Checkpoint

The Christchurch mosque shooter has been officially designated a terrorist entity by the Prime Minister.

The designation under New Zealand legislation freezes the assets of terrorist entities and… Read more Audio

The chief executive of the volunteer firefighters' association Bill Butzbach has been suspended while allegations of bullying and harassment are investigated.

The complaints relate to incidents… Read more Video, Audio

Warning: content may disturb some listeners.

A woman whose terminally-ill husband chose suicide over a prolonged painful death is urging New Zealanders to allow people the option to die with dignity.

It could take months to fully extinguish a scrub fire in the Mackenzie District, even though it's hiding under a blanket of snow right now. 
The fire has ripped through more than 3000 hectares of… Read more Video, Audio

Some beneficiaries are about to lose more than $60 from their weekly pay, despite demand for food banks and emergency assistance being at record levels.

The government doubled the Winter Energy… Read more Video, Audio

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

Greens' co-leader James Shaw has fronted up with a massive mea culpa over the Green School fiasco, but no solution.

One may be on the horizon though, with the school breaking its silence to tell RNZ… Read more Audio

The Earthquake Commission (EQC) chief executive says the agency doesn't have the capability to lead any future repair programme. Read more Video, Audio

A Rotorua trial of the CovidCard will still go ahead, despite one of its original backers - businessman Sam Morgan and his team - pulling out, Digital Services Minister Kris Faafoi says.

The card… Read more Video, Audio

Entrepreneur Sam Morgan has walked away from the $100 million CovidCard project, saying he's sick of the bureaucracy and lack of will by the Health Ministry.

But the government has hit back saying it… Read more Audio

Getting tested every four days is making the U.S Open experience a very different one for New Zealand tennis player, Michael Venus.

Several big names have opted out of the New York tournament, which… Read more Audio

Greens co-leader James Shaw is scrambling to fix a storm of controversy over his decision to give millions of taxpayers' dollars to a private 'green' school.

Mr Shaw, who's also associate finance… Read more Audio