Articles by RNZ
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Sport
'Stand up and be counted': Phoenix women back home in semi-final
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 2:58pmWellington Phoenix women’s coach Bev Priestman says making the most of the home advantage is what they need to do if they...
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Sport
'Very clinical and very concise': Inside Auckland FC's penalty routine
Monday, 4 May 2026, 3:09pmAuckland FC place so much importance on penalty shootout preparation in A-League knockout matches, they devote part of the...
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National
Small quake wakes Wellington
Sunday, 3 May 2026, 8:35amBy RNZ The Wellington region had an early morning jolt from a magnitude 4 earthquake on Sunday. The quake struck 10 kilometres...
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National
Two people missing as boat sinks in Bay of Islands
Friday, 1 May 2026, 9:09amA boat has sunk off the coast of the Bay of Islands, just north of Waitangi, and two people are missing. A spokesperson for...
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National
Warning to Kiwi green card holders: Be upfront about previous convictions when entering US
Thursday, 30 April 2026, 4:13pmBy RNZ The mother of a woman detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the US says the Foreign Minister is wrong...
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National
Parent prosecuted over child's school absence as part of Government's truancy crackdown
Tuesday, 28 April 2026, 12:43pmThe Government is taking a parent to court over their child’s chronic absence from school as part of the truancy crackdown...
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National
NZ shearers facing charges after sheep abuse footage uncovered
Sunday, 26 April 2026, 2:24pmAn earlier version of this article included reference to ZQ accreditation, a New Zealand certification intended to assure...
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National
Community group alarmed by Shotover River's spike in E. coli, council opens investigation
Sunday, 26 April 2026, 2:10pmBy Katie Todd of RNZ A Queenstown community group is alarmed about a sharp spike in Escherichia coli levels in the Shotover...
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National
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown refers to RNZ staffer as ‘a Muslim terrorist’
Friday, 24 April 2026, 2:29pmAuckland Mayor Wayne Brown referred to an RNZ staff member of Indian descent as “a Muslim terrorist” and commented on his...
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National
Review of police integrity finds reset ‘urgently needed’
Thursday, 23 April 2026, 3:42pmBy Sam Sherwood of RNZ A scathing review of police by the Public Service Commission has found an “integrity reset is urgently...
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Lifestyle
Sorry coeliacs, no more peanut M&Ms for you
Wednesday, 22 April 2026, 4:11pmBy RNZ Life reporters of RNZ The new ingredient list for peanut M&M’s includes a product that contains gluten, meaning the...
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National
Business confidence tumbles as global conflicts rattle outlook
Tuesday, 21 April 2026, 3:52pmBusiness confidence has fallen sharply back to levels last seen in late 2024, with global geopolitical tensions weighing...
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National
Wellington man 'dumbstruck' to find car on fence after flood
Tuesday, 21 April 2026, 3:21pmBy Charlotte Cook of RNZ A Wellington man says finding his car perched on top of a chest-high fence after Monday’s flash...
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National
Horse meat pies back on the menu
Monday, 20 April 2026, 8:44pmBy Ross McNaughton of RNZ Just three months after they were pulled from the pie warmers, Pakūranga Bakery’s horse meat pies...
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National
Government reviews RSE visa scheme, report calls for reform
Monday, 20 April 2026, 3:22pmBy Gill Bonnett of RNZ An international report into New Zealand’s seasonal worker scheme says reform is needed to bring down...
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National
'A recipe for disaster': Judge jails Northland driver over teen cyclist's death
Monday, 20 April 2026, 1:21pmBy Peter de Graaf of RNZ A judge has described a Northland man’s driving in the moments before a high-speed, hit-and-run...
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National
Kerikeri Salvation Army store fire likely deliberately lit, investigator says
Sunday, 19 April 2026, 3:55pmBy Peter de Graaf of RNZ A blaze that destroyed a Kerikeri charity shop was likely deliberately lit, a fire investigator...
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National
River levels monitored after heavy rain hits Lower Hutt
Sunday, 19 April 2026, 2:27pmBy RNZ Emergency operations staff in Lower Hutt have been monitoring river levels throughout the night after heavy rain battered...
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National
NZTA receives 800 submissions on dropping highway speed near Levin
Sunday, 19 April 2026, 2:16pmBy Jimmy Ellingham of RNZ Transport officials are combing through hundreds of submissions about proposals for a full U-turn...
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National
Chinese complaint over aircraft could be sign of other concerns - expert
Sunday, 19 April 2026, 10:09amBy Lucy Xia of RNZ A global security expert said China’s complaint, over what it calls the New Zealand Airforce’s repeated...
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National
Whistleblower sparks investigation into Health New Zealand’s medical scanning services
Wednesday, 15 April 2026, 1:13pmBy Phil Pennington of RNZ A whistleblower sparked an investigation by a top lawyer into Health New Zealand’s medical scanning...
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Sport
'This is our Olympics': Bowls team sets sights on Glasgow Games
Tuesday, 14 April 2026, 2:23pmA lawn bowls team of 12 make up the first New Zealand athletes to be selected for this year’s Glasgow Commonwealth Games. Tayla...
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National
Extreme weather scientists warn of impending funding drought
Monday, 13 April 2026, 1:33pmBy Kate Newton of RNZ Senior climate scientists say the major funding for extreme weather research is drying up just as the...
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Crime
Violent son used dolphin ornament to kill Miramar mother - then fled to Hong Kong
Monday, 13 April 2026, 10:06amBy RNZ A Wellington woman, murdered by her son in 2023, died from a blow to the head with a heavy dolphin ornament, a coroner’s...
