Live weather: Warnings across North Island
Significant flooding and slips have closed highways in Ōtorohanga, Waikato, as heavy rain hits the region. A number…
Rat-free forest offers rare boost for kōkako north of Rotorua
North Island kōkako. Photo: Rotorua Daily Post / Spencer McIntyre / supplied An iwi-led conservation project in the…
Fans of Madison Chock and Evan Bates launch petition questioning Olympic ice dance result
By Irene Wang and Noemie Olive, Reuters Madison Chock and Evan Bates (USA) win the silver medal, Laurence…
District court judges give evidence at conduct hearing for fellow judge Ema Aitken
District Court Judge Ema Aitken (centre) at the Judicial Conduct Panel on Monday. Photo: Finn Blackwell / RNZ…
Super Rugby Pacific: Cody Vai set to fly for the Blues
Cody Vai was signed straight out of school to travel the World Sevens circuit as an 18-year-old. Photo:…
Wet weather may force use of outfall pipe near Wellington beaches
Beaches on the south coast are still off limits after the sewage spill. Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone…
District court judges give evidence at conduct hearing for fellow judge Ema Aitken
District Court Judge Ema Aitken (centre) at the Judicial Conduct Panel on Monday. Photo: Finn Blackwell / RNZ…
Immigration experts question withholding tourism levies after visa rejections
Tourists on a boat in Queenstown in October 2025. Photo: RNZ / Ziming Li Immigration advisors say it…
Timing critical as Kiwi wasp bait tech trialled on Auckland’s hornet invaders
Vespex inventor Richard Toft’s specially formulated bait will soon be used to target the yellow legged hornet. Photo:…
Opposition finds change to school lunch scheme’s name hard to swallow
David Seymour eating a school lunch. Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone A free school lunches programme rebrand has…
Blank Māori engagement section in governance manual raises questions
Māori ward councillor Julie Herewini said the mana whenua section of Whanganui District Council’s newly adopted governance manual…
Football: Injured All Whites star Chris Wood gets ‘positive news’
All Whites captain Chris Wood is on the comeback from injury. Photo: PHOTOSPORT All Whites captain Chris Wood’s…