says sitting through the inquest into her daughter's death is the hardest thing she has done.
Gore's new deputy mayor is worried the council is projecting an image of dysfunction just weeks after the district's tight mayoral race was settled.
A 29-year-old mentally ill man shot dead by police was a "bright, authentic and honest" man, whose condition deteriorated with the use of meth, a coronial inquest heard today.
A "gullible" private investigator has been sentenced to seven months' home detention after being found guilty of receiving stolen Trelise Cooper clothing she bought in a deal.
An inquest is being carried out today on the body of the dairy stabbing victim as dairy owners plan a nationwide protest.
The new site has gone live as concerns over rising mortgage rates and a likely recession mount, but that timing is a coincidence, the Ministry for Housing and Urban Development says.
A Northland farmer fears immigration red tape will see an experienced German dairy hand walk away from a job vacancy that she desperately needs to fill.
For some, fairy lights and Santas should only be allowed after 1 December, but is there a right time to get festive? Many are making the effort now.
People under the age of 19 now account for a third of the more than 2000 offenders police have dealt with since 2017.
There is a big push to stop people from swimming at the dangerous beach in Napier's city centre.
The Reserve Bank asked New Zealanders to rein in spending to take some heat out of the economy - but some Wellington retailers say that's already happening.
The success of weightlifters like David Liti at the Commonwealth Games has given the sport a boost, especially among the Pasifika community.
The Professional Firefighters Union has cancelled a one-hour strike scheduled for tomorrow.
Advocates are calling for financial abuse to be made a stand-alone offence, saying it is hidden in current legislation.
Police have released new information in their search for 22-year-old Breanna Muriwai who went missing at Te Horo Beach in August.
Two US police deputies involved in the killing of a New Zealander who had called police for help have lost their jobs.
Emergency services were called about 6.50pm and a search was conducted, but the person was not recovered, police said in a statement.
The mayor of Auckland wants the government to rethink how it handles retail crimes following the violent death of a dairy worker.
The nearly $1 billion price tag and detailed plans for a Whangārei hospital redevelopment announced today brought relief to Northland health leadership.
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The agency will need to help all injured people - not just those who make a claim - under new legislation to be introduced to Parliament on Friday.
The dairy worker who was fatally stabbed last night had an altercation with the offender as he was putting part of a cash register in a wheelie bin.
The owner of a liquor store in Island Bay has been begging Wellington City Council to put bollards outside his shop after it was struck by ram raiders. Yesterday, it was hit again
Some Rotorua district councillors have expressed frustration over waiting for a government ministry to provide work on a definition of emergency housing, which would help the council enforce its regulations.
The West Coast Regional Council has spent over $370,000 on "specialised improvements" to a 1080 factory building it owns on the outskirts of Christchurch.
ACT Party leader David Seymour says it needs to be easier for businesses to access skilled workers.
Children who need operations in Wellington and the lower North Island will continue to rely on out-of-town surgeons flying in for another two years.
One of the country's oldest family run wine retailers has had a belly full of ram raids on their business, releasing footage of them in a bid to spark some action.
KiwiRail wants feedback on new train stations in Drury and Paerātā which it says will cater for the area's rapidly growing population.
The 350-strong Lawyers for Climate Action NZ argued the Climate Change Commission's roadmap for cutting emissions was inconsistent with international agreements.
A major company has been fined $169,000 for letting banned and harmful 'forever' chemicals get into Whangārei Harbour in what a judge calls an "extraordinary" act.
A boil water notice has been issued for two Clutha water schemes where some residents have been without reliable tap water for days.
Rotorua Lakes Council will consider an agreement that could see an end to the widespread use of emergency housing in motels in the city.
The number of acute beds for mental health patients has not increased over the last five years.
The owner of a Wellington bottle shop is devastated it has been ram-raided and burgled three times in four months.
Explainer - The Reserve Bank is expected to raise the official cash rate (OCR) by its largest margin ever today, and economists say it could rise further still.
The government's strategy to reduce road deaths and injuries failed to meet all but one of its targets with breath testing and reducing speed limits lagging the most.
Police are working with the Department of Conservation following the disappearance of albatross eggs from Otago's Taiaroa Head colony.
Five years after being set up, FENZ has not completed most of the local plans to assess each community's fire and flooding risks even though it is required by law.
A woman involved in the lodging of fake refugee claims has been convicted on immigration fraud charges.
