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The social housing boss is stepping down because an overhaul of the organisation is not what he signed up for.

The far right is closer to power than it has ever been in modern times.

While delivering the coalition's second Budget, Finance Minister Biman Prasad said the government must act faster to address its serious skills shortage and drug crisis.

The East Coast, Northland and Coromandel have all been plunged into darkness recently. Here's what to do if it happens to you.

Hundreds of properties have been hit by flooding around Wairoa today, and roads in and out of the town have been blocked. See how today's weather events unfolded with RNZ's live blog.

A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including Cook Islands Prime Minister saying he will re-establish community policing to tackle rising crime rate in Rarotonga.

For almost four decades, a Catholic order claimed to care for the children in Christchurch no one else would. Audio

Pro-independence leaders charged with allegedly organising protests that turned into violent unrest in New Caledonia have been transferred to mainland France.

Ukrainian energy facilities have come under a massive attack from Russia, in the latest onslaught targeting the country's power grid, officials say.

Palestinian children are ending up severely ill from dehydration and drinking contaminated water.

New Caledonia will always get into trouble if the case of independence is not taken into consideration," New Caledonia government spokesperson Charles Wea says. Audio

Excitement is building among tiny home fans and builders ahead of an overhaul of the rules.

The brother of deceased Auckland woman Monica Reid says his baby sister was cherished and a "ray of sunshine."

Almost 50,000 people are expected for the showdown between the Blues and Chiefs on Saturday night.

Proposed law changes would remove the need for building consents on homes under 60 square metres in certain areas. Audio

More than 100 Aucklanders are still living in temporary accommodation provided by the government's disaster service after last year's catastrophic storms.

The Blues and the Chiefs meet in next weekend's final at Eden Park, here's what we found out about them in a couple of contrasting semis. Video

Luxury island stays, quokka experiences, and wine tours are all on the cards for the royals during their expected tour later this year.

A Whanganui marae leader is hailing a "brave decision" by Whanganui District Council to set aside $3.5 million in its 10-year plan for marae upgrades but says social media backlash has been "vile".

The unanimous decsision was the court's first regarding abortion since conservative justices overturned Roe v. Wade two years ago.

Valance got her break as a teenage Aussie soap star. Now she's fronting fundraising efforts for the Trump campaign.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says some of the changes were "workable" and others were not.

A governance professor in Fiji and a former Electoral Commission member says the resignation of the founding members of the country's largest political party in parliament is a "shocker". Audio

The French Constitution says all pending bills left unvoted by the Lower House are cancelled because the dissolution signifies the end of the legislature and therefore of the current ordinary session.