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Fuel rationing to be considered only in severe crisis

National's deputy leader Nicola Willis. Photo: RNZ

Fuel rationing to be considered only in severe crisis

Significant fuel rationing will only come into force if the country moves into the highest "phase" of its fuel response plan, the government says.

Discussions to bring Kiwi home from hantavirus-hit ship

The hantavirus-hit MV Hondius after docking in the Granadilla Port in Tenerife. Photo: Getty Images

Discussions to bring Kiwi home from hantavirus-hit ship

Discussions are ongoing with international partners on options to repatriate a New Zealander aboard a Dutch-flagged luxury cruise ship hit by a deadly strain of hantavirus.

Hanson looks to kingmaker role after party's by-election win

Pauline Hanson is open to forming a political alliance with the Liberals and Nationals, but opposition MPs have rejected a coalition with One Nation.

European ties key focus as Starmer to begin fightback

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Photo: Reuters

European ties key focus as Starmer to begin fightback

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will begin a political fightback today.

Greens propose capping power bill increases

Green Party co-leaders Marama Davidson (left) and Chlöe Swarbrick have written to the finance and...

Greens propose capping power bill increases

The Green Party wants the government to force power companies to cap power bill increases at the the rate of inflation.

Te Pāti Māori splits as Kapa-Kingi forms new party

Mariameno Kapa-Kingi has split from Te Pāti Māori to begin Te Tai Tokerau Party. Photo: Samuel...

Te Pāti Māori splits as Kapa-Kingi forms new party

Te Tai Tokerau MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi has announced a new political party - named after her electorate.

What is hantavirus and how worried should we be?

Passengers from the cruise ship MV Hondius, affected by a hantavirus outbreak, stand on land...

What is hantavirus and how worried should we be?

Explainer - The internet is filling with panic about hantavirus, but is it really as dangerous as Covid-19? Here's what we know so far.

Threat to kill follows suspended driver's failed escape: police

Threat to kill follows suspended driver's failed escape: police

A foiled escape on wheels followed by a 30m foot chase culminated in a woman allegedly threatening to kill officers in Mosgiel, police say.

Dunedin woman duped by scammer impersonating US general

Officers witnessed the man damaging their vehicles from ‘‘out the window’’ of the station. Photo:...

Dunedin woman duped by scammer impersonating US general

A Dunedin woman was duped out of up to $800,000 over five years by a scammer who she believed to be a retired four-star US general.

Fuel crisis leaving Corrections staff to turn to food banks

Auckland's Mt Eden Prison. Photo: RNZ/Calvin Samuel

Fuel crisis leaving Corrections staff to turn to food banks

Corrections staff are turning to food banks as the fuel crisis takes its toll, the Corrections union says.

Trump calls Iran response 'totally unacceptable'

US President Donald Trump. Photo: Getty Images

Trump calls Iran response 'totally unacceptable'

President Donald Trump rejected Iran's response to a US proposal for peace talks to end the war, as two ships were allowed to pass through the blockaded Strait of Hormuz.

Fees-free university scheme was 'quite a failure', Luxon says

Christopher Luxon speaks at the post-Cabinet press conference. Photo: Screenshot

Fees-free university scheme was 'quite a failure', Luxon says

The fees-free university scheme did not achieve any of its goals, the Prime Minister says, and it is better to direct funding elsewhere.

Neonatal ICU to be expanded at Christchurch Hospital

NICU Clinical Director Bronwyn Dixon. Photo: RNZ/Louis Dunham

Neonatal ICU to be expanded at Christchurch Hospital

When Rebecca Fitzgerald's twin boys were born three months premature she endured a heart-breaking separation from her tiny babies.

Lake Hawea to host stone skimming champs

The national stone skimming championships will be held at Lake Hawea. Photo: Getty Images

Lake Hawea to host stone skimming champs

New Zealand's best stone skimmers will have the chance to show off their talents on the shores of Wānaka's Lake Hāwea on Saturday.

Letter reveals Coster's concerns over McSkimming investigation

Jevon McSkimming was arrested in relation to the charges of possessing objectionable publications...

Letter reveals Coster's concerns over McSkimming investigation

Former Police Commissioner Andrew Coster told the chair of the police watchdog that a woman who was accusing Jevon McSkimming of sexual offending had "effectively acknowledged her desire to ruin his career".

Honorary degree — and a little Mozart

Honorary degree — and a little Mozart

Otago alumnus Prof Jonathan Lemalu performs Non piu andrai from Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro after being presented with an honorary doctor of music degree.

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