Tauranga family’s emotional support dogs feared to be stolen
Missing dogs Cash and Chillie. Photo: SUPPLIED A Tauranga mum is devastated after the family’s emotional support dogs…
Mother, son sentenced for attempting to illegally export pounamu
Boyuan Zhang and his mother, Xin Li in court on Friday. Photo: NICK MONRO / RNZ A mother…
Australia seizes 100,000 cockroaches in bug-breeder bust
One of the seized Madagascar cockroaches was almost big enough to completely cover the palm of an adult…
All six members of Psychotherapists Board resign
Photo: 123RF All six members of the country’s Psychotherapists Board have resigned. The board’s role, according to its…
Hear TS (Taylor Swift) Take on TS (Toy Story 5)
Taylor Swift has released “I Knew It, I Knew You,” a new song from Toy Story 5 she…
GP fees won’t increase for 12 months under new proposal, Labour says it locks problem in place
The document said Health NZ had agreed to boost primary care funding by $120.6 million in 2026/27. Photo:…
Minister announces $62 million for more classrooms across South Island
Erica Stanford says the funding will help schools to cope with growth. Photo: RNZ / Nick Monro The…
Green light for plan to take extra water from Lake Pūkaki for 3 years
Aoraki/Mt Cook across Lake Pūkaki. Photo: Susan Rebergen A Meridian Energy proposal to temporarily take more water from…
Naked man who tried to drown police dog in Auckland charged
The officers and the dog were not seriously injured. Photo: RNZ / Richard Tindiller A 38-year-old man who…
Report on disability healthcare access won’t lead to change, advocates say
Independent disability advocate Jane Carrigan said the report would not improve the lives of the people she worked…
ACT to campaign on reducing ‘absolutely ridiculous’ cost of school uniforms
Photo: RNZ / Richard Tindiller The ACT Party will campaign on bringing down the “absolutely ridiculous” cost of…
‘Couple of small, modular reactors’: A new pitch for nuclear power in New Zealand
Photo: NuScale Power With the growing interest in smaller nuclear reactors around the world, how should New Zealand…