The issue of whether Maori wards should stay, is looming large, with local body elections just six months away. Maori News Journalist Pokere Paewai spoke with some of the affected councillors.

Christchurch writer - and former Flying Nun bass player - Rachael King hopes her new book series Violet and the Velvets will encourage preteen girls to join rock bands.

Labour's chief whip says the alleged assault of an MP's wife on Saturday is unacceptable, and reignites concerns about the threats MPs and their families face.

The government's claim to be on track for net zero emissions by 2050 relies on private companies planting pine on 280,000ha ...

US tech-billionaire Elon Musk said on Saturday he hoped in future to see complete freedom of trade between the United States ...

An Upper Hutt man with cerebral palsy says his specialist has been unable to diagnose the cause of his debilitating foot pain because he can't order the diagnostic scans he needs. Ruth Hill reports.

The title win meant the Fijians finished second in the overall standing at the end of the six event World Sevens Series.

RNZ understands the government is considering opting back into trans-Tasman infant formula standards, after rejecting them last year. Anusha Bradley reports.

More than 50 nations have reached out to the White House to begin trade talks since US President Donald Trump rolled out sweeping new tariffs, top officials said on Sunday as they defended levies that ...

Once seen as a mark of conformity, ties are making a fashion comeback as a new generation craves "that little bit of extra fabulousness".

A man battling terminal cancer was beaten with a patu outside his Te Aroha home six months before he died. The victim, whose ...

Ambulances and fire trucks say they are taking longer to respond to callouts since a controversial new road layout was ...