The 11-year-old leukaemia survivor who was gifted Ruby Tui's World Cup medal says she has been sleeping with it under her pillow.
A former St Peter's School teacher has been arrested following a police investigation into historical sexual offending.
Kāinga Ora has yet to cancel any tenancies or evict a single tenant since it was instructed to more vigourously employ the law against unruly renters.
Heavy rain and thunderstorms in parts of the North Island overnight have brought down slips and closed a highway - and the stormy weather is set to continue .
Wellington Hospital management have emailed ED nurses alleging the cards breached Andrew Little's privacy, while the Nurses Organisation says it will protect any nurse disciplined.
An epidemiologist just honoured for his role as a pandemic evidence-broker is urging Kiwis to avoid becoming part of a summer wave of the virus.
Opinion - This week's Supreme Court judgment on lowering New Zealand's legal voting age has, at times, been interpreted as some kind of mandate for change. That's not quite the case, but the court's ruling does at least make change a possibility.
Thousands of photos that document eight decades of Aotearoa's sporting and social history need a permanent home, Peter Bush's family says.
National is ignoring the weight of evidence against enforced military-style camps for young offenders, according to a lawyer who has represented survivors of some of NZ's worst cases of abuse in state care.
Archives NZ is making its online search tool available to all users again, after a shutdown caused by restricted record titles mistakenly being made public.
Opinion - My eyes were opened to the horror and helplessness our vulnerable people and health workers face at emergency departments, writes a mother* who battled to get her daughter treated with vital IV antibiotics.
The victim of a stabbing at a Christchurch park on 14 November has died in hospital today.
The National Party leader remains unapologetic for calling on parents to take more responsibility to get their children to school.
A renters' advocacy group says the healthy homes extension means more renters will end up in hospital with "totally preventable" illnesses from cold, damp homes.
Police towed a vehicle which appeared to have bullet holes from a street in a Wellington suburb.
Schools are facing a number of hurdles as they try to rebuild their lucrative foreign student enrolments in a competitive market.
The National Party says the government should focus on the cost-of-living crisis and youth crime, instead of hurrying to lower the voting age.
The woman took her ill teenage daughter to Wellington Hospital's emergency department as an infection spiralled out of control and found herself 53rd in the queue, with tired staff struggling to cope with the mayhem.
The government is banking on an online system for checking people's identity despite persistent gaps around its implications for humans rights, ethics and Māori.
The Asbestos Sector Review found better training and protections are needed for tradespeople and DIYers who may be inadvertently exposed to asbestos.
Two people have died in a crash in New Plymouth this morning and in Auckland, seven people have been injured in a crash near the Waterview Tunnel.
An enormous fireball seen over the North Island has astronomers scrambling to find the meteorite, which is likely to have landed in Northland.
A builder who forged council inspection reports has been struck off and ordered to pay $4500.
Opinion - As the FIFA World Cup gets underway in Qatar, how does New Zealand's wider relationship with the host nation fair?
Masterton's elected members are set to discuss a report detailing a fatal two-plane crash near the council-owned Hood Aerodrome.
Former Waiariki MP Tāmati Coffey has been unsuccessful in his bid for a third term on the Rotorua Trust.
It caused 10 cubic kilometres - the equivalent of 2.6 million Olympic-sized swimming pools - of seafloor to be displaced and destroyed the ecosystems around the volcano.
Police have left a house on the North Shore and a cordon has been lifted, as the investigation into an firearms incident in west Auckland continues.
Massey University staff battling over wages and job cuts are furious the vice-chancellor has scored an 18 percent pay increase.
GPs have written an open letter to the Health Minister calling for immediate action to fix front-line family doctor services.
The Ministry of Health says there are also a further 40 deaths being reported today, including a child under the age of 10.
Emergency services are responding to reports of trees that have fallen down on vehicles near Hamilton.
Emergency services have been seen in the Kumeū, north-west Auckland area as a nearby school and kindergarten go into lockdown.
An undercount of Māori by almost 50,000 in the census has raised questions if they should already have another seat in Parliament.
A man has been seriously injured in an attack at his Gisborne home after a group confronted him at his front door demanding alcohol.
The government has confirmed it is considering extending the deadline for landlords to comply with its Healthy Homes standards.
The government is putting $61 million towards lifting bus driver wages nationwide, but the shortage remains, particularly in Auckland, where 500 drivers are still needed.
Whangārei is upgrading its public CCTV cameras so they can recognise car number plates.
The Marine Industry Association says more superyachts than expected have arrived since the sea border reopened just three months ago.
