Nearly half of Kiwis applying for Australian citizenship born elsewhere
Max Siqueira (second from right), during his New Zealand citizenship ceremony – he has now moved to Australia.…
What’s going on with Rocket Lab shares?
Photo: RNZ/ Nate McKinnon Rocket Lab may be recording multi-million-dollar losses, but its share price keeps on going…
Enrolment changes could have ‘significant’ impact on democratic participation – Ministry of Justice
Photo: NZ ELECTORAL COMMISSION Justice officials say closing enrolments ahead of advance voting could result in lower turnout…
Elizabeth Smith pleads guilty to manslaughter in dispute over belongings
The High Court at Auckland. Photo: RNZ / Simon Rogers An Auckland accountant previously charged with the murder…
Tramper rescued from Tongariro Crossing ‘knows he had a close call’
Police said the man realised he would not be able to make it through the Tongariro Alpine Crossing…
Person dead, child in hospital after New Plymouth house fire
Fatal fire on Oranga St in New Plymouth. Photo: ROBIN MARTIN / RNZ A person has been killed…
Marae along dangerous stretch of SH1 call for return of lower speed limit following death
Descendants of Wehi Wehi and Tūkorehe Marae protest the decision to raise the speed limit on State Highway…
Supplies flown in after ‘huge’ slip cuts off Motueka Valley homes
Cornelia Vervoorn next to one of the large slips. Photo: Supplied / Cornelia Vervoorn A handful of homes…
Two Muriwai kororā rescued from nesting box buried by mud slip
One of the kororā which was rescued after its nesting box was completely buried by a mud slip.…
Russian passenger plane crashes, killing all board – Russian News Agency report
An Antonov AN-24 aircraft operated by a Siberia-bases airline dropped off radar screens. Photo: Angara / Social media…
‘A ray of sunshine’: NZ litigants spurred on by international climate ruling
Climate Change Minister Simon Watts. Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone A landmark ruling by the United Nations’ highest…
Controversial charity Gumboot Friday gets another year’s government funding
Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Controversial charity Gumboot Friday will continue to receive government funding through to 2026.…