A fifth case of monkeypox has been detected in the country this evening, the Ministry of Health has confirmed.

Christchurch mayoral hopeful Carl Bromley supported conspiracy theorists Kelvyn Alp and Hannah Spierer at court this week. So RNZ confronted him about his views and others he supports.

A Nelson woman living with chronic pain brought on by years of physical tics from Tourette Syndrome is desperate for treatment that will to allow her to live a normal life.

Officials are refusing to release briefings about how much fuel New Zealand has or should keep on shore.

A year ago today eight shoppers were injured in a stabbing frenzy at LynnMall's supermarket. Gill Bonnett looks back at what drove Ahamed Samsudeen to carry out Aotearoa's second terrorist attack in three years.

The nation's newly branded health authority has been ordered to remove or fix a misleading advertisement about vaccination against Covid-19 that ran across multiple media platforms.

A person has been arrested following an incident between the occupants of two vehicles in the Auckland suburb of Westmere.

A 36-year-old woman has been charged with murder in relation to the death of a woman in Counties Manukau earlier today.

Use of good ventilation and better use of rapid testing could allow mask wearing mandates to be reduced, a microbiologist says.

An investigation into Timaru's discoloured drinking water has found discharge from silage pits was the likely cause.

Efforts to turn overgrown former Palmerston North bowling club land into housing are a step closer thanks to the new law.

Police have arrested a woman after a body was found in Manukau.

A group of home-based care and support workers challenging the sector's Covid vaccine mandate are arguing there is no justification for the government's move.

An anti-vaccination campaigner who this year became the first person ever accused of breaching New Zealand's sabotage laws has again appeared in court.

Police are seeking witnesses to an armed robbery at a Rotorua bar.

Known only as "Serviceman M" when he was decorated for leading the ground team after the Whakaari eruption, more about the mystery man is revealed.

As other countries continue to ease Covid-19 restrictions, epidemiologist Michael Baker says New Zealand will soon be following suit by dropping mask requirements in many public spaces.

A person has died after two cars crashed and then one plunged into a stream near the Waikato River.