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Chemicals and drugs detected at wastewater treatment plants can be used to anonymously measure a population’s health.

Power Play - Effectively resigning from Parliament was the only option left to National MP Todd Barclay, writes RNZ's political editor Jane Patterson.

The psychiatrist who assessed Akshay Chand before he was released on bail and killed Christie Marceau has told an inquest that Chand was extraordinarily deceptive.

The prosecutor in court when Akshay Chand was granted bail has confirmed she didn't alert the judge that his address was two minutes' walk from the victim's home.

Falsely claiming a New Zealand university degree is about to get much harder thanks to a new secure system for recording students' qualifications. Audio

It is not exaggerating to compare the latest Donald Trump scandals to Watergate, which led to the resignation of President Nixon, the Washington Post reporter who broke the story says. Audio

US President Donald Trump has defended his "absolute right" to discuss sensitive material on terrorism and airline safety at a meeting with Russia's foreign minister.

The Tongan government appears to have cracked down on what it calls unfair reporting of its affairs by overhauling the leadership of the state broadcaster. Audio

The Opposition leader's treatment of tourism operators, Earl and Lani Hagaman, was "unfair, cruel and cynical", a jury has been told.

A Christchurch mother has denied it was her and not her partner that killed her 15-month-old boy. Video

From rainbow speeches to colourful insults, and the daily business of making legislation, Hansard reporters hear everything that is said in the House so we can read it.

They may have grown up on opposite sides of the world, but Parson James and Randa have a lot in common.

The lawyer for an asylum seeker who was deported back to Papua New Guinea by Fiji police says he fears for the life of his client. Audio

A refugee detained on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island by Australia has escaped to Fiji where he is now seeking asylum. Audio

The former New Zealand prime minister will step down from her high-level role at the United Nations in April.

Israel's ambassador to the UK has apologised after a senior member of his staff was secretly filmed saying he wanted to "take down" Foreign Office Minister Sir Alan Duncan.