Stories by Ben Strang

The Green Party is criticising the government for its lack of delivery on a promise to ban some aspects of rodeo. Video

A child safety campaigner is calling for speed restrictions outside schools to be fast-tracked.

The Wainuiomata community has come together in opposition to a transitional housing development that would offer temporary housing to homeless families.

Te reo Māori will be added to one of the world's most popular language learning app by the end of the year.

High levels of renewable electricity generation make NZ a good country to own an EV in, and are up to four times better for the environment here than Australia says a Massey University professor.

At least half of people who have attempted suicide or self harm in police custody this year are Māori. Unfortunately, it's "not a surprise".

The Independent Police Conduct Authority says complaints have surged by about a third in the past year, putting a strain on its resources.

Speed limits are set to drop in high risk areas and some fines will go up as part of the government's new road safety strategy, a document leaked to RNZ says.

Associate Transport Minister Julie Anne Genter has announced she will introduce a bill to Parliament early next year giving police powers to run random roadside saliva testing.

David White is heading to Hamilton to personally apologise to the English cricketer, who says he was racially abused by a fan during the first Test yesterday.

The government has always had two targets for adding people to the police service, and it has ticked one of them off, the police minister says.

The firearms buy-back comes to an end a month from today, but the police say the amnesty for returning banned guns will continue into next year and beyond.

The government has failed to take any immediate measures to fix child poverty, a member of an expert group set up to help reduce it says.

Low-level drug convictions have dropped dramatically since a law change in August, and health and addiction services say they may struggle to handle increasing referrals.

A serving senior police officer has come forward to RNZ to back up claims that bullying in the police force is serious, endemic and happening now.

The Independent Police Conduct Authority is launching an investigation into allegations of bullying and related issues within the police.

Police have told a whistleblower to retract his statements to RNZ about being bullied or face legal action.

Police Commissioner Mike Bush has announced an independent review of how police address complaints of bullying.

It was sheer luck no one was hurt when someone fired at a police officer's front door on Saturday night, says Acting Eastern district commander Iain Chapman.

A former member of the Armed Offenders Squad was told he could be the victim of an accident during a firearms training session he was leading. Video

Until recently static speed cameras haven't been able to distinguish between cars and trucks which have a lower open-road speed limit. Audio

Police Minister Stuart Nash says bullying isn't acceptable within the police, but he's cautious about commenting on 90 cases now reported to RNZ.

An accused murderer was driven around in a Porsche Cayenne and exposed to significant sums of money during an undercover police operation which led to his confession.

Methamphetamine's record low price of $450 a gram in North Island main centres indicates more is being brought into the country than ever before, a researcher says. Audio

A former detective who has worked with the British army and British police says he never experienced bullying like he experienced in New Zealand.