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With climate change-induced disasters becoming more frequent around the world, how do insurers weigh up the financial risks?

Alison Ballance visits the Brook Waimārama sanctuary, and discovers that the old saying "many hands make light work" is particularly true when it comes to community conservation. A relatively new…

Power Play - After kicking open the door to tax changes - a major vulnerability for the party - Labour has quickly slammed it shut again, RNZ Political Editor Jane Patterson writes.

The government has dropped its plan to put GST on KiwiSaver fees after fierce backlash from the public and opposition.

The animal welfare group has released a video weeks after industry groups asked the government to delay new winter grazing rules. Video

Mikhail Gorbachev, who ended the Cold War without bloodshed but failed to prevent the collapse of the Soviet Union, died at the age of 91, hospital officials in Moscow said.

National leader Christopher Luxon wants plans to charge GST on KiwiSaver fees scrapped, saying he was getting complaints until 2am today. Audio

Fiji govt changes country's electoral laws ahead of elections; Tonga extends state of emergency; Two new Covid cases on Niue; and new Covid cases in Yap State

Palmerston North has a poo problem thanks to the spectacular daily flight of thousands of starlings, which swoop on the inner city to spend the night.

The government plans to charge GST on fees paid on KiwiSaver accounts from April 2026, potentially netting it hundreds of millions more in taxes. Audio

Backing te reo Māori on a chocolate bar has resulted in some backlash for Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson - and prompted a reminder for other ministers about the rules.

Government health reforms are one reason for the rapid expansion in radiology services in Aotearoa.

Auckland Council has received approval to conduct its third aerial pest control operation in the Hunua Ranges.

Taylor Swift won the top honour at MTV's annual Video Music Awards for a 10-minute version of her 2012 breakup song 'All Too Well'.

Analysis - Recent genetic research has shed new light on the long-running debate about the evolutionary origins of some of New Zealand's quirkiest plants.

Last year, DOC introduced new rules which set the season from 1 September to 30 October, with Chatham Islands being the only place in New Zealand exempted.

South Auckland's top public health expert "crossed the line of political neutrality" by supporting a Green MP's alcohol harm reduction bill, Health Minister Andrew Little says.