Jonathan Mitchell

Wellington City Council is set to consider a rates rise of up to 23 percent.

RNZ understands a discussion document has been presented to councillors this week.

The council is working through a draft… Audio

Warning: Parts of his report may be distressing for some people.

A jury has found a prisoner guilty of sexually assaulting and threatening to kill a younger cellmate.

Benjamin Nilesh Goundar has… Audio

Peter Ellis' bid to overturn 13 remaining convictions for child sex offences has hit a speed bump after fresh allegations.

The former Christchurch Civic Creche worker died in September last year… Video, Audio

The long-running legal battle to extradite Kim Dotcom is set to continue, with today's Supreme Court ruling leaving the matter unresolved.

The court has found Mr Dotcom and his three associates are… Audio

Wellington sports groups are pushing the city council to scrap a proposal to ban new pokie machines in the capital.

The council's sinking lid policy would mean if existing pokie venues close down… Audio

A child care centre in Napier remains open and parents are being told not to worry after a toddler had a weak-positive Covid-19 result.

The child was on an Air New Zealand flight from Napier to… Audio

The people of Napier are being told there's no need to panic after a local child returned a weak-positive Covid-19 result when they arrived in Japan.

The child attended a local childcare centre and… Audio

The owners of a derelict earthquake-prone building in Wellington tried to adjourn a court hearing with the city council. This is the first time the council has taken court action to seize ownership of… Audio

New Zealanders could be lounging on a Rarotongan beach this summer as the push for a travel bubble with the Cook Islands progresses.

The newly-appointed Cooks Prime Minister, Mark Brown, says formal… Audio

Figures released to RNZ show the problem of assault within the army is common across the battalions.

On Monday RNZ reported a soldier sentenced to military detention for multiple assault charges is… Audio

Three teen girls will stand trial today for the murder of 90-year-old Levin woman Grace Virtue.

She was assaulted and robbed during a home invasion in early November last year.

Virtue died three… Audio

Victims advocates are accusing the Defence Force of a lack of commitment after it left a crucial sexual violence programme leaderless for years.

Operation Respect was launched in 2016 with the aim of… Audio

The High Court in Wellington has been told it's unfair that 16 and 17-year-olds don't have the ability to vote in elections.

Make It Sixteen, a youth-led campaign, has taken its case to the High… Audio

The High Court has ruled the Government acted unlawfully in telling New Zealanders they had to stay at home for the first nine days of the Level 4 lockdown. RNZ reporter Jonathan Mitchell joins The… Audio

Prison escapee and sex offender Phillip John Smith is back before the courts today to appeal his conviction for fleeing overseas. Smith skipped the country in November 2014 while on temporary release… Audio

A fight in Porirua during which a man was stabbed and killed has been described as a "pack attack, vicious and sudden."

Hone Pawa died at the scene in May last year and Ngapaki Gripp is on trial for… Audio

The legal battle to stop the Department of Conservation going ahead with its planned cull of Himalayan tahr has made it to the High Court in Wellington. A judicial review of DOC's plan took place… Audio

Moa bones are expected to get greater protection under new proposals announced today. The government is proposing to create regulations under the Wildlife Act to ban the sale of moa bones and other… Video, Audio

The alcohol industry says the rise in excise tax is unfair because it was calculated before the Covid-19 lockdown. It's the 1st of July - so the government's excise taxes are rising - including for… Audio

The Government is opening up its Defence Force wallet again - digging deep - spending more than $1.5 billion dollars on new Hercules planes.

Five Lockheed Martin Super Hercules will replace the… Audio