About 300 people turned up to parliament to raise concerns about their water bills which were increasing by 13.3 percent on average across the region this year.

Health NZ urged to improve "conditions of detention" by ending all prolonged isolation and improving physical living arrangements for patients.

Nursing graduates who have applied for hundreds of jobs and have not found work say it's devastating to hear there's a shortage of nurses.

Mary O'Neill has been warned she could end up in prison if she does not stop.

A man who was allegedly holding a gun, broke into the Kaikohe property on Thursday morning.

Blake Lee was shanked to death by another inmate in an exercise yard inside Auckland Prison at Paremoremo in 2020.

The government is being asked to stop discrimination on the basis of DNA tests, two years after it passed an as-yet unused law.

There were 177 people admitted to four Auckland hospitals with severe acute respiratory illness from the 9 - 16 August, up from 125 patients the week before.

But Local Government Minister Simon Watts will not say if the chief executive at Tauranga City Council should be sacked.

QR code phishing scams have recently created chaos among Christchurch parking meters.

Forty-five Kiwi patients have participated among 1000 worldwide, with possible benefits for those with other forms of cancer.

The government says it is freeing up farmers to use drones more but critics say it increases the chance that a machine could veer off and kill someone.

The move was considered after policy changes tanked the carbon price, documents show.

The authority has found the officer was justified in shooting Phillips dead in self defence.

The Methodist Church in Fiji is urging ministers and lay pastors to avoid excessive kava consumption and cigarette smoking, and to lead by example.

Justin Tkatchenko has indicated to RNZ Pacific that the West Papua issue will be discussed by Pacific Islands Forum leaders in Koror next month.

Extreme weather patterns continue to hit the Pacific region with some of the highest parts of New Guinea experiencing snow this week.

Tokelau has lost more than 60 percent of its fishing revenue between February and June, according to New Zealand officials, following its expulsion from a key Pacific fisheries agreement.

A borrower whose lender accidentally cancelled their repayments has had their interest rate cut as compensation.

Hapai Otene had 30 convictions and had been using meth since he was 15, court documents reveal.

Its founder says the achievement is rooted in values passed down through his whānau.

A safeguarding programme at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Palau recorded 11 cases of abuse, harassment and bullying.

The United Auckland Gospel Choir has cemented its place among the world's leading choirs.

An independent report set out the council's failure to act on warnings about the risk of a landslide on the nearby campground.

The United Auckland Gospel Choir has cemented its place as one of the world's best choirs after winning gold at the 2026 World Choir Games in Sweden.

Last month, the telcom company re-organised its operations to sharpen its focus on core services.

A man has been charged with murder, while a woman has been charged with being an accessory after the fact.

It comes after a damning review found the council failed to act on several warnings over the course of 27 years about the risk of a slip on the nearby campground.

Samoa's main hospital was running low on oxygen supplies earlier this week, which reportedly resulted in the cancellation of surgeries, including those for breast cancer and kidney conditions.

A person critically injured in a collision earlier this month has since died in hospital due to their injuries.

The symptoms of allergies and seasonal sickness can be similar, but there are subtle differences.

The Transport Accident Investigation Commission has released new details about the incident off Akaroa in January.

Satellites using AI systems and much more precise thermal cameras than previously can spot even very small fires through cloud and smoke.

A 44-year-old man has been charged with careless use of a firearm and will appear in North Shore District Court on Friday.

The alleged offender and the dead person were known to each other, police say.

An Auckland man who has been sleeping rough for months says the gift of a shelter bag has been a game-changer this winter.

Cook Islands youth at this year's Te Maeva Nui, the Cook Islands' annual Constitution Day celebration, delivered a strong message that they are determined to keep their culture alive.

The fight against converting a golf course into mass housing has shown a huge number of communities are finding the same frustrations with the fast-track process, a Canterbury man says.