Australia to spend $1.1 billion on Anduril undersea drone fleet
By Kirsty Needham for Reuters In this handout photo taken on April 22, 2024 by the Australian Defence…
Tākuta Ferris’ doubling down on race rhetoric widely condemned
Te Pāti Māori MP Tākuta Ferris has posted an eight-minute video defending his comments and saying Labour was…
Death of Charlie Kirk lays bare deep US political divisions
By James Oliphant, Bo Erickson and Trevor Hunnicutt, Reuters Charlie Kirk attends an event in the Oval Office…
Former Labour MP Stuart Nash resigns after comment about women
Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver Former Labour MP Stuart Nash has resigned from his job at recruitment agency…
Major sponsorship question as WOMAD 2026 cancelled
File photo. Photo: Supplied The decision on whether the two main WOMAD partners stay on or not is…
Armed police block rural Te Puke road after person seriously hurt
Photo: RNZ / REECE BAKER Armed police have blocked off a section of a rural road near Te…
New push for AI as Education Minister Erica Stanford announces curriculum changes
Education Minister Erica Stanford Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The government has announced a number of new secondary…
Who was Charlie Kirk, the Trump ally and conservative activist killed in Utah?
US conservative political activist and YouTuber Charlie Kirk arrives to attend a rally at Hurt Park next to…
Never a tougher time for business, especially for smaller retailers – Briscoes boss
Briscoe Group CEO Rod Duke. Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly The collapse of two companies in recent weeks…
Work to demolish Wellington’s City to Sea Bridge halted
Work being done earlier this week to close off the bridge. Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Work to…
Christ Church Cathedral could reopen in five years in cheaper restoration plan
A render shows the new plan for the cathedral. Photo: Supplied / Christ Church Cathedral Reinstatement Ltd The…
Tasman winery worker was drunk, speeding before fatal crash, says coroner
The coroner found that alcohol likely contributed to the crash, because Daniel Oyaga was well over the limit.…