Guyon Espiner

Jeff Bezos, the world's richest man, has finally achieved his childhood dream of launching himself into space.

The New Shepherd launched at about 1.10am NZ time, returning to earth a total of ten… Audio

A Westport evacuee who's trying to find somewhere else to live wants empty houses up for sale in the town to be turned into emergency accommodation.

Karen Palermo's flat has had water and silt… Audio

If you liked Red Line, you'll also enjoy China, If You're Listening from Australia's public broadcaster, the ABC. Hosted by Matt Bevan it looks at how Australia's relationship with China has gone from… Audio

RNZ's Red Line podcast sees two journalists dip their toes into unknown waters - our carefully balanced relationship with China.   Audio

Labour MP Louisa Wall is accusing China of harvesting organs from political prisoners among the Uyghur and Falun Gong populations in China.

The MP, who is part of a global network of politicians… Audio

The Chinese Government has a propaganda super ministry. But how much influence does it have in New Zealand? And is development money from the CCP an opportunity or economic 'invasion'? Audio

A young Uyghur man living in New Zealand says he has lost all contact with his family in China and fears they are in concentration camps in Xinjiang.

More than a million Uyghurs are in what the… Audio

The police watchdog is reopening its inquiry into the fatal shooting of Rotorua man Shargin Stephens by an officer.

The Independent Police Conduct Authority says it will now take an "in-depth review"… Video, Audio

New Zealand is at risk of giving China coercive power over its economy, according to an American general who held a top national security role with the US government.

General HR McMaster, who served… Audio

Three lecturers in Chinese politics and history suspect courses at New Zealand universities are being infiltrated by spies gathering intelligence for the Chinese Communist Party.

Lecturers from… Audio

In a new podcast series, Guyon Espiner and John Daniell investigate China's influence in New Zealand, and ask if we can continue to walk the thin red line between what some see as an evil empire, but…

Two Chinese New Zealanders are killed in a car crash while on a mission to warn of the dangers of the Chinese Communist Party. So exactly what is China up to in New Zealand? Audio

A coroner has banned media from reporting all evidence in the inquiry into the death of Rotorua man Shargin Stephens, who was shot by police.

RNZ highlighted big holes in the official story this… Video, Audio

The Independent Police Conduct Authority is considering reopening its inquiry into the police shooting of Rotorua man Shargin Stephens.

Stephens was shot and killed after smashing up a police car… Audio

The official version of how police came to shoot a Māori man in Rotorua is contradicted by the police's own investigation of the shooting. 

Shargin Stephens was shot and killed in 2016 after smashing… Audio

Are we paranoid? Or is the Chinese Communist Party out to get us? Guyon Espiner and John Daniell investigate China's growing influence in New Zealand in this four-part podcast series. Video, Audio

A new study has concluded that Māori were likely the first humans to set eyes on Antartic waters and even the continent itself.

Researchers from Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research and Te Rūnanga o Ngāi… Audio