New Zealand's Minister of Defence has been on the ground in Ukraine and Poland, holding talks with officials.
A football game in Wellington that lasted 45 hours has broken a world record and raised funds for charity.
Police are pleading with motorists to stop speeding after six people died on New Zealand roads this weekend.
A man has been arrested after the death of a woman in Marewa, in Napier, on Friday morning.
The controversial sale of the publicly owned electricity lines company in Gisborne would leave the region in a "precarious" state, a councillor says.
A person who stole a police car in Christchurch yesterday morning has still not been found.
"You fat disgusting pig ... What a sad little man you are." These were among texts a social worker sent to a lawyer handling her sacking from a hospital.
Three people are confirmed to have died in a two-vehicle crash in Whangārei, while there were fatal crashes in Taupō, Christchurch and Auckland.
Tempted by peanut butter, dog biscuits and even soap, more than 600 Stewart Island rats have been caught by cunning school children on a mission to protect Rakiura's kiwi.
Development West Coast says the Jobs for Nature programme helped to keep key people in the community when tourism work dried up.
The investigation into the crash continues, but police say it appears a car collided with an oncoming truck.
Auckland Council is inviting community groups to apply for grants to develop sports and recreation facilities in the region.
Astronomers say the very existence of their field of science could be threatened by the huge and increasing number of low-flying telecommunications satellite constellations now in the sky .
The Serious Crash Unit is investigating following the crash between a motorcyclist and a bus.
A dioxin researcher says a close eye will need to be kept on the global chemicals company's promise to clean up a controversial plant in New Plymouth.
APEC is over, bringing an end to a whirlwind week in South East Asia for Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
A former New Zealand soldier fighting in Ukraine says Russian morale is low, and a Ukrainian victory feels entirely possible.
Yard Act's James Smith says he is looking forward to performing at Laneway Festival in Auckland next year.
A total of 4322 Covid-19 cases were reported on Saturday as health officials warn cases could rise dramatically over summer.
The number of beehives across New Zealand has fallen for the third year in a row, with beekeepers improving their yield to produce higher volumes of honey per hive this year compared to the 2021 season.
Health and immigration are at odds over which hospital doctors have been given a green list fast-track to residence.
A man who stole a police officer's car in Christchurch this morning - leading to a pursuit in which two other patrol cars collided - remains at large with an officer's ID.
It was a sea of blue in Samoa yesterday as supporters flooded Apia town centre to show support for the Toa Samoa rugby league team ahead of the finals of the Rugby League World Cup against the Australian Kangaroos.
Despite spending more than 13 years behind bars, a Dunedin killer is still blaming his victim for his frenzied attack.
An ultimatum to "be home by 10am" resulted in a high-speed crash and a blood-soaked drinking session at the pub for a Dunedin man.
"Hands Off Baypark Speedway" is the message splashed across bumper stickers, a billboard and social media as Tauranga's speedway is facing possible eviction from its current site by 2029.
Tainui raped and murdered his ex-girlfriend Kimberley Schroder in 1994, before doing the same with Nicole Tuxford in her Christchurch home.
Murders, suicides, medical negligence, and deaths that should trigger public health warnings could be missed if proposed law changes go ahead, experts say.
Police investigating the death of Craig McKelvie in Lower Hutt say they have identified two vehicles of interest.
The 59-year-old has been arrested over a tobacco smuggling operation from Tonga, which Customs says has dodged almost $2 million in taxes.
The number of people who smoke cigarettes daily has dropped to an all-time low of 8 percent, down from 9.4 percent this time last year.
Police are appealing for information after a woman was assaulted in her Ngaruawahia home in Waitako during a burglary.
An Ōtepoti museum has returned cultural artefacts first taken from Indigenous Australians more than a century ago.
Mayor Wayne Brown is stamping his authority on Auckland Council, axing some committees and limiting the numbers on others.
Police have revealed the names of a missing boy and his mother who died after a boat capsized in Manukau Harbour earlier this month.
Insulin-dependent diabetics say Pharmac's decision to delay funding a potentially life-saving device appears to be based on flawed assessments.
The government has appointed an investigator to work with the Christchurch City Council on housing intensification.
Opinion - There has been some resistance to proposals on reducing urban speed limits right across the country but evidence suggests it's the right move, writes Simon Kingham.
The number of babies born to unmarried parents in New Zealand has surpassed the number born to married parents for the first time.
