Lisa Owen

NZ Rugby has appointed the first former international player to run the game in New Zealand.

Former All Blacks and Crusaders midfielder Mark Robinson will take over as CEO in January when Steve Tew… Video, Audio

A former police officer says bullying in the police is having a negative effect on the public as well as the organisation itself.

RNZ has talked to more than 25 people who have been victims of… Audio

A Hutt City Council candidate says her billboards have been defaced with racist slogans and swastikas - and she was accosted while fixing them.

Shazly Rasheed says her election signs have been… Video, Audio

An investigation by the intelligence watchdog into whether New Zealand's spy agencies were complicit in torture in Afghanistan has been released - four years after it was first launched.

Back in 2015… Video, Audio

Kua tīmata Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori. Maori Language Week has begun, and to kick it off a roaring parade made its way down central Wellington, drawing hundreds of spectators.

About 20,000 people have… Video, Audio

A Christchurch couple who's part of a class action against the quake insurer Southern Response want the government to step in immediately and pay out claimants who they say were tricked into taking… Video, Audio

The All Blacks' journey to a potential third straight Rugby World Cup title has officially begun.

After a 92-7 thrashing of Tonga in Hamilton at the weekend, the New Zealand squad departed on Monday… Video, Audio

The man set to take the helm of New Zealand Rugby says there's no quick easy fix to improving support for Pacific Island rugby.

Former All Blacks and Crusaders midfielder Mark Robinson has been… Audio

The Prime Minister says she's deeply concerned and incredibly frustrated by the way the Labour Party has handled allegations against a staffer.

Jacinda Ardern says differing accounts of the… Video, Audio

Some parents of a Christchurch primary school are raising concerns about the school's strict food policy.

This comes after a complaint was laid against Waitakiri Primary School after a teacher… Audio

An Auckland medical centre wants the cost of ordering extra supplies of the measles vaccine to be waived.

There are now 881 cases of measles in Auckland, up four from Thursday. It's causing serious… Audio

When it comes to fixing the country's polluted waterways, the major focus has been on farms - but urban councils could also be facing clean-up bills of billions of dollars.

RNZ reporter Harry Lock… Video, Audio

The government is still trying to work out which benefit sanctions to scrap, despite promises to remove the most excessive measures.

Almost two years into its term in office, the only sanction that's… Video, Audio

Robert Mugabe, former prime minister and president of Zimbabwe, whose rule was mired in accusations of human rights abuses and corruption, has died aged 95.

His 40-year leadership of the former… Video, Audio

The All Blacks took to Garden Place in Hamilton on Friday to serve up some snags and mingle with fans ahead of tomorrow's final Rugby World Cup warm-up test against Tonga.

While the game might not… Audio

Education Ministry boss Iona Holsted appears safe in her job for now, with the minister expressing confidence in her following revelations about contracts given to a disgraced former school principal.

It's one of the most enduring mysteries, but now a team of scientists, led by a New Zealander, has suggested a fishy new theory about the Loch Ness Monster. David Doyle reports. Video, Audio

A former gang leader with a string of previous violent offences, including murder and rape, has been sent back to prison for 13 years for his part in the death of a Ngaruawahia man in July last year.

Team New Zealand has reached a major milestone on the path to its defence of the America's Cup in Auckland in 2021.

Attended by around 500 people at the syndicate's headquarters on Auckland's Viaduct… Video, Audio