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Govt forges ahead with foreshore and seabed change

Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith says the sentencing reforms were about restoring real...

Govt forges ahead with foreshore and seabed change

The govt is forging ahead with plans to change the law governing NZ's foreshore and seabed, despite a Supreme Court ruling appearing to undercut the rationale for the change.

Maxwell moved to minimum security prison

Maxwell moved to minimum security prison

Ghislaine Maxwell has been transferred from a Florida prison to a lower-security facility in Texas to continue serving her 20-year sentence for helping Jeffrey Epstein abuse girls.

Sex offender MP still being paid, delays expulsion

Gareth Ward remains an member of the NSW Parliament, despite being found guilty of sexual assault...

Sex offender MP still being paid, delays expulsion

A disgraced NSW MP in jail for sexual assault has managed to stall his removal from parliament by heading to court, amid claims a senior judge acted beyond their powers.

Notorious Dunedin rapist denied parole again

The Parole Board last year heard Joseph Lepper had smeared faeces on prison walls. PHOTO: STAFF...

Notorious Dunedin rapist denied parole again

A rapist who tried to drag a woman into a van in central Dunedin will remain locked up until at least November next year.

Crayfish allegedly killed at uni rowing club event

A Canterbury University rowing club will undertake an internal review after a crayfish was allegedly killed by a customer at a Christchurch restaurant.

Man accused of brother's murder drops name suppression

Jack Hargreaves in the High Court at Hamilton this morning. He faces charges of murder,...

Man accused of brother's murder drops name suppression

A 20-year-old charged over the armed robbery of a car and a shooting has given up name suppression.

Dengue fever cases surging in New Zealand

The Asian tiger mosquito is one of the vectors responsible for transmitting dengue fever. Photo:...

Dengue fever cases surging in New Zealand

Doctors are being warned to be on alert for people with symptoms of dengue fever as the number of cases in New Zealand surges.

AI will aid with NCEA replacement - Stanford

Education Minister Erica Stanford visiting Rangitoto College, Auckland today. Photo: RNZ

AI will aid with NCEA replacement - Stanford

Education Minister Erica Stanford says artificial intelligence will be a boon in the plan to replace the NCEA school system.

Reserve Bank keen to know how Kiwis use cash

Reserve Bank keen to know how Kiwis use cash

The Reserve Bank is asking people how they use and store cash, saying it needs more up-to-date information as it redesigns the system.

Baby rushed to hospital with serious injuries

The baby was taken to Middlemore Hospital. Photo: LDR / Jarred Williamson

Seriously injured baby rushed to hospital in Auckland

Police are investigating after a two-month-old baby was taken to hospital in Auckland with serious injuries overnight.

Woman seriously hurt in icy crash near Dunedin

Woman seriously hurt in icy crash near Dunedin

A woman was taken to Dunedin Hospital with serious injuries after her vehicle slid off an icy road early this morning.

Booze store staff call cops on drunk driver

The 28-year-old woman was denied service when she tried to buy alcohol. File photo: Getty Images

Booze store staff call cops on drunk driver

A drunk driver nearly four times over the legal alcohol limit was dobbed in by a Dunedin liquor store after she tried to buy booze, police say.

Dormant volcano wakes up after 600 years

The Krasheninnikov Volcano, dormant for the past 600 years, erupts on Sunday. Photo: Instagram/...

Dormant volcano wakes up after 600 years

The Krasheninnikov Volcano in Kamchatka has erupted for the first time in 600 years, Russia's state news agency and scientists say, as another big quake rattled the region.

Diddy loses bid for early release

Sean "Diddy" Combs will stay in jail until sentencing in October. Photo: Reuters

Diddy loses bid for early release

Sean "Diddy" Combs won't be released from jail ahead of his October sentencing, after being found not guilty at his sex crimes trial of the most serious charges he faced.

The spy who changed MI5 dies

Dame Stella Rimington headed MI5 for four years and went on to write espionage novels and a...

The spy who changed MI5 dies at 90

Stella Rimington, the first female director general of Britain's MI5 security and counter-intelligence service, has died aged 90.

Deadline to deal with unlawful photos missed again

Police lack an overall digital evidence handling system, and, so far, the funding to get one....

Deadline to deal with unlawful photos missed again

Police have again missed a deadline to make certain they are not handling photos of people unlawfully.

New laws mulled in wake of bridge protest

New laws might be needed to stop protests on the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the New South Wales...

New laws mulled in wake of Sydney Harbour Bridge protest

Protest laws could be repealed or expanded following a march across an iconic Australian landmark at the weekend.

Sir Sam Neill honoured at Aussie TV awards

Sir Sam Neill won a Logie for season two of The Twelve. Photo: RNZ

Sir Sam Neill honoured at Aussie TV awards

New Zealand actor Sir Sam Neill has won a major trophy at Australia’s biggest television awards, the Logies.

Three staff involved in pharmacy error that led to baby's death

Bellamere Duncan died at Starship Hospital on July 19. Photo: Supplied

Three staff involved in pharmacy error that led to baby's death

An intern pharmacist misread the prescribed dosage of medication for a two-month-old baby who later died from an overdose, RNZ can reveal.

Another frosty start in the South

Mosgiel was officially the coldest place in the country on -6°C this morning and great care was needed on roads and footpaths due to widespread frost in Dunedin.

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