Kate Green

Napier business associations and community services are concerned at the prospect of a nearly 12 percent rates hike.

An East Coast iwi is partnering with the government to give iwi and local groups more say in decisions about uplifiting children.

An interim pay offer is on the table for midwives left out of gender equity deals for healthcare staff.

An Eskdale brewer who lost everything in Cyclone Gabrielle has made a new beer to raise money for the community.

The Commerce Commission has opened investigations into both Cook Strait ferry companies after months of cancelled and delayed sailings.

The coroner has recommended more training for healthcare staff on the dangers of trapping caused by mattresses.

Construction is set to begin on a major piece of infrastructure at the northern entry point to Wellington.

Gisborne residents are reporting a strange taste and marks on their washing due to elevated iron levels in their water.

Wellington Water has again found itself in hot water after a landslip in Lower Hutt, likely caused by a leaky pipe which residents have complained about for months.

The government has asked the health authority to reinvestigate the pay gap for community nurses, who are leaving their employers in droves for better paying roles in public hospitals.

It comes as the workforce is still more than 400 nurses and hygiene workers short in the Capital and Coast area alone.

Half-price fares are not enough to encourage more people onto public transport, according to a report.

With so many good deeds and donations flying around the East Coast in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle, one organisation saw the need to keep track.

When Civil Defence kicked into gear in the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle, Tai Rāwhiti's rangatahi jumped in to lend a hand.

The relentless rain has finally eased over Gisborne, and families evacuated from Mangapapa are looking forward to a night at home.

Ukraine is strong, but cannot win its war with Russia alone - that's the message those gathered in Wellington heard today.

More heavy rain is on the way. So what does this mean for the already soaked and flood-damaged regions? And how can we prepare?

Civil Defence has spelled out which Gisborne businesses can open under water restrictions and what rules they must follow.

RNZ reporter Kate Green joined a Civil Defence fly-over in Tairāwhiti as the crew surveyed the extent of cyclone damage and unchecked zones.

A former New Zealand pilot says flying for an Indonesian airline can be dangerous, and those who do so are warned to take precautions in Papua.

An award-winning suburban bakery badly impacted by roadworks has set up a food truck 200m down the road.

KiwiRail has been criticised for making the permit process for working near railway lines too costly following a worker's death at a level crossing.

The fault which cut power to the Interislander ferry has been identified as a leak in the cooling system.

New Zealand scientists are planning to drill nearly a kilometre through Antarctic ice and into the earth below.