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The government plans to make it easier for communities to restrict the sale of alcohol in their area.

A new amendment will remove the ability for liquor companies and supermarkets to appeal local… Audio

From a standing start of little tank engines chugging along wooden rails, New Zealand built a vast rail network, made up of enough steel rail to wrap halfway around the moon. Video, Audio

Moriori are the original people of Rēkohu (aka Chatham Island or Wharekauri) & they have a tragic and inspiring story. Unfortunately, that story's often been twisted into, well, utter rubbish. Video, Audio

In 1841 a few tiny islands of Pākehā settlement existed in an ocean of Māori land. Today, that picture has reversed & Māori own a fraction of Aotearoa. A big part of the reason? The Native Land Court.

The discovery of gold drew tens of thousands to New Zealand in search of fortune. It was a hard life, but diggers brought mateship, fashion & egalitarian ideas that changed the country forever. Video, Audio

Russia's president has announced the introduction of martial law in the four Ukrainian regions he claims to have annexed.

He made the declaration at a security council meeting he was chairing… Audio

New Zealanders have battled Covid-19 for more than two years, but if you think it's the first time disease has knocked us around, well, this one's for you. Epidemics have long been part of our story. 

At Victoria University Wellington in-person class attendance has dropped to such low levels for law lectures that it's now making it mandatory for students to show up. . Audio

The 1950s saw an explosion of youth culture. “Bodgies and widgies' ' tearing round on motorbikes & hanging out in milk bars scandalised many Kiwi adults. Was “the teenager” invented in the 1950s? And… Video, Audio

The first 500 years of Māori settlement in Aotearoa saw significant, dynamic changes to how people lived; changes that challenge the idea of Māori culture as something carved in stone. Video, Audio

No-one knows for sure who first introduced rabbits to New Zealand, because no-one wanted to take the blame for what became one of New Zealand's biggest environmental and economic disasters. We start… Video, Audio

The police minister is facing fierce criticism over his suggestion the Government may change the law to allow officers to keep taking photographs of adults and children for looking out of place or… Audio

The police minister won't rule out changing the law to allow officers to keep taking photographs of adults and children.

The force was called out last month for illegally taking photos and… Audio

Former National Party MP Jami-Lee Ross says he's grateful a High Court judge has accepted his innocence, after being found not guilty of charges related to political donations.

But three other people… Audio

Conspiracists often claim that a shadowy cabal is in control of the world. But is it actually corporations? Nation states? Markets? Or no-one in particular? Dr Guy Fiti Sinclair explores the options.

A bill that restores minimum rights and collective bargaining for television and film workers has been hailed by the industry.

The Screen Industry Workers Bill has passed its third reading in… Audio

Some property agencies are breaking privacy laws by asking potential renters for intrusive and unnecessary personal information.

A Consumer New Zealand investigation has found that young people… Audio

Environmental and seafood lobbyists say proposed changes to the laws governing fisheries will remove protections for fish sustainability and affect fishing rights for more than 600,000 people.

The… Audio

A woman has been arrested in South Korea over the discovery of the remains of two children in suitcases in south Auckland.

Efforts to extradite her to New Zealand are underway. 

To explain the… Audio

Illegal, widespread, and systemic - is how police conduct is being described after a scathing investigation into the routine and illegal photographing and filming of young people and adults by… Audio

The Minister of Transport is proposing to amend land transport rules and the Local Government Act so councils can more easily transform streets to support public transport and more active forms of… Audio

The Justice Minister says a proposed law change will help crack down on gang bosses.

The Government is to give police more powers to seize assets worth more than $30,000 from associates of organised… Audio