RNZ Digital Reporters

The big-spending Saudi-backed rugby competition is reportedly on the verge of signing stars from both union and league.

A day of heavy rain in the central North Island has caused slips and flooded roads. Audio

The agency is looking to standardise medical certification practices. Audio

About 21,000 secondary school teachers are walking off the job after stalled talks. Audio

The government is lowering its biogenic methane target for the next 25 years, a move opposed by the Greens and environmental activists.

The government is lowering its biogenic methane target for the next 25 years and is ruling out agricultural taxes on methane emissions.

The girl went missing from Cornwall Park on Saturday afternoon, but was found safe a few hours later.

The collision between the scooter and a car happened at the intersection of Mount St and Symonds St on Saturday afternoon.

Police have been combing the area around the hot and cold pools on Waiotapu Loop Rd for Rotorua man Jayleb-Che.

"Please don't give us some flimflam and think we're going to swallow it." Audio

An oral tablet taken once daily will set you back about $250 a month. Audio

Explainer - Thousands of young people will no longer be eligible for Jobseeker payments. Here's what we know. Audio

The first supermoon of the year is delighting stargazers all over the country.

You won't need a telescope to catch a glimpse.

Samuel Leason posted from on board the Sirius saying the boat had been intercepted and he's being taken to Israel. Audio

"Our poor dog's bed was under the window and the glass was all over him," the Foreign Minister says. Audio

The number of lower limb amputations has jumped more than 50 percent in less than a decade. Audio

The flotilla involved dozens of boats carrying 500 people, including Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg.

Armed police had surrounded a housing complex in Auckland with a man holed up inside.

Veteran journalist and news producer Pip Keane has been appointed RNZ's chief audio officer.

The circumstances around the sudden death of a man in the early hours of Saturday morning remain unclear.

The minister for mental health is encouraging people to reach out to others as well as trying the five wellbeing themes during the awareness week.

A Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade spokesperson said they expect any New Zealanders to be treated in a manner consistent with international law. Audio

The strike by nurses will take place on 23 October, the same day as action earlier announced by primary teachers and allied health workers.

It is going to be a wet end to the school holidays for much of the country. But just how much remains to be seen.