"Open your heart": Learning te reo has brought Gael Finlayson-Davis wonderful insight and enjoyment, and she hopes to encourage more New Zealanders to take their first step.

Mark Mitchell met with the National Emergency Management Agency on Tuesday.

MetService expects the thunderstorms to be accompanied by torrential rain.

A US poultry farmer and educator shares her experience of an H5N1 outbreak, the loss of 148,000 birds, and biosecurity lessons she believes every farmer should know.

Exercise Tauwharenīkau is the largest Reserve Force-led warfighting exercise conducted in the South Island in decades.

Port Taranaki has reassured nearby residents that initial assessments of a proposed LNG import terminal indicate it is unlikely "risk management zones" will impact on the community or popular nearby recreational areas.

Bridge designer and builder Dan Crocker says creating the country's new longest suspension bridge, at Aoraki Mt Cook, involved unique challenges, including weather so fierce it stripped the paint from their machinery.

Education Outdoors says the government has dropped outdoor education from its list of subjects that will be re-developed.

Chinese scripted role-playing games are drawing a following in Auckland as participants look to build social connections.

The incident in the suburb of Tawa earlier this month caused multiple signal issues and disrupted rail services.

RNZ earlier revealed an internal police review found an investigation by former Detective Senior Sergeant Darren Folau was "poor", that the complainant was "not listened to and not believed".

There were mix results for the Pacific contingents of the first day of competition as the 2026 Commonwealth Games got underway in Glasgow, Scotland, early on Friday morning.

"They're looking for any way to put a tariff rate back on," the trade minister said, adding that Trump was "going to do" what he was going to do.

Eight of Matthew Ryan's companies were placed into interim receivership by the High Court it was revealed earlier this week.

Injured climbers recovering after sliding into 'dangerous little gully' that doesn't get any sun in winter.

The US says it's to combat imports made with forced labour - a claim previously rejected by New Zealand.

Two recent official trips by Solomon Islands' leaders leave no clues as to where its preference currently leans: China or the West.

Emergency services are at the scene at the State Highway 1 on-off ramps near Te Oko Horoi Bridge in Cambridge.

The highly infectious skin condition is caused by a parasitic mite that burrows into human skin to lay its eggs.

And more heavy rain was expected to come.

The party says it wants to give hunters a "real stake in managing and looking after our conservation estate".

RNZ's money correspondent answers your questions.

It was the 1990s when many farms were looking to diversify. 'Why not llamas?', thought Southland spinner and farmer Janette Buckingham.

Five British police officers were injured after their boat struck Westminster Bridge

The quake, centred near Taumaranui, was reportedly felt across much of the North Island, including Auckland, and the top of the South.

Patients waiting for life-changing medicines to be funded say people should not have to fundraise, go into debt, or travel overseas for treatments and therapies that could be administered here.

The High Court has placed six firms associated with Rangiora investment company Chance Voight in liquidation after finding the group was insolvent and operating an unsustainable business

A former Fiji chief prosecutor claims there was a racist, government-led conspiracy to get rid of him.

Police had been appealing for information about the 20-year-old since she disappeared last week.

A newly released briefing paper has highlighted a lack of awareness among police, retailers and the public about the law.

The son of a man allegedly murdered by a US-based hitman is on the run after escaping police custody in Tonga.

He faces four charges - assault, indecent assault, and two counts of sexual violation.

The Police Sergeant's family gave powerful statements, saying while he took her life, she will never be forgotten.

The Fijian Drua Women will be aiming to secure their third Super Rugby Women's title when they host the defending champion NSW Waratahs in Ba.

But the minister in charge, Brooke van Velden, says she has no plans to review the law.

Three boating incidents have been reported in Papua New Guinea waters, resulting in several confirmed deaths and dozens still missing.

"I'd spent half my life feeling like what happened to me wasn't bad enough for the police to do anything, felt shame and blame."

Tonga Police are offering a reward of up to 5,000 Pa'anga (approx. NZ$3400) each for information leading to the capture of two escaped foreign remandees.

The Law Commission this week released the final report from its review on hate crime laws.

UK Home Office figures show overseas passport applications almost tripled to more than 300,000 in the first quarter of 2026.

The tenants looked out at a giant urn-like water feature that was dry because the landlords could not get it to work.

Papua New Guinea authorities are managing several separate cases of missing people due to boating incidents in recent days.

For 120 years, the Franklin family has farmed celery. Now it also has sunflower patches, butterfly houses and a cheeky goat who's become a bit of a celebrity.

New Zealand's special agricultural trade envoy Nathan Guy says exporters across the board are bracing for more uncertainty.

Dame Helene was honoured for her work in the public service over 45 years.

Police investigating a homicide in the Wellington region want information about sightings of two cars.

Rescuers had grave concerns for an elderly fisherman stranded at night in the cold by a South Island river, until they called in a farmer with local knowledge who was able to locate the man in the dark.

Students at University of Otago accommodation who are experiencing flu-like symptoms have been asked to self-isolate whenever possible.

Norton the burmese cat travelled all the way from Hataitai to Johnsonville hidden inside the unsuspecting driver's bonnet.

Analysis - The US government is unlikely to budge on the new round of trade tariffs they have slapped on most imports from New Zealand, writes Corin Dann.

Kokohu Vi escaped from custody at the Central Police Station in Nuku'alofa on Sunday.

Liuaki Kokohu VI, a 35-year-old New Zealand citizen of Tongan descent, who is considered a high-risk escapee due to his criminal history, remains on the run.

It's regarded as one of the most significant archaeological discoveries ever made in Aotearoa and the wider Pacific.

In Tauranga, burial costs rose 50 percent and ash burial 200 percent.

Twenty-year-old Wolvedi Ding was last seen in the western suburb of Swanson on Friday morning.

The community and two "outstanding" fire chiefs have "led the charge" to challenge a Fire and Emergency ban, a mayor says.

Two principals have opposing views on why classrooms without walls do or don't work for them.

Insurance had the largest increase of any item in the consumer price index since 2000, up 916 percent.

Police searching for a missing woman have recovered a body from the area of the West Auckland suburb of Swanson.

The court heard losses from the outage were estimated at $37.5m to $80m.