Consumers are frequenting central business districts less and changing when they shop and take part in leisure activities, a Mastercard chief economist says .
Malia Li had been jailed after her husband developed sepsis and died in a filthy room containing maggots, mice and urine.
Emergency response staff are responding to what appears to be a large diesel spill in the lower reaches of the Whanganui River.
Much of the North Island can expect thunderstorms on Thursday afternoon, with some becoming severe, MetService says.
The amount the country's hospitals owe to more than a quarter of a million people has exploded to almost $2 billion.
A wildfire has forced the evacuation of 130 people from a holiday park at Woodend Beach north of Christchurch.
RNZ can reveal which other hospital radiology departments are at high risk of failing to meet international standards.
A Hong Kong tourist found in trouble on an Arrowtown walking track over Labour Weekend is suspected to have died of hypothermia, police say.
People who own homes in flood zones might see their property values sink, according to the Reserve Bank.
A travel agent turned drug lord changed his name after being released from prison so he could begin a major drug operation that would see him attempt to import 8kg of methamphetamine into the country.
The Ministry of Justice says bailiffs will wear the devices when serving warrants, evictions, and other court documents.
With Guy Fawkes Day on Saturday fireworks are on sale and whānau and city councils are gearing up for the annual celebrations of fireworks, bonfires and parties.
The Employment Relations Authority has concluded its hearing on evidence of alleged worker exploitation by New Zealand food bag company Woop.
Police have found a body in Lake Rotorua and are working to formally identify the person.
The government says there is strong demand for its new Identity Check system - even though half the cornerstone ministries are not interested.
A teacher will no longer be able to return to the classroom after "boyish horseplay" that included tying a child to a goalpost and giving a 9-year-old cancer survivor a "wedgie."
Funding child cancer medication costs Pharmac just 1 per cent of its annual budget - but the price is increasing as new drugs hit the market.
Lowering the voting age was "a significant point" raised in engagement with stakeholders, local government review panel says.
Police have named the Canterbury University student who died in the Christchurch suburb of Riccarton yesterday morning.
Christmas might be just around the corner but a swarm of Covid-19 subvariants is set to drive a fresh wave of infections just in time for the holiday season.
A principal of a school where multiple bullying allegations were made over several years was challenged about "disappointing" spending on the school's credit card.
A school accused of failures over repeated playground sexual incidents faces further allegations of ignoring or minimising bullying complaints.
When children say they are coerced into sexualised encounters at school, parents expect a response from the school's leaders. For two families, it's been a long struggle.
A woman swindled by a recidivist conman said she was disgusted the man preyed on vulnerable single women who were often mothers.
An Auckland ward councillor is alleging there is overseas interference from China behind an effort to smear his reputation and keep him out of local government.
After two decades in jail, a man who sexually offended against five girls and then killed his teenage partner is approaching release without support or anywhere to live.
RNZ has announced that Karyn Hay will replace Bryan Crump on RNZ National's weeknights show.
The West Coast Regional Council says it intends to keep "good faith" with ratepayers and not impose a further rates increase based on new capital valuations for the region.
The body found in a burnt out vehicle at Havelock North's River Road Recreational Reserve was that of a woman, police say.
Allegations emergency medical cover at Buller Health is at breaking point has been denied by Health NZ West Coast, which says the level of urgent medical support in Westport has never been higher.
Glenorchy is a small, idyllic settlement just down the road from a place called Paradise. But its residents face an uncertain future after a study detailed significant natural hazards.
Police are searching for a 27-year-old man wanted in connection with a west Auckland shooting on Sunday.
A bus tunnel in Mt Victoria has now reopened following an earlier closure, but some delays are expected as buses resume normal services.
A 19-year-old man has been charged with the manslaughter of a baby in Ruakākā late last year.
Yuvaraj Krishnan, who worked as a doctor in South Auckland despite having no formal qualifications, has pleaded guilty to forging a document to gain an unfair advantage.
Covid-19 cases and hospitalisations are at the lowest levels since February, but Ministry of Health Deputy Director-General Dr Andrew Old warns the virus is still around.
Briefing documents show seven foreign firms and three local ones have queued to meet the Digital Economy and Communications Minister since late 2021.
Former Covid-19 Minister Chris Hipkins has addressed the government blunder that led to an 11-day Covid-19 lockdown in Northland.
Whānau were left upset after two Māori students from Epsom Girls Grammar were asked to perform a karakia on human kōiwi (bones) found at the prestigious school.