Amy Williams

New research shows disabled people are twice as likely to experience violence than the able-bodied, and for women that abuse is most likely to occur at home.

The authors of the study, published in… Audio

Huge convoys of tractors and utes are trundling into town and city centres today. They're protesting against what they say are onerous government policies, which don't work for them or their… Audio

The business owner who championed the four-day working week says New Zealand lags behind the rest of the world when it comes to leaving Monday-to-Friday behind.

Perpetual Guardian was the first… Audio

Reducing hours, taking items of the menu, even closing up shop for a bit. That's what cafes and restaurants say they are resorting too as they grapple with a staffing crisis, brought on by a skills… Video, Audio

Thousands of Pacific workers in Auckland will be given the opportunity to upskill for free while at work.

Pacific people will make up about a third of Auckland's working age population by 2050 but… Audio

Thousands of Pacific workers in Auckland are to be given the opportunity to upskill for free while at work.

Registrations open today for firms wanting to take part in what is officially titled the… Audio

Thousands of farmers flocked to the first day of Fieldays today, the Southern Hemisphere's largest agricultural event.

The event was cancelled because of Covid-19 last year, so expectations are high… Video, Audio

Rallies and picket lines are organised across the country and tomorrow nurses will strike after negotiations with district health boards reached a stalemate.

At least 30,000 nurses will take part in… Audio

The cyber attack that crashed the Waikato District Health Board's computers and phones has put other DHBs on high alert for any incursions.

Five hospitals in the region have had their second day… Audio

Hundreds of foreign investors are expected to land here in coming months as a result of new border exemptions allowing wealthy investors linked to two government programmes to visit.

The Ministry of… Audio

More than 200 foreign investors are expected to travel to New Zealand in the next year under a new visa exemption

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment expects they'll bring in… Audio

The 'no paywave' sign may soon become a thing of the past - as new legislation to regulate transaction charges is announced.

Caps will be set on the amount banks can charge retailers for credit and… Video, Audio

A 4-year-old boy who went missing in rural East Cape yesterday afternoon has been found alive. Hundreds of search and rescue volunteers were involved in the search. RNZ reporter Amy Williams talks to… Audio

A full-scale search for a missing four-year-old is underway in Tolaga Bay on the East Coast.

The police and around 200 volunteers are scouring land near the town for the 4-year-old boy named Axel.

… Audio

Parents of children with special needs are being asked to reduce the hours their children attend school, or take an extended break to avoid being expelled altogether.

Disability advocates say this… Audio

Doctors at Auckland Hospital have been told they can't fly to Australia for business or continuing education when the quarantine-free travel bubble opens later this month.

Auckland District Health… Audio