Charlotte Cook
Whakaari pilot rescuers honoured with Bravery Decoration
On the 9th of December almost three years ago, seven pilots took matters into their own hands to rescue people from the erupting Whakaari Island.
47 people were on the island that day, 22 of them… Audio
Students report sexual assaults at Chch schools
A new survey of students at the co-located Shirley Boys' and Avonside Girls' schools show many are being sexually harassed and assaulted.
Fewer than half the boys took part in the survey, but of… Audio
Green Party demands sanctions on Iran over human rights abuses
Green Party human rights and foreign affairs spokesperson Golriz Ghahraman is questioning whether Iran used a New Zealand couple as a pawn to stop the government speaking out on its human rights… Audio
Influencers leave Iran after being unable to leave for months
A New Zealand couple held in Iran have escaped the country safe and well after being stuck there for months.
Topher Richwhite and his wife Bridget Thackwray had been unable to leave the Middle… Audio
Lucid Chocolatier takes out gold medals
They say victory tastes sweet and that's especially true for a young chocolate maker from rural Wairarapa.
Johnty Tatham and his company Lucid Chocolatier have been named the supreme winner of this… Audio
Indian community enthusiastic Rishi Sunak is UK's next Prime Minister
Rishi Sunak will be the UK's next Prime Minister, and the first one of Hindu descent.
The former treasurer took out the Conservative Party leadership after his would-be rival, Penny Mordaunt, dropped… Audio
Crime Stoppers wants families to dob in young people
A new campaign's being launched to encourage families to anonymously dob in young people who they think are involved in crime.
It comes after an uptick in some youth crimes this year.
Business… Audio
ED wait times getting longer
Patients in need of urgent care are waiting longer than they have in years to be seen in hospital emergency departments.
The latest figures, to June this year, show the falling numbers of people… Audio
Stolen patient info on dark web - cyber security expert
Hackers have posted stolen patient information on the dark web.
The names, addresses and other personal information of up to 450,000 people was stolen in the cyber-attack on Pinnacle Midlands Health… Audio
Scientist analyses farm emissions pricing proposal
The Government's proposed a farm-level emissions pricing scheme to be introduced from 2025, which will have farmers paying for methane and carbon dioxide emissions.
Professor of physics at Canterbury… Audio
Russia retaliates after losing stolen Ukrainian territory
Vladimir Putin has confirmed that Russia's barrage of missile attacks across Ukraine was in retaliation for Saturday's destructive explosion on the only bridge to Russian-occupied Crimea.
President… Audio
Farmers to pay for methane and CO2 emissions from 2025
The government wants farmers to pay for agricultural emissions for carbon dioxide and methane from 2025.
It will be a farm-level split gas approach, but the industry is not happy with the proposal.
… Audio
'It was pretty hairy': 501 deportee turned evangelist chaplain spends time on Ukraine front line
A 501 deportee, turned Evangelist Chaplain promised god he would never fire another gun - a promise that became near impossible to keep when he ended up working on the front line in Ukraine.
After… Audio
Ngāti Maniapoto treaty settlement more than 30 years in the making
Ngāti Maniapoto members have been at Parliament this morning to witness the successful passage of a Treaty Settlement Bill more than 30 years in the making.
The King Country iwi has settled with the… Audio
Consumer NZ wants examples of unclear, misleading supermarket pricing
Rising grocery prices mean it's more important than ever for shoppers to know they're getting their money's worth, but Consumer New Zealand says retailers use confusing promotional strategies that… Audio
Russia mobilises troops, threatens nuclear weapons
Russia's President Vladimir Putin has ordered the mobilisation of hundreds-of-thousands more troops to bolster his failing illegal invasion of Ukraine.
And he's renewed his threats of nuclear war… Audio
United Nations' focus turns to Russia
The United Nations' leaders week in New York has turned its attention to Russia's failing illegal invasion of Ukraine.
In recent weeks, Ukraine has taken back territory liberating towns in its… Audio
Corporal Dominic Abelen believed to have worked for special forces foreign military unit
The part of the Ukrainian Army slain soldier Dominic Abelen worked for says it will do everything it can to repatriate a foreign fighter under their command. RNZ understands Corporal Dominic Abelen… Audio
'You're not going to be helping the country': Warning to New Zealanders with no conflict zone experience - stay out of Ukraine
A New Zealand medic back from the front line in Ukraine is warning doctors and nurses here not to join the war effort unless they are trained to work in conflict zones.
Huge numbers of foreign… Audio
Former defence minister on attempts to recover Abelen's body
Former defence minister Ron Mark says soldiers in Ukraine had to abandon an attempt to recover New Zealand corporal Dominic Abelen's body after coming under heavy fire from Russian troops.
Mark, who… Audio
