New Year's celebrations are well underway - despite the dreary weather in many regions. Christchurch children have been the ...

World & Pacific News for Wednesday 31 December 2025. Previous Episode: Tuesday, 30 December 2025; RNZ Pacific News at 11am for 31 December 2025 ...

Charitha Pattiaratchi, a professor of coastal oceanography at the University of Western Australia, has been involved with the ...

The community of Atafu has embarked on a project to build connections between the atoll and its diaspora. By necessity that ...

A wrap of the day's big stories ...

Southbound lane of State Highway One near Takanini has reopened after being closed by a crash for much of the afternoon.

Gordon Pengelly was on his deck on Tuesday afternoon when he noticed a catamaran sailing past Elizabeth Reef in rough weather ...

A search is underway for a dog missing after a man was rescued from a capsized yacht in Whananaki in Northland yesterday.

The United Arab Emirates' defence ministry said it was withdrawing "counter-terrorism teams...of its own volition".

Three new dames and four knights have been announced in this year's New Year Honours - and the capital is home to three of ...