The summer edition of RNZ National’s flagship news programme will return on 6 January from 8-9am, presented by Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira, with Paddy Gower and Alexa Cook hosting a two hour show (7-9am) for two weeks from 13 January. Regular programming returns with Corin Dann and Ingrid Hipkiss on 27 January.
Te Pāti Māori is shifting to a more collaborative approach, its co-leader saying they needed to 'get past themselves' and work closer with other parties. Political Reporter Russell Palmer filed this… Read moreAudio
A structural engineer is warning it may be too difficult to rescue some of the earthquake survivors still trapped in Vanuatu's badly damaged buildings. Nicolas Brooke spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Former Vanuatu Prime Minister Ishmael Kalsakau says this week's earthquakes will have a far greater financial impact than past tropical cyclones. Kalsakau spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
The official death toll from the earthquake in Vanuatu remains at 14 but is expected to rise as rescue teams continue searching rubble in the capital Port Villa. Audio
With Christmas just around the corner, toy stores are at their busiest. With so many trends floating around on social media, it's interesting to see which toys are flying off the shelves this year… Read moreAudio
A Health New Zealand incident report, obtained by RNZ under the Official Information Act, reveals patient care may have been impacted in some regions when the Crowdstrike outage hit in July. Reporter… Read moreAudio
Police have backtracked on replacing their old road spikes - despite injuries and despite testing new ones that are safer. Phil Pennington spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
This Boxing Day will mark twenty years since a massive 9.0 earthquake in the Indian Ocean caused a tsunami which killed more than 220,000 people in Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka and Thailand. Heather… Read moreAudio
