Guyon Espiner

An FBI-led operation that resulted in the arrests of several top gang members in New Zealand continued overnight, resulting in the arrests of more than 800 people across the globe.

So far, New… Audio

The National Party's Paul Goldsmith is standing by his comments that on balance Māori benefited from colonisation, despite the kickback from other MPs including some of his own caucus colleagues.

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A huge internet outage last night resulted in websites and apps around the world going dark for an hour after a major content delivery network failed.

News websites and apps affected included CNN… Audio

The Waikato Mongrel Mob says its being unfairly targetted by the police and has accused them of using the latest international drug sting as a smear campaign against gangs.

Senior members of the… Audio

Environmental campaigners are seeking an urgent halt to work on Waiheke Island - saying kororā - or little blue penguins - are at risk.

Forest and Bird says a construction project on the island is… Audio

New Zealanders will be allowed to return home from Melbourne on special "green flights" from midnight on Tuesday, despite ongoing lockdowns and community outbreaks in Victoria.

New Zealander Tony… Audio

The country's biggest seafood company has a significant amount of stock that has been sold - but it can't shift - due to shipping constraints.

Exporters are facing a crisis getting their products to… Audio

House price growth has slowed slightly but prices are still well ahead of this time last year.

The latest data from QV show the average value increased 8.8 percent over the three months to May… Audio

She was a groundbreaker.

In 1999, Hinewehi Mohi, of Ngāti Kahungunu and Ngāi Tūhoe, sang the national anthem only in te reo Māori at an international rugby match.

Reaction to that performance… Audio

The leader of the Nigerian militant group Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau is dead - according to his rival Islamist militants.

In audio obtained by news agencies, the Islamic State West Africa Province… Audio

A major police operation targeting organised crime is underway across the North Island.

Police are giving away little about the extent of the operation but we can bring you what we know.

Reporter… Audio

It's a red-hot market out there for apples but shipping delays and capacity constraints mean exporters are struggling to move their fruit.

Some big shipping lines have ditched coming to Australia and… Audio

Thirty-thousand nurses will strike for eight hours on Wednesday after rejecting a second pay offer in their current round of collective bargaining.

The Nurse's Organisation says nurses are leaving… Audio

Two of the country's leading cancer experts have slammed Pharmac's proposal to take away the special exemption which gives children with the disease any drug they need.

Oncologists Chris Jackson and… Audio

The Children's Commissioner Judge Andrew Becroft is warning Pharmac not to play one group of children with a life threatening illness off against another.

His comments come after RNZ revealed that… Audio

More than a thousand people are expected to request to end their lives in the first year of the assisted dying regime.

The chief medical officer Andrew Connolly says the Ministry of Health is… Audio

Patients requesting euthanasia will be given unapproved, unregulated and "off label" medicines, sparking warnings of prolonged and distressing deaths.

People who choose to swallow or ingest the fatal… Audio

A woman who lost her job after her epilepsy drugs were changed without her knowledge has forced a top level health review.

Twenty-eight-year-old Laura Hume says it was only after her health began… Audio

What happens if a patient doesn't die during a euthanasia attempt?

That's one of a number of ethical and legal questions being asked by palliative care experts who say we are woefully unprepared to… Audio