A UK grocery chain has received a backlash from angry farmers as it trials the sale of New Zealand lamb instead of 100 percent British lamb in 39 of its stores.

High school bands go into battle, a breeding breakthrough for endangered giant wētā and one school's anti-plastics patrol are among this week's feel-good stories from RNZ.

Police mostly used the AI-driven tech to corroborate existing evidence, place vehicles at times and locations for an investigation, and as supporting evidence in criminal cases.

Can moisturisers contribute to keeping us healthy? Dr of medicinal chemistry Michelle Wong says there's growing evidence they can.

Nearly 60 million people have watched Netflix show Baby Reindeer. Culture 101's Perlina Lau looks at why we're captivated by the story - and the aftermath.

The Greens are taking aim at the coalition government 's policies, saying they lack genuine care.

When recovering from burnout it helps to prioritise doing whatever restores your spirit, says clinical fatigue specialist and "really skilful worrier" Vincent Deary.

The body of a man has been found near the corner of Sydney Street and St Andrew Street in Invercargill.

An apprentice diesel mechanic who got behind the wheel after drinking and crashed, killing a young man, had recently been convicted of drink driving in similar circumstances.

Inland Canterbury areas have been covered in snow this morning.

Massey University is again facing a big deficit for the year, although so far its finances aren't as bad as feared.

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says New Zealand is waiting for the go-ahead from French authorities, based on safety.

The helicopter is reported to have been a home-built kitset model.

An urgent overhaul of health systems to better catch and control communicable diseases, from Covid-19 to measles, is months behind schedule - but authorities are promising to "avoid gaps".

A section of State Highway 5 near Tapapa in the Bay of Plenty is closed after a crash.

The champion rower says he would bring accounting and financial management to the job.

Police are appealing for sightings of a woman who has been missing from her Ōtāhuhu home for over a week.

The government wanted sovereign control of sensitive data, but also a bargain when planning for a high-security data centre in Auckland, documents show.