Ashleigh Mc Caull

Two motorcyclists who spent the night lost in an Upper Hutt forest are warning others to always be prepared and tell others when heading off-road. The two men in their early sixties, Jim Moore and… Video, Audio

Retailers in the capital want a stop to plans to make Wellington's golden mile pedestrian only. The council will vote tomorrow on whether to move all vehicles except buses off the road between… Audio

Elderly New Zealanders and people living in rural communities are worried about how they'll stay connected with the world as NZ Post slashes its workforce. The state-owned enterprise is set to cut 750… Audio

Whanau in cyclone devastated areas are now turning their attention towards Matariki in a move to help the community reflect on the past and look forward to the future. Marae and community leaders are… Audio

A four year parliament term, lower threshold for parties to enter and giving 16-year-olds the vote.

All suggestions made by an independent panel charged with looking at how the electoral system could… Audio

Hawke's Bay Māori are grappling with huge decisions in the wake of the Government's proposed buyout of cyclone-hit homes most at risk of being flooded again.

Iwi and hapū had difficult conversations… Audio

Sir Ashley Bloomfield says his parents were at the front of his mind while he was being knighted today.

The former director general of health received the honour in Wellington this morning in… Video, Audio

A campaign to stop children being accidentally exposed to internet pornography is calling for tighter restrictions on illegal sexual content.

The Make Sense campaign's petition demands immediate… Audio

Residents of Loafers Lodge are struggling to piece their lives back together as they come to grips with losing everything in Tuesday morning's blaze. They're staying in short-term accommodation, but… Audio

Residents of Wellington's Loafers Lodge were woken to plumes of smoke and roaring flames billowing out of the hostel in the early hours of this morning.

Footage sent in to RNZ by one of the residents… Video, Audio

Whangārei Boys' High School is still open after the loss of a student during a school trip to Northland's Abbey Caves on Tuesday.

A worksafe investigation into the incident has begun.

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'A much loved son and brother' who died on a school caving trip. There's been an outpouring of grief in Whangārei, where the 15-year-old was a student at Whangārei Boys High.

The caves that claimed… Video, Audio

The wet weather may have stopped in Whakatāne but its mayor is reminding residents not be complacent after a deluge of rain submerged parts of the town.

The district council is warning residents… Audio

Heavy rain in the Bay of Plenty caused slips and flooding across the region yesterday, blocking roads and cutting off some small communities. Bay of Plenty regional council says the Whakatane River… Audio

Two kiwi collegiate rugby players are celebrating as their American university reached victory for the first time ever, in any national sporting event.

Hayden McKay and Kiahi Horan helped lead their… Audio

The impact of forestry on indigenous peoples has been discussed at a UN meeting, after slash was strewn across Tairāwhiti's land and beaches during Cyclone Gabrielle.

Māori leaders were among dozens… Audio

Teen waka ama paddlers have their sights set on further glory, after the high school champs in Rotorua.

More than 1500 tauira from across the motu paddled on Blue Lake for the first since 2021.

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Māori housing advocates say Cyclone Gabrielle highlighted stark disparities between Māori and non Māori communities. 

The National Māori Housing Conference in Rotorua scrutinised the impact of… Audio

More than a month after Cyclone Gabrielle hit Gisborne locals are getting fed up with water restrictions as the council struggles to fix multiple breaks in the city's main pipeline.

There's still no… Audio