Katie Todd

It's hoped plans to hand major Christchurch projects back to the City Council will boost rebuild progress at no extra burden to ratepayers.

After months of nutting out the details, the council and… Audio

Queenstown's Muslim residents have been praying in their own homes, in hired-out churches or driving hours to get to other mosques. Now they're one step closer to having their own mosque after… Video, Audio

Researchers into trans-women in sport are suggesting a third category would be one way of removing any questions about unfair advantage.

A new study says transgender athletes can have an advantage… Audio

The country's largest gun retailer is about to open a new mega store in Christchurch, angering many living close by, who fear it will only lead to more firearms in the community.

Katie Todd reports.

Protesters picketed outside Oranga Tamariki's offices in New Plymouth, Hamilton and Christchurch today. Our reporter Katie Todd joined a small group of vocal protesters who spent their morning on… Video, Audio

Auckland Council has joined five other New Zealand local bodies to declare a climate change emergency - but is this just lip service being paid in election year?  Audio

The man accused of the Christchurch mosque attacks may enter pleas to the 92 charges he faces on Friday.

Brenton Tarrant is due to appear in the High Court at Christchurch at 9:15am.

RNZ reporter… Audio

Christchurch City Council has agreed to reconsider how it manages traffic through the city's northern suburbs, when the Christchurch Northern Corridor opens next year. Video, Audio

While Auckland City Council has become the latest to declare a climate emergency, the four councils who've already made similar declarations are grappling with how to turn words into action.

Auckland… Audio

Gold fever has hit the West Coast after local man Craig Douglas stumbled upon the biggest gold nugget seen by local buyers in up to five decades. Video, Audio

What can you do with fourteen square kilometres of burnt pine trees?

That was the question confronting Tasman forestry operators after the Pigeon Valley fire.

Two companies tackled one of the… Audio

A man described by his grandfather as a dangerous white supremacist will remain behind bars - for now. Video, Audio

A Lumsden midwife says a mother who gave birth in an ambulance on the side of a rural highway yesterday morning would have never been put in such a dangerous position if the local maternity facilities… Audio

Thousands of students stopped writing lines and picked up signs today in a nation-wide protest against a perceived lack of action on climate change. Video, Audio

Christchurch City Council is insisting a building found to have serious seismic flaws poses no immediate risk to the public. But the future of the new High Street block remains unclear, after three… Video, Audio

Media were welcomed into Christchurch Hospital's new Acute Services Building yesterday, for a first glimpse inside the country's largest and most expensive hospital project to date. Construction has… Audio

Canterbury Regional Council has become the first in the country to declare a climate emergency, followed shortly afterwards by Nelson City Council. The move comes after weeks of pressure from… Audio