Perlina Lau

New Zealand walks a trading tightrope with China - but by failing to bring up human rights issues, are we selling our souls for $32 billion a year?  Audio

RNZ Worldwatch's Perlina Lau joins Jesse to talk about Bridgerton on Netflix. Audio

At 6 o'clock tomorrow morning Donald Trump's time in the White House will officially be over.

What initially seemed like a publicity stunt, the New York businessman and reality star threw out the… Audio

As the Whitehouse moves into damage control after yesterday's invasion of Capitol Hill, there are growing calls from both sides of the political spectrum for action to remove President Trump from… Audio

US President-elect Joe Biden has blasted the "insurrection" of pro-Trump supporters who stormed the US Congress and Mr Biden has demanded outgoing President Donald Trump "step up" and repudiate the… Audio

The US Congress is in turmoil after thousands of Trump supporters invaded the Capitol building earlier this morning as a joint session was being held to certify Joe Biden's win in the Presidential… Audio

One country perhaps more keen to see the back of 2020 than any other is Lebanon, which still reels from the blast that devastated its capital city. The explosion that rocked Beirut in August killed… Audio

Beef and Lamb says the Brexit deal will have an impact on the local economy. New Zealand had meat import quotas agreed with the European Union but now they've been split, roughly 50-50 between the UK… Audio

National has welcomed the introduction of the new pre-departure testing regime - but it also says it doesn't go far enough. Initially, only travellers from the United Kingdom and the United States… Audio

The Covid-19 cluster in Sydney's Northern Beaches has grown by 10 - bringing the total number of cases to 28.

And the outbreak is prompting fresh restrictions on interstate travellers just a week out… Audio

More than 90 million absentee ballots have been requested or sent for the US election this year and among those cast are votes by American expats living in New Zealand.

All those who spoke to RNZ… Audio

Tributes have been pouring in for Eddie Van Halen - who's died from cancer at 65-years-old. Perlina Lau takes a look back at the guitar legend's life - and how the world's reacted. Audio

New Zealand is one of the great immigrant nations. Everyone here has a link to someone from somewhere else. But that doesn't mean everyone can agree on who should get to come here next. In the third… Audio

Immigration is a hot topic coming up to the election but just talking about it can be a tense experience. In episode two of Slice of Heaven, a 4-part podcast series for RNZ in association with Massey… Audio

With record migration and a fast-growing population, Aotearoa/New Zealand is changing. How that will look depends upon the interplay between people here now and those who want to come. So who is… Audio