Sarah Robson

Evidence from a man who died two years ago has been read out to a jury in a 30-year cold case.

Waikato publican Chris Bush was gunned down during a robbery at the Red Fox Tavern in October 1987.

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A woman who was at the Red Fox Tavern when the publican was shot dead mor than 30 years ago has described hearing a loud explosion, before seeing her boss fall to the floor.

Forty-three-year-old… Video, Audio

The Crown has started calling evidence in the trial of two men accused of murdering at Waikato publican more than 30 years ago.

Forty-three-year-old father-of-two Chris Bush was gunned down during a… Audio

Who shot the barman?

That's the key issue for the jury to decide in the trial of two men accused of murdering a Waikato publican more than 30 years ago.

Forty-three-year-old father-of-two Chris Bush… Audio

A boat caught fire and sank off the coast of Coromandel yesterday.

The vessel was carrying 2000 litres of diesel and much of it has leaked into the ocean with a five kilometre long slick threatening… Audio

The man who murdered the British backpacker, Grace Millane, has been named as Jesse Shane Kempson.

Kempson's name has been kept secret by the courts for more than two years, but suppression lapsed… Audio

The man who murdered British backpacker Grace Millane can now be named. 28-year-old Jesse Shane Kempson was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum non-parole period of 17 years for the murder of… Audio

Grace Millane's killer has lost his bid to overturn his conviction and sentence for murdering the British backpacker but he still cannot be named.

Name suppression was due to lapse this morning, with… Video, Audio

The man who murdered British backpacker Grace Millane has had his bid to overturn his conviction and sentence rejected by the Court of Appeal.

However, he still cannot be named, after his last-ditch… Audio

The Auckland City Mission is expecting to be busier than ever this Christmas, with more families struggling because of Covid-19.

Instead of the usual lines outside the mission's CBD headquarters… Audio

The number of children living in poverty is expected to rise sharply, because of the impact of Covid-19.

The just-released briefing to the Minister for Child Poverty Reduction says the economic… Audio

RNZ understands an agreement has been reached in a first step towards resolution of the long-running land dispute at Ihumātao in south Auckland.

The agreement is thought to be being discussed by… Audio

After the news we'll be crossing to MÄtaatua Wharenui in Whakatane where the victims of the Whakaari tragedy one year ago are being remembered. We'll observe the one minute silence at 2.11pm before… Audio

The Whakatāne region is expecting a bumper summer, as Kiwis holiday at home and explore their own backyard.

While businesses directly affected by the Whakaari eruption have taken a big financial hit… Audio

Drive in to Whakatāne and you'll see the signs: 'Gateway to Whakaari'.

But after last December's deadly eruption, will people ever be allowed to set foot on New Zealand's most active volcano again?

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'Explore an active volcano!' the brochures advertising trips to Whakaari/White Island said.

It was a 'truly unique and an experience that is not to be missed'. But should tourists have ever been… Audio

An American scientist who warned against tourists going onto Whakaari/White Island years before it exploded is hesistant about allowing people to go back.

In 2012, Erik Klemetti - an associate… Audio

As job losses mount and Covid-19 support schemes wind down, budgeting services say there is no let up in the number people seeking help.

Immediately after the first lockdown there was no real surge… Audio

WorkSafe has laid charges against 10 organisations and three individuals in relation to the Whakaari White Island disaster. WorkSafe says it cannot name the parties charged, because they have a right… Audio