NZ’s over-reliance on roads for freight means natural disasters hit hard. But is coastal shipping a fix
By Cécile L’Hermitte of SH10 in Northland during flooding. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf Analysis – In…
Weather: Where is ex-Cyclone Tam heading next?
Traffic queued as cars drive through the remaining floodwater on St Lukes Road on Saturday morning. Photo: RNZ…
Weather: Where is ex-Cyclone Tam heading next?
A lone wind surfer could be seen at Auckland’s Eastern Beach during Cyclone Tam. Photo: RNZ / Marika…
Man missing after falling into Waikato river
Wairere Falls. (File image) Photo: Emergency services are searching for a man who fell into a fast-moving Waikato…
Passengers cause issues after flight stops in Hamilton because of Auckland flooding
It comes after a severe thunderstorm warning was issued for the Auckland region. Photo: RNZ / Dan Cook…
Convicted killer Mark Lundy to be released from jail
Mark Lundy before the verdict. Photo: RNZ / Sharon Lundy Convicted double murderer Mark Lundy will be released…
Dengue fever kills 12-year-old boy in Auckland’s Starship Children’s Hospital
The Director-General of Health Aiono Dr. Alec Ekeroma says the number of cases in Samoa are below five…
How has the housing market coped with population growth?
Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon New Zealand’s population has increased by roughly twice the size of Hamilton since…
How do home loan rates compare to other countries’?
Photo: 123rf New Zealand home loan rates might be falling, but how do they compare to those of…
Winston Peters emphasises growing importance of NZ’s Pacific ties with the United States
Peters and his delegation in Hawai’i Photo: Grace Tinetali-Fiavaai New Zealand’s Pacific connection with the United States is…
Coalition directs Health NZ to stop saying ‘pregnant people’
Associate Health Minister Casey Costello. Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The coalition has directed Health New Zealand to…
After a fairytale wedding to Diana, Charles was willing to be ‘humiliated’ to marry Camilla
By Rebecca Armitage, ABC In this handout picture taken and released by Buckingham Palace on 7 April 2025,…