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It's local elections year - which means politicians up and down the country are strutting their wares hoping to be re-elected - or pick up a seat for the first time on the powerful local bodies.

And… Audio

Unlike most suburbs, Te Atatu has its own weather guy - he is Philip Duncan and he talk cyclones, fires and warm weather with Nathan Rarere. Audio

What happens in Vegas, won't be staying in Vegas today, as the world casts its eyes on the biggest night in music - the Grammys.

Disney actress turned pop sensation Olivia Rodrigo is the one to beat… Audio

A heavy rain watch remains in place for the North Island's East Coast as the sodden district recovers from last week's flooding.

It will be a slow build back to normality, but it's one resilient… Video, Audio

While Tairāwhiti and Wairoa continue to clean up after last week's torrential downpours, MetService is already warning more heavy rain is possible in the area tonight.

A medium-scale adverse event… Audio

Colin Peacock joins Karyn Hay for the latest analysis of New Zealand's media landscape. Audio

Igor Titov, a Ukrainian who has been in New Zealand for the past eight years, didn't get much sleep last night.

The Wellington-based manager has been spending every available minute following what he… Audio

Mikhail Gherman grew up in Odessa, Ukraine before moving to New Zealand when he was 13. He joins The Panel to share what it is like to watch from afar as his homeland is invaded by Russia.  Audio

Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. This week Hayden Donnell talked to Karyn Hay about information from leading media figures around booster shots. TVNZ's Maori language news programme, Te… Audio

We might not be able to predict when Covid might end or what the next variant may be, but the RNZ Music team can gaze into who and what will be worth a spin. Video

A state of emergency was been declared in the Buller region following record rainfall over a 24 hours period.

Westport was isolated by numerous road closures and parts of the town are braced for… Audio

Emergency management operations are on watch on the West Coast, where heavy rain has been falling since early this morning.

Some residents are being evacuated as a precaution.

Waka Kotahi says… Audio

Now quick pop quiz. Who said this - Logan Roy from Succession or King Lear? "Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! rage! blow!" Well yes, it's King Lear. But they were both played by the same actor… Audio

Australia's Nick Kyrgios put yesterday on a show against the tournament favourite Daniil Medvedev, but it was the Russian who managed to clinch the win.

There were also two major shocks in the… Audio

Wallabies are becoming a growing concern across Aotearoa and holiday makers are being called on to keep an eye out. Biosecurity New Zealand's director of readiness and response, John Walsh warns if… Audio

Survivors of sexual assault say ACC's process for getting long-term help and financial support can cause more harm than good.

It comes as Checkpoint can reveal ACC assessors are told to look out for… Audio

The Black Caps have won through to their third final in as many years, but the challenge for cricket fans isn't yet over, with the final at three in the morning on Monday. The world test champions… Audio

The country's got a lot riding on this weekend with hopes pinned on the nationwide Super Saturday event raising vaccination levels in Auckland to over 90 per cent for the first dose ... and to give… Audio

Journalists in New Zealand don't tend to get shot or jailed for doing their jobs - but they do face some impediments in collecting information. That's when the Media Freedom Committee is watching.  Audio

The Fiji men's sevens team won gold last night beating New Zealand in the Olympics rugby sevens final in Tokyo - adding to the gold they won at Rio.

Fiji are undefeated in rugby sevens since it… Audio

Hopes are high of continued success for our Olympic rowing teams over the next few days, after the Women's Double Sculls crew of Brooke Donoghue and Hannah Osbourne set the tone by winning Silver… Audio