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A team of students from Auckland University are developing a virtual reality system that could help people with autism. Audio

The death toll from Samoa's measles epidemic has risen to 73, as a state of emergency is extended in the country.

As medical staff continue to work around the clock, and the country welcomes… Video, Audio

Inspired to to something to help refugees on the Greek Island of Samos, The Tentcollectors are gathering up left-behind tents, sleeping bags and mats left behind and sending them off to Samos. Audio

Descendants of Tūhoe prophet Rua Kēnana say the crown's pardon of their ancestor will help heal pain and tears that have remained raw over many years.

The Rua Kēnana Pardon Bill passed its second and… Audio

Advocates for Asian mental health are pleading with the government for a targeted national policy as the number of Asians needing help soars.

Official figures reveal a 82 percent increase for Asians… Audio

Helicopter pilot and owner of Kahu NZ, Mark Law, was one of the pilots who rescued people after the eruption.

He has been involved in planning the recovery mission, sharing what he knows about the… Audio

The media's least likely ally - Winston Peters - has put a stake in the ground on the future of public broadcasting and NZME's proposal to buy its news rival, Stuff.

In a speech at Parliament on… Video, Audio

An urgent call has been put out to international skin banks to help treat the dozens of people burned in Monday's eruption at Whakaari White Island.

There are still 25 people in critical conditions… Video, Audio

Otago University Pacific health sciences associate dean Associate Prof Tai Sopoaga talks about the New Zealand based Samoan doctors heading to Samoa to help assist with the measles epidemic there. Audio

Samoa's recent two day mass vaccination campaign now appears to be having a positive impact in the battle against the deadly virus. Audio

A community museum in the Waikato needs help putting names to faces. More than 300 photographs depiciting life in 1950's Huntly have been donated to the Waikato Coalfields museum after being… Audio

While the Christmas season is supposed to be a joyous time for many, for those living under the poverty line - it can mean suicide, depression and family violence. The Spirit Army is a citizen-led… Audio

Cabinet minister Kris Faafoi says he's said some dumb things - but did not do the wrong thing in his dealings with Jason Kerrison over an immigration case.

The lead singer of the band OPSHOP… Video, Audio

Trustees from Dilworth school for underprivileged boys in Auckland are asking donors to help them to establish an equivalent school for girls.

Dilworth opened in 1906 and it offers fully funded… Audio

In New Zealand, leaders from Dunedin's Samoan community have met with management of the local paper to express the hurt and harm caused by a cartoon making light of the Samoa measles epidemic. Audio

A world-first online measles chatbot designed by two young Pacific doctors in Auckland has gone gangbusters over the last few weeks with an increasing number of parents in the Pacific asking for help… Audio

Samoa will shut down government offices for two days this week so public sector workers can help with a mass vaccination campaign against measles.

All government branches will close Thursday and… Audio

The Government has announced a big spend up on infrastructure to improve school property. It comes after Labour held their annual conference, the last before next years' election. Audio

The government has announced an $8 million package of technologies to help councils cope with freedom campers this summer.

RNZ reporter Harry Lock was at the announcement.

He speaks to Morning… Audio

Raf Manji talks about his job as independent advisor to ensure the Christchurch mosque shooting victims are geting the funds from a foundation which received 11 million dollars in donations to help… Audio

Education consultant and parenting coach Joseph Driessen talks about the parental attitudes and skills that help children cope with a separation or divorce. Audio

A shortage of the measles vaccine in Fiji is due to an unnecessary increase in demand from the public - most of whom it says are already fully vaccinated, says the World Health Organisation. Audio

Samoa's measles epidemic has claimed the lives of 32 people - all but four of the deaths are children under the age of four. Audio

A New Zealand funded certificate in technical and vocational training at Tongan secondary schools is helping to keep students in school longer says its coordinator. Audio