Methane target lowered, taxes ruled out
The govt is lowering is biogenic methane target for the next 25 years and has ruled out agricultural taxes on methane emissions.
Ken Laban first Pasifika mayor
Ken Laban first Pasifika mayor
Fauono Ken Laban has been elected Mayor of Lower Hutt, making history as Aotearoa New Zealand's first Pasifika mayor.
Person killed in Canterbury house fire
Person killed in Canterbury house fire
One person has died after a house fire in Canterbury.
Mauger set to return in Christchurch
Mauger set to return in Christchurch
Progress results released by Christchurch City Council show incumbent mayor Phil Mauger has been re-elected by a majority of almost 20,000 votes.
Wayne Brown has been re-elected mayor of Auckland
Wayne Brown has been re-elected mayor of Auckland
Wayne Brown is on track for a substantial victory, provisionally being re-elected for a second term as Auckland mayor in first progress results.
Govt supports three-day postnatal stay Bill
Govt supports three-day postnatal stay Bill
In the future, women will be offered a minimum of a three-day hospital stay after giving birth, despite warnings about lack of capacity.
Fire station asbestos: Union wants answers
Fire station asbestos: Union wants answers
By Melanie Earley and Finn Blackwell of RNZThe firefighters union wants answers following the discovery of asbestos at a central Auckland fire station.
Science grads forced overseas as job market shrinks
Science grads forced overseas as job market shrinks
Newly graduated scientists are finding it next to impossible to find work amid a perfect storm of economic hardship and a major sector shake-up.
NZ Gaza flotilla members arrive home
NZ Gaza flotilla members arrive home
Three New Zealanders who were detained in Israel after taking part in an international flotilla heading to Gaza, have arrived back home safely.
Teens trash elderly couple's home after breaking in to host party
Teens trash elderly couple's home after breaking in to host party
A mother has apologised and said she is "beyond disgusted and embarrassed" after one of her teens allegedly took part in the trashing of an elderly couple's home.
Corin Dann to leave RNZ's Morning Report
Corin Dann to leave RNZ's Morning Report
Well-known broadcaster Corin Dann is to become RNZ's new Business Editor.
Protester accused of smashing Winston Peters' window pleads not guilty
Protester accused of smashing Winston Peters' window pleads not guilty
A protester accused of smashing a window at Winston Peters' Auckland home has pleaded not guilty and will face a trial by jury.
Chch family's 'grave concerns' for missing boy
Christchurch family's 'grave concerns' for boy missing in Canada
Canadian police and a Christchurch family have made a fresh appeal for information about an 11-year-old boy who has gone missing in British Columbia.
Man charged after string of death threats against MP
Man charged after string of death threats against MP
A 19-year-old man has been charged in relation to a series of death threats made against a Member of Parliament earlier this year.
Young man died after eating meal with peanuts
'Senseless waste of life': Mum blasts facility after son dies from peanut allergy
A post-mortem has confirmed a young man who died after suffering what he thought was an allergic reaction at a mental health respite facility had eaten a meal containing trace amounts of peanut.
Engine fire forces military chopper to land
Engine fire forces military chopper to land
The Air Force say an A109 helicopter has been forced to land after signs of an engine fire above Ohakea Air Force base, near Palmerston North.
Man accused of killing Christchurch woman keeps name secret
Man accused of killing Christchurch woman keeps name secret
A man charged with murdering a woman in Christchurch earlier this year will keep his name secret for now.
Council reviews its processes after dog attack
Shots fired at council after dog attacks
A Canterbury man now carries a golf club to ward off dangerous canines when he takes his dog for a walk, while a woman who was recently attacked leaves town to exercise her pet.
Rain battering upper South Island
Highways closed, emergency operations centre activated as rain batters upper South Island
Emergency operations centres have been activated on the West Coast as heavy rain brings highway closures, slips and surface flooding.
Passenger 'ready for a tequila' after bird strike drama
Passenger 'ready for a tequila' after bird strike drama
Passengers reported seeing blood on the plane and feeling dizzy from going around in circles after a Fiji Airways flight encountered a bird strike above Canterbury.