Charlotte Cook

Wellington's sushi-loving penguins have returned - this time found waddling near a burger joint. A few weeks ago we told you about the two little blues who tried to nest underneath a sushi stand near… Audio

More than 1500 bras donated by government employees are heading to the Pacific, where they will give women a new sense of freedom, allowing some to go to work, nursing mothers to leave the house and… Video, Audio

Whanganui woman Lorraine Smith, who strangled her 13-year-old granddaughter with a necktie, has been sentenced to 12 years in jail and will be eligible for parole after six years. Video, Audio

Upper Hutt police say most of the boy racer community are well behaved, it's just a couple of bad apples that ruin it for everyone.

The car community set up a support meet on Friday night for people… Video, Audio

A 91-year-old man passionate about getting the Manawatu Gorge reopened has collected 863 signatures by hand because he doesn't have a computer. Noni Sandilands caught a train to Parliament today to… Video, Audio

A tattoo artist who took explicit photos of his clients thigh tattoo and then shared them in a group chat using demeaning language has sparked a global movement.

Since the allegations artists from… Audio

Car enthusiasts watched their most prized possession's be destroyed by a road roller at a meet-up in Upper Hutt over the weekend.

The police were called to Eastern Hutt Road in Silverstream in the… Audio

Former New Zealand National Swimming Coach Mark Bone says drug investigations into Chinese swimmer Sun Yang have been handled poorly.

Swimmers at the World Championship in South Korea have been… Audio

Two penguins, a sushi stand and an RNZ reporter made global headlines this week. On Tuesday, we told you about the little blues that had tried to nest underneath a sushi store near Wellington's… Audio

The removal of a suicide scene from the Netflix drama '13 Reasons Why' is being called the right thing to do, but mental health advocates say the damage has already been done, with the show being… Audio

A mental health expert says he isn't surprised by research connecting Netflix show "13 Reasons Why" with increased suicides.

The series depicts the lead up and the aftermath of the suicide of the 17… Audio

Two Little Blue Penguins, otherwise known as Wellington's waddling vagrants, have made headlines around the world.

Last night Department of Conservation rangers went back out to check on them to see… Audio

Department of Conservation rangers are on high alert for 'penguin call outs' after they've been spotted waddling around Wellington City.

On Monday the Little Blue Penguins had to be removed from… Video, Audio

A small Southland town is gearing up for an influx of tourists, but some locals are concerned there is a lack of infrastructure to handle the numbers.

The rural town of Tuatapere is home of the… Audio

A father and his two daughters are still missing in the hills above Days Bay in Lower Hutt.

The 50-year old man and his two daughters, aged 14 and 11 were reported missing last night after they… Audio

Thousands of Wellingtonians are facing a long journey home tonight after a derailed freight train brought nearly all of the capital's train services to a halt. Video, Audio

Single use plastic bags didn't have much of a life-span to begin with, but from Monday they won't have one at all.

From July 1, it will become illegal for retailers to hand out light-weight plastic… Audio