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Flooding cost begins to hit businesses, residents

Ken and Fran Henderson's home was flooded during torrential rain this week. Photo: RNZ

Flooding cost begins to hit businesses, residents

When Kaikōura's Lyell Creek threatened to burst its banks, Emporium Brewing owner Paul Finney tried to barricade the doors to stop floodwater surging through the building.

Thousands protest against ICE after latest fatal shooting

People attend a vigil after the fatal shooting of Mexican motorist Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by an...

Thousands protest against ICE after latest fatal shooting

More than a thousand protesters chanting "ICE out of Houston" marched today near the spot where a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot a man driving to work,.

Taiwan, China brace as Typhoon moves nearer

A satellite image shows Super Typhoon Bavi over the Philippine Sea. Photo: Reuters

Taiwan, China brace as Typhoon moves nearer

Typhoon Bavi churned southeast of Taiwan in the Pacific Ocean today.

Hipkins edges Luxon as preferred PM in latest poll

Prime minister Christopher Luxon (left) and opposition leader Chris Hipkins. Photo: RNZ

Hipkins edges Luxon as preferred PM in latest poll

The coalition would still have the numbers to form a government, albeit narrowly, according to the latest Taxpayers' Union-Curia poll.

Storm clean-up under way across South Island

Crews are repairing State Highway 1 leading to Kaikōura. Photo: RNZ / Louis Dunham

Storm clean-up under way across South Island

Damage caused by this week's storm that lashed the South Island is becoming clearer, as raging rivers recede off peaks across Te Wai Pounamu.

Driver testing officers suspended, 650 drivers to be re-tested

Driver testing officers suspended, 650 drivers to be re-tested

Sixteen driver testing officers have been suspended with a further seven stood down following an investigation by the NZ Transport Agency.

Midwife made wrong call to move woman who died, inquest hears

A midwife has told an inquest she made the wrong call when deciding to move a 33-year-old woman who had just had a seizure and subsequently died during birth.

Peninsula slip: Property issued dangerous building notice

Emergency services at the Irvine Rd slip. Photo: Linda Robertson

Peninsula slip: Property issued dangerous building notice

An Irvine Rd property has been issued a “dangerous building” notice by Dunedin City Council geotechnical engineers, following a landslip on the Otago Peninsula.

Oranga Tamariki reviewing involvement in reopened complaints

Oranga Tamariki has cut funding to 190 social service providers and reduced funding to a further...

Oranga Tamariki reviewing involvement in reopened complaints

Oranga Tamariki is reviewing its involvement in child protection complaints that have been reopened amid concerns about the quality of the investigations.

Tampons contained hormone-interfering chemicals

The price of women's sanitary products has in recent years become a social issue in New Zealand....

Study finds half of tampons tested contained hormone-interfering chemicals

Otago researchers have called for manufacturers of women’s menstrual products to avoid adding chemicals known to interfere with the body’s hormone systems.