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The pandemic has made the world's wealthiest far richer but led to more people living in poverty, according to the charity Oxfam.

The COVAX global vaccine-sharing programme has delivered 1 billion Covid-19 vaccine doses, according to one of the organisations which manages it.

The World Bank predicts a "pronounced slowdown", with global economic growth falling to 4.1 percent this year.

Former senior figures have accused the Greens of jettisoning core principles as party discontent surfaces over its co-operation agreement in government.

From purges, to tightened freedoms, disappearances and rights abuses, we take a look back at how China has dramatically changed under his reign.

Louisiana's governor has posthumously pardoned Homer Plessy, the plaintiff in the landmark case that laid the legal foundation for decades of racial segregation.

2021 was a year of fast-moving Covid-19 news, but RNZ's in-depth team also produced some exceptional long reads. As you slow down over summer, check out some of the best of the past year here.

The World Health Organisation ends the year on a positive note but warns about "nationalism and vaccine hoarding".

Steve Chadwick told LDR it was hard not being able to share the news with her late husband, but she said they would have joked over their competition with one another.

Confederate monuments taken down in Richmond, Virginia, will likely be moved to a Black history museum and cultural centre, officials have said.

It was the year of the vaccine, it was the year of the anti-vaxxer: 2021 has been quite a ride of politics and protests.

Cameron Laing thought he had planned his Christmas trip home to New Zealand perfectly. But last week his MIQ stay was extended after a case of Omicron was detected on his flight.

Vanuatu's opposition is appealing for the PM to stop planned increases to ministers allowances and officials, saying they're inappropriate.

Vouchers for hairdressers, family passes for the zoo, barbecues and televisions, are some of the gifts the Pacific-focused health provider Fono is giving to struggling families.

Analysis - The finding that the government is actively breaching the Treaty of Waitangi in the pandemic response and is giving little heed to the needs of Māori will come as little surprise to those…