New Zealand

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

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

An unimmunised toddler has landed in Samoa on Tuesday afternoon, after being refused a measles vaccine in New Zealand.

The 15-month-old boy had been visiting New Zealand with his family but had been… Video, Audio

The disqualification of a teenage Thai weightlifter at the Youth Olympics has seen New Zealand's Kanah Andrews-Nahu promoted to bronze.

Supatchanin Khamhaeng won the super-heavyweight division for… Audio

Same name, new logo - that's the decision from the Crusaders following their lengthy review into the team's branding after the March 15 terror attacks.

The former rugby union boss Steve Tew even came… Video, Audio

It is retirement day for "Mrs Consistent" after practically a life time with her nose to the grind stone.

Tui is a Foxy-Jack-Russell-cross who sniffs out rats and mice that threaten native wildlife… Video, Audio

Immigration New Zealand is so behind its visa paperwork, it's told some immigrants they could overstay while their applications are processed.

It has apologised to more than 100 people who were left… Audio

The ride is over for Lime scooters in Auckland. Auckland Council announced on Friday that Lime has just one week to pull its e-scooters from the city's streets, after revealing they would not be… Audio

A controversial 'healer' in Samoa, who attacked a Checkpoint crew who tried to talk to him, has been shut down by authorities as the measles crisis escalates. Video, Audio

Political leaders from 11 Pacific countries were hosted in New Zealand this week as part of the Pacific Parliamentary Forum. Audio

Former Dunedin doctor Venod Skantha has been found guilty of murdering 16-year-old Amber-Rose Rush. RNZ Otago-Southland reporter Timothy Brown joins us with the details. Audio

Heartbroken supporters of a heritage church building in west Auckland watched as it was demolished on Wednesday.

A small group of locals gathered outside St Andrews Sunday School Hall in New Lynn to… Video, Audio

The government is proposing boosts to the cost of dumping waste, in an effort to reduce the amount of rubbish going in landfills.

Under a proposal announced on Wednesday morning, the landfill levy… Video, Audio

A top player with Comancheros motorcycle gang and an Auckland lawyer have admitted laundering millions of dollars in ill-gotten gains.

Lawyer Andrew Simpson was named for the first time on Wednesday… Audio

That's the message from emergency services frustrated with Auckland drivers who are blocking their way as they rush to critical incidents, lights flashing and sirens blazing.

Dash cam footage… Video, Audio

The immigration industry is crying foul over what it says is 'Trump-style extreme vetting' - aimed at keeping a lid on immigration numbers.

The number of new residents to New Zealand is the lowest… Audio

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