It is available free in New Zealand to people born on or after 1 January 1969, and two doses gives people 99 percent effectiveness in preventing the highly contagious viral illness, which presents ...

A measles outbreak in the US has already killed three. Just how worried should New Zealanders be?

It says there's been a reduction in violent crime based on the latest quarterly statistics but the ministry says the numbers should be considered indicative only.

RNZ lifestyle reporter Jogai Bhatt joins Emile Donovan to debrief the winners from the biggest night in New Zealand independent music, the 2025 Taite Music Prize, held tonight at Q Theatre in Auckland ...

Wellington company Prowash has been ordered to pay more than $120,000 in penalties after new employee's six metre fall from roof.

Two people have died in separate car crashes in North Canterbury on Tuesday. Emergency services first responded to a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 7 since just after 3pm. One person died at the ...

Explainer: The Prime Minister has decried a "real media beat-up" surrounding his spat with the Foreign Minister over the country's response to the United States' tariffs.

New peer support workers at Christchurch Hospital's emergency department say it feels special to now help patients at a place they have also experienced mental health distress.

Forest owners say taking forestry out of the Emissions Trading Scheme would have widespread implications for New Zealand's climate goals.

Transgender researchers are disappointed Health New Zealand has been told to stop using the term "pregnant people" in favour of "pregnant women". The coalition has told the agency the use of inclusive ...

Global supply and demand and geopolitical events such as China and the US's tariff war are factors that could influence the cost of groceries in New Zealand.