The Green Party says it will connect the country with intercity passenger rail services, if elected.

What does a meteorologist, a parrot trainer, a former All Black captain and a DJ have in common?

Forest & Bird’s Bird of the Year recognises our unique birds and with each vote you give them a voice.

Petitions are addressed to the House of Representatives and ask that the House do something about a policy or law, or put right a local or private concern.

Royal albatross chick Āwheo, which features on the 24-hour livestream Royal Cam, is among the first toroa to have left their nests at Pukekura/Tairaoa Head this season.

The renowned actor draws on her menopause experience in her new documentary.

Prime minister Christopher Luxon’s party to introduce bill seeking the ban, citing harm to a generation of children

A flawed police survey was used against a senior detective – confidential IPCA findings say that should never have happened.

Once driven to extinction on the mainland, a colony of sea lions is now thriving on the Otago coast.

There have been renewed calls for a tax change.

The Department of Internal Affairs has confirmed it is currently investigating charities associated with Destiny Church.

Right now, 48% of Kiwis feel the country is headed in the wrong direction. Only 17% feel we’re on the right path.

Adult sexual assault and child abuse investigations re-opened in ‘horrific situation’

Petitions are addressed to the House of Representatives and ask that the House do something about a policy or law, or put right a local or private concern.

The Privacy Commissioner would be given the power to force people and companies to pay for serious breaches.

The Government is progressing a Bill through Parliament that aims to limit the rights of transgender, non-binary, and intersex New Zealanders in the name of cis women, by defining “man” and “woman” (a...

A petition in honour of a grieving widower’s late wife to open Dunedin Hospital’s catheterisation lab 24/7 has surpassed the 7000 mark and is...

Voters also had their say on whether the Prime Minister should be in Waitangi for Waitangi Day commemorations, in the latest RNZ-Reid Research poll.

The country's largest patient information portal on Wednesday confirmed it had identified a cyber security incident involving "unauthorised access" to its platform.