Charlotte Cook

The Government's proposal to begin building a new road across Auckland's Waitematā Harbour in 2029 has the Green Party seeing red. 

The government yesterday unveiled five options for the project… Audio

Thousands of Air New Zealand customers are still waiting on refunds, following the storms that lashed large parts of the North Island over the past two months.

The Auckland floods and Cyclone… Audio

There's pressure on the Government to explain just when it knew about Stuart Nash's breaching of cabinet rules and why weren't alarm bells triggered earlier.

The National Party is calling for a wider… Audio

The body of a slain New Zealand soldier in Ukraine will be brought back home by his uncle at an expected cost of around $65,000.  

Kane Te Tai was killed in action while clearing a trench last week… Audio

RNZ understands the body of the former New Zealand soldier killed in Ukraine has officially been identified as Kane Te Tai.

Kiwi veterans group, No Duff, says it's confident it will be able to bring… Audio

A former New Zealand soldier fighting in Ukraine is believed to have been killed in action.

RNZ has been told Kane Te Tai died in battle in the east of the country and his body has been recovered.

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RNZ understands a New Zealander fighting on the front line in Ukraine has been killed in action.

Sources on the ground say they have been told by Kane Te Tai's unit commander that the soldier was… Video, Audio

Performers are halfway through the Polyfest competition in Tāmaki Makaurau.

RNZ Pacific reporter Susana Suisuiki was there and spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio

Fiji's former prime minister Frank Bainimarama and the suspended Police Commissioner Brigadier General Sitiveni Qiliho have pled not guilty to abuse of office charges.

They appeared in court this… Audio

50,000 teachers will go on strike next Thursday, closing kindergartens, primary, intermediate, and high schools.

The general manager of employment relations and pay equity at the Ministry of… Audio

High staff turnover, lack of retention and poor pay is pushing more than 50,000 teachers to take strike action.

It will close kindergartens through to high schools next Thursday after the unions… Audio

Aucklanders could save between $260-350 a year on petrol bills, just by shopping around.

The Commerce Commission's latest fuel price monitoring report for July to September last year finds price… Audio

A report into Whanau Maori cancer care has revealed sobering evidence of racism and a lack of cultural awareness in treatment. Te Aho o Te Kahu, the Cancer Control Agency, has today released a report… Audio

Te Whatu Ora admits published emergency department performance figures are wrong. 

The Associate Dean Rural in the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at Auckland University, former Northland DHB… Audio

Te Whatu Ora has admitted some of its data on the emergency department wait times is wrong, and has since taken the entire page of health performance metrics offline.

But that concession comes as GP… Audio

Five years after council approval and with a price-tag of nearly $180m, Wellington's new convention centre is preparing to open its doors. 

The Tākina Convention and Exhibition Centre will open in… Audio

There are major traffic problems in Auckland this morning with the Southern Motorway closed just north of Papakura,  because of a huge truck fire in the early hours of this morning.

Nearby houses… Audio

Auckland's Southern Motorway, north of Papakura,  has been closed by a huge truck fire. 

Nearby houses were evacuated.

Reporter Charlotte Cook spoke to Guyon Espiner.
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Restaurants nationwide will be 'cooking up a storm' to fill bellies with comfort food, and mayoral relief funds with money

The cyclone relief fundraiser will take place on Monday March the 20th.

The… Audio