Child fatally struck by car in rural Canterbury town named as 10-year-old Alexander Bennett
Leeston Road, Canterbury. Photo: Nathan McKinnon / RNZ A child who died after being hit by a car…
Milano Cortina Winter Olympics – what you need to know
NZ Winter Olympic selections Alice Robinson, Zoi Sadowski-Synnott, Luca Harrington, Fin Melville Ives, Cam Melville Ives, Ben Barclay…
National mission to launch sovereign satellite kept under wraps by officials
New Zealand, viewed from space. Photo: NASA/Goddard/NPP Most of the work being done on a national mission to…
Adventurous seal pup given police escort out of New Plymouth CDB
Police staff escorting a seal pup that had made its way into New Plymouth CBD back to the…
Waitangi wrap: Speeches, celebrations and heckling
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon speaks at Waitangi on Thursday. Photo: RNZ / Mark Papalii Prime Minister Christopher Luxon…
Treaty concerns push out Santana Mines open-cast mine decision to October
The view towards the proposed mine site between Bendigo and Ophir. Photo: RNZ / Tess Brunton Fast-track panel…
Cricket: Sickness hits Black Caps in lead-up to T20 World Cup
By Ian Ransom, Reuters Rachin Ravindra and Devon Conway of New Zealand. Photo: Kerry Marshall / www.photosport.nz New…
Wellington stationery drive in high demand, exhausts all funding
Organiser Nicky Smith with her kids Joshua and Harper. Photo: RNZ/Bella Craig A Wellington charity supplying school stationery…
Fast track panel declines Taranaki seabed mining over risk to marine life
Taranaki seabed mining protest in 2025. Photo: RNZ / Emma Andrews The fast track approvals panel has declined…
Ducks euthanised after found hunting and killing native pūteketeke chicks
The adult pūteketeke didn’t see the danger as they don’t perceive ducks as a threat, DOC says. Photo:…
DOC becoming ‘extremely concerned’ about Wellington sewage leak
Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone DOC’s becoming increasingly concerned about the 70 million litres of raw sewage being…
Haeata Community Campus disputes MPI’s mouldy school lunch claim
Screenshots taken from the internal investigation done by Haeata Community Campus into mouldy lunches being distributed to students…