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Skies are darkening and the wind ramping up as the first tropically charged storm of 2023 bears down on the top half of the North Island.

Half-a-million international visitors are expected to fly into New Zealand in the next two months, at the same time the tourism sector is battling chronic labour shortages.

The Viking Orion first docked in New Zealand in mid-December.

Hundreds of people were stranded on a cruise ship off Australia's coast after a fungus was found on its hull, and it was denied entry to ports in Dunedin and Christchurch.

With 2022 coming to an end, it's a good time to reflect back on the year of weather.

The Timaru man failed to return from a fishing trip last Thursday.

What better time to read than than the holidays? RNZ asked several of Aotearoa's leading authors, critics and book lovers to recommend the best book they read in 2022.

As 2022 came to a close, the Ministry of Transport's road toll count reached a provisional figure of 378 people killed on New Zealand roads during the year.

Two people have died in a crash involving a vehicle and two pedestrians in Gisborne on New Year's Eve.

Violent protest, extreme weather, the Queen's death and a new Matariki public holiday - here are some of the stories that dominated 2022.

It was a year of fiery protests, resignations and scandal. Here's what went down in New Zealand politics during 2022.

The team behind the Sky Tower's fireworks have promised a show that is bigger and better than ever before.

After an extraordinary four years the former director general of health has been made a knight for services to public health.

Delayed luggage is causing a headache for travellers arriving in the country as the effects of a deadly storm in the US continue.

Tony Stamp highlights some of his favourite singles of the past year, including psych rock, Jamaican pop, dancefloor bangers, and RnB.

Firefighters have brought a blaze under control at an industrial building in the Christchurch suburb of Hornby.

The owners of a dog fatally shot by police in Christchurch this week want to know why it happened.

An artist performing at Rjythm and Vines says most local artists were blindsided by Dizzee Rascal's presence in the music festival's line-up.

Hundreds of people have attended funeral prayers for a survivor of the Christchurch terror attacks.

A popular Auckland swimming spot is asking holidaymakers to avoid the area while a rāhui is in place, following the death of a man yesterday morning.

Emergency services are responding to a crash on State Highway 30 that has left four people seriously injured.