Chen Liu

Maori are missing out on early diagnosis for some important cancers like breast and colorectal cancer - and that means worse survival statistics.

However, for some others, such as lung cancer, there… Audio

Water restrictions are being put in place around the country as dry weather begins to bite.

In parts of the Far North, people cannot use garden hoses, sprinklers or irrigation devices. Water blasting… Audio

An Auckland company is breathing new life into plastic waste that would otherwise be destined for landfill - turning it into a base for sports fields.

Ecocept mixes plastics and old car tyres… Audio

Mums-to-be in a Bay of Plenty town say it's unfair to close their only birthing centre at short notice.

The District Health Board has closed the Opotiki Primary Maternity Unit for four months until… Video, Audio

The temperatures are warming up and many Aucklanders are digging their togs out of the cupboard to hit the city's beaches.

But over on the North Shore, an e-coli contamination at Brown's Bay has been… Audio

There is no end in sight to the deadly measles epidemic in Samoa and there's a warning it will take the country a long time to recover.

The death toll now stands at 32 - most of victims children… Audio

A school says the family involved in a fatal police shooting in Tauranga have been getting support from the Ministry of Education before the tragic events unfolded.

A man was shot dead by the police… Audio

Twenty storage units are on fire as crews work to put out a blaze at a two-storey building in East Tamaki in Auckland this morning.

The blaze in a 65 by 15 metre storage unit building, began just… Audio

People in Auckland can't agree on whether banning people from Auckland's maunga during the 2020 fireworks season is a good idea or not.

But the city's Tupuna Maunga Authority is determined to keep… Audio

We speak to RNZ reporter Chen Liu who is outside Radio New Zealand on the corner of Cook and Nelson Streets where as well as being windy it has also been hailing. Audio

The Sky City Convention centre is still burning this morning and it is not yet under control. Late last night firefighters abandoned efforts to battle a fire on an Auckland construction site from the… Audio

A section of a busy street in Auckland's city centre has been transformed to be a little more pedestrian-friendly.

It's a trial phase of a wider plan to make the CBD more walkable - but some… Video, Audio

More than 20,000 people attended Auckland's first moon festival, a three-day event coinciding with the mid-autumn harvest in China. The festival falls on the 15th day of the eighth month of the lunar… Audio

Some of the Chinese tourists recovering from the fatal bus crash near Rotorua are deciding whether to cut their trip short and go home. A young child and and four adults died when the bus spun off the… Audio

A slow-moving monster storm has unleashed its destructive powers on the Bahamas, leaving several dead and thousands without homes.

Catergory 4 Hurricane Dorian caused widespread devastation as it… Video, Audio

The government is toughening up its clampdown on loan sharks - bowing to pressure to slap a cap on interest rates.

The Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister, Kris Faafoi, has announced that an… Audio