The country's Covid-19 vaccine roll-out is officially underway, with some of the 100 vaccinators getting their first of two Pfizer jabs today.

A group of Christchurch apartment owners, including one battling terminal cancer, have finally made some progress with their claim on their earthquake damaged building.

Amateur Auckland triathletes are unable to compete in Challenge Wanaka this year.

There is one new community case of Covid-19 in New Zealand today, linked to the existing Auckland cases.

Various events across Christchurch are being held in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the 22 February earthquake.

One of the men on trial over the Red Fox Tavern shooting more than 30 years ago was jailed for a similar robbery several years earlier, a jury has heard.

On the second day of a trial involving a wealthy businessman, one witness described being left shaken, claiming the man thrust his hands down his pants, and grabbed his genitals.

Ancient swamp kauri tree rings have shed light on crucial changes to the Earth's atmosphere, which may have led to mass extinction of megafauna and the beginning of cave art.

The three-day festival, originally set down for next week, has been pushed back by a week to now start on 4 March.

Comanchero gang leader Pasilika Naufahu has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Acting chief medical and dental officer Michael Park said losing the accreditation would not affect patient care or the current intake of trainees.

Police have just announced their expected nationwide crackdown on guns held by organised crime groups and gangs.

In the second of a two-part story, RNZ takes a look at the city's outskirts where families started their new lives after large areas of the city were red-zoned.

A new study shows a quarter of renters who left their homes did so because their landlord forced them to.

A series of short-lived, low-energy steam explosions have occurred on Whakaari following a small increase in volcanic tremor levels.

A New Zealander living in Myanmar fears the country is lurching back to the "dark ages" of a bloody dictatorship.

The recent level 3 lockdown in Auckland interrupted the Pride and Fringe festivals, with many events needing to be cancelled or postponed.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has lashed out at Australia for dumping responsibility for a woman and two young children detained at the Turkish border on New Zealand.