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

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

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

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

The year 2025 felt like the year of the strikes. Over the past 12 months, we saw an abundance of industrial action across the ...

Eighteen Māori have been recognised for 2026, and include Companions, Officers, and Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit ...

A police dog and its handler have been injured on Wednesday afternoon while pursuing suspects in Whangārei. Teo was being gradually eased back from seven years of patrol work when she fell into ...