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Agency fighting family, sexual violence facing job cuts

Agency fighting family, sexual violence facing job cuts

The centre responsible for government's collective response to family and sexual violence faces losing a third of its workforce in a restructure.

Fiordland Women’s Club celebrates 50 years

Photo 1: L to R: Judith Risk and Marie Galland both inaugural members and still current members...

Fiordland Women’s Club celebrates 50 years

A group of 76 women gathered at Distinction Te Anau Hotel & Villas for the 50th celebratory dinner to share the many happy memories attending the celebrations

Former Waikouaiti paralympian still going the distance

For the second year in a row, Evan Clulee exceeded his goals in the nationwide Heart Foundation MyMarathon fundraiser.

Concerns for missing Christchurch woman

If you have seen Aimee, call the police on 105 or visit 105.police.govt.nz to make a report....

Concerns for missing Christchurch woman

Police are appealing for help to find a Christchurch woman who has been missing for two weeks.

Hipkins criticises police commissioner over Naidoo row

Richard Chambers. Photo: Calvin Samuel / RNZ

Hipkins criticises police commissioner over Naidoo row

Chris Hipkins has accused the Police Commissioner of not being a good employer by making statements about one of his own officers that have "no evidential base".

Were Wellington weather warnings an overreaction?

Max Gnojczak sweeping storm debris out front of Beach House & Kiosk. Photo: Charlotte Cook / RNZ

Were Wellington weather warnings an overreaction?

Some south coast Wellington residents are decrying what they believe were "unnecessary" evacuation orders and state of emergency issued ahead of huge swells battering the shoreline on Tuesday - but others say better safe than sorry.

Alleged Bondi gunman charged with 19 more offences

Naveed Akram has not yet been required to enter pleas to any of the charges against him. Photo: X

Alleged Bondi gunman charged with 19 more offences

A man accused of committing one of Australia's worst mass shootings, at Sydney's famed Bondi Beach last December, has been charged with 19 additional offences.

Opening date for new Sydney airport confirmed

Western Sydney International Airport's inaugural flight will take off on October 25. Photo:...

'Big moment for Sydney': Opening date for new international airport confirmed

Sydney's second international airport, which has been decades in the making, is set to finally open in October.

Family hope for NZ ICE detainee's quick release

Everlee Wihongi has been in US detention since the start of April. Photo: Supplied

Family hope for Kiwi ICE detainee's quick release after conviction quashed

The sister-in-law of a woman detained by ICE in the US has described the quashing of her 2016 conviction as a huge relief.

Aussies brace for higher prices as fuel tax cut ends

Fuel prices displayed outside a petrol station in Sydney earlier this year. Photo: Reuters

Aussies brace for higher prices as fuel tax cut ends

Motorists and transport businesses in Australia are being warned to expect an end to a cut to the fuel tax as conflict flares up between Iran and the US.

Elderly woman who sparked major search found lying in long grass

The granddaughter of the elderly Christchurch woman who was missing for four nights before she was found alive near Tunnel Rd has thanked the community for their search efforts.

Labour pledges $20-a-week public transport fare cap

Labour leader Chris Hipkins. Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone

Labour pledges $20-a-week public transport fare cap

Labour has vowed to cap public transport fares at $20 a week in main centres and $10 everywhere else if elected.

Swimmer dies after incident at Canterbury pool

Swimmer dies after incident at Canterbury pool

A swimmer has died in hospital after being pulled from a public pool in Rangiora.

Suspect reeled in after salmon statue vandalised

The Rakaia salmon statue after Greenpeace altered it. Photo: Supplied

Suspect reeled in after salmon statue vandalised

A 35-year-old man has been charged after the famous salmon statue next to State Highway 1 in Rakaia was defaced during an environmental protest.

Legal expert sought out by govt slams 'abhorrent' climate law change

Associate Professor at Auckland Law School Vernon Rive. Photo: Supplied

Legal expert sought out by govt slams 'abhorrent' climate law change

A legal expert who was consulted on the government's law change that would prevent companies from being sued over climate change has released his advice publicly, explaining his opposition to the proposal at the time.

Wrecked rickshaw brings birthday blues

Thorfinn, Elsa and Matilda with Swizzle the dog enjoying an ice cream on an outing to Redcliffs...

'Just so upset': Wrecked rickshaw brings birthday blues

Jess Reid received an unwanted birthday present when her family’s treasured rickshaw was vandalised while parked up near a Christchurch beach.

Israel launched deadly strike on Lebanon's Tyre before warning

People inspect the damage in the aftermath of an Israeli strike, in Tyre, Lebanon, June 9, 2026,...

Israel launched deadly strike on Lebanon's Tyre before warning

Israel struck the historic port city of Tyre in southern Lebanon killing at least eight people, and minutes later ordered the evacuation of the entire city for the first time.

Fiery protests in Belfast after 'sickening' knife attack

Hundreds of anti-immigrant protesters took to the streets of Belfast, some setting vehicles alight, after police charged a Sudanese man over a knife attack that left a person seriously hurt.

US launches new strikes on Iran after helicopter downed

The US says Iran has shot down one of its Apache helicopters. File photo: Getty

US launches new strikes on Iran after helicopter downed

The US has launched strikes against Iran after Trump said Tehran had shot down a US Apache helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz, deepening doubts about prospects for peace between the two countries.

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