New Zealand
No meteorite found yet in scientists' Otago farmland search
A search of farmland near Dunedin has been unable to unearth any remnants of the meteorite which crashed down last month.
Those behind the search say it's now unlikely it'll be found, but a tenacious… Video, Audio
SH59 out of Wellington to reopen after slips forced closures
One of the main routes out of Wellington - State Highway 59 - is set to reopen following weeks of closures due to slips between Pukerua Bay and Paekakariki.
Our reporter Krystal Gibbens and cameraman… Video, Audio
EMA concerned at costs of one-off public holiday for Queen Elizabeth
A one-off public holiday on September 26 to mark the death Queen Elizabeth does not have universal support.
In announcing a Queen Elizabeth II memorial day, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said it is… Video, Audio
One-off public holiday to remember Queen Elizabeth II
The Government has announced a new, one-off public holiday for Monday 26 September, in honour of the death of the Queen.
A State Memorial Service will be held the same day, in the Wellington… Video, Audio
Friends, family mourn death of five in Kaikōura boating tragedy
Friends and family are mourning the loss of five people killed in a boating tragedy off the coast of Kaikōura.
Investigations are under way, after the boat carrying eleven people, capsized off Goose… Video, Audio
Evening business for 12 September 2022
News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6312193256112 Video, Audio
Professor Rod Jackson on end of Covid traffic light system
At midnight the government's pulling the plug on its covid traffic light system.
That means the only place you'll have to wear a mask is health and aged care facilities - including pharmacies.
Only… Video, Audio
Covid protection traffic light system to end at midnight
The traffic light Covid Protection Framework will end at midnight.
That means the only place people have to wear a mask is health and aged care facilities - including pharmacies.
Covid positive… Video, Audio
Mourners queue for hours to lay flowers at Buckingham Palace
In London, people have still been streaming to Buckingham Palace to lay floral tributes.
RNZ's Corin Dann and cameraman Nick Monro are in London.
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PM Jacinda Ardern announces public holiday for Queen Elizabeth
The government has also just announced New Zealand has a new public holiday - for this year only.
In honour of the Queen Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says 26 September will be a national holiday.
… Video, Audio
King Charles III, Britain's new monarch
After decades of waiting, Prince Charles now becomes King Charles the Third. He's been the longest-serving heir apparent in Commonwealth history, and at 73, becomes the oldest new monarch. Max Towle… Audio
Royalist in Napier mourns Queen Elizabeth II
A Napier woman has decked out her home in Union Jacks to commemorate the Queen's passing. Dorothy Galloway was one of the first in line at the Anglican Cathedral this morning to sign the condolence… Audio
New Zealanders remember Queen Elizabeth II in Aotearoa
Whether it's a meeting in person, a glance in a crowd, or a royal letter, many New Zealanders have a connection to Queen Elizabeth the Second. Producer Tom Taylor caught up with some Kiwis with… Audio
Sports world pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth II
The death of Queen Elizabeth has also caused an outpouring of tributes - as well as several cancellations - in the sporting world. Clay Wilson wraps up the reaction. [embed]… Video, Audio
Feilding man remembers being a Beefeater guard for Queen
For 16 years from the early 1990s Feilding man Patrick Nolan Nolan was one of the Queen's bodyguards, the traditional kind, living in the Tower of London. He was the first non-British serviceman to… Video, Audio
Queen Elizabeth remembered by retired Mt Eden residents
The Queen has reigned for 70 years - and for lots of us - she's the only Queen we've known. There are others who remember her coronation - and have followed her life with great interest ever since… Video, Audio
Hawke's Bay man remembers meeting Prince Phillip as a toddler
In the summer of 1963 the Queen and Prince Phillip travelled to New Zealand, spending 12 days here. During their trip they stopped into sunny Napier in the Hawke's Bay. Grant Simpson, his three… Video, Audio
Gun salute on Wellington waterfront for Queen Elizabeth
A gun salute has been performed on the Wellington waterfront and our reporter Krystal Gibbens joins us with the details [embed]… Video, Audio
Much-loved monarch Queen Elizabeth remembered in pubs
Meanwhile in Auckland, there've been tears as well as celebrations as locals have a remembered a much-loved monarch. Joining us from the Fox London pub at Auckland's viaduct, is Nick Truebridge… Video, Audio
Queen Elizabeth II dies, aged 96, after 70 years as monarch
Queen Elizabeth II has died at the age of 96, at Balmoral Cottage in Scotland. Britons are now slowly waking to an era that most have never experienced before - the start of the reign of a new… Video, Audio