Checkpoint

Sixteen homes have been evacuated on Christchurch's Port Hills this afternoon because of a fire.

Fire and Emergency has told RNZ the fire was caused by sparks from a construction site.

Smoke has… Read more Video, Audio

Two people have been killed and three seriously injured in a helicopter crash north of Kaikōura on Monday.

Emergency services raced to the crash, described as a "grey mess" on the beach at the… Read more Video, Audio

There's been another incident at a central Auckland bar involving a gun - the third in a space of a month.

In the latest, the police were called after a person was seen at a bar on Sale Street with a… Read more Audio

The government has announced a package which aims to pay out Christchurch home-owners who were short changed by Southern Response.

It has estimated about 3000 people will be eligible for the… Read more Audio

Hoani Lambert has resigned from his role as deputy chief executive of Oranga Tamariki, but he says it is not in protest of his chief executive.

The head of Oranga Tamariki, Grainne Moss, has come… Read more Video, Audio

The NZ Blood Service has made sweeping changes to the way it screens donors for the risk of HIV, bringing us in line with a number of overseas countries.

Effective immediately, men who have sex with… Read more Video, Audio

The Pacific Islands Forum is calling on Australia not to let its neigbours sink due to the impacts of climate change.

The call was made at the Forum leader's summit on the fifth anniversary of the… Read more Audio

Government ministers are being taken to the Employment Court over what a claimant calls a ludicrous and absurd disability care issue.

The case is around legislation which means people with… Read more Audio

The deputy chief executive of Oranga Tamariki Hoani Lambert has resigned.

Chief executive of the agency Grainne Moss has just confirmed the news at a media conference in Wellington.

RNZ Māori news… Read more Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

With hundreds cramped in temporary housing - the opening of dozens of new state homes in Porirua is being described as an important milestone.

The 29 new one- and two-bedroom units were blessed this… Read more Video, Audio

The Prime Minister is refusing to be drawn on whether a deal over Ihumātao was given the green light in the last Cabinet meeting for the year.

RNZ understands an agreement for Fletchers to sell the… Read more Audio