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Safety and other concerns have been raised in the High Court relating to a controversial cycleway in Wellington's Island Bay. The local residents association has asked the High Court to review… Audio

Wasp numbers are increasing dramatically in Auckland and experts are warning the populations could climb higher if they are not controlled. Auckland Council has received more calls from people… Audio

The National Director of the Family First lobby group, Bob McCoskrie, says there could be plenty of support for a new Christian values party but it will depend on whether voters believe it could win… Audio

A recycling plant in Invercargill, employing more than 80 workers with disabilites is set to lose a key contract and it likely will cost those workers their jobs. For the last eight years Southland… Audio

The number of Māori employed by DHBs must double in the next 15 years if it's going to meet the needs of the country's most vulnerable people. That was the impetus for a student-tour of Wellington… Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

Thanks to Donald Trump the phrase "fake news" is, for better or worse, forever embedded in our collective consciousness.

But fake news - false information which is spread deliberately to deceive… Audio

In just a few hours some of the Pike River families will witness what they've spent years battling for - the re-entry into the mine. RNZ reporter Logan Church is in Greymouth. He talks to Susie… Audio

The police haven't charged anyone with revealing the identity of the man accused of murdering British backpacker Grace Millane. In the days after his first court appearance, top lawyers, judges and… Audio

In other claims against the Crusaders, the South African men who have accused some Crusaders rugby players of threatening and homophobic behaviour have gone to the police in an attempt to get footage… Audio

More claims of poor behaviour by Crusaders players have emerged in South Africa.

This morning RNZ has spoken to a woman who alleges a player who she later identified as All Black Richie Mounga spat… Audio

The All Blacks coach Steve hansen is wanting more consistency from some referees after two New Zealand Super Rugby sides were stung on the penalty count in South Africa at the weekend. Audio

Almost 200 young offenders were held in police cells last year - for periods of more than 24 hours and, in some cases, up to seven days. With the youth court age increasing in July, a Nelson lawyer… Audio

The number of clicks from people living in Australia on Immigration New Zealand websites jumped four-fold the day after Saturday's election result. RNZ immigration reporter Gill Bonnett talks through… Audio

A public acknowledgement of failure by the country's aviation watchdog has astonished some in the sector.

The Civil Aviation Authority's admission follows last week's sentencing of company directors… Audio

Re-entry into the Pike River mine will be attempted on Tuesday. In 20-10 the West Coast coal mine exploded, killing 29 men whose bodies have never been recovered. The incident, investigations that… Audio

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern joins Susie Ferguson for the weekly interview with political leaders. "As someone who's worked here as an MP and as a member of staff it is an environment that absolutely… Audio

A teacher who is continuing to work after his 65th birthday says he feels discriminated against because his employer - the government - no longer pays a contribution to his KiwiSaver. Deputy Prime… Audio

China's government is attempting to play down Google's suspension of co-operation with Huawei, a development that's likely to have major consequences for the Chinese telecommunications firm.

Google… Audio

A South African man who says he and his friends were mocked by Crusaders rugby players at a Cape Town McDonald's, is standing by claims they displayed threatening and homophobic behaviour.

Crusaders… Audio