Auckland mayor Wayne Brown to axe ratepayer-funded lunches at council meetings
Auckland mayor Wayne Brown. Photo: RNZ/Marika Khabazi Auckland’s mayor is going to axe ratepayer-funded lunches at council meetings…
Morning Report live: Nicola Willis faces questions about fuel stocks, prices and taxes
Nicola Willis speaks after the latest government update on fuel supplies, 6 April. Photo: RNZ / Giles Dexter…
Confusion as families hit with extra rest home surcharges despite subsidies
Rest home subsidy granted, all of pension taken – but families still face daily surcharge for rooms. Photo:…
How to watch Artemis II’s moon flyby and when
Artemis II is humanity’s first flight to the moon since 1972, when NASA’s Apollo 17 landed on the…
Employees of two Christchurch businesses hospitalised after aggravated robberies
Photo: RNZ / REECE BAKER Police are making enquiries after two aggravated robberies in Christchurch on Monday evening.…
NZ’s gold-hearted metal detectorist community finds woman’s lost engagement ring
The ring found by Garth. Photo: Supplied / Garth Walton A shiny diamond engagement ring has found its…
What to make of new evidence in the notorious Bill Sutch spy case
Bill Sutch was acquitted of breaching the Official Secrets Act. But decades later, the evidence he was handing…
Two active Tropical Cyclones in Pacific waters
Two active Tropical Cyclones in Pacific waters. Tropical Cyclone Maila and Tropical Cyclone Vaianu Photo: Zoom Earth Tropical…
Finance manager assaulted at work with taser loses ACC compensation appeal
A finance manager who was assaulted with a taser and repeatedly punched in the head during a prolonged…
Foreign Minister Winston Peters off to meet US Secretary of State Marco Rubio
Winston Peters with Marco Rubio in 2025. Photo: AFP / Saul Loeb Foreign Minister Winston Peters is travelling…
Auckland mayor blasts regional council after Kaitāia flooding hits $120m precinct
Kaitāia flooding after heavy rain, March 2026. Photo: Supplied FNDC via LDR Auckland mayor and property developer Wayne…
Trump’s strategy with Iran is the ‘Madman Theory’, an international law expert explains
US President Donald Trump on March 4, 2026. Photo: ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP An international law expert says…