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We talk to the youthful and conservative National MP Tim van de Molen.

Farmland near Timaru which is home to Māori rock art sites is set to be restored by Ngāi Tahu.

Checkpoint - The new government will likely scrap current plans to send a robot into the Pike River mine. Audio

The minister responsible for re-entry into Pike River, Andrew Little, hopes to get people in to the mine by April next year.

Grey District mayor Tony Kokshoorn has backed re-entry into Pike River, but says expectations about what can be done need to be realistic.

Two people have suffered injuries after a car went over a cliff and into a river near the South Taranaki town of Waitotara.

Twenty-three-year-old Finn Egan has scaled steep hills in downpours, traversed mountain tops, and fought through dense bush, as he walks the length of NZ to raise money to build a women's refuge in… Video

A Māori attorney from Turangi has tested her knowledge of US federal Indian law and is now qualified to represent tribal clients in California.

More than 2000 new houses may soon be built in Queenstown after a vote from the local council.

Fats Domino, one of the most influential rock and roll performers of the 1950s and 60s, has died aged 89. Video

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced the Ministerial list for the incoming 52nd government. RNZ takes a closer look at the MPs named on the list.

Incoming PM Jacinda Ardern will be the Minister for Child Poverty Reduction, Kelvin Davis will be the Minister of Corrections and will also be the newly-created Minister for Crown/Maori relations. Video

Power Play - The new Labour government has set itself a monumental challenge to enact the support agreements it has struck, writes Jane Patterson.

Keeping superannuation at 65, re-entering Pike River Mine and creating a $1bn regional development fund are among major policy wins for New Zealand First.

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters will be named as Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister when the final Cabinet line-up is revealed later this week.

There's hope closure is finally within grasp for the families of those killed in the Pike River Mine disaster.

Two people were killed in central Japan as Typhoon Lan made landfall.

Queensland police have recommended no criminal charges be laid over the Dreamworld ride accident in which a New Zealander died last year.

Power Play - As New Zealand's government hashes out the final details of how it will proceed, RNZ Political Editor Jane Patterson looks at the policy moves and promises on the line.