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"Online abuse and threats" to attendees - "including children" - of a drag queen storytime event were among the reasons it was canned, a council review says.

News of two new Lord of the Rings movies has sent a ripple of excitement through the home of Middle Earth in Wellington.

Analysis - A big announcement about Auckland's water woes was overshadowed by a chaotic press conference about prisons, Peter Wilson writes.

Explainer - The government from 2025 is mandating how state schools teach children to read. But what is structured literacy and how does it compare to other teaching methods?

The Annual Review Debate allows Parliament to grill government ministers on performance in their areas, unless someone runs out of time first. They did.

The extra beds would take longer than the four-years covered in this week's budget announcement to deliver, the Corrections Minister told RNZ.

Gerry Brownlee referred her to the Privileges Committee over complaints about her behaviour in the House.

The country is being told it needs to get inflation under control, balance the books, raise educational achievement, and lift productivity.

New Zealand news media face "extinction within a few years" without urgent changes to media companies, and the laws and agencies that govern them. That’s the stark warning of a new report…

The synth-pop elder statesmen present their fifteenth album, anthemic and genial in equal measure.

The government is set to enable newcomers Island Direct to become part of the SuperGold card scheme from the 1 July. Audio

Analysis - A poll showing the opposition is more popular than the government raises questions, politicians go through their 'trial by pay rise' and a Green MP loses her cool in the debating chamber.

A florist says she felt intimidated during a heated exchange with the MP.

Julie Anne Genter rose from her seat and walked across the chamber to confront a National MP.

US author Paul Auster, who wrote the New York Trilogy mystery novels, has died at the age of 77.