New Zealand

Desperate and stressful - that's how water companies in Auckland are describing severe shortages crippling some families on tank supplies.

There are a limited number of refill pumps for water… Audio

The clean up is underway in Southland after days of flooding and some people are just starting to understand the extent of damage to their homes and towns.

Authorities in Southland say up to 30 homes… Audio

The broadcasting minister is adamant that RNZ National will remain commercial-free under any new media set-up with TVNZ.

Kris Faafoi confirmed that work will begin on a business case for creating a… Video, Audio

It's been a day of limbo for people at evacuation centres in Gore. Hundreds of households were forced to move to higher ground, or seek shelter at four community centres, as the Mataura RIver lapped… Audio

Thousands of live crayfish caught in New Zealand could be released back into the wild due to trade disruptions with China.

Between 150 to 180 tonnes of live rock lobster are stuck in pots and tanks… Audio

At Auckland Airport the Air New Zealand plane carrying nearly 200 people who were stranded in Wuhan has touched down.

The flight picked up 190 people from Wuhan, the epicentre of the virus outbreak.

RNZ Otago-Southland reporter Timothy Brown is at a cordon just south of Mataura, which is about halfway between Gore and Invercargill.

Residents there have heightened fears about the possibility of a… Audio

There were emotional scenes at Waitangi as more than a thousand people gathered before dawn for the opening of a new museum which honours Māori involved in conflict here and overseas.

Te Rau Aroha… Video, Audio

The Prime Minister has managed to smooth things over with iwi leaders, despite concerns over what iwi say is a lack of influence in the government.

Jacinda Ardern met with the National Iwi Chairs… Audio

It may be weeks before police identify human remains found buried underneath an Auckland home.

Contractors renovating an old villa on Marlborough Street in Mt Eden halted work after unearthing the… Video, Audio

In Southland extreme flooding has impacted much of the region. RNZ reporter Katie Todd has just been in the latest Civil Defence briefing and joins Lisa Owen live from Invercargill. Video, Audio

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

The former National MP Jami-Lee Ross is facing a workplace investigation following complaints which have seen three of his staff placed on special leave.

But the MP who threw a grenade in the… Video, Audio

An Air New Zealand flight which rescued nearly 200 people stranded in Wuhan this morning is due to arrive at Auckland Airport in the next half hour.

The flight picked up 190 people from Wuhan, the… Video, Audio

Thousands of people in Southland towns, not just Mataura, have been forced to leave their homes following civil defence evacuation orders.

Residents in Gore, Wyndham and Mataura were told not to be… Video, Audio

In Southland extreme flooding has continued to cause havoc across the region for another day.

In Mataura, halfway between Invercargill and Gore, residents are angry after the looming threat of a… Video, Audio

A Wellington couple on their honeymoon are celebrating a narrow escape after slips and flooding washed out parts of the Routeburn track almost wiping out the hut they were sheltering in.

Brett… Video, Audio

A state of emergency in Southland has been extended as torrential rain over the past two days has brought landslips, widespread flooding and closed roads across the region.

It comes as 195 tourists… Video, Audio

The Black Ferns are already eyeing up another Rugby World Cup win - this time hopeful to claim the title on their home turf.

The first women's Rugby World Cup to be held in the southern hemisphere… Audio