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The former MP speaks in detail about the night that led to her quitting politics.

The World Health Organisation Regional Director for the Western Pacific says he will be a servant of the region as he takes up his new posting in Manila.

The overall number of early withdrawals has also jumped significantly in the past year, from 17,900 in 2022 to 29,530 in 2023. Audio

A man whose skeletal remains were found washed up across two north Canterbury beaches is believed to have been on a drug-fuelled bender in the 24 hours before his death.

The mother cried silently in the dock as she pleaded guilty to infanticide after suffering from a severe depressive episode.

Ministry documents reveal former partnership schools had major gaps in monitoring. Audio

A round-up of news in brief from around the region.

The man whose vehicle hit an oncoming car towing a jetski told police it was the side of the road he was used to driving on.

It has been a busy summer season for police and crisis intervention teams helping women and children living with violence in unsafe homes.

How common are rows over what is left, and how do you challenge an unfair will?

Bill Belichick, the architect of six Super Bowl-winning teams with the New England Patriots, has ended his 24-year run as the team's head coach.

A Tauranga business is worried the name change for National Park Village will create confusion for its customers.

Sebastian Hurrell, an Auckland-based Tongan filmmaker, believes rugby is a pathway that can help many Tongan youths overcome the challenges of life on the Island Kingdom.

Tony Stamp meets the people behind some of New Zealand's smaller record labels, marketing and distributing music they love. It's often done in their free time, for little, if any, profit…

New Zealand-born Samoan Charm Tuala says it still feels surreal that he's on his way to the prestigious Ivy League school, Brown University in the USA. Audio

More lives are lost to miscarriages under 20 weeks than deaths on the roads, yet services for affected whānau are fragmented around the country.

Experts say five years ago the number of road deaths over the holidays could be counted on both hands.

From buried mysteries to forgotten taonga, here are some of the best stories and interviews RNZ had to offer on historical topics in 2023. Audio

Scott Macfarlane is being made a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to health.