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8 people have been shaving their hair off to raise awareness of cancer's impact on their whanau.

Te Kaha o Te Heu - the Strength of the Shave - team are taking part in the initiative in Blenheim… Audio

The director of a New Zealand ad' campaign encouraging parents to keep their kids safe online has won a Silver Screen Young Director Award award at Cannes.

Aucklander Sam Stuchbury, the founder of… Audio

The Attorney General David Parker says Wayne Mapp - the Minister of Defence at the time - was misled between Operation Burnham in August 2010 and September 2011 as to the possibility of civilian… Audio

The Defence Force knew it may have injured or killed civilians, including a child, in Afghanistan but continued to tell the public and its Minister otherwise.

The government has just released the… Audio

The Government is spending $500 million to improve 1500 state houses around the country.

The work will begin in October and will take about two-and-a-half years to complete the upgrades including… Audio

The UK and New Zealand governments have wrapped up their first round of Free Trade Agreement negotiations.

The UK's High Commissioner to New Zealand Laura Clarke speaks to Māni Dunlop about the… Audio

The Waitangi Tribunal has heard how parts of the legislation setting up Oranga Tamariki act still undermine the role of whānau, hapū and iwi in the protection of children.

An urgent hearing is… Audio

Oranga Tamariki says it's seen a reduction in the amount of Maori children entering state care since its name change and establishment of its Treaty commitments.

The new figures report on the… Audio

National MP Hamish Walker and former party president Michelle Boag are taking the brunt of the blame for leaking sensitive patient data.

RNZ's deputy political editor Craig McCulloch was at the… Audio

An Australian MP has taken aim at rubbish views about her appearance, by wearing a bin bag.

Liberal MP Nicolle Flint posted this video on social media outlining some of the behaviour directed at… Audio

A former trade negotiator says he expects China will suspend extradition arrangements with this country in response to rising tensions between the countries.

Foreign Minister Winston Peters announced… Audio

The National Party would allow people to tap into their KiwiSavers to start up a new business.

The BusinessStart policy is part of their Covid-19 recovery plan - and would give successful applicants… Audio

The report also says the RMA has failed to deliver for Māori and is making a raft of recommendations of how the resource management system can better reflect Te Tiriti and to engage with mana whenua.

An independent review of the Resource Management Act has found the key environmental law should be repealed and replaced with new legislation.

The panel was led by the retired Court of Appeal judge… Audio

Thousands are set to benefit from a collective of Māori health providers rolling out an indigenous approach to mental health and addictions services.

There have been consistent calls for increased… Audio

Water experts are warning that so little is known about the status of the country's 270-thousand or so septic tanks that they could be a major health risk.

Today, two Northland communities told RNZ's… Audio

Wellington Water is cautioning it will have to impose regular water restrictions, or spend hundreds of millions upgrading the network, unless the region cuts its water use.

A Wellington Water report… Audio

New government funding will help New Zealanders get out of debt in the wake of Covid-19.

In late May, the Commission for Financial Capability found that 40 percent of households are now at risk of… Audio

An international law professor says New Zealand needs to watch China's response after suspending its extradition treaty with Hong Kong.

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters made the announcement… Audio