Profits from iwi-led solar project tagged for families experiencing energy hardship
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·12d ago
A floating solar project has transformed a Dannevirke wastewater treatment pond into a source of clean energy, with profit from the electricity generated going to whānau the Tararua community...
Destitute deaths costing funeral directors thousands
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·12d ago
Destitute deaths costing funeral directors thousands By Torben Akel The Funeral Directors Association says members who agree to arrange funerals for people who die with no money are being left out...
Kāinga Ora decision to sell off Wellington housing blocks disappoints locals
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·12d ago
Kāinga Ora is selling 36 social homes in the Wellington suburb of Strathmore. Units in the two blocks on Nuku Street have been empty for up to six years, and plans for 39 new homes on the site were...
Country Life: Taranaki pig farmer goes whole hog to stay ahead
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·12d ago
Taranaki pig farmer Karl Stanley hopes a multi-million dollar extension to his piggery, powered by solar energy, will help future-proof the business amid changing welfare regulations, increasing...
Teen gets 58 percent off his sentence after six armed robberies, burglaries across Auckland, Waikato, Rotorua
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·13d ago
Teen gets 58 percent off his sentence after six armed robberies, burglaries across Auckland, Waikato, Rotorua A teen involved in six armed robberies, burglaries, and numerous vehicle thefts around...
Thousands celebrate cultural diversity at Auckland’s Moon Festival
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·13d ago
Thousands gathered in Auckland on Friday for the start of the Moon Festival, a three-day event marking mid-autumn celebrations, a traditional holiday observed in different forms across Asia.
MetService warns of heavy snow, rain and severe gales as cold front sweeps NZ
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·13d ago
MetService warns of heavy snow, rain and severe gales as cold front sweeps NZ Severe weather warnings are in place across parts of the country as a fast-moving cold front brings heavy rain, snow...
Labour's Chris Hipkins targets Auckland turnout ahead of campaign launch
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·13d ago
Labour leader Chris Hipkins is confident he can win back Auckland as his party prepares for its campaign launch on Sunday.
Greenpeace activists board NZ research vessel Tangaroa
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·13d ago
Five Greenpeace activists are occupying the Earth Sciences-owned research vessel theTangaroa in Wellington harbour, in protest against deep sea mining.
Is money in the bank going backwards? Ask Susan
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·13d ago
We'd love to hear more of your questions about money and the economy. You can send through written questions, like these ones, but even better, you can drop us a voice memo to our email...
Greenpeace activists board NZ research vessel Tangaroa
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·13d ago
Five Greenpeace activists are occupying the Earth Sciences-owned research vessel theTangaroa in Wellington harbour, in protest against deep sea mining.
'Disrespectful', 'unprofessional': Principal and education minister at odds over speech
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·13d ago
The Principals' Federation president and the education minister are firing insults at one another after Erica Stanford's speech at a recent conference.
'NZ is just my happy place': Sydney shark attack survivor opens up on her recovery
RNZ National·13d ago
'NZ is just my happy place': Sydney shark attack survivor opens up on her recovery Leah Stewart opened up on Saturday Morning about her strong connection to New Zealand and picking up her daughter...
Oceania Rugby says no money to host Oceania Sevens Cup in Rotorua
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·13d ago
Oceania Rugby has cancelled the 2026 Oceania Rugby Sevens Cup planned for Rotorua on 31 October and 1 November.
Want to put a bounty on the head of a cyber criminal? Now you can
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·13d ago
A new international programme has put a $40,000 bounty on a group of hackers that attacked the health system in New Zealand last year.
Country Life:150 years of Tinui School
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·13d ago
Back in 1876, children at Tinui School would make their way to school on horseback, now they ride in utes and SUVs.
Teen in government's bootcamp charged over two armed robberies
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·13d ago
A teenager taking part in the government's bootcamp for young offenders has been charged over two-armed robberies while he was on the community part of the voluntary programme, RNZ can reveal.
Saturday matinee World of WearableArt show cancelled after crew member's death
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·13d ago
Emergency services responded to reports of a medical event at the TSB Arena on Wellington's waterfront at 10.15am on Friday.
Shane Jones backs NZ First's controversial New Plymouth candidate selection
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·13d ago
New Zealand First deputy leader Shane Jones is backing the party's controversial candidate selection for the New Plymouth electorate.
Marmite smears, live locusts to celebrate Orana Wildlife Park's 50th birthday
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·14d ago
Gibbons at Christchurch's Orana Wildlife Park have been treated to smears of Marmite and peanut butter on poles, and gift-wrapped boxes of cooked corn and live locusts, as part of the zoo's 50th...
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