Stories by RNZ Online

The Prime Minister says there have been teething problems with the new roll-out and it is David Seymour's job to fix them.

"It looks like something out of Blade Runner. And as it turns out I'm not alone in being captivated." Audio

Halfway into his swim, Brian Gray's "addled brain" sent him the wrong way. "I thought I was following instructions and going up the river bank, but I'd turned around." Audio

He doesn't need much sleep, watches television in 20 minute chunks and goes to the movies with his bodyguards. The PM talks to RNZ about his cultural highlights. Audio

The Canadian rapper shuffled the NZ shows around earlier this year, and has now put a pin in them for good, joining a growing list of cancelled rap gigs.

The industry fears government plans to widen powers will see violence against staff who "don't go to work to do law enforcement". Audio

Lucie Morris-Marr was a fit and healthy 44-year-old mother of two when she received a shock diagnosis. Audio

One of the four injured has been taken to Dunedin Hospital by a helicopter.

A report details the urgent intervention and investment needed to prevent potential protests and local hostility in the area.

A green Ford Festiva was seen leaving one of the Masterton church fires.

The government has asked for feedback on a proposal to increase prescription supply from three months to 12 months. Audio

Phil Twyford claims his office was targeted after he called for Destiny Church to be struck off the charities register.

Four people have been arrested after a spate of burglaries in wahi, two of whom were arrested walking past the police station.

Andy Cato says "pure madness" drove him to pursue a new passion. Video, Audio

The ships have been sailing in international waters and conducting live-fire exercises.

"If you look back at old branding for hot sauce companies it would be like a nuclear weapon on the front of a bottle.," Mat Watkins said. Audio

The Prime Minister says it is a "fair assumption" he would have sacked the commerce minister if he didn't quit. Audio

A witness says a woman in her 60s was struck by a car while crossing the street and carried about 15m down the road until she was thrown off.

Henwood was diagnosed with cancer in 2020. Audio

GeoNet has raised the aviation colour code to orange.

Ukraine's ambassador to New Zealand says Russia must be held to account for its invasion of Ukraine if a long-lasting peace deal is to be achieved. Audio

Job openings so cool they're practically icy have opened up on the southern continent. Audio

David Cronenberg's 1979 body horror The Brood teases in its trailer that it's "a film so terrifying that it will devastate you totally". Audio

The Dull Men's Club is an online club for dullsters who celebrate the ordinary and eschew glitz and glam. Audio