Lisa Owen

Protesters gathered outside the Otago Daily Times in Dunedin today to show their anger at a cartoon which poked fun at the measles epidemic in Samoa.

In response, the newspaper has announced it will… Video, Audio

The death toll in Samoa from the measles epidemic rose to 60 on Wednesday after five more babies died overnight.

On Thursday the country will shut down for two days so mobile medical teams can visit… Video, Audio

Principals and researchers agree that a declining love of reading and rising classroom disruption could be to blame for New Zealand's poor results in a major international test.

Our 15-year-olds'… Audio

New Zealanders are set to decide whether or not to give the green light to legalising cannabis use next year.

The government has published a draft bill setting out the rules for the use, purchase… Video, Audio

National's deputy leader Paula Bennett has pulled a stunt at Parliament, brandishing a bag of 'look-a-like cannabis' to demonstrate how much a person could buy every day under the proposed legal… Video, Audio

A recovery team could start exploring deep inside the entry tunnel to the Pike River mine by Christmas.

It comes after Worksafe signed off on the Pike River Recovery Agency's plan, as they work to… Audio

A bill cracking down on foreign political donations has passed its third reading in parliament, with MPs using it as an opportunity to air the dirty laundry of other parties.

The government… Audio

A large fire has broken out at a warehouse in an industrial area of South Auckland, sending plumes of black smoke across Takanini.

Twenty fire trucks are responding to the blaze, which started around… Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

New information released to RNZ reveals that Shane Jones' office was sent documents about a forestry company's bid for $15 million from the Provincial Growth Fund multiple times and many months before… Video, Audio

Five more babies in Samoa have died after contracting measles, bringing the nation's death toll from the measles epidemic to 60.

While the country's immunisation rates have never been high, a… Video, Audio

RNZ deputy political editor Craig McCulloch asked the Prime Minister on Wednesday afternoon if it is acceptable a clinic in New Zealand denied Samoan toddler Frederick his MMR booster shot on Monday.

The family of a 15-month-old Samoan boy denied a measles booster by a South Auckland medical clinic on Monday say their son was given antibiotics for a scratch but denied a vaccine because he was not… Video, Audio

The urgency of upgrading Wellington's earthquake resilience has been laid bare in a new report.

The Lifelines Regional Resilience Project warns Wellington could be without electricity for up to six… Audio

National says the government's foreign donation ban will fall well short of what's needed - but it is still supporting the bill.

The legislation to ban any foreign donations over $50 is being… Audio

Director General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield said medical centres in New Zealand will be reminded all children under 18 should be vaccinated for measles regardless of their citizenship.

Checkpoint… Video, Audio

An Auckland iwi is putting its hand up to buy part of the city's waterfront if Ports of Auckland operations are moved to Northland.

On Tuesday Ngāti Whatua Orākei released its plans to develop almost… Audio

The Community and Voluntary Sector Minister hasn't read a damning report into the Hepatitis Foundation's extravagant spending and wasn't aware of her department's refusal to answer questions.

RNZ… Audio

A chicken farm in Auckland where 190,000 birds died did not proactively tell the authorities that anything had happened, and only did after they were dobbed in, animal welfare campaigners claim.

The… Audio

The police have confirmed the full details of 34 individuals were compromised in the gun buy back scheme, with about another 500 having their names and addresses accessed.

Personal information about… Audio