National Articles

The population of the threatened Southern New Zealand dotterel, also called pukunui, has risen sharply on Stewart Island / Rakiura...

Heavy rain caused major flash flooding across Wellington early on Monday morning, with some places getting more than 70mm of...

People living on Rakiura, also called Stewart Island, say it is hard and expensive to get medical care because there...

Wellington Zoo has announced the birth of a healthy baby chimpanzee, the newest member of the zoo’s whānau. The baby,...

Thousands of people in Auckland and Christchurch have been warned for putting the wrong things in their recycling bins in...

Wellington Zoo’s Sumatran tiger Bashii has died after being put to sleep on 17 April 2026, when his health became...

RNZ has again been named New Zealand’s most trusted news brand in a new 2026 report about public trust in...

The Sunny Side Up Children’s Film Festival is going on a national tour across New Zealand this April, bringing fun...

The New Zealand Government has explained how it would respond if the country faced a serious fuel shortage. The updated...

Rocket Lab has launched two new navigation satellites for the European Space Agency from its site in Hawke’s Bay, New...