Harry Lock

Scientists are digging into a beach on the southern coast of the North Island, searching for clues about earthquakes and tsunamis.

The study, which has taken two years to get to this point, is part… Video, Audio

It's a scene out of a Dickens novel - coal being shovelled straight into a coal boiler to heat up uninsulated and cold classrooms.

But for many teachers and children across New Zealand, it's daily… Video, Audio

Thousands of children have abandoned their classes for the day, all in the name of climate action.

School Strikes 4 Climate were held in a number of big cities for the first time since September… Video, Audio

Classrooms throughout the country have been abandoned today, as school students go on strike to draw attention to the climate crisis. 

Young people want to see urgent action taken to reduce emissions… Audio

Bus drivers in Wellington are one stop closer to getting paid the Living Wage, but there are still some bumps in the road.

The Regional Council this morning agreed they fund the operators who… Audio

When moa bones were found three metres deep in the earth during a road construction project, it was heralded as a discovery of great significance.

At a pre-dawn ceremony, those bones were uplifted… Video, Audio

Moa bones found by a team working on a new highway between Manawatu and Hawkes Bay were uplifted on Wednesday and transferred to Te Manawa, the Palmerston North Museum.

RNZ reporter Harry Lock was… Audio

Moa bones discovered by a team working on a new highway between Manawatu and Hawkes Bay are being uplifted and welcomed to Te Manawa, the Palmerston North Museum this morning. The moa bones were… Audio

While the trans Tasman bubble has been good news for many.. group of migrants took to the steps of Parliament today - calling on the government to allow their families into the country.

Many have had… Audio

Members of families split apart by the pandemic are at parliament today, pleading to be reunited. They say their lives are falling apart and the issue is now a critical, humanitarian crisis. Max Towle… Audio

It's one of the most recognisable features on Wellington's waterfront, but for how much longer? 

The privately-owned Sealion - a World War II era ship adorned with hundreds of painted penguins… Video, Audio

Time's up is being called on episodes of sexual violence in Wellington.

A coalition of different organisations have come together to protest what they describe as a city centre culture that fosters… Audio

Audit New Zealand is warning councils in the Wellington region about the dangers of spending up large on their failing water infrastructure.

It is worried local contractors will not be able to… Audio

If struggling through traffic raises your blood pressure then it would appear you are far from alone.

A University of Auckland study has concluded that New Zealand's transport system contributes to… Audio

The number of cyber security attacks being reported in New Zealand is on the rise, with nearly $17 million lost over the past year as a result.

The data comes from CERT NZ's annual summary for 2020… Audio

A Wellington councillor has raised eyebrows by inviting a trustee of an eminent climate change sceptic organisation to speak at a meeting this morning.

The council will be discussing their response… Audio

A proposal is being put forward that would see all Wellington bus drivers paid at least the Living Wage.

Around half of all bus drivers in the region are currently paid below that threshold, some as… Video, Audio

Wellington pedestrians and cyclists are disproportionately injured and killed on the city's roads, according to official statistics.

The data from Wellington City Council shows nearly half of all… Video, Audio

Wellington librarians are deeply upset and angry with their employer - the city council - for proposing to sell off half the central library, and cut their budget by 40 percent.

Their union the PSA… Audio

Wellington librarians are upset and angry over the council's proposal to sell off part of the central library, and slash the collections budget by 40 percent.

Both decisions have been approved to be… Audio