Guyon Espiner

All eyes will be on lake Karapiro this Thursday when Dame Lisa Carrington faces off against Aimee Fisher for their third and final race to see who gets to represent the country at the Canoe Sprint… Audio

Speed limits across the entire highway network in Hawke's Bay could be dropped, as well as parts of its bordering regions.

Next year, Waka Kotahi will review the limit from Norsewood to Gisborne, as… Audio

An Anzac Day service to honour our fallen soliders in Paraparaumu ended in outrage, after a group of "common law sheriffs" took to the podium.

The common law movement is based off the idea the… Audio

The first local case of the Omicron XE variant - perhaps better described as a recombinant of the better known BA1 and BA2 sublineages - was reported over the long weekend.

XE may or may not be… Audio

Attorney-General, David Parker, says the Rotorua District Council Representation Arrangements Bill is discriminatory, despite it receiving the Labour Party's backing.

Deputy Prime Minister Grant… Audio

Ukraine is accusing Russia of attacking the nation's railway infrastructure to disrupt supply lines for military equipment from foreign countries.

This comes as at least five people are dead after… Audio

Twitter has a new owner.

The social media company has accepted Space X founder Elon Musk's forty four billion dollar offer to take it private.

The billionaire will pay $US54.20 a share.

BBC's… Audio

A trial test of tougher new NCEA standards shows some teens will fail because they don't know how many minutes there are in an hour and don't use capital letters and full stops

The literacy and… Audio

Yet another port worker has been killed on the job and unions have united in a call for urgent action.

The death at Lyttelton Port yesterday comes just six days after the death of Atiroa Tuaiti at… Audio

Transport Minister Michael Wood says he's taking a request for an inquiry into port safety very seriously, after the second death of a port worker in a week.

A Lyttelton Port Company worker died… Audio

RNZ investigative journalist Guyon Espiner explains to The Detail the secretive the workings of our police watchdog, the Independent Police Conduct Authority.  Audio

The police watchdog, the Independent Police Conduct Authority, admits it doesn't have the resources to do its job properly.

The IPCA is struggling to cope as complaints against the police have risen… Audio

One Tairāwhiti local who nearly needed plucking from floodwaters was four legged.

Ruatōria resident Tarsh Koia almost had to jump into an engorged stream to rescue her dog Tiki when he was slightly… Audio

Groups are springing up all over the country promoting neighbourhood connections made because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Lockdowns cleared social calendars, giving people the opportunity to get… Audio

The ACT party is calling for a referendum on co-governance saying the country is abandoning liberal democracy and replacing it with an "ethno state" where there are two types or people.

Tangata… Audio

A backdown from the Australian government that will see hundreds of refugees allowed to resettle here.

New Zealand will take 150 a year for three years under a deal that's been nine years in the… Audio

The heavy rain that hit the Tairāwhiti region over the past two days is moving south towards Hawke's Bay and Wairarapa. 

There are no reports of the rain causing any major problems or damage at this… Audio